3 contenders with 15 nominations each!

The Billboard Music Awards 2018 nominations are out and has the usual suspects — Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar vying for top honours with 15 nominations apiece. All three are up for Top Artist, competing against Drake and Taylor Swift. Post Malone should definitely feel like a ‘rockstar’ now that he has 12 BBMA nods, and Imagine Dragonsto create ‘Thunder’ with 10 noms.

Here’s the long version of our story…

TOP ARTIST
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift

TOP NEW ARTIST
21 Savage
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Khalid
Kodak Black

BILLBOARD CHART ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Drake
Sam Hunt
Ed Sheeran

TOP MALE ARTIST
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran

TOP FEMALE ARTIST
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Halsey
Demi Lovato
Taylor Swift

TOP DUO/GROUP
The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Migos
U2

TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Chris Stapleton
Taylor Swift

TOP HOT 100 ARTIST
Imagine Dragons
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran

TOP STREAMING SONGS ARTIST
Cardi B
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran

TOP SONG SALES ARTIST
Imagine Dragons
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran

Watch out for the predictions…