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The 2017 Billboard Music Awards nominations were announced on Monday.
Drake and The Chainsmokers led the pack with 22 nominations. Among those, Drake will compete for top artist, top male artist and top Billboard 200 artist. The Chainsmokers also will vie for top artist, as well as top duo/group and top 100 artist.
Twenty One Pilots followed with 17 noms, then Rihanna with 14, The Weeknd with 13 and Beyonce with eight.
The first five categories were announced by Pete Wentz and Julia Michaels on ABC's Good Morning America.
The Billboard Music Awards are set to air Sunday, May 21, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
See the full list of nominations below.
Billboard Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital songs sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring and social engagement. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. The awards are based on the reporting period of March 18, 2016, through March 16, 2017.
This story first appeared on Billboard.com
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Top Artist
Drake (WINNER)
Adele
Beyonce
Justin Bieber
The Chainsmokers
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd -
Top New Artist
Zayn (WINNER)
Alessia Cara
Desiigner
Lil Uzi Vert
Lukas Graham -
Billboard Chart Achievement Award Presented by Xfinity
Twenty One Pilots (WINNER)
Luke Bryan
Nicki Minaj
The Chainsmokers
The Weeknd
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Top Male Artist
Drake (WINNER)
Justin Bieber
Future
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd -
Top Female Artist
Beyonce? (WINNER)
Adele?
Ariana Grande
?Rihanna?
Sia -
Top Duo/Group
Twenty One Pilots (WINNER)
The Chainsmokers
?Coldplay?
Florida Georgia Line?
Guns N’ Roses?
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Top Billboard 200 Artist
Drake? (WINNER)
Beyonce?
Prince?
Twenty One Pilots?
The Weeknd? -
Top Song Sales Artist
Drake (WINNER)
The Chainsmokers
Prince
Justin Timberlake
Twenty One Pilots -
Top Radio Song
Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling!” (WINNER)
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance”
Sia Featuring Sean Paul, “Cheap Thrills”
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Top Social Artist
BTS (WINNER)
Justin Bieber
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes -
Top Touring Artist
Beyonce (WINNER)
Justin Bieber
Coldplay
Guns N’ Roses
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -
Top R&B Artist
Beyonce (WINNER)
Bruno Mars
Frank Ocean
Rihanna
The Weeknd
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Top R&B Tour
Beyonce (WINNER)
Lionel Richie
Rihanna -
Top Rap Artist
Drake (WINNER)
J. Cole
Desiigner
Future
Rae Sremmurd -
Top Rap Tour
Drake (WINNER)
Future
Kanye West -
Top Country Artist
Blake Shelton (WINNER)
Florida Georgia Line
Keith Urban
Chris Stapleton
Jason Aldean -
Top Country Tour
Kenny Chesney (WINNER)
Luke Bryan
Dixie Chicks -
Top Rock Artist
Twenty One Pilots (WINNER)
Coldplay
The Lumineers
Metallica
X Ambassadors -
Top Rock Tour
Coldplay (WINNER)
Guns N’ Roses
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band -
Top Latin Artist
Juan Gabriel (WINNER)
J Balvin
Los Plebes Del Rancho De Ariel Camacho
Maluma
Nicky Jam -
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
The Chainsmokers (WINNER)
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
DJ Snake
Lindsey Stirling -
Top Christian Artist
Lauren Daigle (WINNER)
Hillsong Worship
Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
Skillet
Chris Tomlin -
Top Gospel Artist
Kirk Franklin (WINNER)
Jekalyn Carr
Travis Greene
Tamela Mann
Hezekiah Walker -
Top Billboard 200 Album
Drake, Views (WINNER)
Beyonce, Lemonade
Rihanna, Anti
Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface
The Weeknd, Starboy -
Top Soundtrack/Cast Album
Hamilton: An American Musical (WINNER)
Moana
Purple Rain
Suicide Squad: The Album
Trolls -
Top R&B Album
Beyonce Lemonade (WINNER)
Bruno Mars 24K Magic
Frank Ocean Blonde
Rihanna Anti
The Weeknd Starboy -
Top Rap Album
Drake Views (WINNER)
J. Cole 4 Your Eyez Only
Kevin Gates Isla
DJ Khaled Major Key
A Tribe Called Quest We Got It From Here…Thank You For Your Service -
Top Country Album
Chris Stapleton Traveller (WINNER)
Jason Aldean They Don’t Know
Florida Georgia Line Dig Your Roots
Blake Shelton If I’m Honest
Keith Urban Ripcord
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Top Rock Album
Metallica Hardwired…To Self Destruct (WINNER)
The Lumineers Cleopatra
Radiohead A Moon Shaped Pool
Red Hot Chili Peppers The Getaway
Twenty One Pilots Blurryface -
Top Latin Album
Juan Gabriel Los Duo 2 (WINNER)
J Balvin Energia
CNCO Primera Cita
Juan Gabriel Vestido De Etiqueta: Por Eduardo Magallanes
Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho Recuerden Mi Estilo -
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Lindsey Stirling Brave Enough (WINNER)
The Chainsmokers Bouquet (EP)
The Chainsmokers Collage (EP)
Flume Skin
Kygo Cloud Nine -
Top Christian Album
Lauren Daigle How Can It Be (WINNER)
Casting Crowns The Very Next Thing
Joey + Rory Hymns
Hillary Scott & The Scott Family Love Remains
Skillet Unleashed -
Top Gospel Album
Tamela Mann One Way (WINNER)
