Greg WilliamsEd Sheeran, Bruno Mars and Taylor Swift are among the artists competing for top honors at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards.
The first batch of nominations were announced on NBC’s Today show by Khalid and Bebe Rexha, who both announced that the other had been nominated. Bebe is up for Top Country Song for “Meant to Be,” her collabo with Florida Georgia Line. Khalid, meanwhile, is competing for Top New Artist against 21 Savage, Camila Cabello, Cardi B and Kodak Black.
The Billboard Music Awards will air on NBC May 20 at 8 p.m ET, live from Las Vegas.
Here are the first batch of nominations:
Top Artist
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Top Female Artist
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Halsey
Demi Lovato
Taylor Swift
Top Male Artist
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Top Hot 100 Song
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber, “Despacito”
Kendrick Lamar, “HUMBLE.”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage, “Rockstar”
Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”
Top Selling Album
Kendrick Lamar, DAMN.
P!nk, Beautiful Trauma
Ed Sheeran, ÷ (Divide)
Chris Stapleton, From A Room: Volume 1
Taylor Swift, reputation
Top Country Song
Kane Brown ft. Lauren Alaina, “What Ifs”
Sam Hunt, “Body Like a Back Road”
Dustin Lynch, “Small Town Boy”
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be”
Brett Young, “In Case You Didn’t Know”
Top New Artist
21 Savage
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Khalid
Kodak Black
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