The American Music Awards are coming up this Sunday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. EST, and Bruno Mars leads in this year's list of nominees with a total of eight nominations, including Artist of the Year. The night is going to be filled with performances from artists like Lady Gaga, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato, Kelly Clarkson, Niall Horan, P!nk, and more. There are plenty of awards shows honoring musicians throughout every year, but unlike the Grammys that determine winners based on votes from a select group of people in the industry, the AMAs winners are determined by the fans who vote online. Whether you've already cast your votes or are just planning on watching and not participating, here's how to stream the 2017 AMAs so you don't miss out on a single performance this year.
The easiest way to stream the AMAs is to watch it live on ABC.go.com. You'll need a cable login to do so, but who doesn't have a friend who can score us a free cable login these days? If you have cable at your apartment/house/mansion/just kidding none of us actually have mansions, you can just watch the AMAs starting at 8 p.m. EST on Sunday, Nov. 19, and at 5 p.m. PST. If you can't watch it live, Hulu might post it the day following the show like they have in previous years, but there's no guarantee on that.
As previously announced, the performer lineup for the 2017 AMAs is pretty awesome. Lady Gaga, Nick Jonas, Shawn Mendes, Portugal. The Man, Alessia Cara, Zedd, Florida Georgia Line, Hailee Steinfeld, Alesso, Watt, Imagine Dragons, Khalid, Niall Horan, P!nk, Demi Lovato, Kelly Clarkson, BTS, Christina Aguilera, Selena Gomez, and Diana Ross are all set to perform this Sunday. DIANA. FREAKING. ROSS. I know, guys. I'm dying, too. Tracee Ellis Ross is hosting the 2017 AMAs, so it's pretty f*cking amazing that her mother is set to perform as well.
But let's just talk about one thing about the AMAs nominees: They're mostly men. Yeah. There are only a handful of women out of the entire list of nominees who are nominated in a non-gendered category, some of which are Julia Michaels for Best New Artist and Halsey for her collaboration with The Chainsmokers on "Closer." If you're wondering how artists like Cardi B, Kesha, Miley Cyrus, Lorde, SZA, Dua Lipa, HAIM, and Camila Cabello aren't nominated for literally any awards following a year of success and great music from all of them, I have no f*cking clue. Apparently, The Chainsmokers are better than all of them!!
Lots of people have noticed how sexist the AMAs nominations are this year, and they're not having it.
Here's a full look at the list of AMAs 2017 nominations:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
James Arthur
Niall Horan
Julia Michaels
Post Malone
Rae Sremmurd
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, “Closer”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito”
DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne, “I’m The One”
Maroon 5 feat. Kendrick Lamar, “Don’t Wanna Know”
The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk, “Starboy”
TOUR OF THE YEAR
Garth Brooks
Coldplay
U2
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, “Despacito”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Drake
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Alessia Cara
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Drake, More Life
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
The Weeknd, Starboy
FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK
The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, “Closer”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito”
Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett
Keith Urban
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town
Old Dominion
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean, They Don’t Know
Chris Stapleton, From a Room:, Vol. 1
Keith Urban, Ripcord
FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY
Sam Hunt, “Body Like a Back Road”
Jon Pardi, “Dirt on My Boots”
Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Migos
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake, More Life
Kendrick Lamar, Damn.
Migos, Culture
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne, “I’m The One”
Kendrick Lamar, “Humble.”
Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Childish Gambino
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Kehlani
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Childish Gambino, Awaken My Love!
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
The Weeknd, Starboy
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Khalid, “Location”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
The Weeknd, “Starboy”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Imagine Dragons
Linkin Park
Twenty One Pilots
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Bruno Mars
Shawn Mendes
Ed Sheeran
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Luis Fonsi
Daddy Yankee
Shakira
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle
MercyMe
Chris Tomlin
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
DJ Snake
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2
Moana
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