Ed Sheeran | Mark Surridge/Atlantic
The Billboard Music Awards nominations are largely based on commercial and fan interaction data, as indicated by Billboard’s portfolio of charts.
It should therefore come as no surprise that Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar — three acts that dominated this year’s charts — fared well in Tuesday’s nominations announcement.
Each artist received a whopping 15 nominations; they tie as this year’s most nominated acts.
Other top nominees include Post Malone (13), Imagine Dragons (11), Drake (9), Justin Bieber (8) and Cardi B (8).
The full list of nominees follows; the ceremony takes place on May 20.
Top Artist:
Top New Artist:
Billboard Chart Achievement Award (Voting details to be released in the coming weeks):
Top Male Artist:
Top Female Artist:
Top Duo/Group:
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Top Hot 100 Artist:
Top Streaming Songs Artist:
Top Song Sales Artist:
Top Radio Songs Artist:
Top Social Artist (Voting details to be released in the coming weeks):
Top Touring Artist:
Top R&B Artist:
Top R&B Male Artist:
Top R&B Female Artist:
Top R&B Tour:
Top Rap Artist:
Top Rap Male Artist:
Top Rap Female Artist:
Top Rap Tour:
Top Country Artist:
Top Country Male Artist:
Top Country Female Artist:
Top Country Duo/Group Artist:
Top Country Tour:
Top Rock Artist:
Top Rock Tour:
Top Latin Artist:
Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
Top Christian Artist:
Top Gospel Artist:
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album:
Top Selling Album:
Top Soundtrack:
Top R&B Album:
Top Rap Album:
Top Country Album:
Top Rock Album:
Top Latin Album:
Top Dance/Electronic Album:
Top Christian Album:
Top Gospel Album:
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song:
Top Streaming Song (Audio):
Top Streaming Song (Video):
Top Selling Song:
Top Radio Song:
Top Collaboration:
Top R&B Song:
Top Rap Song:
Top Country Song:
Top Rock Song:
Top Latin Song:
Top Dance/Electronic Song:
Top Christian Song:
Top Gospel Song: