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Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl” is spending its eighth week on top of Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart, but at the Grammys, the song will compete in the pop category.
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Minaj originally submitted the track — which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August — to the rap categories at the Grammys, but the decision was overturned by the Recording Academy’s rap committee, according to a source. That group determined that Minaj’s playful and pop-sounding song sampling Rick James’ 1981 classic “Super Freak” should compete for best pop solo performance instead of rap awards.
Representatives for Minaj and The Recording Academy did not immediately reply to The Hollywood Reporter‘s emails seeking comment. Nominees for the 2023 Grammys will be announced on Nov. 15, and the live telecast will air on Feb. 5, 2023, on CBS. Voting for the first round of nominees begins Thursday and ends on Oct. 23.
Minaj has released a number of pop and hip-hop hits throughout the years that feature her rapping or singing — sometimes both on the same track. Her debut solo single, 2010’s “Your Love,” was pop-adjacent with its sample of Annie Lennox’s 1995 cover version of “No More I Love You’s,” and Minaj has released other pop-heavy songs like “Super Bass” and “Starships,” which Hot 97 radio host Peter Rosenberg famously dubbed “not real hip-hop” and caused Minaj to pull out of the station’s annual Summer Jam concert.
But of Minaj’s 10 Grammy nominations, she’s only competed in pop once — for best pop duo/group performance with “Bang Bang” alongside Ariana Grande and Jessie J. The majority of her Grammy nominations have been in rap, including best rap album for Pink Friday and The Pinkprint, best rap song for “Anaconda,” and best rap performance for “Moment 4 Life” and “Truffle Butter.”
“Super Freaky Girl” is in similar company to Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts”: The singer-rapper’s breakthrough track topped Hot Rap Songs for 13 weeks and eventually led the all-genre Hot 100 chart for seven weeks but it didn’t compete in the rap categories at the Grammys. Instead, it was nominated — and won — best pop solo performance at the 2020 show.
Other songs that feature rap elements that have competed for best pop solo performance include Doja Cat’s “Say So,” which includes her singing and rapping, and Post Malone’s “Better Now,” which meshes hip-hop, alternative and pop sounds.
Collaborative songs that topped Billboard’s rap chart but competed for best pop duo/group performance at the Grammys include Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX’s “Fancy,” Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth’s “See You Again,” and Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus’ “Old Town Road,” which won the honor in 2020.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were originally kicked out of the rap Grammys when the duo had a breakthrough with the hits “Thrift Shop” and “Can’t Hold Us” at the 2014 show. But that decision was later overturned — and heavily criticized — when the group swept the rap Grammys, besting Kendrick Lamar and others — a decision even Macklemore denounced. As a result, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis didn’t submit their sophomore album for Grammy contention at the 2017 show.
This article was originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.
Anitta, Zach Bryan, Dove Cameron, Becky G, Gayle, Latto, Måneskin, Muni Long, Lauren Spencer Smith and Lainey Wilson are among 368 artists who are vying for best new artist nominations at the 65th annual Grammy Awards. While the aforementioned artists appear to be front-runners to fill the 10 available slots, Grammy voters have a way of surprising us. And there are 358 other artists, some highly credible, who are also hoping to make the final list.
As expected, several newish artists who had previously received Grammy nominations were ruled ineligible, including Steve Lacy, Jack Harlow, Tems, Walker Hayes, Brent Faiyaz and Fivio Foreign. A previous nomination is an automatic disqualifier in this category (assuming the artist had released enough tracks to be eligible in a previous year).
But for the most part, the Academy tries to err on the side of inclusiveness in this category. In the past, Whitney Houston, Richard Marx, Lady Gaga and many more potential best new artist nominees and even winners were ruled ineligible based on what were sometimes nitpicky technicalities. The Academy now looks for ways to include artists, not rule them out. Indeed, several of the artists who were ruled eligible this year have been around awhile. Becky G won best new artist at the Latin Grammys four years ago. Other best new artist contenders who aren’t exactly new include Conan Gray, Joji, Moneybagg Yo, Orville Peck and Yungblud.
Here are more noteworthy artists, not already named, who are fighting for one of the 10 nomination slots: Amyl and the Sniffers, Omar Apollo, Tenille Arts, Beabadoobee, Em Beihold, Blxst, BRELAND, EST Gee, Fireboy DML, FLETCHER, Ali Gatie, GloRilla, Cody Johnson, Hayley Kiyoko, Coi Leray, Lil Tjay, The Linda Lindas, Parker McCollum, Tate McRae, Mitski, Flo Milli, PinkPantheress, Rex Orange County, Rina Sawayama, SEVENTEEN, Soccer Mommy, Stray Kids, Don Toliver, Tomorrow X Together, Twice, Tai Verdes, Wet Leg, Yahritza Y Su Esencia, Yeat, and Bailey Zimmerman.
Several of these artists have already won new artist prizes at other award shows. Lainey Wilson and Parker McCollum won new female and male artist of the year, respectively, at the ACM Awards in March. Latto won best new artist at the BET Awards in June. Cameron won best new artist at the MTV Video Music Awards in August. GloRilla won best breakthrough hip-hop artist at the BET Hip Hop Awards in October.
Wilson is the leading nominee for the Country Music Awards, which will be presented on Nov. 9. She is nominated for new artist of the year at that show, along with Cody Johnson and Parker McCollum, who are also on the Grammy entry list, and HARDY and Walker Hayes, who are not.
The number of best new artist nominees at the Grammys jumped from five to eight four years ago, and from eight to 10 last year. The winners in the past four years, since the number of number of nominees expanded, were Dua Lipa (2018), Billie Eilish (2019), Megan Thee Stallion (2020) and Olivia Rodrigo (2021). As you can see, Grammy voters tend to favor female artists in this category. The 2017 winner (the last year there were just five nominees), was also a woman (Alessia Cara).
Last year’s nine other nominees — besides Rodrigo — were Arroj Aftab, Jimmie Allen, Baby Keem, FINNEAS, Glass Animals, Japanese Breakfast, The Kid LAROI, Arlo Parks and Saweetie.
The number of artists vying for nominations in this category (368) is down from last year, when there were 463. But it’s up from the three years before that. The number of contenders in this category peaked in 2013 at 670.
First-round voting for the 65th annual Grammy Awards opened on Thursday (Oct. 13) and closes Oct. 23. Nominees will be announced on Nov. 15. The final-round voting window extends from Dec. 14 through Jan. 4, 2023. Winners will be announced on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, at Crypto.com Arena (formerly known as Staples Center) in Los Angeles.
Bad Bunny‘s unstoppable success and impact — in the Billboard charts and otherwise — can be felt across the world. As such, the Puerto Rican superstar has earned the most nominations at the 2022 American Music Awards, eight, in categories that include artist of the year.
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Benito also competes in the general categories favorite touring artist, favorite music video, favorite male pop artist and favorite pop album — for his ubiquitous Un Verano Sin Ti — in addition to his nods in the Latin music categories.
But he’s not the only Latin artist that received multiple nominations to the AMAs on Thursday (Oct. 13) — Rauw Alejandro and Karol G each got three: him for favorite Latin male artist, favorite Latin album (Vise Versa), and favorite Latin song (“Todo de Ti”); her for favorite female Latin artist and twice for favorite Latin song (for “Provenza”, and for “MAMIII” with Becky G).
The two “Gs” will go toe-to-toe for the favorite Latin female artist award, which Becky has won the past two years. Also competing in this category is Brazilian singer Anitta, who received her first nomination, in addition to Rosalía and Kali Uchis.
In addition to Becky G and Rosalía (the only woman competing for favorite Latin album with Motomami), J Balvin and Farruko are also up for two nomination, both in Favorite Male Latin Artist and Favorite Latin Album.
Like last year, the favorite Latin duo or group category is dominated by purveyors of regional Mexican music, with Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga, Calibre 50, Eslabón Armad, Grupo Firme, and Yahritza y Su Esencia nominated. It is a remarkable fact considering that it is a category for all genres (pop, rock, tropical, urbano, etc).
Beyond the Latin music sections, other nods worth mentioning are those received by the Encanto soundtrack and its mega-hit “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” (collaboration of the year and favorite pop song), which topped the charts for weeks after its release in 2021. “Dos Oruguitas,” the Oscar-nominated song performed by Sebastián Yatra, was nominated to favorite Latin song.
The American Music Awards are set to air live from Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. ET, and via tape delay at 8 p.m. PT, on ABC.
Here are the nominees for the 2022 American Music Awards in the Latin music categories. Click here to learn how to vote for your favorite.
Favorite male Latin artistBad BunnyFarrukoJ BalvinJhaycoRauw Alejandro
Favorite female Latin artistAnittaBecky GKali UchisKarol GRosalía
Favorite Latin duo or groupBanda MS de Sergio LizárragaCalibre 50Eslabon ArmadoGrupo FirmeYahritza Y Su Esencia
Favorite Latin albumBad Bunny, Un Verano Sin TiFarruko, La 167J Balvin, JoseRauw Alejandro, Vice VersaRosalía, Motomami
Favorite Latin songBad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone, “Me Porto Bonito”Becky G x Karol G, “MAMIII”Karol G, “Provenza”Rauw Alejandro, “Todo de Ti”Sebastián Yatra, “Dos Oruguitas”
You’ve probably heard that the American Music Awards are voted on entirely by fans, unlike the Grammy Awards, which are voted on strictly by members of the Recording Academy.
But how exactly do you vote in the AMAs, if you are so inclined?
Nominations for the 2022 AMAs were announced on Thursday (Oct. 13). Fan voting is now open in all but one of this year’s 37 categories. Voting in that category, favorite K-pop artist, will open on Nov. 1.
Let’s answer some questions you may have about voting and, while we’re at it, a few general questions about the AMAs.
How can you vote?
There are two methods for AMAs fan voting – web voting and Twitter voting. To vote via the web, head to VoteAMAs.com.
To vote via Twitter, you must include the following in a tweet from a public Twitter account:
Artist Categories: Artist name, award category name and #AMAs
Song Categories: Song title, award category name and #AMAs
Album Categories: Album title, award category name and #AMAs
An example of a valid Twitter vote would be: I’m voting for Toni Braxton for artist of the year at the #AMAs!
Toni Braxton is nominated for artist of the year?!
No. I just didn’t think it would be right to use a current nominee as an example. Gotta keep this scrupulously fair.
Okay, now I’m curious. Who is nominated for artist of the year?
Adele, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Drake, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd.
That sounds about right.
Agreed, though Kendrick Lamar, Future, Lizzo, BTS and Ed Sheeran might think differently. There are always people who just miss the cut, even with an expanded seven slots. There were only five nominees in each of the last five years.
Any other rules I should know about?
Retweets of valid votes also count as a vote. You may only cast a vote for one category and one nominee per tweet.
How many times may you vote per day?
Up to 22 times per day, per category, per voting method.
So, this show really measures fan enthusiasm. The artist with the most hard-core fans is probably going to win.
That’s pretty much it.
When does voting close for award categories other than favorite K-pop artist?
Monday, Nov. 14, at 11:59:59 p.m. PT.
Since voting is just now opening up, how were the nominations determined?
Nominees are based on key fan interactions – as reflected on the Billboard charts – including streaming, album and song sales, radio airplay, and tour grosses. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partner Luminate, and cover the eligibility period of Sept. 24, 2021, through Sept. 22, 2022 (representing Billboard chart dates of Oct. 9, 2021, through Oct. 1, 2022).
I’m sorry, I missed your story about the nominations (but I promise to read it later). Who are this year’s top nominees?
Bad Bunny is the top nominee, with eight nods, including his first nod for artist of the year. Beyoncé, Drake and Taylor Swift are close behind with six nods each. Adele, Harry Styles, The Weeknd and Future each received five nods.
Are there any new categories this year?
The AMAs added or revived six categories this year – favorite K-pop artist, favorite Afrobeats artist, favorite rock song, favorite rock album, favorite touring artist and favorite soundtrack. This is a breakthrough for K-pop and Afrobeats, which have not previously had AMAs categories dedicated to them.
Did any categories bite the dust?
The AMAs dropped one category this year – favorite trending song, won last year by Megan Thee Stallion’s “Body.”
Is it true that Dick Clark created the show?
It is. The legendary TV producer created the AMAs as a popular alternative to the Grammys. In the first five years of the show, it focused on just three broad genres – pop/rock, soul/R&B and country. The show has expanded its focus as music has become more diverse. But there are still no categories for some more specialized genres that the Grammys include, such as classical and jazz. This is the 50th edition of the AMAs, by the way. The show has aired on ABC continuously since 1974, marking one of the longest continuous network relationships for any awards show.
When will this year’s show air?
The American Music Awards are set to air live from Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. ET and on tape delay at 8 p.m. PT on ABC. A host has not yet been announced. Cardi B hosted last year’s show.
Is there any way I can go to see the show in person?
Tickets are now on sale now at AXS.com.
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Bad Bunny leads the nominations for the 2022 American Music Awards with eight nods, including his first for artist of the year. If the Puerto Rican superstar wins in all eight categories, he would tie Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston for the most AMAs in a single year.
Beyoncé, Drake and Taylor Swift are close behind with six nods each. That makes Bey and Swift the year’s top female nominees. The two powerhouses are facing off in three categories — artist of the year, favorite female pop artist and favorite pop album.
Adele, Harry Styles, The Weeknd and Future each received five nods. Imagine Dragons and Måneskin are tied as the group with the most nods – four. Jack Harlow and Tems also received four nods.
The American Music Awards are set to air live from Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. ET, and via tape delay at 8 p.m. PT, on ABC. A host has not yet been announced. Cardi B hosted last year’s show.
There are seven nominees for artist of the year, up from five nominees in each of the last five years. Swift received her record-extending ninth nomination in the category; Drake, his sixth; The Weeknd, his fifth. Adele, Beyoncé and Styles each received their third – counting Styles’ two previous nods with One Direction. As noted, this was Bad Bunny’s first nod in the category.
Swift holds the record for the most wins in the artist of the year category (six). She also holds the record for most AMA wins overall (34).
The AMAs added or revived six categories this year – favorite K-pop artist, favorite Afrobeats artist, favorite rock song, favorite rock album, favorite touring artist and favorite soundtrack. This is a breakthrough for K-pop and Afrobeats, which have not previously had AMAs categories dedicated to them. Favorite touring artist was dropped the last two years because of the pandemic, when relatively few people went to concerts. Favorite soundtrack was dropped last year when moviegoing was down for the same reason.
The AMAs dropped one category this year – favorite trending song, won last year by Megan Thee Stallion’s “Body.”
With two nods (collaboration of the year and favorite touring artist), Elton John makes history as the longest-recognized artist in AMA history. He was nominated for favorite pop/rock male artist in 1974 at the inaugural American Music Awards. He lost to singer/songwriter Jim Croce, whose death in a September 1973 plane crash triggered a tremendous sales surge.
More than 40 artists received their first-ever nominations this year, including the aforementioned Harlow and Tems (four nods each), Latto (three), Blackpink (one), Anitta (one), and Swedish House Mafia (one).
The nominations announcement kicked off ABC’s Good Morning America with a reveal of the 2022 new artist of the year nominees — Dove Cameron, Gayle, Latto, Måneskin and Steve Lacy. The segment featured a video of two-time AMA winner Becky G surprising this year’s nominees with the news. Additional nominees were announced via the AMAs’ Twitter account.
The AMAs bill themselves as “the world’s largest fan-voted awards show.” They further tout that last year’s show was the most social telecast of 2021 with 46.5 million interactions.
Nominees are based on key fan interactions – as reflected on the Billboard charts – including streaming, album and song sales, radio airplay, and tour grosses. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partner Luminate, and cover the eligibility period of Sept. 24, 2021, through Sept. 22, 2022 (representing Billboard chart dates of Oct. 9, 2021, through Oct. 1, 2022).
The 2022 American Music Awards are produced by dick clark productions and Jesse Collins Entertainment. Collins, founder and CEO of the company that bears his name, returns as showrunner and executive producer. Dionne Harmon and Jeannae Rouzan-Clay, two of the top executives in Collins’ company, and Larry Klein, a longtime member of the AMAs production inner circle, are also executive producers.
This is the 50th edition of the show, which was created by TV music/variety OG Dick Clark in 1973. The show has aired on ABC continuously since 1974, marking one of the longest continuous network relationships for any awards show.
