Billboard Music Awards finalists revealed
She can’t stop, and she won’t stop. No, we’re not only talking about Miley Cyrus (who earned a healthy share of nominations), but mostly the 17-year-old Lorde. The “Royals” chanteuse leads the pack for this year’s Billboard Music Awards, earning nods in an impressive 12 categories. She is tied with Imagine Dragons for the most.
Fueled by their Night Visions disc and hit single “Radioactive,” Imagine Dragons landed in such pinnacle categories as Top Artist, Top Duo/Group, Top Hot 100 Artist, and Top Digital Artist. Likewise, Lorde (with a smash hit under her proverbial belt) is seeing much-deserved major industry recognition, heated off the New Zealander’s debut set Pure Heroine, featuring the ubiquitous single “Royals” and current radio entry “Team.”
Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis follow with 11, 10 and 8 nods apiece, respectively. Perry’s success, especially, is remarkable. After hitting a milestone of five No. 1 hits on her previously record (Teenage Dream), she continues her streak with “Roar” (which landed in Top Hot 100 Song, Top Digital Song and Top Radio Song, among others), lifted from her blockbuster Prism.
Timberlake, also, gets plenty of love, as his two-disc The 20/20 Experience proved to be voter darlings.
“Talk Dirty” singer Jason Derulo took to Good Morning America on Wednesday (April 9) to break the news.
Other major nominees include Beyonce, Bruno Mars, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Drake, among many others.
Finalists for the Milestone Award, as presented by Chevrolet are: Imagine Dragons, John Legend, Luke Bryan, OneRepublic, Ellie Goulding and Carrie Underwood.
The batch of nominees were determined through qualities of music, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, touring, streaming and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, VEVO, Spotify and other outlets. Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound played an integral role in reporting the measurements.
The Billboard Music Awards go live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Sunday, May 18. It will be broadcast on the ABC-TV Network at 8/7c.
Here is a complete rundown of this year’s nominees:
Top Artist:
Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Justin Timberlake
Top New Artist:
Bastille
Capital Cities
Ariana Grande
Lorde
Passenger
Top Male Artist:
Luke Bryan
Drake
Eminem
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
Top Female Artist:
Beyoncé
Miley Cyrus
Lorde
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top Duo/Group:
Florida Georgia Line
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
One Direction
OneRepublic
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Beyoncé
Luke Bryan
Eminem
One Direction
Justin Timberlake
Top Hot 100 Artist:
Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Katy Perry
Justin Timberlake
Top Digital Songs Artist:
Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Katy Perry
Top Radio Songs Artist:
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Justin Timberlake
Top Touring Artist:
Beyoncé
Bon Jovi
P!nk
Rihanna
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Top Social Artist:
Justin Bieber
Miley Cyrus
One Direction
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Top Streaming Artist:
Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Katy Perry
PSY
Top R&B Artist:
Beyoncé
Pharrell Williams
Rihanna
Robin Thicke
Justin Timberlake
Top Rap Artist:
Drake
Eminem
Jay Z
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Pitbull
Top Country Artist:
Luke Bryan
Florida Georgia Line
Darius Rucker
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift
Top Rock Artist:
Capital Cities
Fall Out Boy
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Passenger
Top Latin Artist:
Marc Anthony
Gerardo Ortiz
Jenni Rivera
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos
Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
Avicii
Daft Punk
Calvin Harris
Lady Gaga
Zedd
Top Christian Artist:
Mandisa
Skillet
tobyMac
Chris Tomlin
Matthew West
Milestone Award presented by Chevrolet
Imagine Dragons
John Legend
Luke Bryan
Ellie Goulding
OneRepublic
Carrie Underwood
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album:
Beyoncé Beyoncé
Luke Bryan Crash My Party
Drake Nothing Was The Same
Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience
Top R&B Album:
Beyoncé Beyoncé
R. Kelly Black Panties
Robin Thicke Blurred Lines
Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience
Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2)
Top Rap Album:
J. Cole Born Sinner
Drake Nothing Was The Same
Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Jay Z Magna Carta…Holy Grail
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis The Heist
Top Country Album:
Garth Brooks Blame It All On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences
Luke Bryan Crash My Party
Florida Georgia Line Here’s To The Good Time
The Robertsons Duck The Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas
Blake Shelton Based On A True Story
Top Rock Album:
Lana Del Rey Born To Die
Fall Out Boy Save Rock And Roll
Imagine Dragons Night Visions
Lorde Pure Heroine
Mumford & Sons Babel
Top Latin Album:
Marc Anthony 3.0
Alejandro Fernandez Confidencias
Jenni Rivera 1969- Siempre: En Vivo Desde Monterrey: Parte 1
Prince Royce Soy El Mismo
Romeo Santos Formula: Vol. 2
Top Dance/Electronic Album:
Avicii True
Daft Punk Random Access Memories
Lady Gaga ARTPOP
Lindsey Stirling Lindsey Stirling
Zedd Clarity
Top Christian Album:
Alan Jackson Precious Memories: Volume II
Skillet Rise
Third Day Miracle
Chris Tomlin Burning Lights
Various Artists WOW Hits 2014
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song:
Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball”
Imagine Dragons “Radioactive”
Lorde “Royals”
Katy Perry “Roar”
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines”
Top Digital Song:
Imagine Dragons “Radioactive”
Lorde “Royals”
OneRepublic “Counting Stars”
Katy Perry “Roar”
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines”
Top Radio Song:
Avicii “Wake Me Up!”
Lorde “Royals”
Katy Perry “Roar”
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake “Mirrors”
Top Streaming Song (Audio):
Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams “Get Lucky”
Imagine Dragons “Radioactive”
Lorde “Royals”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton “Can’t Hold Us”
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines”
Top Streaming Song (Video)
Baauer “Harlem Shake”
Miley Cyrus “We Can’t Stop”
Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz “Thrift Shop”
Katy Perry “Roar”
Top R&B Song:
Beyoncé Feat. Jay Z “Drunk In Love”
Drake Featuring Majid Jordan “Hold On, We’re Going Home”
Pharrell Williams “Happy”
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake Feat. Jay Z “Suit & Tie”
Top Rap Song:
Eminem Featuring Rihanna “The Monster”
Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake “Holy Grail”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton “Can’t Hold Us”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz “Thrift Shop”
Pitbull Featuring Ke$ha “Timber”
Top Country Song:
Luke Bryan “Crash My Party”
Luke Bryan “That’s My Kind Of Night”
Florida Georgia Line Featuring Nelly “Cruise”
Darius Rucker “Wagon Wheel”
Blake Shelton Featuring Pistol Annies & Friends “Boys ‘Round Here”
Top Rock Song:
Capital Cities “Safe And Sound”
Imagine Dragons “Demons”
Imagine Dragons “Radioactive”
Lorde “Royals”
Passenger “Let Her Go”
Top Latin Song:
Marc Anthony “Vivir Mi Vida”
Daddy Yankee “Limbo”
Enrique Iglesias Featuring Romeo Santos “Loco”
Prince Royce “Darte Un Beso”
Romeo Santos “Propuesta Indecente”
Top Dance/Electronic Song:
Avicii “Wake Me Up!”
Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams “Get Lucky”
Icona Pop Featuring Charlie XCX “I Love It”
Lady Gaga “Applause”
Zedd Featuring Foxes “Clarity”
Top Christian Song:
Building 429 “We Won’t Be Shaken”
Mandisa “Overcomer”
Sidewalk Prophets “Help Me Find It”
Chris Tomlin “Whom Shall I Fear (God Of Angel Armies)”
Matthew West “Hello, My Name Is”
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