It’s that time of year!
After being delayed due to the global health crisis, the Billboard Music Awards are back for its 2020 instalment. And today the much anticipated nominees were revealed.
Kelly Clarkson is back as BBMAs host and executive producer too.
Moments ago on the TODAY Show, the full list of finalists for the October 14 ceremony was unveiled.
In an interesting move, this year’s awards are based on the chart period of March 23, 2019 through March 14, 2020, set for the originally scheduled April 29, 2020 show.
See who’s up for what after the jump…
ARTIST AWARDS
Top Artist:
Billie Eilish
Jonas Brothers
Khalid
Post Malone
Taylor Swift
Top New Artist:
DaBaby
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Roddy Ricch
Billboard Chart Achievement Award (Fan Voted):
Mariah Carey
Luke Combs
Lil Nas X
Harry Styles
Taylor Swift
Top Male Artist:
DaBaby
Khalid
Lil Nas X
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Top Female Artist:
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Lizzo
Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group:
BTS
Dan + Shay
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Panic! At The Disco
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Drake
Billie Eilish
Khalid
Post Malone
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist:
DaBaby
Billie Eilish
Khalid
Lil Nas X
Post Malone
Top Streaming Songs Artist:
DaBaby
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Top Song Sales Artist:
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Post Malone
Taylor Swift
Top Radio Songs Artist:
Jonas Brothers
Khalid
Lizzo
Shawn Mendes
Post Malone
Top Social Artist (Fan Voted):
BTS
Billie Eilish
EXO
GOT7
Ariana Grande
Top Touring Artist:
Elton John
Metallica
P!nk
The Rolling Stones
Ed Sheeran
Top R&B Artist:
Chris Brown
Khalid
Lizzo
Summer Walker
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist:
Chris Brown
Khalid
The Weeknd
Top R&B Female Artist:
Beyoncé
Lizzo
Summer Walker
Top R&B Tour:
B2K
Janet Jackson
Khalid
Top Rap Artist:
DaBaby
Juice WRLD
Lil Nas X
Post Malone
Roddy Ricch
Top Rap Male Artist:
DaBaby
Lil Nas X
Post Malone
Top Rap Female Artist:
Cardi B
City Girls
Megan Thee Stallion
Top Rap Tour:
Drake
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Top Country Artist:
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Dan + Shay
Maren Morris
Thomas Rhett
Top Country Male Artist:
Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Top Country Female Artist:
Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
Top Country Duo/Group:
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Top Country Tour:
Eric Church
Florida Georgia Line
George Strait
Top Rock Artist:
Imagine Dragons
Panic! At The Disco
Tame Impala
Tool
twenty one pilots
Top Rock Tour:
Elton John
Metallica
The Rolling Stones
Top Latin Artist:
Anuel AA
Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Ozuna
Romeo Santos
Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
Avicii
The Chainsmokers
DJ Snake
Illenium
Marshmello
Top Christian Artist:
Lauren Daigle
Elevation Worship
for KING & COUNTRY
Hillsong UNITED
Kanye West
Top Gospel Artist:
Kirk Franklin
Koryn Hawthorne
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Sunday Service Choir
Kanye West
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album:
Billie Eilish “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?”
Ariana Grande “thank u, next”
Khalid “Free Spirit”
Post Malone “Hollywood’s Bleeding”
Taylor Swift “Lover”
Top Soundtrack:
“Aladdin”
“Descendants 3”
“Frozen II”
“K-12” by Melanie Martinez
“The Dirt” by Mötley Crüe
Top R&B Album:
Beyoncé “Homecoming: The Live Album”
Justin Bieber “Changes”
Chris Brown “Indigo”
Khalid “Free Spirit”
Summer Walker “Over It”
Top Rap Album:
DaBaby “KIRK”
Juice WRLD “Death Race For Love”
Post Malone “Hollywood’s Bleeding”
Roddy Ricch “Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial”
Young Thug “So Much Fun”
Top Country Album:
Kane Brown “Experiment”
Luke Combs “What You See Is What You Get”
Maren Morris “GIRL”
Thomas Rhett “Center Point Road”
Morgan Wallen “If I Know Me”
Top Rock Album:
The Lumineers “III”
Slipknot “We Are Not Your Kind”
Tame Impala “The Slow Rush”
Tool “Fear Inoculum”
Vampire Weekend “Father of the Bride”
Top Latin Album:
J Balvin & Bad Bunny “Oasis”
Farruko “Gangalee”
Maluma “11:11”
Romeo Santos “Utopía”
Sech “Sueños”
Top Dance/Electronic Album:
Avicii “TIM”
The Chainsmokers “World War Joy”
Illenium “Ascend”
Marshmello “Marshmello: Fortnite Extended Set”
Alan Walker “Different World”
Top Christian Album:
Bethel Music “Victory: Recorded Live”
Casting Crowns “Only Jesus”
Hillsong UNITED “People”
Skillet “Victorious”
Kanye West “Jesus is King”
Top Gospel AlbumL
Kirk Franklin “Long Live Love”
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers “Goshen”
William McDowell “The Cry: A Live Worship Experience”
Sunday Service Choir “Jesus Is Born”
Kanye West “Jesus is King”
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song:
Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved”
Billie Eilish “bad guy”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
Lizzo “Truth Hurts”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello “Señorita”
Top Streaming Song:
Chris Brown ft. Drake “No Guidance”
Billie Eilish “bad guy”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
Lil Tecca “Ran$om”
Post Malone & Swae Lee “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
Top Selling Song:
Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved”
Billie Eilish “bad guy”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
Lizzo “Truth Hurts”
Blake Shelton “God’s Country”
Top Radio Song:
Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved”
Jonas Brothers “Sucker”
Khalid “Talk”
Lizzo “Truth Hurts”
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber “I Don’t Care”
Top Collaboration (Fan Voted):
Chris Brown ft. Drake “No Guidance”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello “Señorita”
Post Malone & Swae Lee “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber “I Don’t Care”
Top R&B Song:
Chris Brown ft. Drake “No Guidance”
Doja Cat & Tyga “Juicy”
Khalid “Talk”
Lizzo “Good As Hell”
The Weeknd “Heartless”
Top Rap Song:
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
Lil Tecca “Ran$om”
Lizzo “Truth Hurts”
Post Malone & Swae Lee “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
Post Malone “Wow.”
