Since unveiling the official 2020 nominations Tuesday (September 22), the Billboard Music Awards have been under fire for snubbing what many believe are the year’s biggest acts.
The criticism comes as the awards ceremony – which was initially scheduled for April – is set to air October 14 yet honor music acts based on the original chart period of award eligibility (March 23, 2019 through March 14, 2020).
Despite announcing the caveat, the organizers are still battling backlash from some of music’s most active fan bases – namely those of Megan Thee Stallion and Doja Cat.
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Having landed their inaugural Hot 100 chart-toppers with two of the year’s biggest hits – ‘Savage’ and ‘Say So’ – Stallion and Cat respectively are easily the year’s breakout artists. Yet, neither were mentioned in the #BBMA’s ‘Top New Artist’ categories.
Instead, the category reads as follows.
Top New Artist
DaBaby
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Roddy Ricch
The fact the eligibility period predates the chart reigns of both ‘Savage’ and ‘Say So’ must not have mattered as fans lit into the awards show.
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If it’s any solace, Meg did nab a nod in the ‘Top Rap Female’ category while Doja was mentioned in the ‘Top R&B Song’ category for her Platinum hit, ‘Juicy.’
See the full list of nominees by clicking here.
Megs doing just fine. The other chick is washed
Billy, Lizzo nor is Lil Naz X a new artist for this year. Wtf.
Let’s just stop watching all these award shows.
Those nominations are based on last year. People need to learn to read the room
Billboard tracks their awards from March to March, so these awards would track from March 2019 to March 2020.
Megan the Stallion and Doja singles and albums were both already out.
So learn to read the facts because you can’t read a room.
If it’s from March last year until March this year the my point was still made. Megan and Doja weren’t as big as those other artist from March last year until March this year fool.
Drag it
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They cant read
Rules are rules. Eligibility period is mainly for last year’s big acts and songs. No worries cuz Megan and Doja got good managmenet so they will still get a chance to perform their #1’s from this year at the show.
I tjought Doja had 2 full length LP/albums out already…and Megan still doesn’t have a debut album, just a hand full of mistakes and singles… and Chloe × Haley are not new artist at all do why would anyone be upset they’re not in the category. But I also agree about Da Baby and Roddy Rich because they were blowing up radio last year. And Khalid really hasn’t made any noise since “Love Lies”. But as someone already stated, they’re counting from March 19- March 2020 so why the hell do y’all expect? Some of these ppl don’t even watch the show, they’re just looking for a reason to join cancel culture.
“And Khalid really hasn’t made any noise since “Love Lies”.”
Talk peaked at number 4
Received a Grammy nomination
Free spirit album debuted at number 1
Who remembers any of them? It’s solely because of the hypebof streaming and debut numbers because they honestly hold no weight and aren’t remembered.
Billboard tracks chart stats and numbers they didn’t make cut 😂😂😂
@DC: Exactly!!😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
People who use Twitter are not intelligent
There is something called eligibility period.
This award show was supposed to take place earlier this year but thanks to c****, it was pushed back that why we are seeing old songs like old town road and senorita getting nominated.
Next year, doja, megan, are going to dominate
Soooo what’s your excuse for none of the Romance singles/album getting nominated? Senorita was included on Shawn’s album first so it is considered HIS song…she just recycled it for her album 😭🤣 What’s your excuuuuuuse?
Sunflower was included on the spider man sound track first but post malone still added it on his own album, so?
Camila scored 2 nominations . Senorita is her song, she wrote it and sang it. It’s on her album.
What is normani’s excuse for getting ZERO nominations? I’m waiting.
Onlyflops, u need to take ur schizophrenia medication before coming on the internet
Doja’s VMA was her last nomination. She’s racist and will be blacklisted.
Meg will prevail. Meg will have a long lasting career. Doja not so much
Doja is a racist & Meg is a t*****. That’s why they weren’t nominated.
Megan should be nominated next time cause she definitely built up after the eligibility period. Now Doja and Dua were snubbed again
doja is still homophobic and racist so i’m glad she gettin snubbed left right. not in this lifetime h03
Who remembers any of them? It’s solely because of the hypebof streaming and debut numbers because they honestly hold no weight and aren’t remembered.
doja is r@c1st and h0m0ph0bic so. im glad.
You can argue with other awards, but not BILLBOARD
Its based on airplay and sales.. so how do you are argue facts?