Kirk Franklin Losing My Religion
Travis Greene The Hill
Tasha Cobbs One Place: Live
Hezekiah Walker Better: Azusa- The Next Generation 2
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Top Hot 100 Song
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, "Closer” (WINNER)
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance”
Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”
Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens” -
Top Selling Song
Justin Timberlake “Can’t Stop The Feeling!” (WINNER)
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla “One Dance”
Twenty One Pilots “Heathens” -
Top Radio Song
Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling!” (WINNER)
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer”
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance”
Sia Featuring Sean Paul, “Cheap Thrills”
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Top Streaming Song (Audio)
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla “One Dance” (WINNER)
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey “Closer”
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty “Broccoli”
Rihanna “Needed Me”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk “Starboy” -
Top Streaming Song (Video)
Desiigner “Panda” (WINNER)
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey “Closer”
Zay Hilfigerr & Zayion McCall “JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem)
Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane “Black Beatles”
Twenty One Pilots “Heathens”
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Top Collaboration
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey “Closer” (WINNER)
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla “One Dance”
Sia Featuring Sean Paul “Cheap Thrills”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk “Starboy” -
Top R&B Song
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla “One Dance” (WINNER)
Bruno Mars “24K Magic”
Rihanna “Needed Me”
Rihanna Featuring Drake “Work”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk “Starboy”
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Top R&B Collaboration
Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla “One Dance” (WINNER)
PARTYNEXTDOOR Featuring Drake “Come And See Me”
Rihanna Featuring Drake “Work”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk “I Feel It Coming”
The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk “Starboy” -
Top Rap Song
Desiigner “Panda” (WINNER)
Drake “Fake Love”
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty “Broccoli”
Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert “Bad And Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane “Black Beatles” -
Top Rap Collaboration
Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane “Black Beatles” (WINNER)
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty “Broccoli”
Zay Hilfigerr & Zayion McCall “JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem)
Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello “Bad Things”
Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert “Bad and Boujee” -
Top Country Song
Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.” (WINNER)
Kenny Chesney Featuring Pink, “Setting The World On Fire”
Florida Georgia Line Featuring Tim McGraw, “May We All”
Little Big Town, “Better Man”
Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color” -
Top Country Collaboration
Kenny Chesney Featuring Pink “Setting The World On Fire” (WINNER)
Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King “Different For Girls”
Eric Church Featuring Rhiannon Giddens “Kill A Word”
Florida Georgia Line Featuring Tim McGraw “May We All”
Chris Young Featuring Vince Gill “Sober Saturday Night” -
Top Rock Song
Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens” (WINNER)
Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons with Logic & Ty Dolla $ign Featuring X Ambassadors, “Sucker For Pain”
Twenty One Pilots, “Ride”
Twenty One Pilots, “Stressed Out”
X Ambassadors, “Unsteady” -
Top Latin Song
Nicky Jam, “Hasta El Amanecer” (WINNER)
Daddy Yankee, “Shaky Shaky”
Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin, “Duele El Corazon”
Shakira Featuring Maluma, “Chantaje”
Carlos Vives & Shakira, “La Bicicleta” -
Top Dance/Electronic Song
The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” (WINNER)
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”
Calvin Harris Featuring Rihanna, “This Is What You Came For”
Major Lazer Featuring Justin Bieber & MO, “Cold Water”
DJ Snake Featuring Justin Bieber, “Let Me Love You” -
Top Christian Song
Hillary Scott & The Family, “Thy Will” (WINNER)
Lauren Daigle, “Trust In You”
Skillet, “Feel Invincible”
Ryan Stevenson Featuring GabeReal, “Eye Of The Storm”
Zach Williams, “Chain Breaker” -
Top Gospel Song
Travis Greene, “Made A Way” (WINNER)
Kirk Franklin, “Wanna Be Happy??”
Jekalyn Carr, “You’re Bigger”
Tasha Cobbs, Featuring Kierra Sheard “Put A Praise On It”
Hezekiah Walker, “Better” -
Top Covered Artist
The Chainsmokers – “Paris”
Noah Cyrus – “Make Me (Cry)”
DJ Khaled – “Shining” ft. Beyonce and Jay-Z
Julia Michaels – “Issues”
Hailee Steinfeld – “Most Girls”
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