Taylor Swift’s Leads 2023 Billboard Music Award Nominations: See The Full List

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Taylor Swift is taking the lead in nominations for the Billboard Music Awards. With a total of 20 nominations, she’s ahead of SZA and Morgan Wallen, who have each 17 nominations across 16 categories.

Swift already holds the record as the highest-winning female BBMA recipient of all time with 29 wins, according to Billboard. She could surpass Drake, who has 34 BBMAs and is a finalist for 14 more this year, to become the top overall recipient.

She’ll need at least 5 wins (or possibly more if Drake is successful in some of his categories) to break the record. The 33-year-old superstar is nominated in categories like Top Female Artst, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Country Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album (Midnights) and more.

Unlike previous years, the 2023 BBMAs will not have a traditional broadcast component. Instead, the awards and performances will be presented on social channels for Billboard and the BBMAs starting Nov. 6. The results will be revealed on Nov. 19.

The winners are determined based on year-end performance metrics on the Billboard charts from Nov. 19, 2022 to Oct. 21, 2023 (which corresponds to the tracking period of Nov. 4, 2022 through Oct. 12, 2023).

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“The 2023 BBMAs will deliver a fresh awards show concept that will entertain fans with music and exclusive content, including winner celebrations, behind-the-scenes moments and performances created by the world’s biggest artists,” Billboard’s Paul Grein writes. “Performances and awards will roll out across the BBMAs and Billboard social channels, as well as via BBMAs.watch on Sunday, Nov. 19. Billboard Music Awards performers will be revealed daily on BBMAs social channels, starting Monday, Nov. 6.”

Other notable nominations include The Weeknd (16); Drake and Zach Bryan (14 each); Luke Combs (10); 21 Savage, Metro Boomin and Miley Cyrus (nine each); Beyoncé and Rema (seven each); Bad Bunny and Peso Pluma (six each); and Ariana Grande, David Guetta, Eslabon Armado, Karol G, NewJeans and Selena Gomez (with five each).

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Chris Brown

Miguel

The Weeknd

Top R&B Female Artist

Beyoncé

Rihanna

SZA

Top R&B Touring Artist

Beyoncé

Bruno Mars

The Weeknd

Top Rap Artist

21 Savage

Drake

Lil Baby

Metro Boomin

Travis Scott

Top Rap Male Artist

21 Savage

Drake

Travis Scott

Top Rap Female Artist

Doja Cat

Ice Spice

Nicki Minaj

Top Rap Touring Artist

50 Cent

Drake

Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa

Top Country Artist

Bailey Zimmerman

Luke Combs

Zach Bryan

Top Rock Duo/Group (NEW)

Arctic Monkeys

Foo Fighters

Metallica

Top Rock Touring Artist

Coldplay

Depeche Mode

Elton John

Top Latin Artist

Bad Bunny

Eslabon Armado

Fuerza Regida

KAROL G

Peso Pluma

Top Latin Male Artist

Bad Bunny

Peso Pluma

Rauw Alejandro

Top Latin Female Artist

KAROL G

ROSALÍA

Shakira

Top Latin Duo/Group

Eslabon Armado

Fuerza Regida

Grupo Frontera

Top Latin Touring Artist

Daddy Yankee

Karol G

RBD

Top Global K-Pop Artist (NEW)

Jimin

NewJeans

Stray Kids

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

TWICE

Top K-Pop Touring Artist (NEW)

BLACKPINK

SUGA

TWICE

Top Afrobeats Artist (NEW)

Burna Boy

Libianca

Rema

Tems

Wizkid

Top Dance/Electronic Artist

Beyoncé

Calvin Harris

David Guetta

Drake

Tiësto

Top Christian Artist

Brandon Lake

Elevation Worship

for KING & COUNTRY

Lauren Daigle

Phil Wickham

Top Gospel Artist

CeCe Winans

Elevation Worship

Kanye West

Kirk Franklin

Maverick City Music

ALBUM AWARDS

Top Billboard 200 Album

Drake & 21 Savage “Her Loss”

Metro Boomin “HEROES & VILLAINS”

Morgan Wallen “One Thing At A Time”

SZA “SOS”

Taylor Swift “Midnights”

Top Soundtrack

“Barbie The Album”

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By”

“ELVIS
VIS
”

“Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From and Inspired by the Motion Picture)”

“Top Gun: Maverick”

Top R&B Album

Beyoncé “RENAISSANCE”

Brent Faiyaz “WASTELAND”

Drake “Honestly, Nevermind”

Steve Lacy “Gemini Rights”

SZA “SOS”

Top Rap Album

Drake & 21 Savage “Her Loss”

Future “I Never Liked You”

Lil Baby “It’s Only Me”

Metro Boomin “HEROES & VILLAINS”

Travis Scott “UTOPIA”