Tickets are now on sale now at www.axs.com
Here’s a complete list of 2022 American Music Awards nominees:
Artist of the yearAdeleBad BunnyBeyoncéDrakeHarry StylesTaylor SwiftThe Weeknd
New artist of the yearDove CameronGayleLattoMåneskinSteve Lacy
Collaboration of the yearCarolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix”Future ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait For U”Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
Favorite touring artistBad BunnyColdplayEd SheeranElton JohnThe Rolling Stones
Favorite music videoAdele, “Easy on Me”Bad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone, “Me Porto Bonito”Harry Styles, “As It Was”Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”Taylor Swift, “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)”
Favorite male pop artistBad BunnyDrakeEd SheeranHarry StylesThe Weeknd
Favorite female pop artistAdeleBeyoncéDoja CatLizzoTaylor Swift
Favorite pop duo or groupBTSColdplayImagine DragonsMåneskinOneRepublic
Favorite pop albumAdele, 30Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin TiBeyoncé, RenaissanceHarry Styles, Harry’s HouseTaylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version)The Weeknd, Dawn FM
Favorite pop songAdele, “Easy on Me”Carolina Gaitán, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto Cast, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno”Harry Styles, “As It Was”Lizzo, “About Damn Time”The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
Favorite male country artistChris StapletonCody JohnsonLuke CombsMorgan WallenWalker Hayes
Favorite female country artistCarrie UnderwoodLainey WilsonMaren MorrisMiranda LambertTaylor Swift
Favorite country duo or groupDan + ShayLady AOld DominionParmaleeZac Brown Band
Favorite country albumCarrie Underwood, Denim & RhinestonesLuke Combs, Growin’ UpCody Johnson, Human: The Double AlbumTaylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version)Walker Hayes, Country Stuff: The Album
Favorite country songChris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”Cody Johnson, “’Til You Can’t”Dustin Lynch ft. MacKenzie Porter, “Thinking ‘Bout You”Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”Morgan Wallen, “Wasted on You”
Favorite male hip-hop artistDrakeFutureKendrick LamarLil BabyLil Durk
Favorite female hip-hop artistCardi BGloRillaLattoMegan Thee StallionNicki Minaj
Favorite hip-hop albumFuture, I Never Liked YouGunna, DS4EVERKendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & The Big SteppersLil Durk, 7220Polo G, Hall of Fame 2.0
Favorite hip-hop songFuture ft. Drake & Tems, “Wait For U”Jack Harlow, “First Class”Kodak Black, “Super Gremlin”Latto, “Big Energy”Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
Favorite male R&B artistBrent FaiyazChris BrownGivēonLucky DayeThe Weeknd
Favorite female R&B artistBeyoncéDoja CatMuni LongSummer WalkerSZA
Favorite R&B albumBeyoncé, RenaissanceDrake, Honestly, NevermindSilk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), An Evening with Silk SonicSummer Walker, Still Over ItThe Weeknd, Dawn FM
Favorite R&B songBeyoncé, “Break My Soul”Muni Long, “Hrs And Hrs”Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars & Anderson .Paak), “Smokin Out The Window”SZA, “I Hate U”Wizkid ft. Tems, “Essence”
Favorite male Latin artistBad BunnyFarrukoJ BalvinJhaycoRauw Alejandro
Favorite female Latin artistAnittaBecky GKali UchisKarol GRosalía
Favorite Latin duo or groupBanda MS de Sergio LizárragaCalibre 50Eslabon ArmadoGrupo FirmeYahritza Y Su Esencia
Favorite Latin albumBad Bunny, Un Verano Sin TiFarruko, La 167J Balvin, JoseRauw Alejandro, Vice VersaRosalía, Motomami
Favorite Latin songBad Bunny ft. Chencho Corleone, “Me Porto Bonito”Becky G x Karol G, “MAMIII”Karol G, “Provenza”Rauw Alejandro, “Todo de Ti”Sebastián Yatra, “Dos Oruguitas”
Favorite rock artistImagine DragonsMachine Gun KellyMåneskinRed Hot Chili PeppersThe Lumineers
Favorite rock songFoo Fighters, “Love Dies Young”Imagine Dragons x JID, “Enemy”Kate Bush, “Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”Måneskin, “Beggin’”Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Black Summer”
Favorite rock albumColdplay, Music of the SpheresGhost, ImperaImagine Dragons, Mercury – Act 1Machine Gun Kelly, mainstream selloutRed Hot Chili Peppers, Unlimited Love
Favorite inspirational artistAnne Wilsonfor King & CountryKaty NicholeMatthew WestPhil Wickham
Favorite gospel artistCeCe WinansDOEE. Dewey SmithMaverick City MusicTamela Mann
Favorite dance/electronic artistDiploMarshmelloSwedish House MafiaThe ChainsmokersTiësto
Favorite soundtrackELVISEncantoSing 2Stranger Things: Soundtrack from the Netflix Series, Season 4Top Gun: Maverick
Favorite Afrobeats artistBurna BoyCKayFireboy DMLTemsWizkid
Favorite K-pop artistBlackpinkBTSSeventeenTomorrow X TogetherTwice
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