Billboard Music Awards Nominations 2019: Cardi B, Drake and Put up Malone Lead the Pack

If the nominations this 12 months are any indication, the Billboard Music Awards are certain to carry out music’s boldest and brightest when it comes time for the large present.

This 12 months’s host Kelly Clarkson and nation duo Dan + Shay — who’re up for seven awards themselves this 12 months — kicked off the nominations stay on NBC’s At this time on Thursday morning.

Cardi B leads the pack in 2019 with 21 nods (together with high artist) and is adopted by Drake and Put up Malone with 17 nominations every. Different nominees with a number of nods embrace Ariana Grande, Travis Scott and late rapper XXXTentacion.

Taylor Swift, who holds essentially the most wins by an artist of all time, may beat her report of 23 if she wins both award she is nominated for within the high feminine artist or high touring artist classes.

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Take a look at the complete record of nominees beneath.

TOP ARTIST

Cardi B

Drake

Ariana Grande

Put up Malone

Travis Scott

TOP NEW ARTIST

Bazzi

Juice WRLD

Lil Child

Dua Lipa

Ella Mai

 

BILLBOARD CHART ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Dan + Shay

Drake

Ariana Grande

Girl Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Dua Lipa

 

TOP MALE ARTIST

Drake

Put up Malone

Travis Scott

Ed Sheeran

XXXTENTACION

 

TOP FEMALE ARTIST

Cardi B

Ariana Grande

Halsey

Ella Mai

Taylor Swift

 

TOP DUO/GROUP

BTS

Dan + Shay

Think about Dragons

Maroon 5

Panic! At The Disco

 

TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST

Drake

Ariana Grande

Put up Malone

Travis Scott

XXXTENTACION

 

TOP 100 ARTIST

Cardi B

Drake

Ariana Grande

Juice WRLD

Put up Malone

 

TOP STREAMING SONGS ARTIST

Cardi B

Drake

Ariana Grande

Put up Malone

XXXTENTACION

 

TOP SONG SALES ARTIST

Drake

Ariana Grande

Think about Dragons

Girl Gaga

Put up Malone

 

TOP RADIO SONGS ARTIST

Cardi B

Drake

Ariana Grande

Maroon 5

Put up 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

Infantile Gambino

Bruno Mars

 

TOP RAP ARTIST

Cardi B

Drake

Juice WRLD

Put up Malone

Travis Scott

 

TOP RAP MALE ARTIST

Drake

Put up Malone

Travis Scott

 

TOP RAP FEMALE ARTIST

Cardi B

Metropolis Ladies

Nicki Minaj

 

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 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

Previous Dominion

TOP COUNTRY TOUR

Luke Bryan

Kenny Chesney

Shania Twain

TOP ROCK ARTIST

Think about Dragons

lovelytheband

Panic! At The Disco

Queen

twenty one pilots

 

TOP ROCK TOUR

Elton John

The Rolling Stones

U2

 

TOP LATIN ARTIST

Anuel AA

Unhealthy Bunny

J Balvin

Ozuna

Romeo Santos

TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTISTC

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 Privateness

Drake, Scorpion

Put up Malone, beerbongs & bentleys

Travis Scott, ASTROWORLD

XXXTENTACION, ?

 

TOP SOUNDTRACK
13 Causes Why: Season 2
A Star is Born, by Girl Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The Best Showman

TOP R&B ALBUM

Ella Mai, Ella Mai

H.E.R., H.E.R.

Khalid, American Teen

The Weeknd, My Pricey Melancholy

XXXTENTACION, 17

 

TOP RAP ALBUM

Cardi B, Invasion of Privateness

Drake, Scorpion

Put up Malone, beerbongs & bentleys

Travis Scott, ASTROWORLD

XXXTENTACION, ?

 

TOP COUNTRY ALBUM

Jason Aldean, Rearview City

Kane Brown, Kane Brown

Luke Combs, This One’s For You

Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay

Carrie Underwood, Cry Fairly

 

TOP ROCK ALBUM

Dave Matthews Band, Come Tomorrow

Think about Dragons, Origins

Mumford & Sons, Delta

Panic! At This Disco, Pray For The Depraved

twenty one pilots, Trench

 

TOP LATIN ALBUM

Anuel AA, Actual Hasta la Muerte

Unhealthy Bunny, X 100PRE

J Balvin, Vibras

Maluma, F.A.M.E.

