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dick clark productionsCiara is fulfilling her dream as she prepares to host the American Music Awards on Sunday, and Ella Mai, who has four nominations, is remembering her very special performance last year.
“My first time hosting,” Ciara tells ABC News. “I remember being a little girl watching the amazing hosts grace this stage and think I could do that one day, and it’s crazy because it’s happening and it feels surreal.”
Last year, Ciara performed “Level Up” with Missy Elliott at the AMAS. This year, performers will include Lizzo, Travis Scott, and Post Malone.
“This is the awards show you want to be at,” Ciara adds. “You have legends and you have like up and coming amazing artists, like the combination of everyone just coming together to put on the best show. And literally it is like the best show.”
Last year, Mai was up for two AMAS. This year, she has four nominations: New Artist of the Year, Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Song for “Trip,” and Favorite Soul/R&B Album for her platinum, self-titled debut album.
The British singer says it was magical to perform her breakout hit, “Boo’d Up,” at the show in 2018.
“Being able to come down through the crowd and have everybody like stand up for me and really be a part of the performance made it that much better,” Ella says. “That was my first nominations ever, so to be at the awards show, and even though I didn’t take anything home, I was just super grateful to be there and be recognized.”
The 2019 American Music Awards will air live from Los Angeles Sunday, November 24 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Here’s a selection of the nominees:
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Cardi B
Drake
Post Malone
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Meek Mill Championships
Post Malone Hollywood’s Bleeding
Travis Scott Astroworld
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
Post Malone “Wow”
Travis Scott “SICKO MODE”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Khalid
Bruno Mars
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Lizzo
Ella Mai
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown Indigo
Khalid Free Spirit
Ella Mai Ella Mai
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Khalid “Talk”
Lizzo “Juice”
Ella Mai “Trip”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Drake
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Post Malone
Taylor Swift
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Combs
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Ella Mai
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper “Shallow”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
Marshmello & Bastille “Happier”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello “Señorita”
Post Malone & Swae Lee “Sunflower” from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
FAVORITE MUSIC VIDEO
Billie Eilish “bad guy”
Ariana Grande “7 rings”
Halsey “Without Me”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
Taylor Swift “You Need to Calm Down”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Drake
Khalid
Post Malone
FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK
Halsey “Without Me”
Jonas Brothers “Sucker”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
Panic! At The Disco “High Hopes”
Post Malone & Swae Lee “Sunflower” from Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Ozuna
FAVORITE SOUNDTRACK
A Star is Born by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
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