Top Country Song:
Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber “10,000 Hours”
Maren Morris “The Bones”
Old Dominion “One Man Band”
Blake Shelton “God’s Country”
Morgan Wallen “Whiskey Glasses”
Top Rock Song:
Imagine Dragons “Bad Liar”
Machine Gun Kelly x YUNGBLUD x Travis Barker “I Think I’m Okay”
Panic! At The Disco “Hey Look Ma, I Made It”
twenty one pilots “Chlorine”
twenty one pilots “The Hype”
Top Latin Song:
Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, Karol G, Ozuna & J Balvin “China”
Bad Bunny & Tainy “Callaita”
Daddy Yankee ft. Snow “Con Calma”
Jhay Cortez, J Balvin, & Bad Bunny “No Me Conoce”
Sech ft. Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna, Anuel AA “Otro Trago”
Top Dance/Electronic Song:
Black Eyed Peas x J Balvin “Ritmo (Bad Boys For Life)”
Ellie Goulding x Diplo ft. Swae Lee “Close To Me”
Illenium & Jon Bellion “Good Things Fall Apart”
Kygo x Whitney Houston “Higher Love”
Marshmello ft. CHVRCHES “Here With Me”
Top Christian Song:
Bethel Music, Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser “Raise A Hallelujah”
Casting Crowns ft. Matthew West “Nobody”
Lauren Daigle “Rescue”
for KING & COUNTRY “God Only Knows”
Kanye West “Follow God”
Top Gospel Song:
Kirk Franklin “Love Theory”
Kanye West “Closed on Sunday”
Kanye West “Follow God”
Kanye West “On God”
Kanye West “Selah”
#KeepBritneyUnderConservatorship
A dumb h o e
Wow, Khalid nominated like 8 times? Good for him! Fellow Aquarius
You dumb fool
Fück you Flopyonce and fück the BBMAS!
The audacity of just nomination Beyoncé twice and under R&B categories?
She’s not an R&B singer you dumb racists, you just put her in this categories ‘cause she’s black, if she was a white singer doing the same kind of music she be nominated under pop!
She is a POP STAR, one of the main KWEENS OF POP! STOP BEING RACIST!
Hope she throw the awards back at you if she win!
Beyoncé is a washed up FLOP who could only sell 6k. Even Flopnashe sold more lololololol
@Flopyonce finally you speak sense 🤣
It’s solo good to drag the shîthive and their flopping fave after all those years that they have been dragging others for being a flop. They just get a taste of their own medicine.
#6K #LegendsDontSell6K
*sooooo
2 nominations for Camila cabello
Best collaboration
Top 100 song
We love to see it
And normani? A flop.
Another award show Camila is nominated while normani is paid dust.
Lil Nas X is about to snatch lol 💯 Congrats to Shawn on his song tho lmao 👀
But where is normani, this was the question that was asked
Show me normani on the list, I’m waiting…
There’s a great reason why I didn’t mention Normani or ya girl lol 👀 But congrats to ya girl, especially for her Hot 100 nomination ✅ 💯
U didnt mention Camila, but ur under a comment congratulations Camila, CRYING as usual. 😂
Hold the L
I still didn’t say her name 😂 But you said Normani’s tho, even tho the good sis isn’t even nominated 🤳🏽
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQgd6MccwZc
Wow Janet’s still getting nominations (and she’ll win) 35+ years into her career. Absolutely LOVE to see this legend slaying.
