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Chart-topping artist and Ella Mai today announced the 2019 American Music Awards nominees in four categories live on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” followed by additional nominees announced via the AMAs social media accounts, including three categories that launched the AMAs TikTok profile. 

Rounding out the morning, Mai also announced nominees via Billboard Magazine’s social media platforms. 

The 2019 American Music Awards will broadcast live on ABC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24.

Nominees with Oklahoma ties include Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton and MercyMe. 

Underwood, a Checotah native, is nominated for two awards: Favorite Album – Country for “Cry Pretty” and Favorite Female Artist – Country. 

Shelton, who hails from Ada and lives in Tishomingo, is nominated for Favorite Song – Country for his hit “God’s Country.” 

 MercyMe, which formed in Edmond, earned a nod for Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational. 

Two-time AMA winner Post Malone is the most nominated artist this year with seven total nominations, including Artist of the Year, Collaboration of the Year and Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock. Three-time AMA winner, Ariana Grande and first-time AMA nominee, Billie Eilish each received six nods including Favorite Music Video, Favorite Social Artist, Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock and Favorite Album – Pop/Rock. 

Lil Nas X and Taylor Swift are tied with five nominations each, followed by Billy Ray Cyrus, Khalid and Ella Mai with four each.

Nominees for the coveted Artist of the Year category are Drake, Ariana Grande, Halsey, Post Malone and Taylor Swift. Swift is the current record holder for most wins in this category with four wins. Swift could also go on to surpass Michael Jackson’s record for most AMA wins of all time, 24, should she win in two of the five categories she’s nominated in. Swift and Alabama are currently tied with 23 all-time AMA wins, according to a news release. 

The American Music Awards is billed as the world’s largest fan-voted awards show.

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 28, 2018 through September 26, 2019. The American Music Awards winners are voted entirely by fans.

Voting is now open for all AMA categories. Fans can access the official voting ballot for the AMAs directly by visiting www.theamas.com/vote or by going to and using the search terms “AMAs Vote” or “[Nominee Name] AMAs Vote.” Fans can submit up to 30 votes per category per day per Google account while voting is open. 

Voting will close on Wednesday, Nov. 20.

2019 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES