Drake, Fetty Wap, Ed Sheeran, Rihanna, One Direction, Ariana Grande, Silento and Madonna also receive nominations at the upcoming May 22 prize-giving event.
- April 12, 2016
AceShowbiz -
The nominees for this year's upcoming Billboard Music Awards are unveiled. The Weeknd leads the pack with a total of 19 nominations, Justin Bieber follows with 12 nods, while Taylor Swift and Adele trail behind with eight each. Meanwhile, Drake and Fetty Wap are up for 11 nods each.
The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Drake and Adele are all vying for the Top Artist title. As for Fetty Wap, the "Trap Queen" hitmaker is battling fellow newbies like OMI, Charlie Puth, Silento and Bryson Tiller to take home the coveted Top New Artist prize.
In Top Soundtrack category, "Empire" songs from season 1 is nominated along with "Fifty Shades of Grey" soundtrack, "Furious 7" theme song, "Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1" and "Pitch Perfect 2" tracks.
The winners will be handed the awards in a live ceremony May 22 to be hosted by Ciara and Ludacris. Musical guests and presenters are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
Top Artist:
Top New Artist: Top Male Artist: Top Female Artist: Top Duo/Group: Top Billboard 200 Artist: Top Hot 100 Artist: Top Song Sales Artist: Top Radio Songs Artist: Top Streaming Songs Artist: Top Social Media Artist: Top Touring Artist: Top R&B Artist: Top Rap Artist: Top Country Artist: Top Rock Artist: Top Latin Artist:- Banda Sinaloense MS De Sergio Lizarraga
- Juan Gabriel
- Nicky Jam
- Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho
- Romeo Santos
- Anthony Brown and group therAPy
- Tasha Cobbs
- Kirk Franklin
- Travis Greene
- Marvin Sapp
- Adele - "25"
- Justin Bieber - "Purpose"
- Ed Sheeran - "X"
- Taylor Swift - "1989"
- The Weeknd - "Beauty Behind the Madness"
- "Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1"
- "Fifty Shades of Grey"
- "Furious 7"
- "Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1"
- "Pitch Perfect 2"
- Chris Brown - "Royalty"
- Rihanna - "Anti"
- Bryson Tiller - "T R A P S O U L"
- Tyrese Gibson - "Black Rose"
- The Weeknd - "Beauty Behind the Madness"
- 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"
- Chris Stapleton - "Traveller"
- Luke Bryan - "Kill the Lights"
- Sam Hunt - "Montevallo"
- Zac Brown Band - "Jekyll + Hyde"
- Carrie Underwood - "Storyteller"
- Alabama Shakes - "Sound & Color"
- David Bowie - "Blackstar"
- Coldplay - "A Head Full of Dreams"
- Mumford & Sons - "Wilder Mind"
- Twenty One Pilots - "Blurryface"
- Juan Gabriel - "Los Duo"
- Juan Gabriel - "Mis Numero 1...40 Aniversario"
- Mana - "Cama Incendiada"
- Gerardo Ortiz - "Hoy Mas Fuerte"
- Romeo Santos - "Formula, Vol. 2"
- David Guetta - "Listen"
- Major Lazer - "Peace Is the Mission"
- ODESZA - "In Return"
- Skrillex & Diplo - "Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack U"
- Zedd - "True Colors"
- 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"
- 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"
- 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"
- Adele - "Hello"
- Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - "See You Again"
- OMI - "Cheerleader"
- Rachel Platten - "Fight Song"
- The Weeknd - "The Hills"
- 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"
- Justin Bieber - "Sorry"
- Justin Bieber - "What Do You Mean"
- Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
- The Weeknd - "The Hills"
- Drake - "Hotline Bling"
- Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
- Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - "See You Again"
- Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars - "Uptown Funk"
- Silento - "Watch Me"
- The Weeknd - "The Hills"
- Alessia Cara - "Here"
- Omarion ft. Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko - "Post to Be"
- The Weeknd - "Can't Feel My Face"
- The Weeknd - "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)"
- The Weeknd - "The Hills"
- Drake - "Hotline Bling"
- Fetty Wap - "Trap Queen"
- Fetty Wap ft. Remy Boyz - "679"
- Silento - "Watch Me"
- Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth - "See You Again"
- 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"
- 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"
- 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"
- 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. MO - "Lean On"
- Skrillex & Diplo ft. Justin Bieber - "Where Are U Now"
- Hillsong UNITED - "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)"
- Hillsong UNITED - "Touch the Sky"
- MercyMe - "Flawless"
- NEEDTOBREATHE ft. Gavin DeGraw - "Brother"
- Chris Tomlin - "Good Good Father"
- 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"
