You read that right! The AMA nominees were announced on Snapchat!
This year, the AMAs are taking a different approach to announcing their awards. Joe Jonas and Charlie Puth traditionally announced the nominees on October 13 on Good Morning America on ABC. However, they were not the only route the American Music Awards took to spread the word about awards. After the airing on ABC, the AMA’s snapchat account took over the rest. Immediately after the live broadcast, AMA’s Snapchat account released 5 more nominees for the upcoming award show. Not only does Snapchat have features like the Discover page and Live feeds, but companies and brands have started playing the Snapchat game. Snapchat has now become a major part of branding and publicizing various events and companies…and has reached the music industry.
Who are the nominees?
- Artist of the year: Luke Bryan, Sam Smith, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, the Weeknd and Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Meghan Trainer
- New Artist of the Year: Fetty Wapp, Sam Hunt, Tove Lo, Walk the Moon, The Weeknd
- Song of the Year: (1) Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again” (2) Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” (3) Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud” (4) Taylor Swift Blank Space (5) The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”
- Favorite Male Artist Pop/Rock: Nick Jonas, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran
- Favorite Female Artist Pop/Rock: Ariana Grande, Meghan Trainer, Taylor Swift
- Favorite Duo/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/Group Country: Zac Brown Band, Florida Georgia Line, Little Big Town
So, follow @TheAMAs on Snapchat in order to stay up to date with the award show and live broadcast on November 22 at 8PM ET to support your favorite stars!
To see more of the nominees, click:
http://www.theamas.com/nominees/2015-nominees/
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