One month before the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, the nominees were unveiled, and the two biggest stars in the world – Doza Cat and The Weekend – have nodded the most. See the full list here.
Less than a week after The Grammys handed out their awards, the Billboard Music Awards decided it was their turn to celebrate some of the biggest and brightest stars in the music world. Ahead of the May 15 event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the BBMA has compiled a list of nominees. The men led the team of identifying artists WeekendWho received 17 nominations, including Best Artist, Top Male Artist, and Top R&B Album. Doja cat, With her 14 nominations, leads female-identifying artists Doza is ready for awards like the top Billboard 200 album (The planet is his), Hot 100 Songs, and Top Collaboration (with “Kiss Me More”) U. P. S.)
DrakeBBMA’s winning artist, Taylor SwiftAnd Justin Bieber All score scores this year. Connie “Yeah” West Top Gospel has also received numerous nominations, including four out of five for the song. Taylor’s 25 wins make her the most featured female artist in BBMA history, and she can add to that with wins on Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Country Album – both. Fearless (Taylor’s version) And Red (Taylor’s version) Is nominated. Olivia Rodrigo Top artists and other awards are up for a handful.
See full list here (h / t) Billboards):
Artist Award
Top artists
Doja cat
Drake
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
Weekend
Top new artist
Given
The masked wolf
Olivia Rodrigo
Poh Shisti
KID LAROI
Top male artists
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Lil Nas X.
Weekend
Top female artists
Adele
Doja cat
Doa lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
Top duo / group
BTS
Glass animals
Imagine a dragon
Migos
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson. Pak)
Top Billboard 200 Artists
Adele
Drake
Ross WRLD
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artists
Doja cat
Drake
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
Weekend
Top streaming music artists
Doja cat
Drake
Lil Nas X.
Olivia Rodrigo
Weekend
Top music sales artist
Adele
BTS
Doa lipa
Ed Sheeran
Walker Hayes
Top radio song artist
Doja cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
Weekend
Top Billboard Global 200 Artists (New)
Doja cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
Weekend
Top Billboard Global (US Exclusive) artist (New)
BTS
Doa lipa
Ed Sheeran
Olivia Rodrigo
Weekend
Top tour
Eagle (Hotel California Tour)
Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Wizard (The Hella Mega Tour)
Harry style (love of travel)
The Rolling Stones (no filter tour)
Top R&B artist
Doja cat
Given
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson. Pak)
Summer Walker
Weekend
Top R&B male artist
Given
Khalid
Weekend
Top R&B female artists
Doja cat
Summer Walker
U. P. S.
Top R&B Tours
Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars at MGM Park)
Omerion and Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)
Usher (The Vegas Residency)
Top rap artist
Drake
Ross WRLD
Lil Baby
Wallet yo
Polo G.
Top rap male artist
Drake
Ross WRLD
Polo G.
Top rap female artist
Cardi b
Lact
Megan Thi Stallion
Top Wrap Tours
J. Cole (Off-Season Tour)
Lil Baby (The Back Outside Tour)
Omerion and Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)
Top artists of the country
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Walker Hayes
Top male artists in the country
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Top female artists in the country
Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Top Country Duo / Group
Dan + She
Florida Georgia Line
Jack Brown band
Top country travel
Luke Bryan (Pride to be right here tour)
Eric Church (Gather Again Tour)
Chris Stapleton (All-American Road Show Tour)
Top rock artist
Glass animals
Imagine a dragon
Kelly machine gun
Moonlight
Twenty-one pilots
Top Rock Tour
Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Wizard (The Hella Mega Tour)
The Rolling Stones (no filter tour)
Top Latin artists
Bad rabbit
Farooq
Kali Uchis
Yes
Raw Alejandro
Top Latin male artists
Bad rabbit
Farooq
Raw Alejandro
Top Latin female artists
Kali Uchis
Yes
Rosalia
Top Latin Duo / Group
Caliber 50
Armed link
Farm Group
Top Latin Tours
The Bad Rabbit (The Last World Tour)
Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin (live concert)
Los Bukis (A Song History Tour)
Top Dance / Electronic Artist
Calvin Harris
David Geta
Lady Gaga
Marshmallow
Tiesto
Top Christian artists
Carrie Underwood
Worship of heights
For the king and the country
Lauren Diegel
Yes
Top gospel artists
CeCe Winans
Worship of heights
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
Yes
Album Awards
Top Billboard 200 albums
Adele, 30
Doja cat, The planet is his
Drake, Certified Lover Boy
Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album
Olivia Rodrigo, Talk
Top soundtrack
Arcane League of Legends
Charm
At height
Sing 2
Tick, tick… boom!
