NEW YORK: Taylor Swift earned six American Music Awards nominations on Tuesday, and if she wins everything she’s up for, the singer will become the most-honoured female artist in the show’s history.

Ed Sheeran and the Weeknd had five nominations each, trying to win their first awards. Sam Hunt, Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor and Walk the Moon had three nominations each.

Swift was one of 10 nominees for artist of the year, and her “Blank Space” was nominated for song of the year. She was also nominated for collaboration of the year for her work on “Bad Blood” with Kendrick Lamar, and her blockbuster “1989” is competing for album of the year.

She’s won 16 American Music Awards. Whitney Houston’s 21 awards are the most ever among female artists in the show, which was launched in 1974. Michael Jackson’s 24 awards are the most of any artist.

Nominations, announced on Tuesday, are based on a metric that includes sales, airplay and social activity tracked by Billboard magazine and its partners.

Winners are determined by fan votes on the show’s website or through Facebook and Twitter. Swift, Sheeran, the Weeknd, Minaj, Trainor, Smith, Luke Bryan, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5 and One Direction are artist of the year nominees.

Published in Dawn, October 14th, 2015

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