The Billboard Music Awards nominees have been announced, and it's no surprise that fan favourites made the cut. The nominees for the award ceremony, which will be televised live on May 15 and will honour this year's most successful artists in a variety of categories, were released on Friday.
According to media reports, this year's finalists include The Weeknd, Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake, Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, and many more. This year, The Weeknd has been nominated for 17 awards, including Best Artist, Top Male Artist, and Top 100 Artist. Furthermore, his collaboration with Ariana Grande, Save Your Tears, has been nominated for six prizes. Doja Cat is the most popular female artist, having made it to the finals of 14 different categories, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, and Top 100 Artists. Planet Her, her most recent album, has received two Grammy nominations.
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Rodrigo, on the other hand, is a first-time finalist in 13 categories this year, including Outstanding New Artist, Female Artist, and Top 100 Artist. Her album SOUR has been nominated for a Billboard 200 album award. Drake has been nominated for 29 Grammys and is a finalist in 11 categories. Swift, the most decorated female artist of all time, is a finalist in seven categories and has a chance to break Drake's record if she wins at least five of them. Finally, Bieber is a finalist in 13 categories and has won 21 times previously.
The Billboard Music Awards will be televised live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 15.
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Billboard Music Awards 2022 nominations Artist Awards Top Artist Doja Cat Drake Olivia Rodrigo Taylor Swift The Weeknd Top New Artist Givēon Masked Wolf Olivia Rodrigo Pooh Shiesty The Kid LAROI Top Male Artist Drake Ed Sheeran Justin Bieber Lil Nas X The Weeknd Top Female Artist Adele Doja Cat Dua Lipa Olivia Rodrigo Taylor Swift Top Duo/Group BTS Glass Animals Imagine Dragons Migos Silk Sonic Top Billboard 200 Artist Adele Drake Juice WRLD Morgan Wallen Taylor Swift Top Hot 100 Artist Doja Cat Drake Justin Bieber Olivia Rodrigo The Weeknd Top Streaming Songs Artist Doja Cat Drake Lil Nas X Olivia Rodrigo The Weeknd Top Song Sales Artist Adele BTS Dua Lipa Ed Sheeran Walker Hayes Top Radio Songs Artist Doja Cat Ed Sheeran Justin Bieber Olivia Rodrigo The Weeknd Top Billboard Global 200 Artist (NEW) Doja Cat Ed Sheeran Justin Bieber Olivia Rodrigo The Weeknd Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist (NEW) BTS Dua Lipa Ed Sheeran Olivia Rodrigo The Weeknd Top Tour Eagles (Hotel California Tour) Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour) Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour) Harry Styles (Love on Tour) The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour) Top R&B Artist Doja Cat Givēon Silk Sonic Summer Walker The Weeknd Top R&B Male Artist Top R&B Female Artist Doja Cat Summer Walker SZA Top R&B Tour Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars at Park MGM) Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021) Usher (The Vegas Residency) Top Rap Artist Drake Juice WRLD Lil Baby Moneybagg Yo Polo G Top Rap Male Artist Top Rap Female Artist Cardi B Latto Megan Thee Stallion Top Rap Tour J. Cole (The Off-Season Tour) Lil Baby (The Back Outside Tour) Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021) Top Country Artist Chris Stapleton Luke Combs Morgan Wallen Taylor Swift Walker Hayes Top Country Male Artist Chris Stapleton Luke Combs Morgan Wallen Top Country Female Artist Carrie Underwood Miranda Lambert Taylor Swift Top Country Duo/Group Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Zac Brown Band Top Country Tour Luke Bryan (Proud to Be Right Here Tour) Eric Church (Gather Again Tour) Chris Stapleton (All-American Road Show Tour) Top Rock Artist Glass Animals Imagine Dragons Machine Gun Kelly Måneskin twenty one pilots Top Rock Tour Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour) Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour) The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour) Top Latin Artist Bad Bunny Farruko Kali Uchis Karol G Rauw Alejandro Top Latin Male Artist Bad Bunny Farruko Rauw Alejandro Top Latin Female Artist Kali Uchis Karol G Rosalía Top Latin Duo/Group Calibre 50 Eslabon Armado Grupo Firme Top Latin Tour Bad Bunny (El Último Tour Del Mundo) Enrique Iglesias & Ricky Martin (Live in Concert) Los Bukis (Una Historia Cantada Tour) Top Dance/Electronic Artist Calvin Harris David Guetta Lady Gaga Marshmello Tiësto Top Christian Artist Carrie Underwood Elevation Worship for King & Country Lauren Daigle Ye Top Gospel Artist CeCe Winans Elevation Worship Kirk Franklin Maverick City Music Ye Album Awards Top Billboard 200 Album Adele, 30 Doja Cat, Planet Her Drake, Certified Lover Boy Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album Olivia Rodrigo, SOUR