Cardi B Leads Nominations For Billboard Music Awards

Cardi B

Cardi B is leading the pack with 21 nominations for the upcoming Billboard Music Awards.

The rapper is in many of the top categories, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, and Top Billboard 200 Album for her debut record Invasion of Privacy.

Drake has also received 17 nominations this year, the same number as Post Malone. The pair will battle it out in several categories, including Top Male Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, and Top Rap Male Artist.

Kelly Clarkson will host the award show from the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 1.

Below are the full list of nominees:

Top Artist:

Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
Travis Scott

Top Female Artist:

Ariana Grande
Cardi B
Ella Mai
Halsey
Taylor Swift

Top Male Artist:

Drake
Ed Sheeran
Post Malone
Travis Scott
XXXTentacion

Top Hot 100 Song:

I Like It – Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
Lucid Dreams – Juice Wrld
Girls Like You – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B
Better Now – Post Malone
Sicko Mode– Travis Scott

Top Duo and Group:

BTS
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Panic! At the Disco
Dan + Shay

Top New Artist:

Bazzi
Juice Wrld
Lil Baby
Dua Lipa
Ella Mai

Top Billboard 200 Artist:

Drake
Cardi B
Travis Scott
Post Malone
XXXTentacion

Top Billboard Hot 100 Artist:

Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Juice Wrld
Post Malone

#BBMAs 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
Ariana Grande
Drake
Maroon 5
Post Malone

Top Social Artist:

BTS
EXO
Got17
Ariana Grande
Louis Tomlinson

Top Touring Artist:

The Carters (Beyonce and 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:

The Carters (Beyonce and JAY-Z)
Donald Glover
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:

The Carters (Beyonce and JAY-Z)
Drake
Travis Scott

Top Dance/Electronic Artist:

Calvin Harris
Kygo
Marshmello
The Chainsmokers
ODESZA

Top Latin Artist:

Anuel AA
Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Ozuna
Romeo Santos

Top Rock Tour:

Elton John
Rolling Stones
U2

Top Rock Artist:

Imagine Dragons
Panic! At the Disco
Queen
Twenty One Pilots
lovelytheband

Top Country Tour:

Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Shania Twain

Top Country Duo/Group:

Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion

Top Country Female Artist:

Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood

Top Country Male Artist:

Jason Aldean
Kane Brown
Luke Combs

Top Billboard 200 Album:

Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B
Scorpion – Drake
Beerbongs & Bentleys – Post Malone
Astroworld – Travis Scott
? – XXXTentacion

Top Soundtrack:

13 Reasons Why Season 2
A Star is Born
Bohemian Rhapsody
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The Greatest Showman

Top R&B Album:

Ella Mai – Ella Mai
H.E.R. – H.E.R.
American Teen – Khalid
My Dear Melancholy, – The Weeknd
17 – XXXTentacion

Top Rap Album:

Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B
Scorpion – Drake
Beerbongs & Bentleys – Post Malone
Astroworld – Travis Scott
? – XXXTentacion

Top Country Album:

Rearview Town – Jason Aldean
Kane Brown – Kane Brown
This One’s For You – Luke Combs
Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay
Cry Pretty – Carrie Underwood

Top Rock Album:

Come Tomorrow – Dave Matthews Band
Origins – Imagine Dragons
Delta – Mumford & Sons
Pray For the Wicked – Panic! At the Disco
Trench – Twenty One Pilots

Top Latin Album:

Real Hasta la Muerte – Anuel AA
X 100PRE – Bad Bunny
Vibras – J Balvin
F.A.M.E. – Maluma
Aura – Ozuna

Top Dance/Electronic Album:

What Is Love? – Clean Bandit
7 – David Guetta
Kids in Love – Kygo
Major Lazer Essentials – Major Lazer
Sick Boy – The Chainsmokers

Top Streaming Song (Audio):

I Like It – Cardi B, Sanbenito and J Balvin
Lucid Dreams – Juice Wrld
Better Now – Post Malone
SICKO MODE – Travis Scott
SAD! – XXXTentacion

Top Streaming Song (Video):

In My Feelings – Drake
Lucid Dreams – Juice Wrld
Girls Like You – Maroon 5 and Cardi B
SICKO MODE– Travis Scott
SAD! – XXXTentacion

Top Selling Song:

In My Feelings – Drake
I Like It – Cardi B, Sanbenito and J Balvin
Without Me– Halsey
Shallow – Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Girls Like You – Maroon 5 and Cardi B

Top Radio Song:

Love Lies – Khalid and Normani
Girls Like You – Maroon 5 and Cardi B
Better Now – Post Malone
Meant to Be – Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line
The Middle – Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey

Top Collaboration:

I Like It – Cardi B, Sanbenito and J Balvin – I Like It
Love Lies – Khalid and Normani
Girls Like You – Maroon 5 and Cardi B
Happier – Marshmello and Bastille
Psycho – Post Malone and Ty Dolla $ign

Top Radio Song:

Love Lies – Khalid and Normani
Girls Like You – Maroon 5 and Cardi B
Better Now – Post Malone
Meant to Be – Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line
The Middle – Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey

Top Dance/Electronic Song:

The Middle – Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey
Taki Taki – DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Cardi B and Ozuna
One Kiss – Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa
Happier – Marshmello and Bastille
Jackie Chan – Tiesto & Dzeko ft. Preme and Post Malone

Top Latin Song:

MIA – Bad Bunny ft. Drake
Dura – Daddy Yankee
Taki Taki – DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Cardi B and Ozuna
X – Nicky Jam and J Balvin
Te Bote – Casper Magico, Nio Garcia, Darell, Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny & Ozuna

Top Rock Song:

Sit Next To Me – Foster the People
Natural – Imagine Dragons
Whatever It Takes – Imagine Dragons
Broken – lovelytheband
High Hopes – Panic! At the Disco

Top Country Song:

Heaven – Kane Brown
She Got the Best of Me – Luke Combs
Speechless – Dan + Shay
Tequila – Dan + Shay
Meant to Be – Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line

Top Rap Song:

I Like It – Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin
In My Feelings – Drake
Lucid Dreams – Juice Wrld
Better Now – Post Malone
Sicko Mode – Travis Scott

Top R&B Song:

No Brainer – DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo
Boo’d Up – Ella Mai
Trip – Ella Mai
Better – Khalid
Freaky Friday – Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown

Top Collaboration:

I Like It – Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin
Love Lies – Khalid and Normani
Girls Like You – Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B
Happier – Marshmello and Bastille
Psycho – Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign

Are you happy with these nominations? Let us know by commenting below.

Written by Lauren Yeates

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