The Weeknd leads the finalists for the 2022 Billboard Music Awards with a total of 17 nominations.
Other top finalists include Doja Cat with 14 noms; Justin Bieber, Kanye “Ye” West and Olivia Rodrigo with 13 apiece; Drake with 11; Dua Lipa and Ed Sheeran with nine apiece; The Kid LAROI with eight; and BTS, Giveon and Taylor Swift with seven each.
The awards will be handed out in a live broadcast May 15 on NBC from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It also will stream live on Peacock.
The Weeknd will vie for top artist with Doja Cat, Drake, Rodrigo and Swift. Rodrigo also is up for best new artist — an award she won at Sunday’s Grammys — along with Giveon, Masked Wolf, Pooh Shiesty and The Kid LAROI.
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In addition, The Weeknd’s collaboration with Ariana Grande for the song “Save Your Tears (Remix)” is up for six awards. West, meanwhile, dominates the Christian and gospel categories.
Awards will be handed out in 62 categories spanning a variety of genres, including five categories that are new to this year’s show: top Billboard global 200 artist, top Billboard global excl. U.S. artist, top Billboard global 200 song, top Billboard global excl. U.S. song and top viral song. Sheeran is a finalist in all four new global categories for artist and his song “Bad Habits,” while “Save Your Tears” and The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber’s “STAY” are represented in both new global song categories. Rodrigo and The Weeknd are finalists across both new global artist categories.
Elsewhere, country singer Morgan Wallen is up for four awards at this year’s ceremony, a year after being banned from the 2021 BBMAs after he was caught on camera using a racial slur. He won three awards last year, but BBMA producers emphasized at the time that the finalists are based on Billboard charts data and not chosen by a voting committee or membership organization. The Hollywood Reporter has reached out for comment.
Wallen is up for top Billboard 200 album for Dangerous: The Double Album, along with Adele’s 30, Doja Cat’s Planet Her, Drake’s Certified Lover Boy and Rodrigo’s SOUR.
This year’s BBMAs are based on the chart period of April 10, 2021, through March 26, 2022. Finalists and winners are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital song sales, streaming, radio airplay and social engagement, tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Luminate.
The Billboard Music Awards ceremony is produced by MRC Live & Alternative, a division of MRC, which is a co-owner of The Hollywood Reporter through a joint venture with Penske Media titled PMRC. Robert Deaton is the executive producer of the BBMAs
A full list of finalists follows.
ARTIST AWARDS
Top Artist
Doja Cat
Drake
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top New Artist
GIVĒON
Masked Wolf
Olivia Rodrigo
Pooh Shiesty
The Kid LAROI
Top Male Artist
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd
Top Female Artist
Adele
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group
BTS
Glass Animals
Imagine Dragons
Migos
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Adele
Drake
Juice WRLD
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist
Doja Cat
Drake
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Top Streaming Songs Artist
Doja Cat
Drake
Lil Nas X
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Top Song Sales Artist
Adele
BTS
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Walker Hayes
Top Radio Songs Artist
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist (NEW)
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist (NEW)
BTS
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Top Tour
Eagles (Hotel California Tour)
Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)
Harry Styles (Love on Tour)
The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)
Top R&B Artist
Doja Cat
GIVĒON
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
Summer Walker
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist
GIVĒON
Khalid
The Weeknd
Top R&B Female Artist
Doja Cat
Summer Walker
SZA
Top R&B Tour
Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars at Park MGM)
Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)
Usher (The Vegas Residency)
Top Rap Artist
Drake
Juice WRLD
Lil Baby
Moneybagg Yo
Polo G
Top Rap Male Artist
Drake
Juice WRLD
Polo G
Top Rap Female Artist
Cardi B
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Top Rap Tour
J. Cole (The Off-Season Tour)
Lil Baby (The Back Outside Tour)
Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)
Top Country Artist
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Walker Hayes
Top Country Male Artist
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Top Country Female Artist
Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Top Country Duo/Group
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Zac Brown Band
Top Country Tour
Luke Bryan (Proud To Be Right Here Tour)
Eric Church (Gather Again Tour)
Chris Stapleton (All-American Road Show Tour)
Top Rock Artist
Glass Animals
Imagine Dragons
Machine Gun Kelly
Måneskin
twenty one pilots
Top Rock Tour
Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)
The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)
Top Latin Artist
Bad Bunny
Farruko
Kali Uchis
KAROL G
Rauw Alejandro
Top Latin Male Artist
Bad Bunny
Farruko
Rauw Alejandro
Top Latin Female Artist
Kali Uchis
KAROL G
ROSALÍA
Top Latin Duo/Group
Calibre 50
Eslabon Armado
Grupo Firme
Top Latin Tour
Bad Bunny (El Último Tour Del Mundo)
Enrique Iglesias & Ricky Martin (Live in Concert)
Los Bukis (Una Historia Cantada Tour)
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Lady Gaga
Marshmello
Tiësto
Top Christian Artist
Carrie Underwood
Elevation Worship
for KING & COUNTRY
Lauren Daigle
Ye
Top Gospel Artist
CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
Ye
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album
Adele “30”
Doja Cat “Planet Her”
Drake “Certified Lover Boy”
Morgan Wallen “Dangerous: The Double Album”
Olivia Rodrigo “SOUR”
Top Soundtrack
“Arcane League of Legends”
“Encanto”
“In The Heights”
“Sing 2”
“tick, tick…BOOM!”
