for KING & COUNTRY, Kirk Franklin & Tori Kelly “TOGETHER”
Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, & Elevation Worship “The Blessing (Live)”
Tauren Wells ft. Jenn Johnson “Famous For (I Believe)”
Zach Williams & Dolly Parton “There Was Jesus”
Top Gospel Song
Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music “Movin’ On”
Marvin Sapp “Thank You For It All”
Tye Tribbett “We Gon’ Be Alright”
Kanye West ft. Travis Scott “Wash Us In The Blood”
FINALISTS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER (BY FIRST NAME):
24kGoldn (3): Top Hot 100 Song Presented by Rockstar; Top Collaboration (Fan Voted); Top Rap Song
A7S (1): Top Dance/Electronic Song
AC/DC (3): Top Duo/Group; Top Rock Artist; Top Rock Album
The Weeknd and Drake
Photo Credits: THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Invision, Richard Shotwell/CPImages and Prince Williams/WireImage
The 2021 Billboard Music Award nominees were announced April 29 and The Weeknd leads with 16 nominations. That’s 16 more nominations then he received for the 63rd Grammy Awards earlier this year.
The Weeknd is up for top male artist, top R&B artist, and top Billboard 200 album for
After Hours.
Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Song Sales Artist and Top Radio Songs Artist.
His hit
“Blinding Lights” was the No. 1 song of 2020 and is the only solo track nominated for the top Hot 100 song.
Glass Animals âHeat Wavesâ
Machine Gun Kelly ft. blackbear âmy exâs best friendâ
twenty one pilots âLevel of Concernâ
Top Latin Song
Bad Bunny & Jhay Cortez âDákitiâ
Black Eyed Peas & J Balvin âRITMO (Bad Boys For Life)â
Maluma & The Weeknd âHawáiâ
Ozuna x Karol G x Myke Towers âCarameloâ
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande âRain on Meâ
SAINt JHN âRoses (Imanbek Remix)â
Surf Mesa ft. Emilee âily (i love you baby)â
Topic & A7S âBreaking Meâ
Top Christian Song
for KING & COUNTRY, Kirk Franklin & Tori Kelly âTOGETHERâ
Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, & Elevation Worship âThe Blessing (Live)â
2021 Billboard Music Awards Finalists Revealed
The Weeknd leads with 16 nods; DaBaby (11), Pop Smoke (10), and Gabby Barrett (9) among top finalists.by BWW News Desk
dick clark productions and NBC today announced the finalists for the 2021 Billboard Music Awards , which honor the year s most successful artists in 51 categories across all genres of music. The annual live broadcast showcases spectacular performances, unexpected collaborations, buzzworthy pop culture moments that keeps fans talking all year, and the prestigious ICON Award, which honors record-breaking artists and their impact on music. The BBMAs will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC.