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In this combination photo, Juice WRLD performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 15, 2019, in Manchester, Tenn., The Weeknd performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 55 on Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. and Morgan Wallen performs at the CMT Music Awards on June 5, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn. The Weeknd is the leading nominee at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, rapper Juice WRLD earned multiple posthumous nominations, including top artist, and country singer Morgan Wallen is a six-time nominee. The Billboard Awards will air live on May 23, 2021. (AP Photo) Photo: Associated Press
By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer
Apr 30, 2021
NEW YORK (AP) The Weeknd was snubbed by the Grammys but he’s the leading nominee at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, where rappers Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD earned multiple posthumous nominations, including top artist, and disgraced country singer Morgan Wallen is a six-time nominee.
The Weeknd, Juice WRLD and Pop Smoke the third most-nominated act are up for top artist along with Taylor Swift and Drake, the show’s most decorated winner of all-time. The Billboard Awards will air live on May 23.
The Weeknd earned 16 nominations, including top male artist, top R&B artist, top Billboard 200 album for “After Hours” and top Hot 100 song for “Blinding Lights,” the No. 1 song of last year. DaBaby thanks to his own hit “Rockstar” and his guest appearance on Jack Harlow’s “What’s Poppin” is second with 11 bids, and he will battle himself in categories like top rap song, top streaming song and top collaboration.
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The Weeknd scores 16 nominations for Billboard Awards after Grammys snub He s the leading nominee at this year s awards, which will air on May 23. Other top nominees include DaBaby and Pop Smoke.
FILE - The Weeknd performs during the halftime show of the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game on Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. The Weeknd was snubbed by the Grammys but he s the leading nominee at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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The Weeknd was snubbed by the Grammys but he’s the leading nominee at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, where rappers Pop Smoke and Juice WRLD earned multiple posthumous nominations, including top artist, and disgraced country singer Morgan Wallen is a six-time nominee.