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PEOPLE & ARTS Monday 25 noveMber 2019
Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Eilish set for American Music Awards

By MESFIN FEKADU ist, favorite adult contem-
Associated Press porary artist, favorite pop/
All eyes will be on Taylor rock album for "Lover" and
Swift at the 2019 American favorite music video for her
Music Awards. equal rights anthem, "You
The 29-year-old pop star, Need to Calm Down."
who has continued to pub- Lizzo, Eilish and Lil Nas X —
licly battle with the men who also scored six Gram-
who own her master re- my nominations — are up
cordings, is set to take the for new artist of the year
stage at Sunday's show — along with Ella Mai and
a performance she recent- Luke Combs.
ly said was put in jeopardy R&B singer Ciara will host
by Scott Borchetta and the fan-voted AMAs, to
Scooter Braun. Swift could take place at the Micro-
also make history at the soft Theater in Los Angeles.
AMAs if she surpasses Mi- Presenters include Regina
chael Jackson's record for King, Chadwick Bose-
most wins. man, Jharrel Jerome, Heidi
Swift, who has won 23 Klum, Megan Thee Stallion,
AMAs, is nominated for five Ben Platt, Billy Porter, Kane
awards and could best the Brown, Dan + Shay and
King of Pop's 24 wins. Constance Wu.q
Swift will also receive the In this Aug. 22, 2019, file photo, singer Taylor Swift performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" at
artist of the decade award, Rumsey Playfield/SummerStage in Central Park, in New York.
to be presented by Carole Associated Press
King, at the show, which
airs live on ABC at 8 p.m.
EDT.
Swift is nominated for the
top prize — artist of the
year — along with Ariana
Grande, Drake, Halsey and
Post Malone, who is the
leader with seven nomina-
tions.
The second most-nominat-
ed acts are Grande and
newcomer Billie Eilish, who
both scored six nomina-
tions each.
Eilish and Lizzo — who
earned six and eight Gram-
my nominations, respec-
tively — will perform at Sun-
day's AMAs. Other perform-
ers include Selena Gomez,
Shania Twain, Green Day,
Camila Cabello, Toni Brax-
ton, Jonas Brothers, Dua
Lipa, Thomas Rhett, Kesha
with Big Freedia, Christina
Aguilera and A Great Big
World.
Malone, who will perform
with Travis Scott and Ozzy
Osbourne, is nominated
for favorite male pop/rock
artist, favorite rap/hip-hop
artist, favorite rap/hip-hop
album for "Hollywood's
Bleeding" and favorite rap/
hip-hop song for "Wow."
His massive hit with Swae
Lee, "Sunflower" from the
Oscar-winning animated
film "Spider-Man: Into the
Spider-Verse," is up for fa-
vorite pop/rock song and
collaboration of the year.
Swift will compete for fa-
vorite female pop/rock art-