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NEW YORK, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- The American Music Awards nominations reveal Taylor Swift as a top contender with six total nominations this year.
Singers Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd both trail Swift for a shot at their first AMAs, taking second in the overall running with five nominations each. All three are up for Artist of the Year alongside country star Luke Bryan, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, One Direction, Sam Smith, Nicki Minaj and Meghan Trainor.
Sam Hunt, Minaj, Smith, Trainor and band Walk the Moon each earned three nominations each for an award this year. Jason Aldean, Chris Brown, Luke Bryan, Drake and others trail with two each.
If crossover singer Swift wins in all the categories she is nominated for, she will reportedly become the most-honored female artist in American Music Award history. She was also nominated for collaboration of the year for "Bad Blood," and her album 1989 is up alongside Sheeran's X and Sam Smith's In the Lonely Hour.
Other nominations for collaboration of the year include Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again," featuring Charlie Puth; Rihanna and Kaye West's "ForFiveSeconds," featuring Paul McCartney; Mark Ronson's "Uptwon Funk," featuring Bruno Mars; and Skrillex and Diplo's "Whare are Ü Now," featuring Justin Bieber.
Alongside The Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face," Khalifa's "See You Again," and Ronson's "Uptown Funk," Swift's "Blank Space" and Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud," all have been nominated for Song of the Year.
Fans have the opportunity to vote for their favorite artists in all 23 categories not only online at AMAvote.com, but also via social media by tagging their favorite artists in status updates and tweets and the hashtag #AMAs. The full list of nominees are listed below:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Nicki Minaj
One Direction
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
The Weeknd
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt
Tove Lo
Walk the Moon
The Weeknd
SONG OF THE YEAR
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth -- "See You Again"
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars -- "Uptown Funk!"
Ed Sheeran -- "Thinking Out Loud"
Taylor Swift -- "Blank Space"
The Weeknd -- "Can't Feel My Face"
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth -- "See You Again"
Rihanna, Kanye West feat. Paul McCartney -- "FourFiveSeconds"
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars -- "Uptown Funk"
Skrillex, Diplo feat. Justin Bieber -- "Where Are Ü Now"
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar -- "Bad Blood"
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- POP/ROCK
Nick Jonas
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- POP/ROCK
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP -- POP/ROCK
Maroon 5
One Direction
Walk the Moon
FAVORITE ALBUM -- POP/ROCK
Ed Sheeran -- X
Sam Smith -- In the Lonely Hour
Taylor Swift -- 1989
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- COUNTRY
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP -- COUNTRY
Zac Brown Band
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town
FAVORITE ALBUM -- COUNTRY
Jason Aldean -- Old Boots, New Dirt
Florida Georgia Line -- Anything Goes
Sam Hunt -- Montevallo
FAVORITE ARTIST -- RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj
FAVORITE ALBUM -- RAP/HIP-HOP
J. Cole -- 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Drake -- If You're Reading This It's Too Late
Nicki Minaj -- The Pinkprint