Billboard Music Award Nominations

The Weeknd leads the finalist pack for the Billboard Music Awards, earning nominations in 16 categories including Top Artist, Top Male Artist and Top Hot 100 Song. Hosts Ludacris and Ciara announced the finalists in six categories yesterday on ABC’s Good Morning America. Immediately following the broadcast, five additional categories were exclusively announced live via the Billboard Music Award’s Facebook and Periscope, followed by a live stream on ABC News of the remaining categories. Justin Bieber follows as a finalist in 11 categories. Fetty Wap and Drake are tied with nods in 10 categories each, including Top Male Artist contenders for both musicians.

Adele and Taylor Swift are tied with eight nods each including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album, all of which Swift won last year. This year, Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth are finalists in six categories respectively — they received five each for their hit single, “See You Again,” while Wiz is also up for Top Rap Artist and Charlie is up for Top New Artist. The late David Bowie is honored posthumously as a finalist for Top Rock Album for Blackstar. The 2016 Billboard Music Awards will be broadcast live from the brand new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22 at 8pm ET/PT.