Cardi B Owns The BMA’s

Two months after her Grammy win, Cardi B is on a roll! The rapper leads the 2019 Billboard Music Awards with 21 nominations in 18 categories. Cardi is up for Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Female Artist, and Top Artist, where she is up against Drake, Ariana Grande, Post Malone, and Travis Scott. She also earns double nominations for Top Hot 100 song, Top Selling Song, and Top Collaboration.

Meanwhile, Drake and Post Malone each score 17 nominations. Travis Scott earns 12 nods, and the late rapper XXXTentacion is up for 10. Ariana Grande scored 9, Ella Mai and Juice WRLD scored 7 nods.

The 2019 Billboard Music Awards will be hosted by Kelly Clarkson. It will air live from the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 1st at 8 p.m. EST on NBC.

Full list of 2019 Billboard Music Awards Nominees:

Top Artist
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
Travis Scott

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Top New Artist
Bazzi
Juice Wrld
Lil Baby
Dua Lipa
Ella Mai

Billboard Chart Achievement Award
Dan + Shay
Drake
Ariana Grande
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Dua Lipa

Top Male Artist
Drake
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Ed Sheeran
XXXTentacion

Top Female Artist
Cardi B
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Ella Mai
Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group
BTS
Dan + Shay
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Panic! At The Disco

Top Billboard 200 Artist
Drake
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
Travis Scott
XXXTentacion

Top Hot 100 Artist
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Juice Wrld
Post Malone

Top Streaming Songs Artist
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
XXXTentacion

Top Song Sales Artist
Drake
Ariana Grande
Imagine Dragons
Lady Gaga
Post Malone

Top Radio Songs Artist
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Post Malone

Top Social Artist
BTS
EXO
GOT7
Ariana Grande
Louis Tomlinson

Top Touring Artist
Beyonc & JAY-Z
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Justin Timberlake

Top R&B Artist
H.E.R.
Khalid
Ella Mai
The Weeknd
XXXTentacion

Top R&B Male Artist
Khalid
The Weeknd
XXXTentacion

Top R&B Female Artist
H.E.R.
Ella Mai
Queen Naija

Top R&B Tour
Beyonc & JAY-Z
Childish Gambino
Bruno Mars

Top Rap Artist
Cardi B
Drake
Juice Wrld
Post Malone
Travis Scott

Top Rap Male Artist
Drake
Post Malone
Travis Scott

Top Rap Female Artist
Cardi B
City Girls
Nicki Minaj

Top Rap Tour
Beyonc & JAY-Z
Drake
Travis Scott

Top Billboard 200 Album
Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy
Drake – Scorpion
Post Malone – beerbongs & bentleys
Travis Scott – ASTROWORLD
XXXTentacion – ?

Top Soundtrack
13 Reasons Why: Season 2
A Star is Born by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The Greatest Showman

Top R&B Album
Ella Mai – Ella Mai
H.E.R. – H.E.R.
Khalid – American Teen
The Weeknd – My Dear Melancholy,
XXXTentacion – 17

Top Rap Album
Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy
Drake – Scorpion
Post Malone – beerbongs & bentleys
Travis Scott – ASTROWORLD
XXXTentacion – ?

Top Hot 100 Song
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It”
Juice Wrld “Lucid Dreams”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B “Girls Like You”
Post Malone “Better Now”
Travis Scott “SICKO MODE”

Top Streaming Song (Audio)
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It”
Juice Wrld “Lucid Dreams”
Post Malone “Better Now”
Travis Scott “SICKO MODE”
XXXTentacion “SAD!”

Top Streaming Song (Video)
Drake “In My Feelings”
Juice Wrld “Lucid Dreams”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B “Girls Like You”
Travis Scott “SICKO MODE”
XXXTentacion “SAD!”

Top Selling Song
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It”
Drake “In My Feelings”
Halsey “Without Me”
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper “Shallow”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B “Girls Like You”

Top Radio Song
Khalid & Normani “Love Lies”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B “Girls Like You”
Post Malone “Better Now”
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line “Meant to Be”
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey “The Middle”

Top Collaboration
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It”
Khalid & Normani “Love Lies”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B “Girls Like You”
Marshmello & Bastille “Happier”
Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign “Psycho”

Top R&B Song
DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo “No Brainer”
Ella Mai “Boo’d Up”
Ella Mai “Trip”
Khalid “Better”
Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown “Freaky Friday”

Top Rap Song
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It”
Drake “In My Feelings”
Juice Wrld “Lucid Dreams”
Post Malone “Better Now”
Travis Scott “SICKO MODE”