Meghan Trainor to perform; Bruno, Ariana, Ed, Shawn, Camila, Selena, Taylor, Maroon 5 and more to compete on Sunday's Teen Choice Awards

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FOXMeghan Trainor will be hitting the stage at this Sunday night’s Teen Choice Awards, along with Lauv and Khalid, while Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, Taylor Swift, Maroon 5 and Imagine Dragons all compete for trophies in the show’s numerous categories.

Meghan will deliver a performance of her new song “Let You Be Right,” from her upcoming album Treat MyselfLauv will sing his platinum hit “I Like Me Better,” while Khalid performs a special medley of hit songs.

In the major categories, Bruno, Ed, Drake, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Shawn will compete for Choice Male Artist, while Ariana, Camila, Cardi B, Demi Lovato, Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift duke it out for Choice Female Artist.

5 Seconds of Summer, Fifth Harmony, Florida Georgia Line, Maroon 5, Migos and Why Don’t We are all up for Choice Music Group.

In the category of Choice Summer Song, the nominees are Selena Gomez‘s “Back to You,” “Familiar” by Liam Payne and J Balvin, “Girls Like You” by Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B, “Nice for What” by Drake, “One Kiss” by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa and “Youngblood” by 5 Seconds of Summer.

Bebe Rexha, who’s up for two awards Sunday night, tells ABC Radio that she loves award shows like Teen Choice because fans, and not industry insiders, vote for the winners.

“The fans voting…it’s, like, everything, y’know?” says Bebe. “‘Cause it’s, like, THEY voted for you, it’s not, like, rigged or anything like that. Yeah, so that’s amazing.” (AUDIO IS ABC 1-ON-1)

The 2018 Teen Choice Awards airs live from the Forum in Los Angeles, on Sunday, August 12 at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.

Here are the music nominees:

Choice Male Artist (#ChoiceMaleArtist)
Bruno Mars
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Louis Tomlinson
Niall Horan
Shawn Mendes

Choice Female Artist (#ChoiceFemaleArtist)
Ariana Grande
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Demi Lovato
Dua Lipa
Taylor Swift

Choice Music Group (#ChoiceMusicGroup)
5 Seconds of Summer
Fifth Harmony
Florida Georgia Line
Maroon 5
Migos
Why Don’t We

Choice Electronic/Dance Artist (#ChoiceElectronicDanceArtist)
Calvin Harris
Marshmello
Martin Garrix
Steve Aoki
The Chainsmokers
Zedd

Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Artist (#ChoiceRBHipHopArtist)
Cardi B
Childish Gambino
Drake
Khalid
Nicki Minaj
Post Malone

Choice Rock Artist (#ChoiceRockArtist)
Imagine Dragons
Panic! At the Disco
Paramore
Portugal. The Man
twenty one pilots
X Ambassadors

Choice Song: Female Artist (#ChoiceSongFemaleArtist)
Ariana Grande – “No Tears Left To Cry”
Camila Cabello (feat. Young Thug) – “Havana”
Demi Lovato – “Sorry Not Sorry”
Dua Lipa – “New Rules”  
Halsey – “Bad at Love”
Taylor Swift – “Look What You Made Me Do”

Choice Song: Male Artist (#ChoiceSongMaleArtist)
Charlie Puth – “Attention”
Childish Gambino – “This Is America”
Drake – “God’s Plan”
Ed Sheeran – “Perfect”
Justin Timberlake (feat. Chris Stapleton) – “Say Something”
Kendrick Lamar (feat. Zacari) – “Love.”

Choice Song: Group (#ChoiceSongGroup)
5 Seconds of Summer – “Youngblood”
Imagine Dragons – “Whatever It Takes”
Maroon 5 – “Wait”
Panic! At the Disco – “Say Amen (Saturday Night)”
Portugal. The Man – “Feel It Still”
Why Don’t We – “Trust Fund Baby”

Choice Collaboration (#ChoiceCollaboration)
Bebe Rexha (feat. Florida Georgia Line) – “Meant to Be”
Bruno Mars (feat. Cardi B) – “Finesse (Remix)”
Taylor Swift (feat. Ed Sheeran & Future) – “End Game”
The Weeknd & Kendrick Lamar – “Pray for Me” (“Black Panther” soundtrack)
Zac Efron & Zendaya – “Rewrite the Stars” (“The Greatest Showman” soundtrack)
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey – “The Middle”

