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Artist News Awards
Billboard Music Awards nominations announced
By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 10 April 2014
The nominations for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards have been announced, with Imagine Dragons and Lorde taking the lead, both featuring in twelve of the 40 categories.
The names in each category are decided by analysing “key fan interactions with music” between March 2013 and March 2014. As well as chart position, this includes record sales figures, radio airplay, ticket sales, streaming and social media activity.
Such a system, of course, throws up a few anomalies, such as both parts of Justin Timberlake’s generally not much rated ’20/20 Experience’ album being listed separately in the ‘Top R&B Album’ category. And there’s a compilation in the ‘Top Christian Album’ list. Also, they’ve had to put Pitbull in twice. Tough times.
The prizes will be handed out at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on 18 May, with a TV broadcast in the US on the ABC network. You can find out all sorts of top info, as well as voting in the Milestone Award, here.
And here are all of the nominations:
Top Artist: Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake
Top New Artist: Bastille, Capital Cities, Ariana Grande, Lorde, Passenger
Top Male Artist: Luke Bryan, Drake, Eminem, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake
Top Female Artist: Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Katy Perry, Rihanna
Top Duo/Group: Florida Georgia Line, Imagine Dragons, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, One Direction, OneRepublic
Top Billboard 200 Artist: Beyonce, Luke Bryan, Eminem, One Direction, Justin Timberlake
Top Hot 100 Artist: Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons, Lorde, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake
Top Digital Songs Artist: Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons, Lorde, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Katy Perry
Top Radio Songs Artist: Imagine Dragons, Lorde, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake
Top Touring Artist: Beyonce, Bon Jovi, P!nk, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Top Social Artist: Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, One Direction, Rihanna, Taylor Swift
Top Streaming Artist: Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Katy Perry, Psy
Top R&B Artist: Beyonce, Pharrell Williams, Rihanna, Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake,
Top Rap Artist: Drake, Eminem, Jay Z, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Pitbull
Top Country Artist: Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift
Top Rock Artist: Capital Cities, Fall Out Boy, Imagine Dragons, Lorde, Passenger
Top Latin Artist: Marc Anthony, Gerardo Ortiz, Jenni Rivera, Prince Royce, Romeo Santos
Top Dance/Electronic Artist: Avicii, Daft Punk, Calvin Harris, Lady Gaga, Zedd
Top Christian Artist: Mandisa, Skillet, tobyMac, Chris Tomlin, Matthew West
Milestone Award: Imagine Dragons, John Legend, Luke Bryan, Ellie Goulding, OneRepublic, Carrie Underwood
Top Billboard 200 Album: Beyonce – Beyonce, Luke Bryan – Crash My Party, Drake – Nothing Was The Same, Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience
Top R&B Album: Beyonce – Beyonce, R Kelly – Black Panties, Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines, Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience, Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2)
Top Rap Album: J Cole – Born Sinner, Drake – Nothing Was The Same, Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Jay Z – Magna Carta…Holy Grail, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist
Top Country Album: Garth Brooks – Blame It All On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences, Luke Bryan – Crash My Party, Florida Georgia Line – Here’s To The Good Time, The Robertsons – Duck The Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas, Blake Shelton – Based On A True Story
Top Rock Album: Lana Del Rey – Born To Die, Fall Out Boy – Save Rock And Roll, Imagine Dragons – Night Visions, Lorde – Pure Heroine, Mumford & Sons – Babel
Top Latin Album: Marc Anthony – 3.0, Alejandro Fernandez – Confidencias, Jenni Rivera – 1969 Siempre: En Vivo Desde Monterrey: Parte 1, Prince Royce – Soy El Mismo, Romeo Santos – Formula: Vol. 2
Top Dance/Electronic Album: Avicii – True, Daft Punk – Random Access Memories, Lady Gaga – ARTPOP, Lindsey Stirling – Lindsey Stirling, Zedd – Clarity
Top Christian Album: Alan Jackson – Precious Memories: Volume II, Skillet – Rise, Third Day – Miracle, Chris Tomlin – Burning Lights, Various Artists – WOW Hits 2014
Top Hot 100 Song: Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball, Imagine Dragons – Radioactive, Lorde – Royals, Katy Perry – Roar, Robin Thicke feat TI & Pharrell Williams – Blurred Lines
Top Digital Song: Imagine Dragons – Radioactive, Lorde – Royals, OneRepublic – Counting Stars, Katy Perry – Roar, Robin Thicke feat TI & Pharrell Williams – Blurred Lines
Top Radio Song: Avicii – Wake Me Up!, Lorde – Royals, Katy Perry – Roar, Robin Thicke feat TI & Pharrell Williams – Blurred Lines, Justin Timberlake – Mirrors
Top Streaming Song (Audio): Daft Punk feat Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky, Imagine Dragons – Radioactive, Lorde – Royals, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us, Robin Thicke feat TI & Pharrell Williams – Blurred Lines
Top Streaming Song (Video): Baauer – Harlem Shake, Miley Cyrus – We Can’t Stop, Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat Wanz – Thrift Shop, Katy Perry – Roar
Top R&B Song: Beyonce feat Jay Z – Drunk In Love, Drake feat Majid Jordan – Hold On, We’re Going Home, Pharrell Williams – Happy, Robin Thicke feat TI & Pharrell Williams – Blurred Lines, Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z – Suit & Tie
Top Rap Song: Eminem feat Rihanna – The Monster, Jay Z feat Justin Timberlake – Holy Grail, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat Wanz – Thrift Shop, Pitbull feat Ke$ha – Timber
Top Country Song: Luke Bryan – Crash My Party, Luke Bryan – That’s My Kind Of Night, Florida Georgia Line feat Nelly – Cruise, Darius Rucker – Wagon Wheel, Blake Shelton feat Pistol Annies & Friends – Boys Round Here
Top Rock Song: Capital Cities – Safe And Sound, Imagine Dragons – Demons, Imagine Dragons – Radioactive, Lorde – Royals, Passenger – Let Her Go
Top Latin Song: Marc Anthony – Vivir Mi Vida, Daddy Yankee – Limbo, Enrique Iglesias feat Romeo Santos – Loco, Prince Royce – Darte Un Beso, Romeo Santos – Propuesta Indecente
Top Dance/Electronic Song: Avicii – Wake Me Up!, Daft Punk feat Pharrell Williams – Get Lucky, Icona Pop feat Charlie XCX – I Love It, Lady Gaga – Applause, Zedd feat Foxes – Clarity
Top Christian Song: Building 429 – We Won’t Be Shaken, Mandisa – Overcomer, Sidewalk Prophets – Help Me Find It, Chris Tomlin – Whom Shall I Fear (God Of Angel Armies), Matthew West – Hello, My Name Is
