Drake & The Chainsmokers Dominate The Billboard Music Awards 2017 Nominations
The Billboard Music Awards are kind of annoying in that you already know who’s going to win if you pay close enough attention to the charts. Also, there are a lot of categories! Like way, way too many. However, that doesn’t take away from the prestige of getting a nomination and this year Drake and The Chainsmokers lead the field. They nabbed a staggering 22 nods each, often landing two or three nominations per category. Twenty One Pilots are nominated 17 times, while Rihanna has to make do with 14.
There are not a lot of surprise (due to the above-mentioned reason), but it was nice/weird to see Guns N’ Roses get a few nominations. It was also great to see K-Pop sensations BTS land their first nomination, while Maluma makes his awards debut. As for Top Artist? That’s a battle between Adele, Beyonce, Justin Bieber, The Chainsmokers, Drake, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Rihanna and Twenty One Pilots. May the most commercially successful artist win! The show airs on Sunday, May 21. See all the nominees below.
Top Artist:
Adele
Beyonce
Justin Bieber
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd
Top Female Artist:
Adele
Beyonce
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Sia
Top Male Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Future
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Top New Artist:
Alessia Cara
Desiigner
Lil Uzi Vert
Lukas Graham
Zayn
Billboard Chart Achievement Award:
Luke Bryan
The Chainsmokers
Nicki Minaj
The Weeknd
Twenty One Pilots
Top Duo/Group:
The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
Florida Georgia Line
Guns N’ Roses
Twenty One Pilots
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Beyonce
Drake
Prince
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd
Top Hot 100 Artist:
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd
Top Song Sales Artist:
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Prince
Justin Timberlake
Twenty One Pilots
Top Radio Songs Artist:
Justin Bieber
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
Top Streaming Songs Artist:
The Chainsmokers
Desiigner
Drake
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
Top Social Artist:
Justin Bieber
BTS
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes
Top Touring Artist:
Justin Bieber
Beyonce
Coldplay
Guns N’ Roses
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Top R&B Artist:
Beyonce
Bruno Mars
Frank Ocean
Rihanna
The Weeknd
Top R&B Tour:
Beyonce
Lionel Richie
Rihanna
Top Rap Artist:
J. Cole
Desiigner
Drake
Future
Rae Sremmurd
Top Rap Tour:
Drake
Future
Kanye West
Top Country Artist:
Florida Georgia Line
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban
Chris Stapleton
Jason Aldean
Top Country Tour:
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Dixie Chicks
Top Rock Artist:
Coldplay
The Lumineers
Metallica
Twenty One Pilots
X Ambassadors
Top Rock Tour:
Coldplay
Guns N’ Roses
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Top Latin Artist:
J Balvin
Juan Gabriel
Los Plebes Del Rancho De Ariel Camacho
Maluma
Nicky Jam
Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
DJ Snake
Lindsey Stirling
Top Christian Artist:
Lauren Daigle
Hillsong Worship
Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
Skillet
Chris Tomlin
Top Gospel Artist:
Jekalyn Carr
Kirk Franklin
Travis Greene
Tamela Mann
Hezekiah Walker
Top Billboard 200 Album:
Beyonce — Lemonade
Drake — Views
Rihanna — Anti
Twenty One Pilots — Blurryface
The Weeknd — Starboy
Top Soundtrack/Cast Album:
Hamilton: An American Musical
Moana
Purple Rain
Suicide Squad: The Album
Trolls
Top R&B Album:
Beyonce — Lemonade
Bruno Mars — 24K Magic
Frank Ocean — Blonde
Rihanna — Anti
The Weeknd — Starboy
Top Rap Album:
J. Cole — 4 Your Eyez Only
Drake — Views
Kevin Gates — Islah
DJ Khaled — Major Key
A Tribe Called Quest — We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service
Top Country Album:
Jason Aldean — They Don’t Know
Florida Georgia Line — Dig Your Roots
Blake Shelton — If I’m Honest
Chris Stapleton — Traveller
Keith Urban — Ripcord
Top Rock Album:
The Lumineers — Cleopatra
Metallica — Hardwired… To Self-Destruct
Radiohead — A Moon Shaped Pool
Red Hot Chili Peppers — The Getaway
Twenty One Pilots — Blurryface
Top Latin Album:
J Balvin — Energia
CNCO — Primera Cita
Juan Gabriel — Los Dúo 2
Juan Gabriel — Vestido De Etiqueta: Por Eduardo Magallanes
Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho — Recuerden Mi Estilo
Top Dance/Electronic Album:
The Chainsmokers — Bouquet (EP)
The Chainsmokers — Collage (EP)
Flume — Skin
Kygo — Cloud Nine
Lindsey Stirling — Brave Enough
Top Christian Album:
Casting Crowns — The Very Next Thing
Lauren Daigle — How Can It Be
Joey + Rory — Hymns
Hillary Scott & The Scott Family — Love Remains
Skillet — Unleashed
Top Gospel Album:
Tamela Mann — One Way
Kirk Franklin — Losing My Religion
Travis Greene — The Hill
Tasha Cobbs — One Place: Live
Hezekiah Walker — Better: Azusa – The Next Generation 2