Ozuna, Aura

TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM

Clear Bandit, What Is Love?

David Guetta, 7

Kygo, Youngsters in Love

Main Lazer, Main Lazer Necessities

The Chainsmokers, Sick Boy

TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUM

Cory Asbury, Reckless Love

Lauren Daigle, Look Up Youngster

for KING & COUNTRY, Burn The Ships

Hillsong Worship, There Is Extra

Zach Williams, Chain Breaker

TOP GOSPEL ALBUM

Snoop Dogg & Numerous 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, Unhealthy Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It”

Juice WRLD, “Lucid Desires”

Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Ladies Like You”

Put up Malone, “Higher Now”

Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE”

TOP STREAMING SONG (AUDIO)

Cardi B, Unhealthy Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It”

Juice WRLD, “Lucid Desires”

Put up Malone, “Higher Now”

Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE”

XXXTENTACION, “SAD!”

 

TOP STREAMING SONG (VIDEO)

Drake, “In My Emotions”

Juice WRLD, “Lucid Desires”

Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Ladies Like You”

Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE”

XXXTENTACION, “SAD!”

 

TOP SELLING SONG

Cardi B, Unhealthy Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It”

Drake, “In My Emotions”

Halsey, “With out Me”

Girl Gaga & Bradley Cooper, “Shallow”

Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Ladies Like You”

 

TOP RADIO SONG

Khalid & Normani, “Love Lies”

Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Ladies Like You”

Put up Malone, “Higher Now”

Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be”

Zedd, Maren Morris & Gray, “The Center”

 

TOP COLLABORATION 

Cardi B, Unhealthy Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It”

Khalid & Normani, “Love Lies”

Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Ladies Like You”

Marshmello & Bastille, “Happier”

Put up Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign, “Psycho”

 

TOP R&B SONG

DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Probability The Rapper & Quavo, “No Brainer”

Ella Mai, “Boo’d Up”

Ella Mai, “Journey”

Khalid, “Higher”

Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown, “Freaky Friday”

 

TOP RAP SONG

Cardi B, Unhealthy Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It”

Drake, “In My Emotions”

Juice WRLD, “Lucid Desires”

Put up Malone, “Higher Now”

Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE”

TOP COUNTRY SONG

Kane Brown, “Heaven”

Luke Combs, “She Bought the Better of Me”

Dan + Shay, “Speechless”

Dan + Shay, “Tequila”

Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be”

 

TOP ROCK SONG

Foster The Folks, “Sit Subsequent to Me”

Think about Dragons, “Pure”

Think about Dragons, “No matter It Takes”

lovelytheband, “damaged”

Panic! At The Disco, “Excessive Hopes”

TOP LATIN SONG

Unhealthy Bunny ft. Drake, “Mia”

Daddy Yankee, “Dura”

DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B, “Taki Taki”

Nicky Jam & J Balvin, “X”

Casper Magico, Nio Garcia, Darell, Nicky Jam, Unhealthy Bunny & Ozuna, “Te Bote”

TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONG

DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B, “Taki Taki”

Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa, “One Kiss”

Marshmello & Bastille, “Happier”

Tiësto & Dzeko ft. Preme & Put up Malone, “Jackie Chan”

Zedd, Maren Morris & Gray, “The Center”

TOP CHRISTIAN SONG

Cory Asbury, “Reckless Love”

Lauren Daigle, “You Say”

for KING & COUNTRY, “pleasure.”

Hillsong Worship, “Who You Say I Am”

Tauren Wells, “Recognized”

TOP GOSPEL SONG

Todd Dulaney, “Your Nice Identify”

Koryn Hawthorne, “Received’t He Do It”

Tori Kelly ft. Kirk Franklin, “By no means Alone”

Jason Nelson, “Eternally”

Brian Courtney Wilson, “A Nice Work”

The 2019 Billboard Music Awards will air on NBC stay from the MGM Grand Backyard Area in Las Vegas on Could 1 at eight p.m. ET/PT.