Yes, Janet! ❤️
If Janet wins , it’s a popularity thing, Janet haven’t been popular in years, u see she couldn’t snag best pop tour
She’s a legend b****
“It’s a popularity thing. But she hasn’t been popular”
U sound bout as dumb
YU DAMN DUMB FREAK!! IF SHE IS NOT POPULAR WHY DID PPL BOOK TICKETS 2C DA TOUR????????? WHY IS CAMILLA NOT ON TJIS LIST???? MAKE IT MAKE SENSE FROM DAT PAY-PER-MIN INTERNET CAFE BEFORE DEY HAVE ANUTHA POWER CUT FROM NOT PAYIN DA BILLLLS 🖕🏾
Where’s Camila Cabello? 😂 I thought her album was “soooo successful”? She should’ve swept these nominations right? 😭😂🤣
Romance is a good album. I don’t understand why everyone wants to hate it so bad. Give it a try! This Love is my favorite from the album.
Somebody forgot to take their schizophrenia medication today
😂😂
Camila Cabello received 2 nominations at this year’s billboard music awards
• Top Hot 100 Song (Señorita)
• Top Collaboration (Señorita)
💅💅
The question on everyone’s lips is, where is f*******?
😭😂 Where are those other 5 singles from the romance album chiiiile? You brag about how successful that album and that girl are, but why are her only nominations for the song she’s feautures is on from Shawn Mendes’ album? Which was then added to her album last minute? 🤣 Why didn’t my oh my, liar, shameless, living proof get nominations? Why wasn’t she nominated for best female if she’s such a main pop girl of the moment? Why wasn’t her album nominated for album of the year if it was so successful? You act like she’s so successful but she’s NOT
I‘M CRYIN!!!!!!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 YASS #WAP !!!! DRAAAAAAAAAAAAAG DAT STALE CHICKEN FAT IN WATER SMELLIN ILLEGITIMATE STREET DWELLER CLARKSHÂÂT!!!!!! SOMBDY TELL ME WHERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRE ARE CUMILLADISCOUNTA‘s 17,00000000000 BUZZ SINGLES ON DIS HERE LIST?????????????? WHERE!!!! 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀🔎🔎🔎🔎🔎🔎🔎🔎🔎🔎🔎🔎🔎🔎🔎🔎🔎🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬🔬📡📡📡📡📡📡📡📡📡📡📡📡🔦🔦🔦🔦🔦🔦🔦🔦🔦🔭🔭🔭🔭🔭🔭🔭🔭🔭🔭🔭🔭🔭🔭🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮🔮🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 **** I THOUGHT SHE WAS A “MAIN GIRL”?????????????!??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I’CANT!!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hold up hold up hold uppppppp……….. NOPE!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Congrats to all the nominees 💯
“Check the spots that we got on Billboard“ -Mia X 😂
Janet has been using her sheer talent and work ethic to get back out there. She was about to slay 2020 even more. Sucks to see Kanye clouding out all the gospel categories. It’s not a true reflection of who should be nominated and worked so hard
For someone who was huge, and debuted in 2019 Billie Eilish is very forgettable. Phew, c***** didn’t sweep up nominations? I guess the awards shows stopped trying to pretend she was some huge pop girl and are paying her dust. I thought Da baby would be a fad but releasing that album so quickly worked out in his favour after all.
100% facts
Billie Eilish got too far up her own ass and her music suffered because of it and now she is as boring and dry as a mould covered dishcloth.
YEA CUMMILLAS REDUCTIVE EFFORTS WERE PAID DUUUUUUUUUUUUST BY BILLBOARD!!!!! HER PR MACHINE WAS MAKIN HER OUT TO MADONNA CROSSED WITH THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST!!! 😂😂😂😂 BUT BILLBOARD SAID NO ‘MAM TO HER 17,0000 PROMO VIDEOS AND LEAD LEAD OF LEAD SOPHOMORE ALBUM SINGLES!!!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Camicky Cabelly still hanging on to Shawn for dear life
Where are her noms for her album and solo flops?
She’s done. Canceled Tour. Flop Singles.
She entered the music with a solo flop “Crying” and she’s exiting as a flop
But why do you care? That’s what I can’t work out. Ok, she flopped. And? 😂
Girl it’s almost 2021. Why am i seeing Lizzo, Billie Eilish, and Lil Nas X nominated for best new artist?
Bye billboard!
Chile 😂
Wow they really cancelling Nicki
The Weeknd – Blinding Lights and Dua Lipa’s Don’t Start Now and Future Nostalgia will be eligible next year along with Taylor’s Folklore. Also Lady Gaga – Chromatica. Most of these are old. The awards had to be delayed because of the pandemic, which is why most of these nominations are old look at the Best New Artist category that should explain why lol!!
They want janet there cause Khalid and b2k ain’t it and if they all show up together what will happen to lol fizz
Janet has won more billboard awards then any one else so I think she’s good and that’s male or female but I still want her to win
No Nicky
No Marshal
Thse awrds are just not for me this time around