Feel Like Being Angry? Check Out the 2019 American Music Awards’ ‘Pop/Rock’ Nominees!
The American Music Awards (the award statue that was named “Most Likely to Accidentally Impale a Musician”) announced their 2019 nominees, and as with most mainstream awards shows, rock fans will likely be annoyed.
The rock genre is represented in the “Pop/Rock” categories, which is just dandy, but why on Earth call the categories below “Pop/Rock” if you’re just going to ignore the rock part! Look at the artists in these categories: Drake, Post Malone, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, BTS, Jonas Brothers, Lil Nas X. The only acts that come close to being “rock” are Panic! At The Disco and Imagine Dragons, and that’s being generous to the point it borders on absurd.
And I don’t care how many legends Post Malone performs/collaborates with, he’s not rock. Jamming with Aerosmith and the Red Hot Chili Peppers and getting Ozzy Osbourne to guest on a track is all fine and good, but you are still not rock. Post Malone could dig up Jim Morrison from Père Lachaise in Paris, put him on wires like a marionette and doing a rousing rendition of “Light My Fire,” and he would still not be rock.
However, if Post Malone, who leads artists in AMA nominations, does attempt this, I would tune into the November 24 broadcast on ABC. It would literally be the only reason rock fans would do so.
2019 American Music Awards Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock Nominees
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Drake
Khalid
Post Malone
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
BTS
Jonas Brothers
Panic! At The Disco
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Billie Eilish, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
Ariana Grande, Thank U, Next
Taylor Swift, Lover
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 (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Billie Eilish
Imagine Dragons
Panic! at the Disco