Top R&B Album
Doja Cat “Planet Her”
GIVĒON “When It’s All Said And Done…Take Time”
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) “An Evening With Silk Sonic”
Summer Walker “Still Over It”
The Weeknd “Dawn FM”
Top Rap Album
Drake “Certified Lover Boy”
Moneybagg Yo “A Gangsta’s Pain”
Rod Wave “SoulFly”
The Kid LAROI “F*CK LOVE”
Ye “Donda”
Top Country Album
Florida Georgia Line “Life Rolls On”
Lee Brice “Hey World”
Taylor Swift “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)”
Taylor Swift “Red (Taylor’s Version)”
Walker Hayes “Country Stuff: The Album”
Top Rock Album
AJR “OK ORCHESTRA”
Coldplay “Music Of The Spheres”
Imagine Dragons “Mercury – Act 1”
John Mayer “Sob Rock”
twenty one pilots “Scaled And Icy”
Top Latin Album
Eslabon Armado “Corta Venas”
J Balvin “JOSE”
Kali Uchis “Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞”
KAROL G “KG0516”
Rauw Alejandro “VICE VERSA”
Top Dance/Electronic Album
C418 “Minecraft – Volume Alpha”
FKA twigs “CAPRISONGS”
ILLENIUM “Fallen Embers”
Porter Robinson “Nurture”
RÜFÜS DU SOL “Surrender”
Top Christian Album
Carrie Underwood “My Savior”
CeCe Winans “Believe For It”
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music “Old Church Basement”
Phil Wickham “Hymn Of Heaven”
Ye “Donda”
Top Gospel Album
CeCe Winans “Believe For It”
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music “Old Church Basement”
Maverick City Music “Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition”
Maverick City Music & UPPERROOM “move your heart.”
Ye “Donda”
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song
Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me More”
Dua Lipa “Levitating”
Olivia Rodrigo “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”
Top Streaming Song
Dua Lipa “Levitating”
Glass Animals “Heat Waves”
Olivia Rodrigo “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”
Top Selling Song
BTS “Butter”
BTS “Permission to Dance”
Dua Lipa “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran “Bad Habits”
Walker Hayes “Fancy Like”
Top Radio Song
Dua Lipa “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran “Bad Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”
Top Collaboration
Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me More”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON “Peaches”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow “INDUSTRY BABY”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”
Top Billboard Global 200 Song (NEW)
Dua Lipa “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran “Bad Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song (NEW)
BTS “Butter”
Ed Sheeran “Bad Habits”
Lil Nas X “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber “STAY”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Save Your Tears”
Top Viral Song (NEW)
Doja Cat ft. SZA “Kiss Me More”
GAYLE “abcdefu”
Glass Animals “Heat Waves”
Masked Wolf “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Walker Hayes “Fancy Like”
Top R&B Song
Doja Cat & The Weeknd “You Right”
GIVĒON “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON “Peaches”
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak) “Leave The Door Open”
WizKid ft. Justin Bieber & Tems “Essence”
Top Rap Song
Drake ft. 21 Savage, Project Pat “Knife Talk”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug “Way 2 Sexy”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow “INDUSTRY BABY”
Masked Wolf “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Polo G “RAPSTAR”
Top Country Song
Chris Stapleton “You Should Probably Leave”
Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood “If I Didn’t Love You”
Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan “Buy Dirt”
Luke Combs “Forever After All”
Walker Hayes “Fancy Like”
Top Rock Song
Coldplay X BTS “My Universe”
Elle King & Miranda Lambert “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
Imagine Dragons “Follow You”
Måneskin “Beggin’”
THE ANXIETY: WILLOW & Tyler Cole “Meet Me At Our Spot”
Top Latin Song
Aventura x Bad Bunny “Volví”
Bad Bunny “Yonaguni”
Farruko “Pepas”
Kali Uchis “telepatía”
Rauw Alejandro “Todo De Ti”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Elton John & Dua Lipa “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix”
Farruko “Pepas”
Regard x Troye Sivan x Tate McRae “You”
Tiësto “The Business”
Travis Scott & HVME “Goosebumps”
Top Christian Song
Anne Wilson “My Jesus”
Ye “Hurricane”
Ye “Moon”
Ye “Off The Grid”
Ye “Praise God”
Top Gospel Song
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music ft. Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine “Jireh”
Ye “Hurricane”
Ye “Moon”
Ye “Off The Grid”
Ye “Praise God”
