Billboard Music Awards 2019: Cardi B leads with 21 nominations
Cardi B is nominated 21 times across 18 categories – meaning the rapper is competing against herself
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Your support makes all the difference.The Billboard Music Awards nominees have been announced – and Cardi B is leading the way with 21 nominations across 18 categories.
The rapper, who is nominated for Top Artist and Top Female Artist among other awards, is competing against herself in three slots, namely Top Hot 100 Song, Top Selling Song, and Top Collaboration, Billboard has announced.
Drake and Post Malone each received 17 nominations, putting them right behind Cardi B in the Billboard Music Awards race.
Travis Scott follows with 12 nominations, and the late rapper XXXTentacion is up for 10 awards.
Kelly Clarkson will host the awards ceremony on 1 May in Las Vegas, at the MGM Garden Arena.
The show is scheduled to air on NBC at 8pm ET (meaning 1am in the UK).
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper are nominated together for the Billboard Chart Achievement Award, Top Soundtrack, and Top Selling Song.
Lady Gaga has also scored a solo nomination in the Top Song Sales Artist category.
Fans can vote online to select the winner in two categories: Top Social Artist and Chart Achievement.
Here is the full list of nominees:
Top Artist:
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Top New Artist:
Bazzi
Juice Wrld
Lil Baby
Dua Lipa
Ella Mai
Billboard Chart Achievement Award:
Dan + Shay
Drake
Ariana Grande
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Dua Lipa
Top Female Artist:
Cardi B
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Ella Mai
Taylor Swift
Top Male Artist:
Drake
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Ed Sheeran
XXXTentacion
Top Duo/Group:
BTS
Dan + Shay
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Panic! At The Disco
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Drake
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
Travis Scott
XXXTentacion
Top Hot 100 Artist:
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Juice Wrld
Post Malone
Top Streaming Songs Artist:
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
XXXTentacion
Top Song Sales Artist:
Drake
Ariana Grande
Imagine Dragons
Lady Gaga
Post Malone
Top Radio Songs Artist:
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Post Malone
Top Social Artist:
BTS
EXO
GOT7
Ariana Grande
Louis Tomlinson
Top Touring Artist:
Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Justin Timberlake
Top R&B Artist:
H.E.R.
Khalid
Ella Mai
The Weeknd
XXXTentacion
Top R&B Female Artist:
H.E.R.
Ella Mai
Queen Naija
Top R&B Male Artist:
Khalid
The Weeknd
XXXTentacion
Top R&B Tour:
Beyoncé and Jay-Z
Childish Gambino
Bruno Mars
Top Rap Artist:
Cardi B
Drake
Juice Wrld
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Top Rap Female Artist:
Cardi B
City Girls
Nicki Minaj
Top Rap Male Artist:
Drake
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Top Rap Tour:
Beyoncé & JAY-Z
Drake
Travis Scott
Top Country Artist:
Jason Aldean
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Top Country Female Artist:
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
Top Country Male Artist:
Jason Aldean
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Top Country Duo/Group:
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Top Country Tour:
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Shania Twain
Top Rock Artist:
Imagine Dragons
Lovelytheband
Panic! At The Disco
Queen
Twenty One Pilots
Top Rock Tour:
Elton John
The Rolling Stones
U2
Top Latin Artist:
Anuel AA
Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Ozuna
Romeo Santos
Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
Calvin Harris
Kygo
Marshmello
Odesza
The Chainsmokers
Top Christian Artist:
Cory Asbury
Lauren Daigle
For King & Country
Hillsong Worship
MercyMe
Top Gospel Artist:
Kirk Franklin
Koryn Hawthorne
Tori Kelly
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Marvin Sapp
Top Billboard 200 Album:
Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy
Drake – Scorpion
Post Malone – beerbongs & bentleys
Travis Scott – ASTROWORLD
XXXTentacion – ?
Top Soundtrack:
13 Reasons Why season two
A Star is Born by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The Greatest Showman
Top R&B Album:
Ella Mai – Ella Mai
H.E.R. – H.E.R.
Khalid – American Teen
The Weeknd – My Dear Melancholy,
XXXTentacion – 17
Top Rap Album:
Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy
Drake – Scorpion
Post Malone – beerbongs & bentleys
Travis Scott – ASTROWORLD
XXXTentacion – ?