Choice Pop Song
“Delicate” – Taylor Swift
“Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” – The Backstreet Boys
“In My Blood” – Shawn Mendes
“No Excuses” – Meghan Trainor
“No Tears Left to Cry” – Ariana Grande
“This Is Me” – Keala Settle & “The Greatest Showman” Ensemble

Choice Country Song
“Cry Pretty” – Carrie Underwood
“Heaven” – Kane Brown
“Life Changes” – Thomas Rhett
“Meant to Be” – Bebe Rexha (feat. Florida Georgia Line)
“Mercy” – Brett Young
“Most People Are Good” – Luke Bryan

Choice Electronic/Dance Song
“All Night” – Steve Aoki & Lauren Jauregui
“Friends” – Marshmello & Anne–Marie
“One Kiss” – Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa
“Perfect” – Topic & Ally Brooke
“Solo” – Clean Bandit (feat. Demi Lovato)
“The Middle” – Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey

Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song
“All The Stars” – Kendrick Lamar & SZA
“Finesse (Remix)” – Bruno Mars (feat. Cardi B)
“God’s Plan” – Drake
“Let You Down” – NF
“Love Lies” – Khalid & Normani
“This Is America” – Childish Gambino

Choice Rock/Alternative Song
“Alone” – Halsey (feat. Big Sean & Stefflon Don)
“Hard Times” – Paramore
“High Hopes” – Panic! At the Disco
“No Roots” – Alice Merton
“Sit Next to Me” – Foster the People
“Whatever It Takes” – Imagine Dragons

Choice Latin Song
“Boom Boom” – RedOne, Daddy Yankee, French Montana & Dinah Jane
“Dinero” – Jennifer Lopez (feat. DJ Khaled, Cardi B)
“Échame La Culpa” – Luis Fonsi, Demi Lovato
“Familiar” – Liam Payne & J Balvin
“Hey DJ” – CNCO, Yandel
“Mi Gente” – J Balvin, Willy William

Choice Breakout Artist
Bazzi
Khalid
Lauv
Logic
Marshmello
SZA

Choice Next Big Thing
Black Pink
Jackson Wang
Jacob Sartorius
MattyBRaps
NCT
Stray

Choice International Artist
Black Pink
BTS
CNCO
EXO
Got7
Super Junior

Choice Summer Song
“Back To You” – Selena Gomez
“Familiar” – Liam Payne & J Balvin
“Girls Like You” – Maroon 5 feat. Cardi B
“Nice For What” – Drake
“One Kiss” – Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa
“Youngblood” – 5 Seconds of Summer

Choice Summer Female Artist
Ariana Grande
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Halsey
Meghan Trainor
Selena Gomez

Choice Summer Male Artist
Charlie Puth
Kane Brown
Liam Payne
Niall Horan
Shawn Mendes
Zayn

Choice Summer Group
5 Seconds of Summer
Dan + Shay
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Panic! At The Disco
The Chainsmokers

Choice Summer Tour
Charlie Puth – The Voicenotes Tour
Harry Styles – Live on Tour
Jay–Z and Beyoncé – On the Run II Tour
Kendrick Lamar, SZA and More – The Championship Tour
Niall Horan – Flicker World Tour
Taylor Swift – Reputation Stadium Tour

Choice TV Personality (#ChoiceTVPersonality)
Chrissy Teigen – “Lip Sync Battle”
Derek Hough – “World of Dance”
DJ Khaled – “The Four: Battle for Stardom”
Hailey Baldwin – “Drop the Mic”
Kelly Clarkson – “The Voice”
Meghan Trainor – “The Four: Battle for Stardom”

Choice Instagrammer
Dwayne Johnson
John Mayer
Justin Timberlake
Lucy Hale
Selena Gomez
Will Smith

Choice Snapchatter
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Ethan Dolan
Grayson Dolan
Kendall Jenner
Meghan Trainor

Choice Female Hottie
Hailey Baldwin
Kendall Jenner
Lauren Jauregui
Olivia Holt
Selena Gomez
Yara Shahidi

Choice Male Hottie
Chadwick Boseman
Chris Hemsworth
Cole Sprouse
Grant Gustin
Shawn Mendes
Zac Efron

Choice Fandom
#BLINKS
#BTSArmy
#CNCOwners
#Directioners
#Harmonizers
#Swifties

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