Top R&B albums
Doja cat, The planet is his
Givnon, When it’s all said and done … take the time
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson. Pak), An evening with Silk Sonic
Summer Walker, It’s still over
On weekends, Don FM
Top Rap Album
Drake, Certified Lover Boy
Wallet yo, A gangster pain
Rod Wave, Soulfly
Children LAROI, F * ck love
Yes, Donda
Top Country Albums
Florida Georgia Line, Life rolls on
Lee Bryce, O world
Taylor Swift, Fearless (Taylor’s version)
Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s version)
Walker Hayes, Country Things: Album
Top rock albums
AJR, All right, orchestra
Fraud, Sphere music
Imagine a dragon, Mercury – Law 1
John Mayer, Under the rocks
Twenty-one pilots, Scaled and ice
Top Latin albums
Armed links, Small veins
J. Balvin, Jose
Kali Uchis, Fearless (love and other ghosts) 6
Please, KG0516
Raw Alejandro, On the contrary
Top Dance / Electronic Albums
C418, Minecraft – Volume alpha
FKA stalks, Capricorn
Ilenium Fallen embers
Porter Robinson, Nurture
Rufus du Sol, Surrender
Top Christian Albums
Carrie Underwood, My protector
CeCe Winans, Believe in it
Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music, Old Church Basement
Phil Wickham, Hymns of heaven
Yes, Donda
Top Gospel Albums
CeCe Winans, Believe in it
Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music, Old Church Basement
Maverick City Music, Jubilee: Juventus Edition
Maverick City Music and Upper RoomMove your heart.
Yes, Donda
Song Award
Top Hot 100 Songs
Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Dua Lipa, “Wave”
Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U”
Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber, “Stay”
In The Weekend and Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top streaming songs
Dua Lipa, “Wave”
Glass creatures, “heat waves”
Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U”
Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber, “Stay”
In The Weekend and Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top selling songs
BTS, “Butter”
BTS, “Dance Permission”
Dua Lipa, “Wave”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Likes”
Top radio songs
Dua Lipa, “Wave”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U”
Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber, “Stay”
In The Weekend and Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top collaboration
Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Justin Bieber ft Daniel Caesar and Given, “Peach”
Lil Nas X feet. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber, “Stay”
In The Weekend and Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top Billboard Global 200 songs (New)
Dua Lipa, “Wave”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo, “Good 4 U”
Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber, “Stay”
In The Weekend and Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top Billboard Global (US Exclusive) songs (New)
BTS, “Butter”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Lil Nass X, “Montero (call me by your name)”
Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber, “Stay”
In The Weekend and Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top viral songs (New)
Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Gayle, “abcdefu”
Glass creatures, “heat waves”
Masked wolf, “astronaut at sea”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Likes”
The best R&B song
Doja Cat and the Weekend, “You’re Right”
Given, “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Justin Bieber ft Daniel Caesar and Given, “Peaches”
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .pack), “Open the Door”
WizKid ft. Justin Bieber and Tems, “Essence”
Top rap songs
Drake ft. 21 Savage, Project Pat, “Nnife Talk”
Drake feet. Future and Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Lil Nas X feet. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
Masked wolf, “astronaut at sea”
Polo G, “Rapster”
The best country songs
Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”
Jason Aldian and Carrie Underwood, “If I Didn’t Love You”
Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”
Luke Combs, “Forever”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Likes”
Top rock songs
Coldplay X BTS, “My Universe”
Eli King and Miranda Lambert, “Drunk (and I Don’t Want to Go Home)”
Imagine a dragon, “follow you”
Moonlight, “Begin”
Concerns: Willow and Tyler Cole, “Meet Me in Our Place”
Top Latin songs
Aventura x Bad Bunny, “I’m Back”
Bad rabbit, “Jonaguni”
Farooqo, “Pepas”
Kali Uchis, “Telepathy”
Rau Alejandro, “All Yours”
Top dance / electronic songs
Elton John and Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix”
Farooqo, “Pepas”
Greetings x Troy Sivan x Tate Macrae, “You”
Tiësto, “business”
Travis Scott and HVME, “Goosebumps”
Top Christian Songs
Ann Wilson, “My Jesus”
Yes, “Hurricane”.
Yes, the “moon”.
Yes, “off the grid”
Yes, “Praise God”
Top gospel songs
Elevation Warship and Maverick City Music Feet. Chandler Moore and Naomi Raine, “Zireh”
Yes, “Hurricane”.
Yes, the “moon”.
Yes, “off the grid”
Yes, “Praise God”