Top Country Album:
Jason Aldean – Rearview Town
Kane Brown – Kane Brown
Luke Combs – This One’s For You
Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay
Carrie Underwood – Cry Pretty
Top Rock Album:
Dave Matthews Band – Come Tomorrow
Imagine Dragons – Origins
Mumford & Sons – Delta
Panic! At This Disco – Pray For The Wicked
Twenty One Pilots – Trench
Top Latin Album:
Anuel AA – Real Hasta la Muerte
Bad Bunny – X 100PRE
J Balvin – Vibras
Maluma – F.A.M.E.
Ozuna – Aura
Top Dance/Electronic Album:
Clean Bandit – What Is Love?
David Guetta – 7
Kygo – Kids in Love
Major Lazer – Major Lazer Essentials
The Chainsmokers – Sick Boy
Top Christian Album:
Cory Asbury – Reckless Love
Lauren Daigle – Look Up Child
For King & Country – Burn The Ships
Hillsong Worship – There Is More
Zach Williams – Chain Breaker
Top Gospel Album:
Snoop Dogg & Various Artists – Snoop Dogg Presents Bible of Love
Aretha Franklin – Gospel Greats
Koryn Hawthorne – Unstoppable
Tori Kelly – Hiding Place
Jonathan McReynolds – Make Room
Top Hot 100 Song:
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin – "I Like It"
Juice Wrld – “Lucid Dreams”
Maroon 5 ft Cardi B – “Girls Like You”
Post Malone – “Better Now”
Travis Scott – “SICKO MODE”
Top Streaming Song (Audio):
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin – “I Like It”
Juice Wrld – “Lucid Dreams”
Post Malone – “Better Now”
Travis Scott – “SICKO MODE”
XXXTentacion – “SAD!”
Top Streaming Song (Video):
Drake – “In My Feelings”
Juice Wrld – “Lucid Dreams”
Maroon 5 ft Cardi B – “Girls Like You”
Travis Scott – “SICKO MODE”
XXXTentacion – “SAD!”
Top Selling Song:
Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin – “I Like It”
Drake – “In My Feelings”
Halsey – “Without Me”
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper – “Shallow”
Maroon 5 ft Cardi B – “Girls Like You”
Top Radio Song:
Khalid & Normani – “Love Lies”
Maroon 5 ft Cardi B – “Girls Like You”
Post Malone – “Better Now”
Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line – “Meant to Be”
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey – “The Middle”
Top Collaboration:
Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin – “I Like It”
Khalid & Normani – "Love Lies”
Maroon 5 ft Cardi B – “Girls Like You”
Marshmello & Bastille – “Happier”
Post Malone ft Ty Dolla $ign – “Psycho”
Top R&B Song:
DJ Khaled ft Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo – “No Brainer”
Ella Mai – “Boo’d Up”
Ella Mai – “Trip”
Khalid – “Better”
Lil Dicky ft Chris Brown – “Freaky Friday”
Top Rap Song:
Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin – “I Like It”
Drake – “In My Feelings”
Juice Wrld – “Lucid Dreams”
Post Malone – “Better Now”
Travis Scott – “SICKO MODE”
Top Country Song:
Kane Brown – “Heaven”
Luke Combs – “She Got the Best of Me”
Dan + Shay – “Speechless”
Dan + Shay – “Tequila”
Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line – “Meant to Be”
Top Rock Song:
Foster The People – “Sit Next to Me”
Imagine Dragons – “Natural”
Imagine Dragons – “Whatever It Takes”
Lovelytheband – “broken”
Panic! At The Disco – “High Hopes”
Top Latin Song:
Bad Bunny ft Drake – “Mia”
Daddy Yankee – “Dura”
DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B – “Taki Taki”
Nicky Jam & J Balvin – “X”
Casper Magico, Nio Garcia, Darell, Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny & Ozuna – “Te Bote”
Top Dance/Electronic Song:
DJ Snake ft Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B – “Taki Taki”
Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa – “One Kiss”
Marshmello and Bastille – “Happier”
Tiësto & Dzeko ft Preme & Post Malone – “Jackie Chan”
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey – “The Middle”
Top Christian Song:
Cory Asbury – “Reckless Love”
Lauren Daigle – “You Say”
For King & Country – “joy.”
Hillsong Worship – “Who You Say I Am”
Tauren Wells – “Known”
Top Gospel Song:
Todd Dulaney – “Your Great Name”
Koryn Hawthorne – “Won’t He Do It”
Tori Kelly ft Kirk Franklin – “Never Alone”
Jason Nelson – “Forever”
Brian Courtney Wilson – “A Great Work”
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