The Weeknd leads the nominations for the 2016 Billboard Music Awards
The Weeknd is up for top artist, top male artist and top hot 100 song, among other nominations for Billboard Music Awards.
The Weeknd leads the nominations for the 2016 Billboard Music Awards with 19 nods in 16 categories.
The finalists for nominations were revealed by the show’s hosts, rap star Ludacris and pop-R&B diva Ciara, early Monday on “Good Morning America.”
The bounty of nods for the Weeknd, a first-time nominee, follows the breakout success of his blockbuster sophomore album, “Beauty Behind the Madness,” which won multiple Grammys this year. The alternative R&B singer is up for top artist, top male artist and top hot 100 song (his smash hits “Can’t Feel My Face” and “The Hills” compete against one another).
Justin Bieber follows with 12 nominations including top Billboard 200 album for his comeback record “Purpose.” Bieber is also in the running for top male artist — Drake, Fetty Wap and Ed Sheeran round out the category — and could be the first artist to win the award twice.
Fetty Wap and Drake are tied with nods in 10 categories each. Drake will compete against himself for top rap album for “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” and his collaboration with Future on “What a Time to Be Alive.” Fetty Wap, another first time nominee, leads the race for new artist and is also up for top song sales artist and top streaming song artist.
Adele and Taylor Swift are tied with eight nods each including top artist, top female artist, top Billboard 200 artist and top Billboard 200 album — all of which Swift won last year for the very same album she’s nominated for this year.
Nominations for Billboard Music Awards are determined by key fan interactions with music including album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music. The information is tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound.
The 2016 Billboard Music Awards will be broadcast from the newly opened T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on May 22 at 8 p.m.
Full list of nominations below:
Top artist:
Adele
Justin Bieber
Drake
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top new artist:
Fetty Wap
OMI
Charlie Puth
Silentó
Bryson Tiller
Top male artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
Ed Sheeran
The Weeknd
Top female artist:
Adele
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Top duo/group:
Maroon 5
One Direction
twenty one pilots
The Rolling Stones
U2
Top Billboard 200 artist:
Adele
Justin Bieber
Drake
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top Hot 100 artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top song sales artist:
Adele
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
The Weeknd
Top radio songs artist:
Justin Bieber
Ellie Goulding
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top streaming songs artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
Silentó
The Weeknd
Top social media artist:
Justin Bieber
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Taylor Swift
Top touring artist:
Madonna
One Direction
The Rolling Stones
Taylor Swift
U2
Top R&B artist:
Chris Brown
Jeremih
Rihanna
Bryson Tiller
The Weeknd
Top rap artist:
Drake
Fetty Wap
Future
Wiz Khalifa
Silentó
Top country artist:
Zac Brown Band
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Top rock artist:
Fall Out Boy
Elle King
twenty one pilots
Walk the Moon
X Ambassadors
Top Latin artist:
Banda Sinaloense MS De Sergio Lizárraga
Juan Gabriel
Nicky Jam
Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho
Romeo Santos
Top dance/electronic artist:
The Chainsmokers
DJ Snake
David Guetta
Major Lazer
Zedd
Top Christian artist:
Casting Crowns
Lauren Daigle
Hillsong United
MercyMe
Chris Tomlin
Top gospel artist:
Anthony Brown and group therAPy
Tasha Cobbs
Kirk Franklin
Travis Greene
Marvin Sapp
Top Billboard 200 album:
Adele “25”
Justin Bieber “Purpose”
Ed Sheeran “x”
Taylor Swift “1989”
The Weeknd “Beauty Behind The Madness”
Top soundtrack:
“Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1”
“Fifty Shades of Grey”
“Furious 7”
“Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1”
“Pitch Perfect 2”
Top R&B album:
Chris Brown “Royalty”
Rihanna “Anti”
Bryson Tiller “T R A P S O U L”
Tyrese “Black Rose”
The Weeknd “Beauty Behind The Madness”
Top rap album:
Drake “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late”
Drake & Future “What a Time to Be Alive”
Dr. Dre “Compton”
Kendrick Lamar “To Pimp A Butterfly”
Meek Mill “Dreams Worth More Than Money”
Top country album:
Chris Stapleton “Traveller”
Luke Bryan “Kill The Lights”
Sam Hunt “Montevallo”
Zac Brown Band “Jekyll + Hyde”
Carrie Underwood “Storyteller”
Top rock album:
Alabama Shakes “Sound & Color”
David Bowie “Blackstar”
Coldplay “A Head Full Of Dreams”
Mumford & Sons “Wilder Mind”
twenty one pilots “Blurryface”
Top Latin album:
Juan Gabriel “Los Dúo”
Juan Gabriel “Mis Número 1…40 Aniversario”
Maná “Cama Incendiada”
Gerardo Ortiz “Hoy Mas Fuerte”
Romeo Santos “Formula, Vol. 2”
Top dance/electronic album:
David Guetta “Listen”
Major Lazer “Peace Is The Mission”
Odesza “In Return”
Skrillex & Diplo “Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack U”
Zedd “True Colors”
Top Christian album:
Lauren Daigle “How Can It Be”
Hillsong United “Empires”
Joey + Rory “Hymns That Are Important To Us”
TobyMac “This Is Not A Test”
Chris Tomlin “Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship”
Top gospel album:
Anthony Brown & group therAPy “Everyday Jesus”
Tasha Cobbs “One Place Live”
Kirk Franklin “Losing My Religion”
Jonathan McReynolds “Life Music: Stage Two”
Marvin Sapp “You Shall Live”
Top Hot 100 song:
Adele “Hello”
Fetty Wap “Trap Queen”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again”
The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”
The Weeknd “The Hills”
Top-selling song:
Adele “Hello”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again”
OMI “Cheerleader”
Rachel Platten “Fight Song”
The Weeknd “The Hills”
Top radio song:
Adele “Hello”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
Walk the Moon “Shut Up And Dance”
The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”
Top streaming song (audio):
Justin Bieber “Sorry”
Justin Bieber “What Do You Mean”
Fetty Wap “Trap Queen”
The Weeknd “The Hills”
Drake “Hotline Bling”
Top streaming song (video):
Fetty Wap “Trap Queen”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
Silentó “Watch Me”
The Weeknd “The Hills”
Top R&B song:
Alessia Cara “Here”
Omarion ft. Chris Brown & Jhené Aiko “Post To Be”
The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”
The Weeknd “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”
The Weeknd “The Hills”
Top rap song:
Drake “Hotline Bling”
Fetty Wap “Trap Queen”
Fetty Wap “679” feat. Remy Boyz
Silentó “Watch Me”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Top country song:
Sam Hunt “Break Up In A Small Town”
Sam Hunt “Take Your Time”
Little Big Town “Girl Crush”
Thomas Rhett “Die A Happy Man”
Chris Young “I’m Comin’ Over”
Top rock song:
Fall Out Boy “Uma Thurman”
Elle King “Ex’s & Oh’s”
twenty one pilots “Stressed Out”
WALK THE MOON “Shut Up And Dance”
X Ambassadors “Renegades”
Top Latin song:
J Balvin “Ginza”
Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho “Te Metiste”
Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias “El Perdon”
Maluma “Borro Cassette”
Romeo Santos “Propuesta Indecente”
Top dance/electronic song:
The Chainsmokers ft. Rozes “Roses”
DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge “You Know You Like It”
David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack “Hey Mama”
Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ “Lean On”
Skrillex & Diplo “Where Are Ü Now” with Justin Bieber
Top Christian song:
Hillsong United “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)”
Hillsong United “Touch The Sky”
MercyMe “Flawless”
Needtobreathe ft. Gavin DeGraw “Brother”
Chris Tomlin “Good Good Father”
Top gospel song:
Anthony Brown and group therAPy “Worth”
Erica Campbell ft. Big Shizz “I Luh God”
Kirk Franklin “Wanna Be Happy?”
Travis Greene “Intentional”
Brian Courtney Wilson “Worth Fighting For”
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