Taylor Swift; Morgan Wallen; SZA.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty; Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
It’s almost time for the2023BillboardMusic Awards!
On Thursday, Dick Clark Productions andBillboardunveiled the complete list of finalists for the 2023 BBMAs, and this year’s leading artist isTaylor Swift, who’s up in 20 categories.
Zach Bryan.Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty
Gilbert Flores/Penske Media via Getty
Artists up for their first-everBillboardMusic Awards at the upcoming ceremony include Bailey Zimmerman,Coi Leray, Fifty Fifty, Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera, Jelly Roll, Ice Spice, Metro Boomin, NewJeans, Peso Pluma and Oliver Anthony Music.
Additionally, this year’s show introduces nine new categories: top Hot 100 songwriter, top Hot 100 producer, top rock duo/group, top global K-pop artist, top K-pop tour, top K-pop album, top global K-pop song, top Afrobeats artist and top Afrobeats song.
Drake performs in Atlanta in December 2022.Prince Williams/Wireimage
Prince Williams/Wireimage
See the full list of 2023 BBMAs finalists below.
Top Artist
Top New Artist
Top Male Artist
The Weeknd performs in Milan in July 2023.Francesco Prandoni/Getty Images
Francesco Prandoni/Getty Images
Top Female Artist
Top Duo/Group
TopBillboard200 Artist
Luke Combs in Nashville in June 2023.Jason Kempin/Getty
Jason Kempin/Getty
Top Hot 100 Artist
Top Hot 100 Songwriter
Top Hot 100 Producer
Jack Antonoff in Los Angeles in February 2023.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Top Streaming Songs Artist
Top Radio Songs Artist
Top Song Sales Artist
Miley Cyrus in West Hollywood in March 2023.Arturo Holmes/Getty
Arturo Holmes/Getty
TopBillboardGlobal 200 Artist
TopBillboardGlobal (Excl. U.S.) Artist
Top R&B Artist
Top R&B Male Artist
Top R&B Female Artist
Top R&B Touring Artist
Bruno Mars performs in Las Vegas in October 2021.Bryan Steffy/Getty Images
Bryan Steffy/Getty Images
Top Rap Artist
Top Rap Male Artist
Top Rap Female Artist
Ice Spice in New York City in September 2023.Udo Salters/Patrick McMullan via Getty
Udo Salters/Patrick McMullan via Getty
Top Rap Touring Artist
Top Country Artist
Top Country Male Artist
Lainey Wilson in New York City in August 2023.Rob Kim/Getty
Rob Kim/Getty
Top Country Female Artist
Top Country Duo/Group
Top Country Touring Artist
Stephen Sanchez in Newark in September 2023.Jeff Kravitz/Getty
Jeff Kravitz/Getty
Top Rock Artist
Top Rock Duo/Group
Top Rock Touring Artist
Sir Elton John performing in Somerset in June 2023.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Samir Hussein/WireImage
Top Latin Artist
Top Latin Male Artist
Top Latin Female Artist
Shakira performs in Newark in September 2023.Theo Wargo/Getty
Theo Wargo/Getty
Top Latin Duo/Group
Top Latin Touring Artist
Top Global K-Pop Artist
TOMORROW X TOGETHER in Newark in September 2023.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Top K-Pop Touring Artist
Top Afrobeats Artist
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Beyoncé in Dubai in January 2023.Mason Poole/Parkwood Media/Getty
Mason Poole/Parkwood Media/Getty
Top Christian Artist
Top Gospel Artist
TopBillboard200 Album
Taylor Swift performs in Arizona in March 2023.John Shearer/Getty
John Shearer/Getty
Top Soundtrack
Top R&B Album
Top Rap Album
Steve Lacy performs in Los Angeles in February 2023.Frazer Harrison/Getty
Top Country Album
Top Rock Album
Top Latin Album
Bad Bunny.Rosalind O’Connor/NBC via Getty
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC via Getty
Top K-Pop Album
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Top Christian Album
Lauren Daigle.Gregg DeGuire/UPI/Alamy
Top Gospel Album
Top Hot 100 Song
Top Streaming Song
Rema and Selena Gomez.Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty
Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty
Top Radio Song
Top Selling Song
Top Collaboration
Sam Smith and Kim Petras.Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images
TopBillboardGlobal 200 Song
TopBillboardGlobal (Excl. U.S.) Song
Top R&B Song
Coi Leray.Momodu Mansaray/WireImage
Top Rap Song
Top Country Song
Top Rock Song
Karol G.Mike Coppola/Getty
Mike Coppola/Getty
Top Latin Song
Top Global K-Pop Song (NEW)
Top Afrobeats Song
Bebe Rexha.Mike Marsland/WireImage
Mike Marsland/WireImage
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Top Christian Song
Top Gospel Song
source: people.com
