dick clark productions and NBC today announced nominees for the ā2019 Billboard Music Awards,ā which honors the yearās most successful artists in 56 categories across all genres of music.Ā ā2019 Billboard Music Awardsā host Kelly Clarkson and chart-topping duo Dan + Shay, kicked off the nominations this morning, live on NBCās āToday.ā Ā Last yearās Top Rap Female Artist winner, Cardi B, leads the pack with 21 nods, followed by Drake and Post Malone, each with 17. Ā Other nominees and possible record-breakers include Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Travis Scott and XXXTENTACION.
The ā2019 Billboard Music Awardsā will broadcast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Wednesday, May 1 at 8 p.m. ET / PT on NBC.
Narrowly missing Drake and The Chainsmokersā record of most nominations ever in a single year (both musicians received 22 nominations in 2017), Cardi B is also a double-nominee in three categories (Top Selling Song, Top Collaboration and Top Hot 100 Song). Drake and Post Malone tie for second-most nominations this year with 17 each, both nominated in many of the same categories, including Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist and Top Hot 100 Artist. Travis Scott received 12 nominations, followed by the late XXXTENTACION with 10 and Ariana Grande with nine. Nominated for two awards this year, Taylor Swift still leads the pack for most wins of all time with 23, a record she could break again with a win this year.
Voting for the fan voted categories, Billboard Chart Achievement Award and Top Social Artist, will open in the coming weeks and additional details will be available soon.
Billboard Music Award-winner Cardi B has swiftly rewritten the Billboard chart history books since she exploded onto the scene with āBodak Yellow (Money Moves)ā just a little under two years ago. Sheās already notched three No. 1s on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart (a record for a female rapper) and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with her debut studio effort Invasion of Privacy (becoming only the fifth female rap artist with a No. 1 album). Further, Invasion launched with 202.6 million on-demand audio streams for its songs in its first week, according to Nielsen Music ā the biggest streaming week ever for an artistās debut studio album. All told, Cardi Bās catalog of songs have tallied a whopping 5.8 billion on-demand streams in the U.S.
15-time Billboard Music Award-winner Drake continues to be a non-stop force on Billboardās charts. In 2018, the superstar scored his eighth consecutive No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart with Scorpion, while all 25 of the albumās tracks hit the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. And, thanks to Scorpion, Drake shattered a Hot 100 record set by The Beatles back in 1964 ā he claimed seven simultaneous Hot 100 hits following Scorpionās debut. In total, Drake has charted 193 songs on the Hot 100 chart ā the most of any artist in the chartās 60-year history. Further, Drakeās catalog of songs recently celebrated crossing the 30 billion on-demand streams mark in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music.
After initially making waves with the Billboard Hot 100 hit āWhite Iversonā in late 2015, Post Malone has been dominating the chart in the last year-and-a-half thanks to a string of hits, including three No. 1s: his Billboard Music Award-winning āRockstar,ā featuring 21 Savage, āPsycho,ā featuring Ty Dolla $ign, and āSunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse),ā featuring Swae Lee. Post Maloneās second album, beerbongs & bentleys, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in May of 2018, and has yet to leave the weekly top 20 of the list since the albumās arrival on the chart 48 weeks ago.
Travis Scottās monster Astroworld album opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart last August (marking his second leader on the list) and notched three weeks atop the tally. The set spawned the smash hit āSicko Mode,ā which garnered the rapper his first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album has gone on to earn over 2.5 million equivalent album units, while its songs have accumulated more than 2.8 billion on-demand audio streams, in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music.
In December, XXXTENTACIONās posthumously released Skins became the artistās second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, following his earlier set, ?, which was also released in 2018. In that year alone, 24 of his songs reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including his first No. 1, āSad!,ā which topped the chart following his death in June. XXXTENTACIONās collection of albums have earned over 4.7 million equivalent album units in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music, while his songs have claimed more than 10 billion on-demand streams.
Ariana Grande wrapped 2018 in a big way, with her third No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, Sweetener, and her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, āThank U, Next.ā But then, things got even bigger for the superstar, as she quickly claimed a second No. 1 on the Hot 100 with ā7 Rings,ā along with her fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200: Thank U, Next. When the latter debuted at No. 1, it logged the largest streaming week ever for a pop album, and, any album by a woman (with its songs earning 307.1 million on-demand audio streams in its first week in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music). Further, when Thank U, Next opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, it happened just five months and 22 days after Sweetener started at No. 1 ā the shortest gap between new No. 1s on the chart for a woman since 1975.
āBillboard Music Awardsā 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.
