Bilboard Music Award nominations
The 2013 Billboard Music Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas today, May 19, at 8 p.m. ET. Last year, Adele dominated the ceremony and took home 12 awards including top artist, top female artist and top album. This year, Rihanna has a chance to come close to Adele’s sweep if she takes home the 10 awards she’s nominated for.
Similarly, Maroon 5, Taylor Swift and Fun are all tied with 11 nominations each.
Below are the nominees for the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. -danielle canada
Artist Awards
Top Artist
Justin Bieber
Maroon 5
One Direction
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Top New Artist
Carly Rae Jepsen
Gotye
One Direction
PSY
The Lumineers
Top Male Artist
Bruno Mars
Drake
Flo Rida
Jason Aldean
Justin Bieber
Top Female Artist
Adele
Carly Rae Jepsen
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group
Coldplay
fun.
Maroon 5
Mumford & Sons
One Direction
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Adele
Justin Bieber
Mumford & Sons
One Direction
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist
Flo Rida
fun.
Maroon 5
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Top Digital Songs Artist
Carly Rae Jepsen
Flo Rida
fun.
Maroon 5
Taylor Swift
Top Radio Songs Artist
Flo Rida
fun.
Maroon 5
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Top Touring Artist
Bruce Springsteen
Coldplay
Lady Gaga
Madonna
Roger Waters
Top Social Artist
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
One Direction
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Top Streaming Artist
Baauer
Drake
Nicki Minaj
PSY
Rihanna
Top Pop Artist
Adele
Bruno Mars
Justin Bieber
Maroon 5
One Direction
Top R&B Artist
Alicia Keys
Chris Brown
Ne-Yo
Rihanna
Usher
Top Rap Artist
Drake
Flo Rida
Nicki Minaj
Pitbull
PSY
Top Country Artist
Carrie Underwood
Hunter Hayes
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Taylor Swift
Top Rock Artist
Bruce Springsteen
Coldplay
fun.
Gotye
Mumford & Sons
Top Latin Artist
Don Omar
Jenni Rivera
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos
Shakira
Top Dance Artist
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Madonna
Skrillex
Swedish House Mafia
Top EDM Artist
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
deadmau5
Skrillex
Swedish House Mafia
Top Christian Artist
Casting Crowns
Chris Tomlin
Matt Redman
MercyMe
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