Drake shatters Michael Jackson's record for American Music Awards nominationsMARK BLINCH/REUTERS Does this mean Drake is the new King of Pop? Drake earned a record-breaking 13 American Music Awards nominations on Monday thanks to his latest album, Views, shattering Michael's Jackson's mark of 11 nominations in a single year from 1984 when the King of Pop had Thriller. Bryson Tiller, Twenty One Pilots, Carrie Underwood, Fetty Wap and The Weeknd earned three nominations each. Nominees for artist of the year are Adele, Beyonce, Bieber, Drake, Selena Gomez, Adriana Grande, Rihanna, Twenty One Pilots, Carrie Underwood and The Weeknd. Nominations are based on a metric that includes sales, airplay and social activity tracked by Billboard magazine and its partners.

Source: Stuff October 10, 2016 14:11 UTC