Canadian musician The Weeknd and newcomer Roddy Ricch led nominations on Monday for the 2020 American Music Awards, with first-time nominee Megan Thee Stallion snagging the most nods for a female artist.
Ricch, the 22-year-old The Box rapper from California, and The Weeknd earned eight nominations apiece, including for the top award, Artist of the Year, where they will compete against Justin Bieber, Post Malone and Taylor Swift.
Stallion got five nominations, including Best New Artist and Collaboration of the Year for her summer single WAP with Cardi B.
The fan-voted awards will be handed out at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 22.
Latin music, which has seen a surge in popularity in the past two years, was given a bigger role this year with added categories for Best Album, Song, and Male and Female Artists.
Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny snagged most of the new slots, including two for his albums YHLQMDLG and Las que no iban a salir, while Colombian J Balvin will compete for Best Male Latin Artist.
Despite dominating the Grammy awards in January with five wins, 18-year-old Billie Eilish got only two nominations on Monday for Best Alternative Rock Artist and Favourite Social Artist.
K-pop group BTS were also shut out of the top categories, winning only two nominations for Best Group and Favourite Social Artist.
Swift, who already holds the record for the most American Music Award wins of all time, with 29, got four nods stemming from her surprise summer album Folklore.
The 2020 American Music Awards nominees in full:
Artist of the Year
Justin Bieber
Post Malone
Roddy Ricch
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
New Artist of the Year
Lewis Capaldi
Doja Cat
DaBaby
Lil Baby
Roddy Ricch
Megan Thee Stallion
Collaboration of the Year
Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion, WAP
DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch, Rockstar
Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, 10,000 Hours
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, Rain On Me
Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyonce, Savage Remix
Favourite Social Artist
BTS
Billie Eilish
Exo
Ariana Grande
NCT 127
Favourite Music Video
Doja Cat, Say So
Future featuring Drake, Life Is Good
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande, Rain On Me
Taylor Swift, Cardigan
The Weeknd, Blinding Lights
Favourite Male Artist – Pop / Rock
Justin Bieber
Post Malone
The Weeknd
Favourite Female Artist – Pop / Rock
Dua Lipa
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
Favourite Duo or Group – Pop / Rock
BTS
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Favourite Album – Pop / Rock
Harry Styles, Fine Line
Taylor Swift, Folklore
The Weeknd, After Hours
Favourite Song – Pop / Rock
Lewis Capaldi, Someone You Loved
Dua Lipa, Don't Start Now
Post Malone, Circles
Roddy Ricch, The Box
The Weeknd, Blinding Lights
Favourite Male Artist – Country
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Favourite Female Artist – country
Gabby Barrett
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Favourite Duo or Group – Country
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Favourite Album – Country
Luke Combs, What You See Is What You Get
Blake Shelton, Fully Loaded: God's Country
Morgan Wallen, If I Know Me
Favourite Song – Country
Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber, 10,000 Hours
Maren Morris, The Bones
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, Nobody But You
Favourite Male Artist – Rap / Hip-hop
DaBaby
Juice WRLD
Roddy Ricch
Favourite Female Artist – Rap / Hip-hop
Cardi B
Nicki Minaj
Megan Thee Stallion
Favourite Album – Rap / Hip-hop
Lil Baby, My Turn
Lil Uzi Vert, Eternal Atake
Roddy Ricch, Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial
Favourite Song – Rap / Hip-hop
Cardi B featuring Megan Thee Stallion, WAP
DaBaby featuring Roddy Ricch, Rockstar
Roddy Ricch, The Box
Favourite Male Artist – Soul / R&B
Chris Brown
John Legend
The Weeknd
Favourite Female Artist – Soul / R&B
Jhene Aiko
Doja Cat
Summer Walker
Favourite Album – Soul / R&B
Doja Cat, Hot Pink
Summer Walker, Over It
The Weeknd, After Hours
Favourite Song – Soul / R&B
Chris Brown featuring Drake, No Guidance
Summer Walker, Playing Games
The Weeknd, Heartless
Favourite Male Artist – Latin
Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Ozuna
Favourite Female Artist – Latin
Becky G
Karol G
Rosalia
Favourite Album – Latin
Anuel AA, Emmanuel
Bad Bunny, Las que no iban a salir
Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG
Favourite Song – Latin
Bad Bunny, Vete
Black Eyed Peas X J Balvin, RITMO (Bad Boys For Life)
Karol G and Nicki Minaj, Tusa
Favourite Artist – Alternative Rock
Billie Eilish
Tame Impala
Twenty One Pilots
Favourite Artist – Adult Contemporary
Lewis Capaldi
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Favourite Artist – Adult Inspirational
Lauren Daigle
For King and Country
Kanye West
Favourite Artist – EDM
Kygo
Lady Gaga
Marshmello
Favourite Soundtrack
Birds of Prey: The Album
Frozen II
Trolls: World Tour
The specs
Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cylturbo
Transmission: seven-speed DSG automatic
Power: 242bhp
Torque: 370Nm
Price: Dh136,814
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How being social media savvy can improve your well being
Next time when procastinating online remember that you can save thousands on paying for a personal trainer and a gym membership simply by watching YouTube videos and keeping up with the latest health tips and trends.
As social media apps are becoming more and more consumed by health experts and nutritionists who are using it to awareness and encourage patients to engage in physical activity.
Elizabeth Watson, a personal trainer from Stay Fit gym in Abu Dhabi suggests that “individuals can use social media as a means of keeping fit, there are a lot of great exercises you can do and train from experts at home just by watching videos on YouTube”.
Norlyn Torrena, a clinical nutritionist from Burjeel Hospital advises her clients to be more technologically active “most of my clients are so engaged with their phones that I advise them to download applications that offer health related services”.
Torrena said that “most people believe that dieting and keeping fit is boring”.
However, by using social media apps keeping fit means that people are “modern and are kept up to date with the latest heath tips and trends”.
“It can be a guide to a healthy lifestyle and exercise if used in the correct way, so I really encourage my clients to download health applications” said Mrs Torrena.
People can also connect with each other and exchange “tips and notes, it’s extremely healthy and fun”.
Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.
Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.
“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.
“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.
Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.
From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.
Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.
BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.
Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.
Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.
“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.
Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.
“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.
“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”
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Where: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine
When: Saturday, May 26, 10.45pm (UAE)
TV: Match on BeIN Sports
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Power: 181bhp
Torque: 244Nm
Price: Dh122,900
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Squad rules
All teams consist of 15-player squads that include those contracted in the diamond (3), platinum (2) and gold (2) categories, plus eight free to sign team members.
Tournament rules
The matches are of 25 over-a-side with an 8-over power play in which only two fielders allowed outside the 30-yard circle. Teams play in a single round robin league followed by the semi-finals and final. The league toppers will feature in the semi-final eliminator.
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