2022 Billboard Music Awards Nominees

By Stermy 14 Min Read

Organisers of the annually held Billboard Music Awards (BBMA) finally releases the complete list of nominees for this year’s edition which honor the year’s most successful artists in 62 categories across all genres of music.

The Billboard Music Awards are honors given out annually by Billboard, a publication covering the music business and a music popularity chart. The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually since 1990, with the exception of the years 2007 through 2010. The event was formerly staged in December

Unlike other awards, such as the Grammy Award, which determine nominations as a result of the highest votes received by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on album and digital songs sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring, and social engagement.

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These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including MRC Data and Next Big Sound. The 2018 awards were based on the reporting period of April 8, 2017 through March 31, 2018.[3] Awards are given for the top album, artist and single in a number of different music genres.

2022 Billboard Music Awards Nominees

Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer, the Weekend born with his legal name as Abel Makkonen Tesfaye leads the awards with a total of 17 nominations including the Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Male Artist, Top R&B Album, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Streaming Song, Top Radio Song, Top Collaboration, Top Billboard Global 200 Song, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song, Top R&B Song categories.

American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer Doja Cat also came up second as the most nominated artiste for the 2022 Billboard Music Awards with 14 category nomination which includes; Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top R&B Album, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Collaboration, Top Viral Song, Top R&B Song.

Canadian singer, Justin Dieber also came third on the list with 13 nominations including Top Male Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Streaming Song, Top Radio Song, Top Collaboration (x2), Top Billboard Global 200 Song, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song, Top R&B Song (x2).

Kanye West, YE and also Olivia Rodrigo has 10 moninations each, Drake also has 11, followed by \DuaLipa, and Ed Sheeran who both has 9 nominations each.

Awards Date, and Venue:

The BBMAs will broadcast live coast-to-coast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 15 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC and stream live on Peacock.

Kindly check out the full list of nominations for the upcoming 2022 Billboard Music Awards below.

Billboard Music Awards 2022 Nominees

 

ARTIST AWARDS

 

Top Artist

 

Top New Artist

  • GIVĒON
  • Masked Wolf
  • Olivia Rodrigo
  • Pooh Shiesty
  • The Kid LAROI

 

Top Male Artist

  • Drake
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Justin Bieber
  • Lil Nas X
  • The Weeknd

 

Top Female Artist

  • Adele
  • Doja Cat
  • Dua Lipa
  • Olivia Rodrigo
  • Taylor Swift

 

Top Duo/Group

  • BTS
  • Glass Animals
  • Imagine Dragons
  • Migos
  • Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)

 

Top Billboard 200 Artist

  • Adele
  • Drake
  • Juice WRLD
  • Morgan Wallen
  • Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist

  • Doja Cat
  • Drake
  • Justin Bieber
  • Olivia Rodrigo
  • The Weeknd

 

Top Streaming Songs Artist

  • Doja Cat
  • Drake
  • Lil Nas X
  • Olivia Rodrigo
  • The Weeknd

 

Top Song Sales Artist

  • Adele
  • BTS
  • Dua Lipa
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Walker Hayes

 

Top Radio Songs Artist

  • Doja Cat
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Justin Bieber
  • Olivia Rodrigo
  • The Weeknd

 

Top Billboard Global 200 Artist (NEW)

  • Doja Cat
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Justin Bieber
  • Olivia Rodrigo
  • The Weeknd

 

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist (NEW)

  • BTS
  • Dua Lipa
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Olivia Rodrigo
  • The Weeknd

 

Top Tour

  • Eagles (Hotel California Tour)
  • Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
  • Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)
  • Harry Styles (Love on Tour)
  • The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)

 

Top R&B Artist

  • Doja Cat
  • GIVĒON
  • Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
  • Summer Walker
  • The Weeknd

 

Top R&B Male Artist

  • GIVĒON
  • Khalid
  • The Weeknd

 

Top R&B Female Artist

  • Doja Cat
  • Summer Walker
  • SZA

 

Top R&B Tour

  • Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars at Park MGM)
  • Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)
  • Usher (The Vegas Residency)

 

Top Rap Artist

  • Drake
  • Juice WRLD
  • Lil Baby
  • Moneybagg Yo
  • Polo G

 

