Dua Lipa and
The Weeknd are among the finalists announced in the Top Hot 100 Artist category for this year’s
Billboard Music Awards.
Today show. Dua and The Weeknd will be competing against hip hop artists
DaBaby,
Drake and the late
Pop Smoke for the award. Both Dua and Weeknd have had a string of hits on Billboard’s Hot 100 in the past year, including Weeknd’s record-breaking “Blinding Lights.”
The finalists in all categories will be announced in a streaming event,
Billboard Music Awards – The List Live, which will take place across the various social platforms of
Billboard, E! News and NBC Thursday at 11 a.m. ET.