Top Soundtrack Arcane League of Legends Encanto In The Heights Sing 2 tick, tick…BOOM! Top R&B Album Doja Cat, Planet Her Givēon, When It’s All Said and Done…Take Time Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), An Evening With Silk Sonic Summer Walker, Still Over It The Weeknd, Dawn FM Top Rap Album Drake, Certified Lover Boy Moneybagg Yo, A Gangsta’s Pain Rod Wave, SoulFly The Kid LAROI, F*ck Love Ye, Donda Top Country Album Florida Georgia Line, Life Rolls On Lee Brice, Hey World Taylor Swift, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) Walker Hayes, Country Stuff: The Album Top Rock Album AJR, OK Orchestra Coldplay, Music of the Spheres Imagine Dragons, Mercury – Act 1 John Mayer, Sob Rock twenty one pilots, Scaled and Icy Top Latin Album Eslabon Armado, Corta Venas J Balvin, Jose Kali Uchis, Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ Karol G, KG0516 Rauw Alejandro, Vice Versa Top Dance/Electronic Album C418, Minecraft – Volume Alpha FKA twigs, Caprisongs Illenium, Fallen Embers Porter Robinson, Nurture Rüfüs Du Sol, Surrender Top Christian Album Carrie Underwood, My Savior CeCe Winans, Believe for It Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music, Old Church Basement Phil Wickham, Hymn of Heaven Ye, Donda Top Gospel Album CeCe Winans, Believe for It Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music, Old Church Basement Maverick City Music, Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition Maverick City Music & Upperroom, move your heart. Ye, Donda Song Awards Top Hot 100 Song Doja Cat ft. SZA, Kiss Me More Dua Lipa, Levitating Olivia Rodrigo, good 4 u The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, Stay The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, Save Your Tears Top Streaming Song Dua Lipa, Levitating Glass Animals, Heat Waves Olivia Rodrigo, good 4 u The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, Stay The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, Save Your Tears Top Selling Song BTS, Butter BTS, Permission to Dance Dua Lipa, Levitating Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits Walker Hayes, Fancy Like Top Radio Song Dua Lipa, Levitating Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits Olivia Rodrigo, good 4 u The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, Stay The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, Save Your Tears Top Collaboration Doja Cat ft. SZA, Kiss Me More Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON, Peaches Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, Industry Baby The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, Stay The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, Save Your Tears Top Billboard Global 200 Song (NEW) Dua Lipa, Levitating Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits Olivia Rodrigo, good 4 u The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, Stay The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, Save Your Tears Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song (NEW) BTS, Butter Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits Lil Nas X, Montero (Call Me by Your Name) The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, Stay The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, Save Your Tears Top Viral Song (NEW) Doja Cat ft. SZA, Kiss Me More Gayle, abcdefu Glass Animals, Heat Waves Masked Wolf, Astronaut In The Ocean Walker Hayes, Fancy Like Top R&B Song Doja Cat & The Weeknd, You Right Givēon, Heartbreak Anniversary Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Givēon, Peaches Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), Leave The Door Open WizKid ft. Justin Bieber & Tems, Essence Top Rap Song Drake ft. 21 Savage, Project Pat, Knife Talk Drake ft. Future & Young Thug, Way 2 Sexy Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, Industry Baby Masked Wolf, Astronaut In The Ocean Polo G, Rapstar Top Country Song Chris Stapleton, You Should Probably Leave Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood, If I Didn’t Love You Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, Buy Dirt Luke Combs, Forever After All Walker Hayes, Fancy Like Top Rock Song Coldplay X BTS, My Universe Elle King & Miranda Lambert, Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home) Imagine Dragons, Follow You Måneskin, Beggin ' The Anxiety: Willow & Tyler Cole, Meet Me at Our Spot Top Latin Song Aventura x Bad Bunny, Volví Bad Bunny, Yonaguni Farruko, Pepas Kali Uchis, telepatía Rauw Alejandro, Todo De Ti Top Dance/Electronic Song Elton John & Dua Lipa, Cold Heart – PNAU Remix Farruko, Pepas Regard x Troye Sivan x Tate McRae, You Tiësto, The Business Travis Scott & HVME, Goosebumps Top Christian Song Anne Wilson, My Jesus Ye, Hurricane Ye, Moon Ye, Off the Grid Ye, Praise God Top Gospel Song Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music ft. Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, Jireh Ye, Hurricane Ye, Moon Ye, Off the Grid Ye, Praise God