The Billboard Music Awards, which give out trophies for the biggest selling, streaming, etc. music, announced their nominees on Tuesday.
Because they are based on popularity, the list is full of artists who have received huge amounts of airplay vs. those that may be artistically sound but haven't crossed into the mainstream. Taylor Swift, fun. and Maroon 5 each garnered eleven nominations while Rihanna is up in ten and Carly Rae Jepsen in nine.
For veteran artists, Madonna is in the lead with three (Touring Artist, Dance Artist, Dance Album), Bruce Sprinsteen for two (Touring Artist, Rock Artist) and Roger Waters and Lionel Richie one each (Touring Artist and Country Album, respectively).
The ceremony airs on Sunday, May 19 at 8 on NBC from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Here are the nominees in the top categories along with others that include veteran artists:
Top Artist
•Justin Bieber
•Maroon 5
•One Direction
•Rihanna
•Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Song
•Some Nights - fun.
•Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra
•Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
•One More Night - Maroon 5
•Payphone - Maroon 5 Featuring Wiz Khalifa
Top Billboard 200 Album
•21 - Adele
•Babel - Mumford and Sons
•Take Me Home - One Direction
•Up All Night - One Direction
•Red - Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group
•Coldplay
•fun.
•Maroon 5
•Mumford and Sons
•One Direction
Top Male Artist
•Jason Aldean
•Justin Bieber
•Drake
•Flo Rida
•Bruno Mars
Top Female Artist
•Adele
•Carly Rae Jepsen
•Nicki Minaj
•Rihanna
•Taylor Swift
Top New Artist
•Gotye
•Carly Rae Jepsen
•Lumineers
•One Direction
•PSY
Top Touring Artist
•Coldplay
•Lady Gaga
•Madonna
•Bruce Springsteen
•Roger Waters
Top Rock Artist
•Coldplay
•.fun
•Gotye
•Mumford and Sons
•Bruce Springsteen
Top Dance Artist
•David Guetta
•Calvin Harris
•Madonna
•Skrillex
•Swedish House Mafia
Top Country Album
•Night Train - Jason Aldean
•Tailgates and Tanlines - Luke Bryan
•Tuskegee - Lionel Richie
•Red - Taylor Swift
•Blown Away - Carrie Underwood
Top Dance Album
•Nothing But the Beat - David Guetta
•>Album Title Goes Here< - deadmau5
•Sorry For Party Rocking - LMFAO
•MDNA - Madonna
•Bangarang - Skrillex
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