Billboard Nominees Announced
The 2018 Billboard Music Awards are coming up in a few weeks and the full list of nominations was revealed Tuesday. This year, the show will be airing live on NBC from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 20th and hosted by 12-time Billboard Music Awards winner Kelly Clarkson.
According to Billboard, nominees are chosen “through a number of factors, including key interactions with music fans, album and digital song sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social engagement, as tracked by Billboard and its data partners over a 12-month period.”
Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars are in the lead with 15 BBMA nominations apiece. All three are up for Top Artist, competing against Drake (9 noms total), and Taylor Swift (5 noms total) in that field. Post Malone is up for 12 BBMAs, and Imagine Dragons snagged 10 nods.
Justin Bieber and Cardi B are tied with 8 nominations, and the boys behind “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, have 7 apiece.