Top Rap Male Artist

  • Drake
  • Juice WRLD
  • Polo G

 

Top Rap Female Artist

  • Cardi B
  • Latto
  • Megan Thee Stallion

 

Top Rap Tour

  • Cole (The Off-Season Tour)
  • Lil Baby (The Back Outside Tour)
  • Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)

 

Top Country Artist

  • Chris Stapleton
  • Luke Combs
  • Morgan Wallen
  • Taylor Swift
  • Walker Hayes

 

Top Country Male Artist

  • Chris Stapleton
  • Luke Combs
  • Morgan Wallen

 

Top Country Female Artist

  • Carrie Underwood
  • Miranda Lambert
  • Taylor Swift

 

Top Country Duo/Group

  • Dan + Shay
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • Zac Brown Band

 

Top Country Tour

  • Chris Stapleton (All-American Road Show Tour)
  • Eric Church (Gather Again Tour)
  • Luke Bryan (Proud To Be Right Here Tour)

 

Top Rock Artist

  • Glass Animals
  • Imagine Dragons
  • Machine Gun Kelly
  • Måneskin
  • twenty one pilots

 

Top Rock Tour

  • Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
  • Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)
  • The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)

 

Top Latin Artist

  • Bad Bunny
  • Farruko
  • Kali Uchis
  • KAROL G
  • Rauw Alejandro

 

Top Latin Male Artist

  • Bad Bunny
  • Farruko
  • Rauw Alejandro

 

Top Latin Female Artist

  • Kali Uchis
  • KAROL G
  • ROSALÍA

 

Top Latin Duo/Group

  • Calibre 50
  • Eslabon Armado
  • Grupo Firme

 

Top Latin Tour

  • Bad Bunny (El Último Tour Del Mundo)
  • Enrique Iglesias & Ricky Martin (Live in Concert)
  • Los Bukis (Una Historia Cantada Tour)

 

Top Dance/Electronic Artist

  • Calvin Harris
  • David Guetta
  • Lady Gaga
  • Marshmello
  • Tiësto

 

Top Christian Artist

  • Carrie Underwood
  • Elevation Worship
  • for KING & COUNTRY
  • Lauren Daigle
  • Ye

 

Top Gospel Artist

  • CeCe Winans
  • Elevation Worship
  • Kirk Franklin
  • Maverick City Music
  • Ye

 

ALBUM AWARDS

 

Top Billboard 200 Album

  • Adele “30”
  • Doja Cat “Planet Her”
  • Drake “Certified Lover Boy”
  • Morgan Wallen “Dangerous: The Double Album”
  • Olivia Rodrigo “SOUR”

 

Top Soundtrack

  • “Arcane League of Legends”
  • “Encanto”
  • “In The Heights”
  • “Sing 2”
  • “tick, tick…BOOM!”

 

Top R&B Album

  • Doja Cat “Planet Her”
  • GIVĒON “When It’s All Said And Done…Take Time”
  • Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) “An Evening With Silk Sonic”
  • Summer Walker “Still Over It”
  • The Weeknd “Dawn FM”

 

Top Rap Album

  • Drake “Certified Lover Boy”
  • Moneybagg Yo “A Gangsta’s Pain”
  • Rod Wave “SoulFly”
  • The Kid LAROI “F*CK LOVE”
  • Ye “Donda”

 

Top Country Album

  • Florida Georgia Line “Life Rolls On”
  • Lee Brice “Hey World”
  • Taylor Swift “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)”
  • Taylor Swift “Red (Taylor’s Version)”
  • Walker Hayes “Country Stuff: The Album”

 

Top Rock Album

  • AJR “OK ORCHESTRA”
  • Coldplay “Music Of The Spheres”
  • Imagine Dragons “Mercury – Act 1”
  • John Mayer “Sob Rock”
  • twenty one pilots “Scaled And Icy”

 

Top Latin Album

  • Eslabon Armado “Corta Venas”
  • J Balvin “JOSE”
  • Kali Uchis “Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞”
  • KAROL G “KG0516”
  • Rauw Alejandro “VICE VERSA”

 