THE ā2019 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDSā NOMINEES:
NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY
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ARTIST AWARDS
Top Artist:
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Top New Artist:
Bazzi
Juice WRLD
Lil Baby
Dua Lipa
Ella Mai
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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:
BeyoncƩ & 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:
BeyoncƩ & 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:
BeyoncƩ & JAY-Z
Drake
Travis Scott
Top Country Artist:
Jason Aldean
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Top Country Male Artist:
Jason Aldean
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Top Country Female Artist:
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
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
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ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album:
Cardi B āInvasion of Privacyā
Drake āScorpionā
Post Malone ābeerbongs & bentleys”
Travis Scott āASTROWORLDā
XXXTENTACION ā?ā
Top Soundtrack:
ā13 Reasons Why: Season 2ā
āA Star is Bornā by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
āBohemian Rhapsodyā by Queen
āSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verseā
āThe Greatest Showmanā
Top R&B Album:
Ella Mai āElla Maiā
H.E.R. āH.E.R.ā
Khalid āAmerican Teenā
The Weeknd āMy Dear Melancholy,ā
XXXTENTACION ā17ā
Top Rap Album:
Cardi B āInvasion of Privacyā
Drake āScorpionā
Post Malone ābeerbongs & bentleys”
Travis Scott āASTROWORLDā
XXXTENTACION ā?ā
Top Country Album:
Jason Aldean āRearview Townā
Kane Brown āKane Brownā
Luke Combs āThis Oneās For Youā
Dan + Shay āDan + Shayā
Carrie Underwood āCry Prettyā
Top Rock Album:
Dave Matthews Band āCome Tomorrowā
Imagine Dragons āOriginsā
Mumford & Sons āDeltaā
Panic! At This Disco āPray For The Wickedā
twenty one pilots āTrenchā
Top Latin Album:
Anuel AA āReal Hasta la Muerteā
Bad Bunny āX 100PREā
J Balvin āVibrasā
Maluma āF.A.M.E.ā
Ozuna āAuraā
Top Dance/Electronic Album:
Clean Bandit āWhat Is Love?ā
David Guetta ā7ā
Kygo āKids in Loveā
Major Lazer āMajor Lazer Essentialsā
The Chainsmokers āSick Boyā
Top Christian Album:
Cory Asbury āReckless Loveā
Lauren Daigle āLook Up Childā
for KING & COUNTRY āBurn The Shipsā
Hillsong Worship āThere Is Moreā
Zach Williams āChain Breakerā
Top Gospel Album:
Snoop Dogg & Various Artists āSnoop Dogg Presents Bible of Loveā
Aretha Franklin āGospel Greatsā
Koryn Hawthorne āUnstoppableā
Tori Kelly āHiding Placeā
Jonathan McReynolds āMake Roomā
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SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song:
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin āI Like Itā
Juice WRLD āLucid Dreamsā
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B āGirls Like Youā
Post Malone āBetter Nowā
Travis Scott āSICKO MODEā
Top Streaming Song (Audio):
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin āI Like Itā
Juice WRLD āLucid Dreamsā
Post Malone āBetter Nowā
Travis Scott āSICKO MODEā
XXXTENTACION āSAD!ā
Top Streaming Song (Video):
Drake āIn My Feelingsā
Juice WRLD āLucid Dreamsā
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B āGirls Like Youā
Travis Scott āSICKO MODEā
XXXTENTACION āSAD!ā
Top Selling Song:
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin āI Like Itā
Drake āIn My Feelingsā
Halsey āWithout Meā
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper āShallowā
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B āGirls Like Youā
Top Radio Song:
Khalid & Normani āLove Liesā
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B āGirls Like Youā
Post Malone āBetter Nowā
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line āMeant to Beā
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey āThe Middleā
Top Collaboration:
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin āI Like Itā
Khalid & Normani āLove Liesā
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B āGirls Like Youā
Marshmello & Bastille āHappierā
Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign āPsychoā
Top R&B Song:
DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo āNo Brainerā
Ella Mai āBooād Upā
Ella Mai āTripā
Khalid āBetterā
Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown āFreaky Fridayā
Top Rap Song:
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin āI Like Itā
Drake āIn My Feelingsā
Juice WRLD āLucid Dreamsā
Post Malone āBetter Nowā
Travis Scott āSICKO MODEā
Top Country Song:
Kane Brown āHeavenā
Luke Combs āShe Got the Best of Meā
Dan + Shay āSpeechlessā
Dan + Shay āTequilaā
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line āMeant to Beā
Top Rock Song:
Foster The People āSit Next to Meā
Imagine Dragons āNaturalā
Imagine Dragons āWhatever It Takesā
lovelytheband ābrokenā
Panic! At The Disco āHigh Hopesā
Top Latin Song:
Bad Bunny ft. Drake āMiaā
Daddy Yankee āDuraā
DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B āTaki Takiā
Nicky Jam & J Balvin āXā
Casper Magico, Nio Garcia, Darell, Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny & Ozuna āTe Boteā
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Top Dance/Electronic Song:
DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B āTaki Takiā
Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa āOne Kissā
Marshmello & Bastille āHappierā
TiĆ«sto & Dzeko ft. Preme & Post Malone āJackie Chanā
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey āThe Middleā
Top Christian Song:
Cory Asbury āReckless Loveā
Lauren Daigle āYou Sayā
for KING & COUNTRY ājoy.ā
Hillsong Worship āWho You Say I Amā
Tauren Wells āKnownā
Top Gospel Song:
Todd Dulaney āYour Great Nameā
Koryn Hawthorne āWonāt He Do Itā
Tori Kelly ft. Kirk Franklin āNever Aloneā
Jason Nelson āForeverā
Brian Courtney Wilson āA Great Workā