People's Choice Awards 2016: The Weeknd Leads Music Nominees

Music

Taylor Swift, Drake, Justin Bieber and Madonna are among other acts scoring multiple nominations for the annual prize-giving event slated to take place in January 2016.

November 4, 2015

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The nominees for the 2016 People's Choice Awards were unveiled on Tuesday, November 3. In music field, The Weeknd leads the pack with five nods including Favorite Male Artist, Favorite Breakout Artist and Favorite R&B Artist.

The Canadian singer's "Beauty Behind the Madness" is in contention for the Favorite Album Award, the same prize vied by Fall Out Boy's "American Beauty/American Psycho", Drake's "If You're Reading This It's Too Late", Imagine Dragons' "Smoke + Mirrors" and Meghan Trainor's "Title".

Additionally, "Can't Feel My Face" from his latest effort is nominated in the Favorite Song category. It's pitted against Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar's "Bad Blood", Ellie Goulding's "Love Me Like You Do", Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's "See You Again" and Justin Bieber's "What Do You Mean?".

A bunch of fellow A-list musicians trail behind The Weeknd with two nominations each. In addition to the Favorite Song, Swift is up for Favorite Female Artist title. Drake is also featured in the Favorite Hip-Hop Artist category alongside Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj and Wiz Khalifa. Bieber, Madonna and Luke Bryan are among other acts with multiple nods.

Editors' Pick

Fans can vote for their favorites on PeoplesChoice.com. Winners in all fields, including movie, TV and others, will be announced during the ceremony which is airing on CBS from Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater on January 6, 2016.

Favorite Male Artist