Top Dance/Electronic Album

  • C418 “Minecraft – Volume Alpha”
  • FKA twigs “CAPRISONGS”
  • ILLENIUM “Fallen Embers”
  • Porter Robinson “Nurture”
  • RÜFÜS DU SOL “Surrender”

 

Top Christian Album

  • Carrie Underwood “My Savior”
  • CeCe Winans “Believe For It”
  • Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music “Old Church Basement”
  • Phil Wickham “Hymn Of Heaven”
  • Ye “Donda”

 

Top Gospel Album

  • CeCe Winans “Believe For It”
  • Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music “Old Church Basement”
  • Maverick City Music “Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition”
  • Maverick City Music & UPPERROOM “move your heart.”
  • Ye “Donda”

SONG AWARDS

 

Top Hot 100 Song

  • Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me More”
  • Dua Lipa “Levitating”
  • Olivia Rodrigo “good 4 u”
  • The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
  • The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”

 

Top Streaming Song

  • Dua Lipa “Levitating”
  • Glass Animals “Heat Waves”
  • Olivia Rodrigo “good 4 u”
  • The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
  • The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”

 

Top Selling Song

  • BTS “Butter”
  • BTS “Permission to Dance”
  • Dua Lipa “Levitating”
  • Ed Sheeran “Bad Habits”
  • Walker Hayes “Fancy Like”

 

Top Radio Song

  • Dua Lipa “Levitating”
  • Ed Sheeran “Bad Habits”
  • Olivia Rodrigo “good 4 u”
  • The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
  • The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”

 

Top Collaboration

  • Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me More”
  • Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON “Peaches”
  • Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow “INDUSTRY BABY”
  • The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
  • The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”

 

Top Billboard Global 200 Song (NEW)

  • Dua Lipa “Levitating”
  • Ed Sheeran “Bad Habits”
  • Olivia Rodrigo “good 4 u”
  • The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
  • The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”

 

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song (NEW)

  • BTS “Butter”
  • Ed Sheeran “Bad Habits”
  • Lil Nas X “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
  • The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
  • The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”

 

Top Viral Song (NEW)

  • Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me More”
  • GAYLE “abcdefu”
  • Glass Animals “Heat Waves”
  • Masked Wolf “Astronaut In The Ocean”
  • Walker Hayes “Fancy Like”

 

Top R&B Song

  • Doja Cat & The Weeknd “You Right”
  • GIVĒON “Heartbreak Anniversary”
  • Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON “Peaches”
  • Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) “Leave The Door Open”
  • WizKid ft. Justin Bieber & Tems “Essence”

 

Top Rap Song

  • Drake ft. 21 Savage, Project Pat “Knife Talk”
  • Drake ft. Future & Young Thug “Way 2 Sexy”
  • Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow “INDUSTRY BABY”
  • Masked Wolf “Astronaut In The Ocean”
  • Polo G “RAPSTAR”

 

Top Country Song

  • Chris Stapleton “You Should Probably Leave”
  • Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood “If I Didn’t Love You”
  • Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan “Buy Dirt”
  • Luke Combs “Forever After All”
  • Walker Hayes “Fancy Like”

 

Top Rock Song

  • Coldplay X BTS “My Universe”
  • Elle King & Miranda Lambert “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
  • Imagine Dragons “Follow You”
  • Måneskin “Beggin’”
  • THE ANXIETY: WILLOW & Tyler Cole “Meet Me At Our Spot”

 

Top Latin Song

  • Aventura x Bad Bunny “Volví”
  • Bad Bunny “Yonaguni”
  • Farruko “Pepas”
  • Kali Uchis “telepatía”
  • Rauw Alejandro “Todo De Ti”

 

Top Dance/Electronic Song

  • Elton John & Dua Lipa “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix”
  • Farruko “Pepas”
  • Regard x Troye Sivan x Tate McRae “You”
  • Tiësto “The Business”
  • Travis Scott & HVME “Goosebumps”

 

Top Christian Song

  • Anne Wilson “My Jesus”
  • Ye “Hurricane”
  • Ye “Moon”
  • Ye “Off The Grid”
  • Ye “Praise God”

 

Top Gospel Song

  • Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music ft. Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine “Jireh”
  • Ye “Hurricane”
  • Ye “Moon”
  • Ye “Off The Grid”
  • Ye “Praise God”

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