Drake, The Weeknd, Rihanna & Beyoncé Lead Billboard Music Awards Nominations
Drake is at the top yet again. The 6 God leads the nomination pack for this year’s Billboard Music Awards. First announced by Pete Wentz and Julia Michaels on Good Morning America on Monday (Apr. 10), the nominees for the 2017 BBMAs rolled out online, lead by the 6 God who has 22 nominations. Tied with The Chainsmokers who also received 22 nods, Drake will compete in most of the major categories including Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Rap Artist and Top Rap Album.
Twenty One Pilots comes in second with 17 nominations, followed by Rihanna with 14, The Weeknd with 13 and Beyoncé with 8. Other big names like Adele, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Justin Timberlake and Ariana Grande received BBMAs noms, along with A Tribe Called Quest, J. Cole, PARTYNEXTDOOR, DJ Khaled, Lil’ Uzi Vert, Desiigner, and Kevin Gates.
The 2017 Billboard Music Awards airs May 21 at 8 p.m. EST live on ABC from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. View the main categories below and the full list here.
2017 Billboard Music Awards Nominations:
Top Artist: Adele Beyonce Justin Bieber The Chainsmokers Drake Ariana Grande Shawn Mendes Rihanna Twenty One Pilots The Weeknd
Top New Artist: Alessia Cara Desiigner Lil Uzi Vert Lukas Graham Zayn
Billboard Chart Achievement Award Presented by Xfinity: Luke Bryan Nicki Minaj The Chainsmokers The Weeknd Twenty One Pilots
Top Male Artist: Justin Bieber Drake Future Shawn Mendes The Weeknd
Top Female Artist: Adele Beyonce Ariana Grande Rihanna Sia
Top Duo/Group: The Chainsmokers Coldplay Florida Georgia Line Guns N’ Roses Twenty One Pilots
Top Billboard 200 Artist: Beyonce Drake Prince Twenty One Pilots The Weeknd
Top Hot 100 Artist: The Chainsmokers Drake Rihanna Twenty One Pilots The Weeknd
Top Song Sales Artist: The Chainsmokers Drake Prince Justin Timberlake Twenty One Pilots
Top Radio Songs Artist: Justin Bieber The Chainsmokers Drake Rihanna Twenty One Pilots
Top Streaming Songs Artist: The Chainsmokers Desiigner Drake Rihanna Twenty One Pilots
Top Social Artist: Justin Bieber BTS Selena Gomez Ariana Grande Shawn Mendes
Top Touring Artist: Justin Bieber Beyonce Coldplay Guns N’ Roses Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Top R&B Artist: Beyonce Bruno Mars Frank Ocean Rihanna The Weeknd
Top R&B Tour: Beyonce Lionel Richie Rihanna
Top Rap Artist: J. Cole Desiigner Drake Future Rae Sremmurd
Top Rap Tour: Drake Future Kanye West
Top Dance/Electronic Artist: The Chainsmokers Calvin Harris Major Lazer DJ Snake Lindsey Stirling
Top Billboard 200 Album: Beyonce, Lemonade Drake, Views Rihanna, Anti Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface The Weeknd, Starboy
Top R&B Album: Beyonce, Lemonade Bruno Mars, 24K Magic Frank Ocean, Blonde Rihanna, Anti The Weeknd, Starboy
Top Rap Album: J. Cole, 4 Your Eyez Only Drake, Views Kevin Gates, Isla DJ Khaled, Major Key A Tribe Called Quest, We Got It From Here…Thank You For Your Service
Top Dance/Electronic Album: The Chainsmokers, Bouquet The Chainsmokers, Collage Flume, Skin Kygo, Cloud Nine Lindsey Stirling, Brave Enough
Top Hot 100 Song: The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down” Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance” Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling!” Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”
Top Selling Song: The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down” Drake Featuring, WizKid & Kyla “One Dance” Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling!” Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”
Top Radio Song: The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down” Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance” Sia Featuring Sean Paul, “Cheap Thrills” Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”
Top Streaming Song (Audio): The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance” D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty, “Broccoli” Rihanna, “Needed Me” The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Top Streaming Song (Video): The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” Desiigner, “Panda” Zay Hilfigerr & Zayion McCall, “JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem) Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles” Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”
Top Collaboration: The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down” Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance” Sia Featuring Sean Paul, “Cheap Thrills” The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Top R&B Song: Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance” Bruno Mars, “24K Magic” Rihanna, “Needed Me” Rihanna Featuring Drake, “Work” The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Top R&B Collaboration: Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance” PARTYNEXTDOOR Featuring Drake, “Come And See Me” Rihanna Featuring Drake, “Work” The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk “I Feel It Coming” The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Top Rap Song: Desiigner, “Panda” Drake, “Fake Love” D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty, “Broccoli” Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, “Bad And Boujee” Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles”
Top Rap Collaboration: D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty, “Broccoli” Zay Hilfigerr & Zayion McCall, “JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem) Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello, “Bad Things” Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, “Bad and Boujee” Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles”
Top Dance/Electronic Song: The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down” Calvin Harris Featuring Rihanna, “This Is What You Came For” Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MO, “Cold Water” DJ Snake Featuring Justin Bieber, “Let Me Love You”
