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Monday, April 11, 2016 10:30am ET by Newsdesk
The Weeknd, Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift lead Billboard award nominationsThe Weeknd has bagged 16 nominations for this year's Billboard Music Awards. The musician is up for a slew of prizes at the May 22 ceremony, including Top Artist, Top Male Artist and Top 100 Song. Justin Bieber is up for a total of 11 awards, such as Top Artist and Top Male Artist. Adele and Taylor Swift both have eight nods, while the likes of One Direction, Drake and Selena Gomez also feature. Check out the full list of nominees below: Top Artist Adele Justin Bieber Drake Taylor Swift The Weeknd Top New Artist Fetty Wap OMI Charlie Puth Silentó Bryson Tiller Top Male Artist Justin Bieber Drake Fetty Wap The Weeknd Top Female Artist Adele Rihanna Taylor Swift Top Duo/Group Maroon 5 One Direction twenty one pilots U2 Top Billboard 200 Artist Adele Justin Bieber Drake Taylor Swift The Weeknd Top Hot 100 Artist Justin Bieber Drake Fetty Wap Taylor Swift The Weeknd Top Song Sales Artist Adele Justin Bieber Drake Fetty Wap The Weeknd Top Radio Songs Artist Justin Bieber Ellie Goulding Ed Sheeran Taylor Swift The Weeknd Top Streaming Songs Artist Justin Bieber Drake Fetty Wap Silentó The Weeknd Top Social Media Artist Justin Bieber Selena Gomez Ariana Grande Demi Lovato Taylor Swift Top Touring Artist Madonna One Direction The Rolling Stones Taylor Swift U2 Top R&B Artist Jeremih Rihanna Bryson Tiller The Weeknd
Drake Fetty Wap Future Wiz Khalifa Silentó Top Country Artist Sam Hunt Chris Stapleton Top Rock Artist Fall Out Boy Elle King twenty one pilots WALK THE MOON X Ambassadors Top Latin Artist Banda Sinaloense MS De Sergio Lizárraga Juan Gabriel Nicky Jam Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho Romeo Santos Top Dance/Electronic Artist The Chainsmokers DJ Snake David Guetta Major Lazer Zedd Top Christian Artist Casting Crowns Lauren Daigle Hillsong UNITED MercyMe Chris Tomlin Top Gospel Artist Anthony Brown and group therAPy Tasha Cobbs Kirk Franklin Travis Greene Marvin Sapp ALBUM AWARDS Top Billboard 200 Album Adele “25” Justin Bieber “Purpose” Ed Sheeran “x” Taylor Swift “1989” The Weeknd “Beauty Behind The Madness” Top Soundtrack “Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1” “Fifty Shades of Grey” “Furious 7” “Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1” “Pitch Perfect 2” Top R&B Album Chris Brown “Royalty” Rihanna “Anti” Bryson Tiller “T R A P S O U L” Tyrese “Black Rose” The Weeknd “Beauty Behind The Madness” Top Rap Album Drake “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” Drake & Future “What A Time To Be Alive” Dr. Dre “Compton” Kendrick Lamar “To Pimp A Butterfly” Meek Mill “Dreams Worth More Than Money” Top Country Album Chris Stapleton “Traveller” Luke Bryan “Kill The Lights” Sam Hunt “Montevallo” Zac Brown Band “Jekyll + Hyde” Carrie Underwood “Storyteller” Top Rock Album Alabama Shakes “Sound & Color” David Bowie “Blackstar” Coldplay “A Head Full Of Dreams” Mumford & Sons “Wilder Mind” twenty one pilots “Blurryface” Top Latin Album Juan Gabriel “Los Dúo” Juan Gabriel “Mis Número 1…40 Aniversario” Maná “Cama Incendiada” Gerardo Ortiz “Hoy Mas Fuerte Top Dance/Electronic Album David Guetta “Listen” Major Lazer “Peace Is The Mission” ODESZA “In Return” Skrillex & Diplo “Skrillex And Diplo Present Jack U” Zedd “True Colors” Top Christian Album Lauren Daigle “How Can It Be” Hillsong UNITED “Empires” Joey + Rory “Hymns That Are Important To Us” TobyMac “This Is Not A Test” Chris Tomlin “Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship” Top Gospel Album Anthony Brown & group therAPy “Everyday Jesus” Tasha Cobbs “One Place Live” Kirk Franklin “Losing My Religion” Jonathan McReynolds “Life Music: Stage Two” Marvin Sapp “You Shall Live” SONG AWARDS Top Hot 100 Song Adele “Hello” Fetty Wap “Trap Queen” Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again” The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face” The Weeknd “The Hills” Top-Selling Song Adele “Hello” Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again” OMI “Cheerleader” Rachel Platten “Fight Song” The Weeknd “The Hills”
Top Radio Song Adele “Hello” Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again” Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” WALK THE MOON “Shut Up And Dance” The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face” Top Streaming Song (Audio) Justin Bieber “Sorry” Justin Bieber “What Do You Mean” Fetty Wap “Trap Queen” The Weeknd “The Hills” Drake “Hotline Bling” Top Streaming Song (Video) Fetty Wap “Trap Queen” Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again” Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!” Silentó “Watch Me” The Weeknd “The Hills” Top R&B Song Alessia Cara “Here” Omarion ft. Chris Brown & Jhené Aiko “Post To Be” The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face” The Weeknd “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)” The Weeknd “The Hills” Top Rap Song Drake “Hotline Bling” Fetty Wap “Trap Queen” Fetty Wap “679” feat. Remy Boyz Silentó “Watch Me” Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again” Top Country Song Sam Hunt “Break Up In A Small Town” Sam Hunt “Take Your Time” Little Big Town “Girl Crush” Thomas Rhett “Die A Happy Man” Chris Young “I’m Comin’ Over” Top Rock Song Fall Out Boy “Uma Thurman” Elle King “Ex’s & Oh’s” twenty one pilots “Stressed Out” WALK THE MOON “Shut Up And Dance” X Ambassadors “Renegades” Top Latin Song J Balvin “Ginza” Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho “Te Metiste” Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias “El Perdon” Maluma “Borro Cassette” Romeo Santos “Propuesta Indecente” Top Dance/Electronic Song The Chainsmokers ft. ROZES “Roses” DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge “You Know You Like It” David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack “Hey Mama” Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ “Lean On” Skrillex & Diplo “Where Are Ü Now” With Justin Bieber Top Christian Song Hillsong UNITED “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)” Hillsong UNITED “Touch The Sky” MercyMe “Flawless” NEEDTOBREATHE ft. Gavin DeGraw “Brother” Chris Tomlin “Good Good Father” Top Gospel Song Anthony Brown and group therAPy “Worth” Erica Campbell ft. Big Shizz “I Luh God” Kirk Franklin “Wanna Be Happy?” Travis Greene “Intentional” Brian Courtney Wilson “Worth Fighting For” Watch The Weeknd in action below:
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