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Nomineringarna klara – sju gör upp om årets artist

Adele, Harry Styles och Taylor Swift är några av artisterna som kan ro hem priset som årets artist vid ”American music awards” i år. Det står klart när nomineringarna presenterats på torsdagen, skriver Billboard.

Nominerade i kategorin är även Beyoncé, Bad Bunny, Drake och The Weeknd. Rapparen Bad Bunny är den artist om nomineras till flest priser – sju utöver årets artist.

Om han skulle ro hem samtliga kategorier skulle det innebära tangerat rekord, tillsammans med Michael Jackson och Whitney Houston.

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Bad Bunny
Wikipedia (en)
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (born March 10, 1994), known professionally as Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican rapper and singer. His music is defined as Latin trap and reggaeton. He rose to popularity in 2016 with his song "Diles", which led to a deal with Hear This Music. He continued gaining traction with songs such as "Soy Peor" and collaborations with Karol G, Ozuna, J Balvin, and more during the next few years.His breakthrough came in 2018 with his feature on Cardi B's hit song "I Like It" alongside J Balvin, and his song "Mia" featuring Drake. His debut album X 100pre released on December 24, 2018 through Rimas Entertainment, which peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200. He then released his collaborative album Oasis with J Balvin in June 2019. reaching number 9 on the Billboard 200.His second solo album YHLQMDLG released on February 29, 2020 and became the highest charting all-Spanish album, reaching number two on Billboard. It was followed up with the compilation Las que no iban a salir in May. On November 27, he released his fourth album El Último Tour Del Mundo, combining his reggaeton and Latin trap sound with rock music. The album became the first all-Spanish-language album to reach number one on the Billboard 200. In May 2022 his fifth album Un Verano Sin Ti released, becoming his second number-one record.He is credited with helping Spanish-language music achieve mainstream popularity in the worldwide market. In 2020, he became the first non-English language act to be Spotify's most streamed artist of the year and achieved the same record again in 2021. He then had the biggest streaming year for any artist on Spotify in 2022.
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