Different high artists embody Doja Cat, Justin Bieber, Kanye "Ye" West, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake, Dua Lipa and Ed Sheeran.
The Weeknd leads the finalists for the 2022 Billboard Music Awards with a complete of 17 nominations.
Different high finalists embody Doja Cat with 14 noms; Justin Bieber, Kanye “Ye” West and Olivia Rodrigo with 13 apiece; Drake with 11; Dua Lipa and Ed Sheeran with 9 apiece; The Child LAROI with eight; and BTS, GIVĒON and Taylor Swift with seven every.
The awards can be handed out in a reside broadcast airing Might 15 on NBC from the MGM Grand Backyard Area in Las Vegas. It additionally will stream reside on Peacock.
The Weeknd will vie for high artist with Doja Cat, Drake, Rodrigo and Swift. Rodrigo is also up for finest new artist — an award she received at Sunday’s Grammys — together with GIVĒON, Masked Wolf, Pooh Shiesty and The Child LAROI.
As well as, The Weeknd’s collaboration with Ariana Grande for the tune “Save Your Tears (Remix)” is up for six awards. West, in the meantime, dominates the Christian and gospel classes.
Awards can be handed out in 62 classes spanning quite a lot of genres, together with 5 classes which might be new to this yr’s present: high Billboard world 200 artist, high Billboard world excl. U.S. artist, high Billboard world 200 tune, high Billboard world excl. U.S. tune and high viral tune. Sheeran is a finalist in all 4 new world classes for artist and his tune “Dangerous Habits,” whereas “Save Your Tears” and The Child LAROI & Justin Bieber’s “STAY” are represented in each new world tune classes. Rodrigo and The Weeknd are finalists throughout each new world artist classes.
Elsewhere, nation singer Morgan Wallen is up for 4 awards at this yr’s ceremony, a yr after being banned from the 2021 BBMAs after he was caught on digicam utilizing a racial slur. He received three awards final yr, however BBMA producers emphasised on the time that the finalists are based mostly on Billboard charts knowledge and never chosen by a voting committee or membership group. The Hollywood Reporter has reached out for remark.
Wallen is up for high Billboard 200 album for Harmful: The Double Album, together with Adele’s 30, Doja Cat’s Planet Her, Drake’s Licensed Lover Boy and Rodrigo’s SOUR.
This yr’s BBMAs are based mostly on the chart interval of April 10, 2021, by March 26, 2022. Finalists and winners are based mostly on key fan interactions with music, together with album and digital tune gross sales, streaming, radio airplay and social engagement, tracked by Billboard and its knowledge companions, together with Luminate.
The Billboard Music Awards ceremony is produced by MRC Dwell & Various, a division of MRC, which is a co-owner of The Hollywood Reporter by a three way partnership with Penske Media titled P-MRC. Robert Deaton is the chief producer of the BBMAs
A full checklist of finalists follows.
ARTIST AWARDS
High Artist
Doja Cat
Drake
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
High New Artist
GIVĒON
Masked Wolf
Olivia Rodrigo
Pooh Shiesty
The Child LAROI
High Male Artist
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd
High Feminine Artist
Adele
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
High Duo/Group
BTS
Glass Animals
Think about Dragons
Migos
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
High Billboard 200 Artist
Adele
Drake
Juice WRLD
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
High Sizzling 100 Artist
Doja Cat
Drake
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
High Streaming Songs Artist
Doja Cat
Drake
Lil Nas X
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
High Track Gross sales Artist
Adele
BTS
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Walker Hayes
High Radio Songs Artist
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
High Billboard International 200 Artist (NEW)
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
High Billboard International (Excl. U.S.) Artist (NEW)
BTS
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
High Tour
Eagles (Lodge California Tour)
Genesis (The Final Domino? Tour)
Inexperienced Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)
Harry Types (Love on Tour)
The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)
High R&B Artist
Doja Cat
GIVĒON
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
Summer season Walker
The Weeknd
High R&B Male Artist
GIVĒON
Khalid
The Weeknd
High R&B Feminine Artist
Doja Cat
Summer season Walker
SZA
High R&B Tour
Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars at Park MGM)
Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)
Usher (The Vegas Residency)
High Rap Artist
Drake
Juice WRLD
Lil Child
Moneybagg Yo
Polo G
High Rap Male Artist
Drake
Juice WRLD
Polo G
High Rap Feminine Artist
Cardi B
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
High Rap Tour
J. Cole (The Off-Season Tour)
Lil Child (The Again Exterior Tour)
Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)
High Nation Artist
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Walker Hayes
High Nation Male Artist
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
High Nation Feminine Artist
Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
High Nation Duo/Group
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Zac Brown Band
High Nation Tour
Luke Bryan (Proud To Be Proper Right here Tour)
Eric Church (Collect Once more Tour)
Chris Stapleton (All-American Street Present Tour)
High Rock Artist
Glass Animals
Think about Dragons
Machine Gun Kelly
Måneskin
twenty one pilots
High Rock Tour
Genesis (The Final Domino? Tour)
Inexperienced Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)
The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)
High Latin Artist
Dangerous Bunny
Farruko
Kali Uchis
KAROL G
Rauw Alejandro
High Latin Male Artist
Dangerous Bunny
Farruko
Rauw Alejandro
High Latin Feminine Artist
Kali Uchis
KAROL G
ROSALÍA
High Latin Duo/Group
Calibre 50
Eslabon Armado
Grupo Firme
High Latin Tour
Dangerous Bunny (El Último Tour Del Mundo)
Enrique Iglesias & Ricky Martin (Dwell in Live performance)
Los Bukis (Una Historia Cantada Tour)
High Dance/Digital Artist
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Woman Gaga
Marshmello
Tiësto
High Christian Artist
Carrie Underwood
Elevation Worship
for KING & COUNTRY
Lauren Daigle
Ye
High Gospel Artist
CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Kirk Franklin
Maverick Metropolis Music
Ye
ALBUM AWARDS
High Billboard 200 Album
Adele “30”
Doja Cat “Planet Her”
Drake “Licensed Lover Boy”
Morgan Wallen “Harmful: The Double Album”
Olivia Rodrigo “SOUR”
High Soundtrack
“Arcane League of Legends”
“Encanto”
“In The Heights”
“Sing 2”
“tick, tick…BOOM!”
