Other multiple nominees include Bruno Mars, Camila Cabello, Ed Sheeran, Post Malone, Khalid and Taylor Swift.

The nominations for the 2018 American Music Awards have been announced, with Drake and Cardi B scoring a leading eight nods each.

Ed Sheeran and Post Malone are tied for the second-most nominations with six apiece, followed by Camila Cabello with five and Bruno Mars, Khalid and Taylor Swift with four each.

Drake, Sheeran, Post Malone and Swift will face off against Imagine Dragons in the artist of the year category, while Swift, Sheeran and Mars landed tour of the year nominations alongside Beyonce and Jay-Z and U2.

Cabello, Cardi B and Drake are all up for video of the year. Late rapper XXXTentacion is up for two posthumous awards for new artist of the year and favorite album — soul/R&B.

Other new artist nominees include Cabello, Cardi B, Khalid and Dua Lipa. Cardi B also scored a collaboration of the year nomination for her team-up with Bruno Mars on "Finesse." In that category the pair will face off against Cabello featuring Young Thug ("Havana"), Post Malone featuring 21 Savage ("Rockstar"), Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line ("Meant to Be") and Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey ("The Middle").

Favorite social artist nominees are BTS, Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato and Shawn Mendes.

The 2018 AMAs, hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross for the second year in a row, will air live on ABC from Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 8 p.m.

The AMAs are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which shares a parent company with The Hollywood Reporter.

Read on for a full list of this year's nominations.

• Artist of the Year

  

  Drake
  Imagine Dragons
  Post Malone
  Ed Sheeran
  Taylor Swift

• Collaboration of the Year

  Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug - "Havana"
  Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - "Rockstar"
  Bruno Mars & Cardi B - "Finesse"
  Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line - "Meant To Be"
  Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey - "The Middle"

• Tour of the Year

  Beyonce & JAY-Z
  Bruno Mars
  Ed Sheeran
  Taylor Swift
  U2
• Video of the Year

  Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug - "Havana"
  Cardi B - "Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)"
  Drake - "God's Plan"

• New Artist of The Year

  Camila Cabello
  Cardi B
  Dua Lipa
  Khalid
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• Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock

  Drake
  Post Malone
  Ed Sheeran
• Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock

  Camila Cabello
  Cardi B
  Taylor Swift

• Favorite Duo or Group - Pop/Rock

  Imagine Dragons
  Maroon 5
  Migos

• Favorite Album - Pop/Rock

  Drake - Scorpion
  Ed Sheeran - ÷ (Divide)
  Taylor Swift - Reputation
• Favorite Song - Pop/Rock

  Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug - "Havana"
  Drake - "God's Plan"
  Ed Sheeran - "Perfect"

• Favorite Male Artist - Country

  Kane Brown
  Luke Bryan
  Thomas Rhett

• Favorite Female Artist - Country

  Kelsea Ballerini
  Maren Morris
  Carrie Underwood
• Favorite Duo or Group - Country

  Dan + Shay
  Florida Georgia Line
  LANCO

• Favorite Album - Country

  Kane Brown - Kane Brown
  Luke Combs - This One's for You
  Thomas Rhett - Life Changes

• Favorite Song - Country

  Kane Brown - "Heaven"
  Dan + Shay - "Tequila"
  Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line - "Meant to Be"
• Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop

  Cardi B
  Drake
  Post Malone

• Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop

  Drake - Scorpion
  Lil Uzi Vert - Luv Is Rage 2
  Post Malone - Beerbongs & Bentleys

• Favorite Song - Rap/Hip-Hop

  Cardi B - "Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)"
  Drake - "God's Plan"
  Post Malone ft. 21 Savage - "Rockstar"
• Favorite Male Artist - Soul/R&B

  Khalid
  Bruno Mars
  The Weeknd

• Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B

  Ella Mai
  Rihanna
  SZA

• Favorite Album - Soul/R&B

  Khalid - American Teen
  SZA - CTRL
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• Favorite Song - Soul/R&B

  Khalid - "Young Dumb & Broke"
  Ella Mai - "Boo'd Up"
  Bruno Mars & Cardi B - "Finesse"

• Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock

  Imagine Dragons
  Panic! At the Disco
  Portugal. The Man

• Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary

  Shawn Mendes
  Pink
  Ed Sheeran
• Favorite Artist - Latin

  J Balvin
  Daddy Yankee
  Ozuna

• Favorite Artist - Contemporary Inspirational

  Lauren Daigle
  MercyMe
  Zach Williams

• Favorite Artist - Electronic Dance Music (EDM)

  The Chainsmokers
  Marshmello
  Zedd
• Favorite Soundtrack

  Black Panther: The Album, Music From and Inspired By
  The Greatest Showman
  The Fate of the Furious: The Album

• Favorite Social Artist

  BTS

  Cardi B

  Ariana Grande

  Demi Lovato

  Shawn Mendes