The nominations are decided by key fan interactions like album and digital song sales, streaming, radio airplay, and social engagement.
The Billboard Music Awards are set to air May 23 and are aimed at honoring today’s most popular artists. The full list of nominees has been revealed and The Weeknd, DaBaby, and Megan Thee Stallion are leading the pack. The Weeknd, who was notably snubbed for a Grammy nomination this year, holds an impressive 16 BMA nominations, including Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, and Top Streaming Songs Artist. DaBaby follows closely behind with 11 nominations. Country singer Gabby Barrett holds the most nominations for a female artist with nine, but Megan Thee Stallion is right behind her with seven nods. The Billboard Music Awards also note that while Morgan Wallen appears on their nominations list, they say “his recent conduct does not align with our core values, we will not be including him on the show in any capacity (performing, presenting, accepting).” Their decision to not include Wallen follows a viral video which shows the singer using a racial slur. This year’s awards are based on the chart period of March 21, 2020 through April 3, 2021. Nominations are decided based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital song sales, streaming, radio airplay, and social engagement, tracked by Billboard and its data partners. Check out the fill list of nominees below. Drake Juice WRLD Pop Smoke Taylor Swift The Weeknd Gabby Barrett Doja Cat Jack Harlow Pop Smoke Rod Wave Drake Juice WRLD Lil Baby Pop Smoke The Weeknd Billie Eilish Ariana Grande Dua Lipa Megan Thee Stallion Taylor Swift AC/DC AJR BTS Dan + Shay Maroon 5 Drake Juice WRLD Pop Smoke Post Malone Taylor Swift DaBaby Drake Dua Lipa Pop Smoke The Weeknd DaBaby Drake Lil Baby Pop Smoke The Weeknd Justin Bieber BTS Megan Thee Stallion Morgan Wallen The Weeknd Justin Bieber Lewis Capaldi Dua Lipa Harry Styles The Weeknd Blackpink BTS Ariana Grande SB19 Seventeen Jhené Aiko Justin Bieber Chris Brown Doja Cat The Weeknd Justin Bieber Chris Brown The Weeknd Jhené Aiko Doja Cat SZA DaBaby Drake Juice WRLD Lil Baby Pop Smoke Juice WRLD Lil Baby Pop Smoke Cardi B Megan Thee Stallion Saweetie Gabby Barrett Kane Brown Luke Combs Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen Luke Combs Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen Gabby Barrett Maren Morris Carrie Underwood Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Maddie & Tae AC/DC AJR Five Finger Death Punch Machine Gun Kelly twenty one pilots Anuel AA Bad Bunny J Balvin Maluma Ozuna Bad Bunny J Balvin Ozuna Becky G Karol G Rosalía Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga Eslabón Armado Los Dos Carnales The Chainsmokers Kygo Lady Gaga Marshmello Surf Mesa Casting Crowns Elevation Worship for KING & COUNTRY Carrie Underwood Zach Williams Kirk Franklin Koryn Hawthorne Tasha Cobbs Leonard Maverick City Music Kanye West Juice WRLD — “Legends Never Die” Lil Baby — “My Turn” Pop Smoke — “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon” Taylor Swift — “folklore” The Weeknd — “After Hours” Jhené Aiko — “Chilombo” Chris Brown & Young Thug — “Slime & B” Doja Cat — “Hot Pink” Kehlani — “It Was Good Until It Wasn’t” The Weeknd — “After Hours” DaBaby — “BLAME IT ON BABY” Juice WRLD — “Legends Never Die” Lil Baby — “My Turn” Lil Uzi Vert — “Eternal Atake” Pop Smoke — “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon” Gabby Barrett — “Goldmine” Sam Hunt — “Southside” Chris Stapleton — “Starting Over” Carrie Underwood — “My Gift” Morgan Wallen — “Dangerous: The Double Album” AC/DC — “Power Up” Miley Cyrus — “Plastic Hearts” Glass Animals — “Dreamland” Machine Gun Kelly — “Tickets to My Downfall” Bruce Springsteen — “Letter to You” Anuel AA — “Emmanuel” Bad Bunny — “El Último Tour Del Mundo” Bad Bunny — “Las que no iban a salir” Bad Bunny — “YHLQMDLG” J Balvin — “Colores” DJ Snake — “Carte Blanche” Gryffin — “Gravity” Kygo — “Golden Hour” Lady Gaga — “Chromatica” Kylie Minogue — “Disco” Bethel Music — “Peace” Elevation Worship — “Grave Into Gardens” Carrie Underwood — “My Gift” We The Kingdom — “Holy Water” Zach Williams — “Rescue Story” Koryn Hawthorne — “I AM” Tasha Cobbs Leonard — “Royalty: Live at the Ryman” Maverick City Music — “Maverick City Vol.