High R&B Album
Doja Cat “Planet Her”
GIVĒON “When It’s All Stated And Accomplished…Take Time”
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) “An Night With Silk Sonic”
Summer season Walker “Nonetheless Over It”
The Weeknd “Daybreak FM”
High Rap Album
Drake “Licensed Lover Boy”
Moneybagg Yo “A Gangsta’s Ache”
Rod Wave “SoulFly”
The Child LAROI “F*CK LOVE”
Ye “Donda”
High Nation Album
Florida Georgia Line “Life Rolls On”
Lee Brice “Hey World”
Taylor Swift “Fearless (Taylor’s Model)”
Taylor Swift “Crimson (Taylor’s Model)”
Walker Hayes “Nation Stuff: The Album”
High Rock Album
AJR “OK ORCHESTRA”
Coldplay “Music Of The Spheres”
Think about Dragons “Mercury – Act 1”
John Mayer “Sob Rock”
twenty one pilots “Scaled And Icy”
High 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”
High Dance/Digital Album
C418 “Minecraft – Quantity Alpha”
FKA twigs “CAPRISONGS”
ILLENIUM “Fallen Embers”
Porter Robinson “Nurture”
RÜFÜS DU SOL “Give up”
High Christian Album
Carrie Underwood “My Savior”
CeCe Winans “Imagine For It”
Elevation Worship & Maverick Metropolis Music “Previous Church Basement”
Phil Wickham “Hymn Of Heaven”
Ye “Donda”
High Gospel Album
CeCe Winans “Imagine For It”
Elevation Worship & Maverick Metropolis Music “Previous Church Basement”
Maverick Metropolis Music “Jubilee: Juneteenth Version”
Maverick Metropolis Music & UPPERROOM “transfer your coronary heart.”
Ye “Donda”
SONG AWARDS
High Sizzling 100 Track
Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me Extra”
Dua Lipa “Levitating”
Olivia Rodrigo “good 4 u”
The Child LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”
High Streaming Track
Dua Lipa “Levitating”
Glass Animals “Warmth Waves”
Olivia Rodrigo “good 4 u”
The Child LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”
High Promoting Track
BTS “Butter”
BTS “Permission to Dance”
Dua Lipa “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran “Dangerous Habits”
Walker Hayes “Fancy Like”
High Radio Track
Dua Lipa “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran “Dangerous Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo “good 4 u”
The Child LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”
High Collaboration
Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me Extra”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON “Peaches”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow “INDUSTRY BABY”
The Child LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”
High Billboard International 200 Track (NEW)
Dua Lipa “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran “Dangerous Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo “good 4 u”
The Child LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”
High Billboard International (Excl. U.S.) Track (NEW)
BTS “Butter”
Ed Sheeran “Dangerous Habits”
Lil Nas X “MONTERO (Name Me By Your Identify)”
The Child LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”
High Viral Track (NEW)
Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me Extra”
GAYLE “abcdefu”
Glass Animals “Warmth Waves”
Masked Wolf “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Walker Hayes “Fancy Like”
High R&B Track
Doja Cat & The Weeknd “You Proper”
GIVĒON “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON “Peaches”
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) “Depart The Door Open”
WizKid ft. Justin Bieber & Tems “Essence”
High Rap Track
Drake ft. 21 Savage, Challenge Pat “Knife Speak”
Drake ft. Future & Younger Thug “Manner 2 Attractive”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow “INDUSTRY BABY”
Masked Wolf “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Polo G “RAPSTAR”
High Nation Track
Chris Stapleton “You Ought to In all probability Depart”
Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood “If I Didn’t Love You”
Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan “Purchase Grime”
Luke Combs “Without end After All”
Walker Hayes “Fancy Like”
High Rock Track
Coldplay X BTS “My Universe”
Elle King & Miranda Lambert “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Dwelling)”
Think about Dragons “Comply with You”
Måneskin “Beggin’”
THE ANXIETY: WILLOW & Tyler Cole “Meet Me At Our Spot”
High Latin Track
Aventura x Dangerous Bunny “Volví”
Dangerous Bunny “Yonaguni”
Farruko “Pepas”
Kali Uchis “telepatía”
Rauw Alejandro “Todo De Ti”
High Dance/Digital Track
Elton John & Dua Lipa “Chilly Coronary heart – PNAU Remix”
Farruko “Pepas”
Regard x Troye Sivan x Tate McRae “You”
Tiësto “The Enterprise”
Travis Scott & HVME “Goosebumps”
High Christian Track
Anne Wilson “My Jesus”
Ye “Hurricane”
Ye “Moon”
Ye “Off The Grid”
Ye “Reward God”
High Gospel Track
Elevation Worship & Maverick Metropolis Music ft. Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine “Jireh”
Ye “Hurricane”
Ye “Moon”
Ye “Off The Grid”
Ye “Reward God”