On April 11th, the nomination for the 2022 Billboard Music Award was announced! The Weeknd was nominated for 17 nominations including Artist of the Year! Among them, Doja Cat was shortlisted for 14 nominations, Justin Bieber, Ye (Kanye West) and Olivia Rodrigo were shortlisted for 13, Drake was shortlisted for 11, Dulipa and Ed Sheeran were shortlisted for 9, The Kid LAROI was shortlisted for 8, and Taylor Swift, BTS and Giv ? on were shortlisted for 7. The following is the shortlist of awards:
Artist of the year
Doja Cat
Drake
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Best New Artist
Givēon
Masked Wolf
Olivia Rodrigo
Pooh Shiesty
The Kid LAROI
Best male artist
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd
Best female artist
Adele
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
Best combination/band
BTS
Glass Animals
Imagine Dragons
Migos
Silk Sonic （Bruno Mars， Anderson 。 Paak）
Best album artist
Adele
Drake
Juice WRLD
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Best single artist
Doja Cat
Drake
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Best streaming media sales artist
Doja Cat
Drake
Lil Nas X
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Best single selling artist
Adele
BTS
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Walker Hayes
Best radio song artist
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Best global list artist
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Best overseas list artist
BTS
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Best tour
Eagles （Hotel California Tour）
Genesis （The Last Domino？ Tour）
Green Day， Fall Out Boy & Weezer （The Hella Mega Tour）
Harry Styles （Love on Tour）
The Rolling Stones （No Filter Tour）
Best R&B artist
Doja Cat
Givēon
Silk Sonic （Bruno Mars， Anderson 。 Paak）
Summer Walker
The Weeknd
Best R&B male artist
Givēon
Khalid
The Weeknd
Best R&B female artist
Doja Cat
Summer Walker
SZA
Best R&B tour
Bruno Mars （Bruno Mars at Park MGM）
Omarion & Bow Wow （The Millennium Tour 2021）
Usher （The Vegas Residency）
Best rapper
Drake
Juice WRLD
Lil Baby
Moneybagg Yo
Polo G
Best rap male artist
Drake
Juice WRLD
Polo G
Best Rap Female Artist
Cardi B
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion
Best rap tour
J。 Cole （The Off-Season Tour）
Lil Baby （The Back Outside Tour）
Omarion & Bow Wow （The Millennium Tour 2021）
Best country artist
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Walker Hayes
Best country male artist
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Best country female artist
Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Best country combination/duo
Dan Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Zac Brown Band
Best country tour
Luke Bryan （Proud to Be Right Here Tour）
Eric Church （Gather Again Tour）
Chris Stapleton （All-American Road Show Tour）
Best rock artist
Glass Animals
Imagine Dragons
Machine Gun Kelly
M?neskin
twenty one pilots
Best rock tour
Genesis （The Last Domino？ Tour）
Green Day， Fall Out Boy & Weezer （The Hella Mega Tour）
The Rolling Stones （No Filter Tour）
Best Latin artist
Bad Bunny
Farruko
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rauw Alejandro
Best Latin male artist
Bad Bunny
Farruko
Rauw Alejandro
Best Latin female artist
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rosalía
Best Latin combination/duo
Calibre 50
Eslabon Armado
Grupo Firme
Best Latin tour
Bad Bunny （El último Tour Del Mundo）
Enrique Iglesias & Live in Concert
Los Bukis （Una Historia Cantada Tour）
Best Dance/Electronic Artist
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Lady Gaga
Marshmello
Ti?sto
Best evangelist
Carrie Underwood
Elevation Worship
for King & Country
Lauren Daigle
Ye
Best Christian musician
CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
Ye
Best album list album
Adele， 30
Doja Cat， Planet Her
Drake， Certified Lover Boy
Morgan Wallen， Dangerous： The Double Album
Olivia Rodrigo， SOUR
Best original sound
League of Legends: The Battle of Twin Cities
Encanto
In the Heights
Happy voice 2
Tick,Tick…Boom!
