The Billboard Music Awards has published the list of artists nominated for this year. The awards night will be held on May 15 and will be broadcast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
As an event the Billboard Music Awards 2022 are produced by MRC Live & Alternative, while the executive producer is Robert Deaton.
During the awards ceremony various artists nominated for different categories will be awarded prizes for their most listened to musical productions during the year and those that have stayed most on the Billboard charts.
Topping the list for this year is The Weekend singer, nominated in 17 different categories including Top Artist and Top Male Artist. Behind him Doja Cat is the main female finalist, nominated for 14 awards. Meanwhile, Justin Bieber, Kanye West and Olivia Rodrigo have all received 13 nominations each.
Also the singer of Kosovar origin Dua Lipa has been nominated 9 times, marking another success in her career.
Further you can read the full list of nominations for 2022.
The best artist
Doja Cat
Drake
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
The best young artist
Givēon
Masked Wolf
Olivia Rodrigo
Pooh Shiesty
The Kid LAROI
Best Male Artist
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd
Best Female Artist
Adele
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
Best Duo / Group
BTS
Glass Animals
Imagine Dragons
Migos
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
The artist who has stayed longer on the ‘Billboard 200 Artist’
Adele
Drake
Juice WRLD
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
The artist who has stayed longer on the ‘Billboard Hot 100 Artist’
Doja Cat
Drake
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
The most listened artist of the year
Doja Cat
Drake
Lil Nas X
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
The artist with the most listened songs of the year
Adele
BTS
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Walker Hayes
The most listened artist on the radio
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
The artist who has stayed the most on the ‘Billboard Global 200 Artist’ (New category)
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
The artist who has stayed longer on the ‘Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist’ (New Category)
BTS
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
The best music 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)
Best R&B Artist
Doja Cat
Givēon
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
Summer Walker
The Weeknd
Best R&B Artist
Givēon
Khalid
The Weeknd
Best R&B Artist
Doja Cat
Summer Walker
SZA
Best R&B Tour
Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars at Park MGM)
Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)
Usher (The Vegas Residency)
Best rap artist
Drake
Juice WRLD
Lil Baby
Moneybagg Yo
Polo G
Best Rap Artist
Drake
Juice WRLD
Polo G
Best Rap Artist
Cardi B
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Best Rap Tournament
- Cole (The Off-Season Tour)
Lil Baby (The Back Outside Tour)
Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)
The best country genre artist
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Walker Hayes
The best male artist of the country genre
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
The best country genre artist
Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Duo / The best country genre group
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Zac Brown Band
The best country genre tour
Luke Bryan (Proud to Be Right Here Tour)
Eric Church (Gather Again Tour)
Chris Stapleton (All-American Road Show Tour)
Best rock artist
Glass Animals
Imagine Dragons
Machine Gun Kelly
Måneskin
twenty one pilots
Best rock tour
Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)
The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)
Best Latin Artist
Bad Bunny
Farruko
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rauw Alejandro
Best Latin Male Artist
Bad Bunny
Farruko
Rauw Alejandro
Best Latin Artist
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rosalia
Best Latin Duo / Group
Caliber 50
Eslabon Armado
Grupo Firme
The best Latin tournament
Bad Bunny (Last World Tour)
Enrique Iglesias & Ricky Martin (Live in Concert)
Los Bukis (Una Historia Cantada Tour)
Best Dance / Electronic Artist
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Lady Gaga
Marshmello
Tiësto
The best Christian music artist
Carrie Underwood
Elevation Worship
for King & Country
Lauren Daigle
Ye
The best gospel music artist
CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
Ye
The album that has stayed longer in the ‘Top Billboard 200’
Adele, 30
Doja Cat, Planet Her
Drake, Certified Lover Boy
Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album
Olivia Rodrigo, SOUR
The best soundtrack
Arcane League of Legends
Encanto
In The Heights
Sing 2
tick, tick.BOOM!
Best 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
Best rap album
Drake, Certified Lover Boy
Moneybagg Yo, A Gangsta’s Pain
Rod Wave, SoulFly
The Kid LAROI, F * ck Love
Yes, Donda
The best album of the country genre
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
Best 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
Best 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
Best Dance / Electronic Album
C418, Minecraft – Volume Alpha
FKA twigs, Caprisongs
Illenium, Fallen Embers
Porter Robinson, Nurture
Rufus Du Sol, Surrender
The best album of Christian music
Carrie Underwood, My Savior
CeCe Winans, Believe for I
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music, Old Church Basement
Phil Wickham, Hymn of Heaven
Yes, Donda
The best gospel music 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.
Yes, Donda
The song that has stayed longer in ‘Top Hot 100 Song’
Doja Cat feat. 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”
The most listened 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”
The best-selling song
BTS, “Butter”
BTS, “Permission to Dance”
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”
The most listened to song on the radio
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”
The best collaboration
Doja Cat feat. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON, “Peaches”
Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow, Industry Baby
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
The most-watched song on the ‘Top Billboard Global 200 Song’ (New Category)
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”
The most-watched song on the ‘Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song’ (New Category)
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”
Most Viral Song (New Category)
Doja Cat feat. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Gayle, “abcdefu”
Glass Animals, “Heat Waves”
Masked Wolf, “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”
Best R&B song
Doja Cat & The Weeknd, “You Right”
Givēon, “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Justin Bieber feat. Daniel Caesar & Givēon, “Peaches”
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), “Leave The Door Open”
WizKid feat. Justin Bieber & Tems, “Essence”
Best rap song
Drake feat. 21 Savage, Project Pat, “Knife Talk”
Drake feat. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Lil Nas X feat. Jack Harlow, Industry Baby
Masked Wolf, “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Polo G, Rapstar
The best song of the country genre
Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”
Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood, “If I Didn’t Love You”
Jordan Davis feat. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”
Luke Combs, “Forever After All”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”
The best rock song
Coldplay X BTS, “My Universe”
Elle King & Miranda Lambert, “Drunk (And I Don’t Want To Go Home)”
Imagine Dragons, “Follow You”
Mineskin, “Beggin”
The Anxiety: Willow & Tyler Cole, “Meet Me at Our Spot”
The best Latin song
Adventure x Bad Bunny, “Volvo”
Bad Bunny, “Yonaguni”
Farruko, “Pepas”
Kali Uchis, “telepathy”
Rauw Alejandro, “Todo De Ti”
The best song of the Dance / Electronic genre
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
The best song of Christian music
Anne Wilson, “My Jesus”
Ye, “Hurricane”
Ye, “Moon”
Ye, “Off The Grid”
Ye, “Praise God”
The best gospel music song
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music ft. Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, “Jireh”
Ye, “Hurricane”
Ye, “Moon”
Ye, “Off the Grid”
Yes, “Praise God”.
