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The 2019 Billboard Music Awards will soon be upon us and the nominees are in!
The upcoming awards show is set to take place on 2nd May with Kelly Clarkson breaking away into a new role as host!
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The awards show, which honours the year’s most successful artists in 56 categories across all genres of music, recently announced all the artists that have been nominated.
Rap queen, Cardi B is not only making money move but also nominations at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards! The rapper has picked up 21 nominations! In addition to receiving the most nominations, Cardi is also nominated in more categories than any other artists this year!
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Drake and Post Malone follow closely behind Cardi with 17 nominations each. Travis Scott picked up 12 nominations while XXXTENTACION got 10 nods and Ariana Grande received nine.
Here’s 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 & Bradley Cooper
- Dua Lipa
Top Male Artist:
- Drake
- Post Malone
- Travis Scott
- Ed Sheeran
- XXXTENTACION
Top Female Artist:
- Cardi B
- Ariana Grande
- Halsey
- Ella Mai
- Taylor Swift
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 & 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 Male Artist:
- Khalid
- The Weeknd
- XXXTENTACION
Top R&B Female Artist:
- H.E.R.
- Ella Mai
- Queen Naija
Top R&B Tour:
- Beyoncé & JAY-Z
- Childish Gambino
- Bruno Mars
Top Rap Artist:
- Cardi B
- Drake
Juice WRLD - Post Malone
- Travis Scott
Top Rap Male Artist:
- Drake
Post Malone - Travis Scott
Top Rap Female Artist:
- Cardi B
- City Girls
- Nicki Minaj
Top Rap Tour:
- Beyoncé & JAY-Z
- Drake
- Travis Scott
Top Rock Artist:
- Imagine Dragons
- lovelytheband
- Panic! At The Disco
- Queen
- twenty one pilots
Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
- Calvin Harris
- Kygo
- Marshmello
- ODESZA
- The Chainsmokers
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 2”
- “A Star is Born” by Lady Gaga & 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 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 Dance/Electronic Album:
- Clean Bandit “What Is Love?”
- David Guetta “7”
- Kygo “Kids in Love”
- Major Lazer “Major Lazer Essentials”
- The Chainsmokers “Sick Boy”
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“Billboard Music Awards” nominees and winners are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital song sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring and social engagement, tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. The awards are based on the chart period of March 23, 2018 through March 7, 2019. Since 1940, the Billboard charts have been the go-to guide for ranking the popularity of artists, songs and albums, and are the ultimate measure of success in music.
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