American Music Awards Nominations & Full Awards Show Live Stream: Watch 2018 Online

American Music Awards 2018: See the Complete List of Nominations The 46th annual American Music Awards will air next month and will celebrate the voices of the fans, allowing them to vote for their favorite artists of 2018.

American Music Awards Nominations & Full Awards Show Live Stream: Watch 2018 Online

Get ready, music fans. The American Music Awards are about to unveil their 2018 nominations. With so much new music released this past year, who will get the most nods? Better tune in to watch.

The 2018 American Music Awards nominations are in!

Drake and Cardi B lead all artists with eight total nods each. Drake will compete against Imagine Dragons, Post Malone, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift for the night's top honors -- artist of the year. Cardi B will face off with Camila Cabello, Khalid, Dua Lipa and XXXTentacion for new artist of the year.

Voting begins now in all categories -- except new artist, favorite social artist and collaboration -- on Billboard.com. Voting for the final three categories begins Monday, Sept. 24 on TheAMAs.com. The 2018 AMAs -- hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross -- air live Oct. 9 on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.

 The 2018 American Music Awards are fast approaching – so better announce the nominations, right? The world’s largest fan-voted awards show will broadcast on Oct. 9, but before that goes down, Kane Brown, 24, Ella Mai, 23, Normani, 22, and Bebe Rexha, 29, will roll out the nominations on Sept. 12. From the YouTube Space LA, these four will announce the nominees in categories like Video Of The Year, Tour Of The Year, and Artist Of The Year. It all begins at 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET, and fans can tune in to watch for free!

Here is the full list of nominations.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Drake

Imagine Dragons

Post Malone

Ed Sheeran

Taylor Swift

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug, “Havana”

Post Malone ft. 21 Savage, “Rockstar”

Bruno Mars & Cardi B, “Finesse”

Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant To Be”

Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey, “The Middle”

TOUR OF THE YEAR

Beyoncé & JAY-­Z

Bruno Mars

Ed Sheeran

Taylor Swift

U2

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY CAPITAL ONE

Camila Cabello

Cardi B

Khalid

Dua Lipa

XXXTENTACION

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug, “Havana”

Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)”

Drake, “God’s Plan”

FAVORITE SOCIAL ARTIST

BTS

Cardi B

Ariana Grande

Demi Lovato

Shawn Mendes

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- POP/ROCK

Drake

Malone

Ed Sheeran

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP -- POP/ROCK

Imagine Dragons

Maroon 5

Migos

FAVORITE ALBUM -- POP/ROCK

Drake, Scorpion

Ed Sheeran, ÷ (Divide)

Taylor Swift, reputation

FAVORITE SONG­ -- POP/ROCK

Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug, “Havana”

Drake, “God’s Plan”

Ed Sheeran, “Perfect”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- COUNTRY

Kane Brown

Luke Bryan

Thomas Rhett

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- POP/ROCK

Camila Cabello

Cardi B

Taylor Swift

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- COUNTRY

Kelsea Ballerini

Maren Morris

Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE DUO or GROUP -- COUNTRY

Dan + Shay

Florida Georgia Line

LANCO

FAVORITE ALBUM -- COUNTRY

Kane Brown, Kane Brown

Luke Combs, This One’s For You

Thomas Rhett, Life Changes

FAVORITE SONG  -- COUNTRY

Kane Brown, “Heaven”

Dan + Shay, “Tequila”

Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant To Be”

FAVORITE ARTIST -- RAP/HIP­HOP

Cardi B

Drake

Post Malone

FAVORITE ALBUM -- RAP/HIP­HOP

Drake, Scorpion

Lil Uzi Vert, Luv Is Rage 2

Post Malone, beerbongs & bentleys

FAVORITE SONG -- RAP/HIP­HOP

Cardi B “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)”

Drake “God’s Plan”

Post Malone ft. 21 Savage “Rockstar”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- SOUL/R&B

Khalid 

Bruno Mars

The Weeknd

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- SOUL/R&B

Ella Mai

Rihanna

SZA

FAVORITE ALBUM -- SOUL/R&B

Khalid “American Teen”

SZA “CTRL” 

XXXTENTACION “17”

FAVORITE SONG -- SOUL/R&B

Khalid “Young Dumb & Broke”

Ella Mai “Boo’d Up”

Bruno Mars & Cardi B “Finesse”

FAVORITE ARTIST -- ALTERNATIVE ROCK

Imagine Dragons

Panic! At The Disco

Portugal. The Man

FAVORITE ARTIST -- ADULT CONTEMPORARY

Shawn Mendes

P!NK

Ed Sheeran

FAVORITE ARTIST -- LATIN

J Balvin

Daddy Yankee

Ozuna

FAVORITE ARTIST -- CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

Lauren Daigle

MercyMe

Zach Williams

FAVORITE ARTIST -- ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

The Chainsmokers

Marshmello

Zedd

FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK

Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By

The Greatest Showman

The Fate of the Furious: The Album

American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected on Billboard.com, including streaming, album and digital song sales, radio airplay, social activity and touring. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound, and reflect the time period of September 15, 2017 through August 9, 2018.