Cardi B Leads 2019 Billboard Music Awards Nominations
Following her historic Grammy win, the rapper leads the 2019 Billboard Music Awards with 21 nominations in 18 categories. She just misses the record for most nominations set by Drake and The Chainsmokers, who each had 22 in 2017.
Cardi is up in major categories including Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Female Artist, and Top Artist, where she will face off against Drake, Ariana Grande, Post Malone, and Travis Scott. She also earns double nominations for Top Hot 100 song, Top Selling Song, and Top Collaboration.
Following Cardi, Drake and Post Malone each score 17 nominations. Travis Scott earns 12 nods, while the late XXXTentacion is up for 10. Other multiple nominees include Ariana Grande (9), Ella Mai (7), and Juice WRLD (7).
Hosted by Kelly Clarkson, the 2019 Billboard Music Awards will air live from the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 1 at 8 p.m. EST on NBC.
2019 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES
TOP ARTIST
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
Travis Scott
TOP NEW ARTIST
Bazzi
Juice Wrld
Lil Baby
Dua Lipa
Ella Mai
BILLBOARD CHART ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dan + Shay
Drake
Ariana Grande
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Dua Lipa
TOP MALE ARTIST
Drake
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Ed Sheeran
XXXTentacion
TOP FEMALE ARTIST
Cardi B
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Ella Mai
Taylor Swift
TOP DUO/GROUP
BTS
Dan + Shay
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Panic! At The Disco
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST
Drake
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
Travis Scott
XXXTentacion
TOP HOT 100 ARTIST
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Juice Wrld
Post Malone
TOP STREAMING SONGS ARTIST
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
XXXTentacion
TOP SONG SALES ARTIST
Drake
Ariana Grande
Imagine Dragons
Lady Gaga
Post Malone
TOP RADIO SONGS ARTIST
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Post Malone
TOP SOCIAL ARTIST
BTS
EXO
GOT7
Ariana Grande
Louis Tomlinson
TOP TOURING ARTIST
Beyoncé & JAY-Z
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Justin Timberlake
TOP R&B ARTIST
H.E.R.
Khalid
Ella Mai
The Weeknd
XXXTentacion
TOP R&B MALE ARTIST
Khalid
The Weeknd
XXXTentacion
TOP R&B FEMALE ARTIST
H.E.R.
Ella Mai
Queen Naija
TOP R&B TOUR
Beyoncé & JAY-Z
Childish Gambino
Bruno Mars
TOP RAP ARTIST
Cardi B
Drake
Juice Wrld
Post Malone
Travis Scott
TOP RAP MALE ARTIST
Drake
Post Malone
Travis Scott
TOP RAP FEMALE ARTIST
Cardi B
City Girls
Nicki Minaj
TOP RAP TOUR
Beyoncé & JAY-Z
Drake
Travis Scott
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM
Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy
Drake – Scorpion
Post Malone – beerbongs & bentleys
Travis Scott – ASTROWORLD
XXXTentacion – ?
TOP SOUNDTRACK
13 Reasons Why: Season 2
A Star is Born by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The Greatest Showman
TOP R&B ALBUM
Ella Mai – Ella Mai
H.E.R. – H.E.R.
Khalid – American Teen
The Weeknd – My Dear Melancholy,
XXXTentacion – 17
TOP RAP ALBUM
Cardi B – Invasion of Privacy
Drake – Scorpion
Post Malone – beerbongs & bentleys
Travis Scott – ASTROWORLD
XXXTentacion – ?
TOP HOT 100 SONG
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It”
Juice Wrld “Lucid Dreams”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B “Girls Like You”
Post Malone “Better Now”
Travis Scott “SICKO MODE”
TOP STREAMING SONG (AUDIO)
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It”
Juice Wrld “Lucid Dreams”
Post Malone “Better Now”
Travis Scott “SICKO MODE”
XXXTentacion “SAD!”
TOP STREAMING SONG (VIDEO)
Drake “In My Feelings”
Juice Wrld “Lucid Dreams”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B “Girls Like You”
Travis Scott “SICKO MODE”
XXXTentacion “SAD!”
TOP SELLING SONG
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It”
Drake “In My Feelings”
Halsey “Without Me”
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper “Shallow”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B “Girls Like You”
TOP RADIO SONG
Khalid & Normani “Love Lies”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B “Girls Like You”
Post Malone “Better Now”
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line “Meant to Be”
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey “The Middle”
TOP COLLABORATION
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It”
Khalid & Normani “Love Lies”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B “Girls Like You”
Marshmello & Bastille “Happier”
Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign “Psycho”
TOP R&B SONG
DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo “No Brainer”
Ella Mai “Boo’d Up”
Ella Mai “Trip”
Khalid “Better”
Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown “Freaky Friday”
TOP RAP SONG
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It”
Drake “In My Feelings”
Juice Wrld “Lucid Dreams”
Post Malone “Better Now”
Travis Scott “SICKO MODE”