Post Malone Leads Billboard Music Awards

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Here are the nominations in some of the top categories:

Top Artist

• Billie Eilish
• Jonas Brothers
• Khalid
• Post Malone
• Taylor Swift

Top New Artist

• DaBaby
• Billie Eilish
• Lil Nas X
• Lizzo
• Roddy Ricch

Billboard Chart Achievement Award (Fan Voted)

• Mariah Carey
• Luke Combs
• Lil Nas X
• Harry Styles
• Taylor Swift

Top Male Artist

• DaBaby
• Khalid
• Lil Nas X
• Post Malone
• Ed Sheeran

Top Female Artist

• Billie Eilish
• Ariana Grande
• Halsey
• Lizzo
• Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group

• BTS
• Dan + Shay
• Jonas Brothers
• Maroon 5
• Panic! At The Disco

Top Billboard 200 Artist

• Drake
• Billie Eilish
• Khalid
• Post Malone
• Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist

• DaBaby
• Billie Eilish
• Khalid
• Lil Nas X
• Post Malone

Top Streaming Songs Artist

• DaBaby
• Billie Eilish
• Lil Nas X
• Post Malone
• Travis Scott

Top Song Sales Artist

• Billie Eilish
• Lil Nas X
• Lizzo
• Post Malone
• Taylor Swift

Top Radio Songs Artist

• Jonas Brothers
• Khalid
• Lizzo
• Shawn Mendes
• Post Malone

Top Social Artist (Fan Voted)

• BTS
• Billie Eilish
• EXO
• GOT7
• Ariana Grande

Top Touring Artist

• Elton John
• Metallica
• P!nk
• The Rolling Stones
• Ed Sheeran

Top R&B Artist

• Chris Brown
• Khalid
• Lizzo
• Summer Walker
• The Weeknd

Top R&B Male Artist

• Chris Brown
• Khalid
• The Weeknd

Top R&B Female Artist

• Beyonc
• Lizzo
• Summer Walker

Top R&B Tour

• B2K
• Janet Jackson
• Khalid

Top Rap Artist

• DaBaby
• Juice WRLD
• Lil Nas X
• Post Malone
• Roddy Ricch

Top Rap Male Artist

• DaBaby
• Lil Nas X
• Post Malone

Top Rap Female Artist

• Cardi B
• City Girls
• Megan Thee Stallion

Top Rap Tour

• Drake
• Post Malone
• Travis Scott

Top Rock Artist

• Imagine Dragons
• Panic! At The Disco
• Tame Impala
• Tool
• twenty one pilots

Top Rock Tour

• Elton John
• Metallica
• The Rolling Stones

Top Dance/Electronic Artist

• Avicii
• The Chainsmokers
• DJ Snake
• Illenium
• Marshmello

Top Billboard 200 Album

• Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
• Ariana Grande Thank U, Next
• Khalid Free Spirit
• Post Malone Hollywood’s Bleeding
• Taylor Swift Lover

Top Soundtrack

• Aladdin
• Descendants 3
• Frozen II
• K-12 by Melanie Martinez
• The Dirt by Mtley Cre

Top R&B Album

• Beyonc Homecoming: The Live Album
• Justin Bieber Changes
• Chris Brown Indigo
• Khalid Free Spirit
• Summer Walker Over It

Top Rap Album

• DaBaby Kirk
• Juice WRLD Death Race For Love
• Post Malone Hollywood’s Bleeding
• Roddy Ricch Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial
• Young Thug So Much Fun

Top Dance/Electronic Album

• Avicii Tim
• The Chainsmokers World War Joy
• Illenium Ascend
• Marshmello Marshmello: Fortnite Extended Set
• Alan Walker Different World

Top Hot 100 Song

• Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved”
• Billie Eilish “bad guy”
• Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
• Lizzo “Truth Hurts”
• Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello “Seorita”

Top Streaming Song

• Chris Brown ft. Drake “No Guidance”
• Billie Eilish “bad guy”
• Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
• Lil Tecca “Ran$om”
• Post Malone & Swae Lee “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”

Top Selling Song

• Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved”
• Billie Eilish “bad guy”
• Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
• Lizzo “Truth Hurts”
• Blake Shelton “God’s Country”

Top Radio Song

• Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved”
• Jonas Brothers “Sucker”
• Khalid “Talk”
• Lizzo “Truth Hurts”
• Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber “I Don’t Care”

Top Collaboration (Fan Voted)

• Chris Brown ft. Drake “No Guidance”
• Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
• Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello “Seorita”
• Post Malone & Swae Lee “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
• Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber “I Don’t Care”

Top R&B Song

• Chris Brown ft. Drake “No Guidance”
• Doja Cat & Tyga “Juicy”
• Khalid “Talk”
• Lizzo “Good As Hell”
• The Weeknd “Heartless”

Top Rap Song

• Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
• Lil Tecca “Ran$om”
• Lizzo “Truth Hurts”
• Post Malone & Swae Lee “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
• Post Malone “Wow.”

Top Rock Song

• Imagine Dragons “Bad Liar”
• Machine Gun Kelly x Yungblud x Travis Barker “I Think I’m Okay”
• Panic! At The Disco “Hey Look Ma, I Made It”
• Twenty One Pilots “Chlorine”
• Twenty One Pilots “The Hype”

Top Dance/Electronic Song

• Black Eyed Peas x J Balvin “Ritmo (Bad Boys For Life)”
• Ellie Goulding x Diplo ft. Swae Lee “Close To Me”
• Illenium & Jon Bellion “Good Things Fall Apart”
• Kygo x Whitney Houston “Higher Love”
• Marshmello ft. Chvrches “Here With Me”