Billboard Music Awards Announce 2020 Nominations, Led By Post Malone

Billboard have announced the nominations for their 2020 Music Awards, which are dominated by Post Malone. The US rapper is named 16 times across 15 categories, including ‘Top Artist’, ‘Top Billboard 200 Album’ and ‘Top Hot 100 Song’.
Other artists up for a slew of awards include Lil Nas X (13 nominations) along with Billie Eilish and Khalid, who are each nominated 12 times.

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Of note is Kanye West‘s inclusion in a range of Christian music categories as a result of his gospel-inflected 2019 album Jesus Is King. Yeezy has four tracks in the Top Gospel Song category, one in the Top Christian Song category, and is up for both Top Christian Album and Top Gospel Album awards for Jesus Is King.
This year’s awards are based on the period between March 23, 2019 to March 14, 2020. The awards ceremony – originally intended to take place in late April – will be be broadcast live from Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, 14th October, with Kelly Clarkson on hosting duties.
See the full list of nominees below.

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Billboard Music Awards 2020 Nominations
ARTIST AWARDS
Top Artist
Billie Eilish
Jonas Brothers
Khalid
Post Malone
Taylor Swift
Top New ArtistDaBaby
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 ArtistBillie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Lizzo
Taylor Swift
Top Duo/GroupBTS
Dan + Shay
Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Panic! At The Disco
Top Billboard 200 ArtistDrake
Billie Eilish
Khalid
Post Malone
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 ArtistDaBaby
Billie Eilish
Khalid
Lil Nas X
Post Malone
Top Streaming Songs ArtistDaBaby
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Top Song Sales ArtistBillie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Post Malone
Taylor Swift
Top Radio Songs ArtistJonas Brothers
Khalid
Lizzo
Shawn Mendes
Post Malone
Top Social Artist (Fan Voted)BTS
Billie Eilish
EXO
GOT7
Ariana Grande
Top Touring ArtistElton John
Metallica
P!nk
The Rolling Stones
Ed Sheeran
Top R&B ArtistChris Brown
Khalid
Lizzo
Summer Walker
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male ArtistChris Brown
Khalid
The Weeknd
Top R&B Female ArtistBeyoncé
Lizzo
Summer Walker
Top R&B TourB2K
Janet Jackson
Khalid
Top Rap ArtistDaBaby
Juice WRLD
Lil Nas X
Post Malone
Roddy Ricch
Top Rap Male ArtistDaBaby
Lil Nas X
Post Malone
Top Rap Female ArtistCardi B
City Girls
Megan Thee Stallion
Top Rap TourDrake
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Top Country ArtistKane Brown
Luke Combs
Dan + Shay
Maren Morri
Thomas Rhett
Top Country Male ArtistKane Brown
Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
Top Country Female ArtistMaren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
Top Country Duo/GroupDan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Top Country TourEric Church
Florida Georgia Line
George Strait
Top Rock ArtistImagine Dragons
Panic! At The Disco
Tame Impala
Tool
twenty one pilots
Top Rock TourElton John
Metallica
The Rolling Stones
Top Latin ArtistAnuel AA
Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Ozuna
Romeo Santos
Top Dance/Electronic ArtistAvicii
The Chainsmokers
DJ Snake
Illenium
Marshmello
Top Christian ArtistLauren Daigle
Elevation Worship
For King & Country
Hillsong United
Kanye West
Top Gospel ArtistKirk Franklin
Koryn Hawthorne
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Sunday Service Choir
Kanye West
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 AlbumBillie 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 Mötley Crüe
Top R&B AlbumBeyoncé “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 Country AlbumKane Brown “Experiment”
Luke Combs “What You See Is What You Get”
Maren Morris “Girl”
Thomas Rhett “Center Point Road”
Morgan Wallen “If I Know Me”
Top Rock AlbumThe Lumineers “III”
Slipknot “We Are Not Your Kind”
Tame Impala “The Slow Rush”
Tool “Fear Inoculum”
Vampire Weekend “Father of the Bride”
Top Latin Album
J Balvin & Bad Bunny “Oasis”
Farruko “Gangalee”
Maluma “11:11”
Romeo Santos “Utopía”
Sech “Sueños”
Top Dance/Electronic AlbumAvicii “Tim”
The Chainsmokers “World War Joy”
Illenium “Ascend”
Marshmello “Marshmello: Fortnite Extended Set”
Alan Walker “Different World”
Top Christian AlbumBethel Music “Victory: Recorded Live”
Casting Crowns “Only Jesus”
Hillsong United “People”
Skillet “Victorious”
Kanye West “Jesus is King”
Top Gospel Album
Kirk Franklin “Long Live Love”
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers “Goshen”
William McDowell “The Cry: A Live Worship Experience”
Sunday Service Choir “Jesus Is Born”
Kanye West “Jesus is King”
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 SongLewis 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 “Señorita”
Top Streaming SongChris Brown ft. Drake “No Guidance”
Billie Eilish “bad guy”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
Lil Tecca “Ran$om”
Post Malone & Swae Lee “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
Top Selling Song
Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved”
Billie Eilish “bad guy”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
Lizzo “Truth Hurts”
Blake Shelton “God’s Country”
Top Radio Song
Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved”
Jonas Brothers “Sucker”
Khalid “Talk”
Lizzo “Truth Hurts”
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber “I Don’t Care”
Top Collaboration (Fan Voted)Chris Brown ft. Drake “No Guidance”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello “Señorita”
Post Malone & Swae Lee “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber “I Don’t Care”
Top R&B Song
Chris Brown ft. Drake “No Guidance”
Doja Cat & Tyga “Juicy”
Khalid “Talk”
Lizzo “Good As Hell”
The Weeknd “Heartless”
Top Rap Song
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
Lil Tecca “Ran$om”
Lizzo “Truth Hurts”
Post Malone & Swae Lee “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
Post Malone “Wow.”
Top Country SongDan + Shay with Justin Bieber “10,000 Hours”
Maren Morris “The Bones”
Old Dominion “One Man Band”
Blake Shelton “God’s Country”
Morgan Wallen “Whiskey Glasses”
Top Rock SongImagine 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 Latin SongAnuel AA, Daddy Yankee, Karol G, Ozuna & J Balvin “China
Bad Bunny & Tainy “Callaita”
Daddy Yankee ft. Snow “Con Calma”
Jhay Cortez, J Balvin, & Bad Bunny “No Me Conoce”
Sech ft. Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna, Anuel AA “Otro Trago”
Top Dance/Electronic SongBlack 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”
Top Christian Song
Bethel Music, Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser “Raise A Hallelujah”
Casting Crowns ft. Matthew West “Nobody”
Lauren Daigle “Rescue”
For King & Country “God Only Knows”
Kanye West “Follow God”
Top Gospel Song
Kirk Franklin “Love Theory”
Kanye West “Closed on Sunday”
Kanye West “Follow God”
Kanye West “On God”
Kanye West “Selah”
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