Top Hot 100 Song:
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey — “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya — “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla — “One Dance”
Justin Timberlake — “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”
Twenty One Pilots — “Heathens”
Top Selling Song:
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey — “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya — “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla — “One Dance”
Justin Timberlake — “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”
Twenty One Pilots — “Heathens”
Top Radio Song:
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey — “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya — “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla — “One Dance”
Sia Featuring Sean Paul — “Cheap Thrills”
Justin Timberlake — “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”
Top Streaming Song (Audio):
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey — “Closer”
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla — “One Dance”
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty — “Broccoli”
Rihanna — “Needed Me”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk — “Starboy”
Top Streaming Song (Video):
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey — “Closer”
Desiigner — “Panda”
Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall — “JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem)”
Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane — “Black Beatles”
Twenty One Pilots — “Heathens”
Top Collaboration:
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey — “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya — “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla — “One Dance”
Sia Featuring Sean Paul — “Cheap Thrills”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk — “Starboy”
Top R&B Song:
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla — “One Dance”
Bruno Mars — “24K Magic”
Rihanna — “Needed Me”
Rihanna Featuring Drake — “Work”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk — “Starboy”
Top R&B Collaboration:
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla — “One Dance”
PARTYNEXTDOOR Featuring Drake — “Come And See Me”
Rihanna Featuring Drake — “Work”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk — “I Feel It Coming”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk — “Starboy”
Top Rap Song:
Desiigner — “Panda”
Drake — “Fake Love”
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty — “Broccoli”
Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad And Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane — “Black Beatles”
Top Rap Collaboration:
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty — “Broccoli”
Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall — “JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem)”
Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello — “Bad Things”
Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert — “Bad and Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane — “Black Beatles”
Top Country Song:
Kenny Chesney Featuring P!NK — “Setting The World On Fire”
Florida Georgia Line — “H.O.L.Y.”
Florida Georgia Line Featuring Tim McGraw — “May We All”
Little Big Town — “Better Man”
Keith Urban — “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
Top Country Collaboration:
Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King — “Different For Girls”
Kenny Chesney Featuring P!NK — “Setting The World On Fire”
Eric Church Featuring Rhiannon Giddens — “Kill A Word”
Florida Georgia Line Featuring Tim McGraw — “May We All”
Chris Young Featuring Vince Gill — “Sober Saturday Night”
Top Rock Song:
Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons with Logic & Ty Dolla $ign Feat. X Ambassadors — “Sucker For Pain”
Twenty One Pilots — “Heathens”
Twenty One Pilots — “Ride”
Twenty One Pilots — “Stressed Out”
X Ambassadors — “Unsteady”
Top Latin Song:
Daddy Yankee — “Shaky Shaky”
Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin — “Duele El Corazon”
Nicky Jam — “Hasta El Amanecer”
Shakira Featuring Maluma — “Chantaje”
Carlos Vives & Shakira — “La Bicicleta”
Top Dance/Electronic Song:
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey — “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya — “Don’t Let Me Down”
Calvin Harris Featuring Rihanna — “This Is What You Came For”
Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MØ — “Cold Water”
DJ Snake Featuring Justin Bieber — “Let Me Love You”
Top Christian Song:
Lauren Daigle — “Trust In You”
Hillary Scott & The Scott Family — “Thy Will”
Skillet — “Feel Invincible”
Ryan Stevenson Featuring GabeReal — “Eye Of The Storm”
Zach Williams — “Chain Breaker”
Top Gospel Song:
Jekalyn Carr — “You’re Bigger”
Tasha Cobbs Featuring Kierra Sheard — “Put A Praise On It”
Kirk Franklin — “Wanna Be Happy?”
Travis Greene — “Made A Way”
Hezekiah Walker — “Better”
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