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The American Music Awards 2016 nominees have been announced and there are some surprises. 

Rachel Platten and Joe Jonas revealed the nominations on ABC’s Good Morning America. 

The thing that made it pretty great for the pair was that they are both nominated to win an award. 

Adele Rules!
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Let’s see who’s up for what:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Adele

Beyonce

Justin Bieber

Drake

Selena Gomez

Ariana Grande

Rihanna

Twenty One Pilots

Carrie Underwood

The Weeknd

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Alessia Cara

The Chainsmokers

DNCE

Shawn Mendes

Zayn Malik

BEST FEMALE VIDEO Adele, "Hello"

Beyoncé , "Hold Up"

Sia, "Cheap Thrills"

Ariana Grande, "Into You"

Rihanna ft. Drake, "Work" (short version)

COLLABORATION Chainsmokers featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”

Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla, “One Dance”

Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla $ign, “Work From Home”

Rihanna featuring Drake, “Work”

Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend, “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

Justin Bieber

Drake

The Weeknd

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

Adele

Selena Gomez

Rihanna

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK

The Chainsmokers

DNCE

Twenty One Pilots

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK

Adele “25”

Justin Bieber “Purpose”

Drake “Views

FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK

Adele “Hello”

Justin Bieber “Love Yourself”

Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla “One Dance”

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

Chris Brown

Bryson Tiller

The Weeknd

Beyonce: Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show
(Ezra Shaw)

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

Beyonce

Janet Jackson

Rihanna

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

Beyonce #LEMONADE

Rihanna “Anti”

Bryson Tiller “T R A P S O U L”

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

Drake

Fetty Wap

Future

FAVORITE ARTIST – EDM

The Chainsmokers

Calvin Harris

Major Lazer

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

Luke Bryan

Thomas Rhett

Blake Shelton

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

Kelsea Ballerini

Cam

Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY

Florida Georgia Line

Old Dominion

Zac Brown Band

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY

Luke Bryan, “Kill The Lights”

Chris Stapleton, “Traveller”

Carrie Underwood “Storyteller”

FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY

Florida Georgia Line, “Holy”

Tim McGraw, “Humble And Kind”

Thomas Rhett, “Die A Happy Man”

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY

Adele

Rachel Platten

Meghan Trainor

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Justin Bieber, “Sorry”

Desiigner, “Panda”

Rihanna featuring Drake, “Work”

TOUR OF THE YEAR

Beyonce

Madonna

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

Did your favorite artist make the cut?