2013 Billboard Music Awards nominees

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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
tobyMac

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