Best R&B album
Doja Cat， Planet Her
Givēon， When It’s All Said and Done…Take Time
Silk Sonic （Bruno Mars， Anderson 。 Paak）， An Evening With Silk Sonic
Summer Walker， Still Over It
The Weeknd， Dawn FM
Best rap album
Drake， Certified Lover Boy
Moneybagg Yo， A Gangsta’s Pain
Rod Wave， SoulFly
The Kid LAROI， F*ck Love
Ye， Donda
Best country album
Florida Georgia Line， Life Rolls On
Lee Brice， Hey World
Taylor Swift， Fearless （Taylor’s Version）
Taylor Swift， Red （Taylor’s Version）
Walker Hayes， Country Stuff： The Album
Best rock album
AJR， OK Orchestra
Coldplay， Music of the Spheres
Imagine Dragons， Mercury – Act 1
John Mayer， Sob Rock
twenty one pilots， Scaled and Icy
Best Latin album
Eslabon Armado， Corta Venas
J Balvin， Jose
Kali Uchis， Sin Miedo （del Amor y Otros Demonios） ∞
Karol G， KG0516
Rauw Alejandro, Vice President Versa
Best dance/electronic album
C418， Minecraft – Volume Alpha
FKA twigs， Caprisongs
Illenium， Fallen Embers
Porter Robinson， Nurture
Rüfüs Du Sol， Surrender
Best gospel album
Carrie Underwood， My Savior
CeCe Winans， Believe for It
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music， Old Church ment
Phil Wickham， Hymn of Heaven
Ye， Donda
Best Christian music album
CeCe Winans， Believe for It
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music， Old Church ment
Maverick City Music， Jubilee： Juneteenth Edition
Maverick City Music & Upperroom， move your heart。
Ye， Donda
Best single list song
Doja Cat ft。 SZA， “Kiss Me More”
Dua Lipa， “Levitating”
Olivia Rodrigo， “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber， “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande， “Save Your Tears”
Best streaming media song
Dua Lipa， “Levitating”
Glass Animals， “Heat Waves”
Olivia Rodrigo， “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber， “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande， “Save Your Tears”
Best selling song
BTS， “Butter”
BTS， “Permission to Dance”
Dua Lipa， “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran， “Bad Habits”
Walker Hayes， “Fancy Like”
Best radio song
Dua Lipa， “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran， “Bad Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo， “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber， “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande， “Save Your Tears”
Best cooperation
Doja Cat ft。 SZA， “Kiss Me More”
Justin Bieber ft。 Daniel Caesar & GIVēON， “Peaches”
Lil Nas X ft。 Jack Harlow， “Industry Baby”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber， “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande， “Save Your Tears”
Best global single chart song
Dua Lipa， “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran， “Bad Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo， “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber， “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande， “Save Your Tears”
Best overseas single list song
BTS， “Butter”
Ed Sheeran， “Bad Habits”
Lil Nas X， “Montero （Call Me by Your Name）”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber， “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande， “Save Your Tears”
Best internet hit song
Doja Cat ft。 SZA， “Kiss Me More”
Gayle， “abcdefu”
Glass Animals， “Heat Waves”
Masked Wolf， “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Walker Hayes， “Fancy Like”
Best R&B song
Doja Cat & The Weeknd， “You Right”
Givēon， “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Justin Bieber ft。 Daniel Caesar & Givēon， “Peaches”
Silk Sonic （Bruno Mars， Anderson 。 Paak）， “Leave The Door Open”
WizKid ft。 Justin Bieber & Tems， “Essence”
Best rap song
Drake ft. 21 Savage， Project Pat， “Knife Talk”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug， “Way 2 Sexy”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow， “Industry Baby”
Masked Wolf,“Astronaut In The Ocean”
Polo G, “Rapstar”
Best country song
Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”
Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood, “If I Didn’t Love You”
Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”
Luke Combs, “Forever After All”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”
Best rock song
Coldplay X BTS, “My Universe”
Elle King & Miranda Lambert, “Drunk （And I Don’t Wanna Go Home）”
Imagine Dragons, “Follow You”
M?neskin, “Beggin’”
The Anxiety： Willow & Tyler Cole, “Meet Me at Our Spot”
Best Latin song
Aventura x Bad Bunny， “Volví”
Bad Bunny， “Yonaguni”
Farruko， “Pepas”
Kali Uchis， “telepatía”
Rauw Alejandro， “Todo De Ti”
Best dance music/electronic song
Elton John & Dua Lipa， “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix”
Farruko， “Pepas”
Regard x Troye Sivan x Tate McRae， “You”
Ti?sto， “The Business”
Travis Scott & HVME， “Goosebumps”
Best gospel song
Anne Wilson， “My Jesus”
Ye， “Hurricane”
Ye， “Moon”
Ye， “Off The Grid”
Ye， “Praise God”
Best Christian song
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music ft.Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine， “Jireh”
Ye， “Hurricane”
Ye， “Moon”
Ye， “Off the Grid”
Ye， “Praise God”