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The Weeknd, Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo lead the ‘Billboard Music Awards’ 2022 finalists
The Billboard Music Award (BBMA) honors the yr’s most profitable artists in 62 classes throughout all genres of music.
The Weeknd leads as a finalist in 17 classes, essentially the most of any artist this yr.
He has nabbed nominations together with high artist, high male artist, and high 100 artist. His collaboration with Ariana Grande for the tune “Save Your Tears (Remix)” is up for six awards.
The main feminine finalist is Doja Cat, with 14 classes together with high artist, high feminine artist, and high sizzling 100 artist.
As a primary time finalist, Olivia Rodrigo did fairly properly touchdown nominations in 13 classes together with high artist, high new artist, high feminine artist, and high sizzling 100 artist.
Drake, who holds the document with 29 BBMA wins, is up for 11 classes together with high artist, high male artist, high Billboard 200 artist and high sizzling 100 artist.
Taylor Swift, essentially the most adorned feminine BBMA artist of all time, is a finalist in seven classes.
She’s nominated for high artist and high feminine artist, in addition to for 2 albums within the high nation album class for “Fearless (Taylor’s Model)” and “Purple (Taylor’s Model).”
5 new classes have been launched this yr, together with high Billboard international 200 artist, High Billboard international excl. U.S. artist, high Billboard international 200 tune, and High Billboard international excl U.S. tune.
Ed Sheeran is a finalist in all 4 new international classes.
The “2022 Billboard Music Awards” will broadcast dwell coast-to-coast from the MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment in Las Vegas on Sunday, Might 15 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC and stream dwell on Peacock.