The Weeknd and Doja Cat are the top contenders for the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.
The Blinding Lights hitmaker received 17 nominations on this year’s shortlist, in categories including Best Artist, Best Male Artist and Best R&B Artist, while his collaboration with Ariana Grande, Save Your Tears (Remix), received nine nominations alone.
Doja Cat followed closely with 14, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album for Planet Her, followed by Justin Bieber, Kanye West and Olivia Rodrigo with 13.
In addition to The Weeknd and Doja Cat, the coveted Top Artist category includes Drake, Rodrigo and Taylor Swift.
Doja Cat, Rodrigo and Drake also appear together on the Billboard 200 Top Albums list for Planet Her, Sour and Certified Lover Boy, respectively, alongside Adele for 30 and country singer Morgan Wallen for Dangerous: The Double. Album.
The 2022 Billboard Music Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 15.
The main list of nominees is as follows:
ARTIST AWARD
Best Artist:
Doja Cat
Duck
Olivia Rodrigue
Taylor Swift
The weekend
Best New Artist:
Overlook
masked wolf
Olivia Rodrigue
Pooh Shiesty
Kid LAROI
Best Male Artist:
Duck
Ed Sheeran
justin bieber
Lil Nas X
The weekend
Best Female Artist:
Adele
Doja Cat
Doua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigue
Taylor Swift
Best Duo/Group:
BTS
glass animals
imagine Dragons
migos
Sonic Silk (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
Billboard 200 Top Artist:
Adele
Duck
Juice WRLD
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist:
Doja Cat
Duck
justin bieber
Olivia Rodrigue
The weekend
Top Streaming Songs Artist:
Doja Cat
Duck
Lil Nas X
Olivia Rodrigue
The weekend
Billboard Global 200 Top Artist:
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
justin bieber
Olivia Rodrigue
The weekend
Billboard’s Top Global Artist (Non-US):
BTS
Doua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Olivia Rodrigue
The weekend
Best Tour:
Eagles (California Hotel Tour)
Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)
Harry Styles (love on tour)
The Rolling Stones (visit without filter)
Best R&B Artist:
Doja Cat
Overlook
Sonic Silk
summer walker
The weekend
Best Male R&B Artist:
Overlook
Khalid
The weekend
Best Female R&B Artist:
Doja Cat
summer walker
SZA
Best Rap Artist:
Duck
Juice WRLD
Little baby
Moneybagg Yo
Polo G
Best Male Rap Artist:
Duck
Juice WRLD
Polo G
Best Female Rap Artist:
Cardi B
Latte
Megan you stallion
Best Country Artist:
Chris Stapleton
Luc Combes
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Walker Hayes
Best Male Country Artist:
Chris Stapleton
Luc Combes
Morgan Wallen
Best Female Country Artist:
Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Top Country Duo/Group:
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia line
Zac Brown Band
Best rock artist:
glass animals
imagine Dragons
Machine Gun Kelly
manna skin
twenty one pilots
Best Dance/Electronic Artist:
calvin harris
David Guetta
Lady Gaga
Marshmallow
Tiesto
ALBUMS AWARDS
Billboard 200 Top Album:
Adele, 30 years old
Doja Cat, Planet Elle
Certified Lover Boy Drake
Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: the double album
Olivia Rodrigo, SOUR
Best Soundtrack:
Arcane League of Legends
Encanto
In the heights
Sing 2
tick, tick… BOOM!
Best R&B Album:
Doja Cat, Planet Elle
Giveon, when all is said and done… Take the time
Silk Sonic, an evening with Silk Sonic
Summer Walker, still on it
The Weeknd, Dawn FM
Best Rap Album:
Certified Lover Boy Drake
Moneybagg Yo, the pain of a gangsta
Rod Wave, SoulFly
The Kid LAROI, fucking love
Yes, Donna
Best Country Album:
Florida Georgia Line, life goes on
Lee Brice, Hello World
Taylor Swift, Fearless (Taylor’s version)
Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor 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
SONG AWARD
Top 100 hottest songs:
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
Best 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, License to dance
Dua Lipa, levitating
Ed Sheeran, Bad Habits
Walker Hayes, fancy like
Best 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
Better cooperation:
Doja Cat ft. SZA, kiss me more
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & GIVEON, Peaches
Lil Nas X ft. Industry baby Jack Harlow
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, Stay
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, save your tears
Billboard Global 200 Top 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
Billboard Global Top Song (Non-US):
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
Best Viral Song:
Doja Cat ft. 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’re right
Giveon, heartbreak birthday
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Giveon, Peaches
Silk Sonic, leave the door open
WizKid with Justin Bieber & Tems, Essence
Best Rap Song:
Drake ft. 21 Savage, Project Pat, Knife Talk
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug, Way 2 Sexy
Lil Nas X ft. Industry baby Jack Harlow
Masked wolf, astronaut in the ocean
Polo G, Rap star
Best Country Song:
Chris Stapleton, you should probably leave
Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood, If I Didn’t Love You
Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, Buying Dirt
Luke Combs, forever after all
Walker Hayes, fancy like
Best rock song:
Coldplay X BTS, My Universe
Elle King and Miranda Lambert, drunk (and I don’t want to go home)
Imagine dragons, follow you
Maneskin, pleading
The Anxiety: Willow and Tyler Cole, Meet at Our Place
Top dance/electronic song:
Elton John & Dua Lipa, Cold Heart – PNAU Remix
Farruko, Pepas
Regard x Troye Sivan x Tate McRae, you
Tiësto, The Company
Travis Scott & HVME, Goosebumps
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