And the nominees are…
Cardi B tops the list with 21 noms in 18 categories! Check out some of your favs below. Join Kelly Clarkson as she hosts for the second year in a row on Wednesday, May 1st starting at 8pm ET/PT.
Top Female Artist
- Ariana Grande
- Cardi B
- Ella Mai
- Halsey
- Taylor Swift
Top Male Artist
- Drake
- Ed Sheeran
- Post Malone
- Travis Scott
- XXXTentaction
Top Artist
- Cardi B
- Drake
- Ariana Grande
- Post Malone
- Travis Scott
Top Hot 100 Song
- “I Like It” – Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin
- “Lucid Dreams” – Juice Wrld
- “Girls Like You” – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B
- “Better Now” – Post Malone
- “Sicko Mode” – Travis Scott
Top Duo and Group
- BTS
- Imagine Dragons
- Maroon 5
- Panic! At the Disco
- Dan + Shay
Top New Artist
- Bazzi
- Juice Wrld
- Lil Baby
- Dua Lipa
- Ella Mai
Top 100 Artist
- Cardi B
- Drake
- Ariana Grande
- Juice Wrld
- Post Malone
- Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin – “I Like It”
- Khalid & Normani – “Love Lies”
- Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B – “Girls Like You,”
- Marshmello & Bastille – “Happier”
- Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign – “Psycho”
Top Hot 100 Artist
- Cardi B
- Drake
- Ariana Grande
- Juice Wrld
- Post Malone
Top Selling Song
- “I Like It” – Cardi B, Bad Bunny, & J Balvin
- “In My Feelings” – Drake
- “Without Me” – Halsey
- “Shallow” – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
- “Girls Like You” – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B
Top Social Artist
- BTS
- EXO
- GOT7
- Ariana Grande
- Louis Tomlinson
Billboard Chart Achievement Award
- Dan + Shay
- Drake
- Ariana Grande
- Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
- Dua Lipa
Top Rap Artist
- Cardi B
- Drake
- Juice Wrld
- Post Malone
- Travis Scott
- Drake
- Post Malone
- Travis Scott
Top Female Rap Artist
- Cardi B
- City Girls
- Nicki Minaj
Top R&B Tour
- Beyoncé and Jay-Z
- Childish Gambino
- Bruno Mars
Top R&B Female Artist
- H.E.R.
- Ella Mai
- Queen Naija
Top R&B Male Artist
- Khalid
- The Weeknd
- XXXTentacion
Top R&B Artist
- H.E.R.
- Khalid
- Ella Mai
- The Weeknd
- XXXTentacion
Top Rap Tour
- Beyoncé and Jay-Z
- Drake
- Travis Scott
Top Touring Artist
- Beyoncé and Jay-Z
- Bruno Mars
- Ed Sheeran
- Taylor Swift
- Justin Timberlake
- Cardi B
- Drake
- Ariana Grande
- Maroon 5
- Post Malone
Top Streaming Songs Artist
- Cardi B
- Drake
- Ariana Grande
- Post Malone
- XXXTentatacion
Top Songs Sales Artist
- Drake
- Ariana Grande
- Imagine Dragons
- Lady Gaga
- Post Malone
Top Billboard 200 Artist
- Drake
- Ariana Grande
- Post Malone
- Travis Scott
- XXXTentacion
Top Rock Artist
- Imagine Dragons
- lovelytheband
- Panic! At the Disco
- Queen
- Twenty One Pilots
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
- Calvin Harris
- Kygo
- Marshmello
- Odesza
- The Chainsmokers
Top Billboard 200 Album
- Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy
- Drake, Scorpion
- Post Malone, Beerbongs & Bentleys
- Travis Scott, AstroWorld
Top Soundtrack
- 13 Reasons Why: Season 2
- A Star Is Born
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- 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, Dear Melancholy
- XXXTentacion, 17
Top Rap Album
- Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy
- Drake, Scorpion
- Post Malone, Beerbongs & Bentleys
- Travis Scott, AstroWorld
- XXXTentacion, ?
Top Rock Album
- Dave Matthews Band, Come Tomorrow
- Imagine Dragons, Origins
- Mumford & Sons, Delta
- Panic! At the Disco, Pray for the Wicked
- Twenty One Pilots, Trench
Top Dance/Electronic Album
- Clean Bandit, What Is Love?
- David Guetta, 7
- Kygo, Kids in Love
- Major Lazer, Major Lazer Essentials
- The Chainsmokers, Sick Boys
- Drake, “In My Feelings”
- Juice Wrld, “Lucid Dreams”
- Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B, “Girls Like You”
- Travis Scott, “Sicko Mode”
- XXXTentacion, “SAD!”
Top R&B Song
- DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper & Quavo “No Brainer”
- Ella Mai, “Boo’d Up”
- Ella Mai, “Trip”
- Khalid, “Better”
- Lil Dicky featuring 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”
Top Rock Song
- Foster The People – “Sit Next to Me”
- Imagine Dragons – “Whatever It Takes”
- lovelytheband – “Broken”
- Panic! At the Disco – “High Hopes”
Top Dance/Electric Song
- DJ Snake featuring Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B – “Taki Taki”
- Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – “One Kiss”
- Marshmello & Bastille – “Happier”
- Tiesto & Dzeko featuring Preme and Post Malone – “Jackie Chan”
- Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey – “The Middle”
Find the full list of nominations HERE.
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