Top Country Album

Luke Combs “Gettin’ Old”

Luke Combs “Growin’ Up”

Morgan Wallen “One Thing At A Time”

Taylor Swift “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)”

Zach Bryan “American Heartbreak”

Top Rock Album

HARDY “the mockingbird & THE CROW”

Jelly Roll “Whitsitt Chapel”

Noah Kahan “Stick Season”

Steve Lacy “Gemini Rights”

Zach Bryan “American Heartbreak”

Top Latin Album

Bad Bunny “Un Verano Sin Ti”

Eslabon Armado “DESVELADO”

Ivan Cornejo “Dañado”

KAROL G “MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO”

Peso Pluma “GÉNESIS”

Top K-Pop Album (NEW)

Jimin “FACE”

NewJeans “2nd EP ‘Get Up’”

Stray Kids “5-STAR”

TOMORROW X TOGETHER “The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION”

TWICE “READY TO BE: 12^th Mini Album”

Top Dance/Electronic Album

Beyoncé “RENAISSANCE”

Drake “Honestly, Nevermind”

ILLENIUM “ILLENIUM”

Kim Petras “Feed The Beast”

Tiësto “DRIVE
IVE
”

Top Christian Album

Anne Wilson “My Jesus”

Brandon Lake “House of Miracles”

CAIN “Rise Up”

Elevation Worship “LION”

Lauren Daigle “Lauren Daigle”

Top Gospel Album

Jonathan McReynolds “My Truth”

Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin “Kingdom Book One”

Tye Tribbett “All Things New”

Whitney Houston “I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston”

Zacardi Cortez “Imprint (Live in Memphis)”

SONG AWARDS

Top Hot 100 Song

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Morgan Wallen “Last Night”

SZA “Kill Bill”

Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”

Top Streaming Song

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Morgan Wallen “Last Night”

SZA “Kill Bill”

Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”

Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange”

Top Radio Song

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”

Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”

Top Selling Song

Jason Aldean “Try That in a Small Town”

Jimin ‘Like Crazy”

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Oliver Anthony Music “Rich Men North of Richmond”

Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”

Top Collaboration

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “I’m Good (Blue)”

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”

Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”

Sam Smith & Kim Petras “Unholy”

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”

Top Billboard Global 200 Song

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”

SZA “Kill Bill”

Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “I’m Good (Blue)”

Harry Styles “As It Was”

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”

Top R&B Song

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”

Miguel “Sure Thing”

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”

SZA “Kill Bill”

SZA “Snooze”

Top Rap Song

Coi Leray “Players”

Drake & 21 Savage “Rich Flex”

Gunna “fukumean”

Lil Durk ft. J. Cole “All My Life”

Toosii “Favorite Song”

Top Country Song

Bailey Zimmerman “Rock and a Hard Place”

Luke Combs “Fast Car”

Morgan Wallen “Last Night”

Morgan Wallen “You Proof”

Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange”

Top Rock Song

Jelly Roll “Need A Favor”

Stephen Sanchez “Until I Found You”

Steve Lacy “Bad Habit”

Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”

Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange”

Top Latin Song

Eslabon Armado x Peso Pluma “Ella Baila Sola”

Fuerza Regida x Grupo Frontera “Bebe Dame”

Grupo Frontera x Bad Bunny “un x100to”

KAROL G & Shakira “TQG”

Yng Lvcas x Peso Pluma “La Bebe”

Top Global K-Pop Song (NEW)

Fifty Fifty “Cupid”

Jimin “Like Crazy”

Jungkook ft. Latto “Seven”

NewJeans “Ditto”

NewJeans “OMG”

Top Afrobeats Song (NEW)

Ayra Starr “Rush”

Libianca “People”

Oxlade “KU LO SA”

Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”

Victony, Rema, & Tempoe ft. Don Toliver “Soweto”

Top Dance/Electronic Song

Bizarrap & Shakira “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”

David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray “Baby Don’t Hurt Me”

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “I’m Good (Blue)”

Elton John & Britney Spears “Hold Me Closer”

Tiësto ft. Tate McRae “10:35”

Top Christian Song

Brandon Lake “Gratitude”

Chris Tomlin “Holy Forever”

for KING & COUNTRY with Jordin Sparks “Love Me Like I Am”

Lauren Daigle “Thank God I Do”

Phil Wickham “This Is Our God”

Top Gospel Song

CeCe Winans “Goodness of God”

Crowder & Dante Bowe ft. Maverick City Music “God Really Loves Us”

Elevation Worship ft. Chandler Moore & Tiffany Hudson “More Than Able”

Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin ft. Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore

“Fear is Not My Future”

Zacardi Cortez “Lord Do It For Me (Live in Memphis)”

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2023/10/26/how-taylor-swift-could-make-history-at-the-2023-billboard-music-awards/