Taylor Swift Dominates Billboard Music Award Nominations With 20 Nods

The 33-year-old artist has earned recognition in an array of categories, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, and many more at the data-driven awards extravaganza. 

This impressive feat further solidifies Taylor Swift's status as one of the most successful and celebrated artists in contemporary music. With 29 Billboard Music Award wins already under her belt, she holds the record for the most victories by a female artist in the history of the show. 

What makes this year even more remarkable for Swift is her potential to make history once again by surpassing Drake's record for the most awards earned in a single night at the Billboard Music Awards. The rapper achieved the incredible feat by winning 13 awards in 2017. 

These nominations are the latest in a series of triumphs for Taylor Swift in a banner year for her. She's been in the headlines not only for her music but also for her new romance with football icon Travis Kelce. Alongside her personal life, she embarked on her wildly successful Eras tour and released a captivating film capturing the essence of her live concerts. 

While Taylor Swift leads the nominations, other remarkable artists are not far behind. SZA and Morgan Wallen both earned 17 nominations, showcasing their remarkable influence on the music industry. The Weeknd secured 16 nominations, while Drake and Zach Bryan follow closely with 14 nods. Luke Combs, 21 Savage, Metro Boomin, and Miley Cyrus also earned impressive recognition with 10 and 9 nominations, respectively. 

The list of nominees includes many more talented artists such as Beyoncé, Rema, Bad Bunny, and Peso Pluma, who are all vying for awards in various categories. Ariana Grande, David Guetta, Eslabon Armado, KAROL G, NewJeans, and Selena Gomez have all secured five nominations, demonstrating their significant contributions to the music industry. 

Notably, the Billboard Music Awards stand out as they base their winners on performance metrics on the year-end Billboard charts, rather than a select panel of judges. The eligibility dates for this year's awards align with Billboard's year-end charts tracking period, which measures music consumption from November 19, 2022, through October 21, 2023. 

This year, viewers will have a fresh way to enjoy the show, with the option to tune in via the BBMA and Billboard social media platforms, as well as the website BBMAs.watch, marking a departure from traditional television broadcasts. 

Scheduled for November 19, this year's show promises exciting musical performances and much-anticipated award reveals, beginning November 6. 

Moreover, the 2023 Billboard Music Awards introduce nine new award categories, including Top Global K-pop Artist, Top K-pop Tour, Top K-pop Album, Top Global K-pop Song, Top Afrobeats Artist, Top Afrobeats Song, and Top Rock Duo/Group. New categories for Top Hot 100 Songwriter and Top Hot 100 Producer further enhance the event's diversity. 

The legendary Whitney Houston receives recognition with a nomination for Top Gospel Album for "I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston." 

Taylor Swift's incredible year continues, filled with personal and professional achievements. From her headline-making romance with Travis Kelce to her successful Eras tour and subsequent concert film, she continues to be a dominant figure in the entertainment industry. 

Taylor Swift's Eras tour, which kicked off earlier this year, has been a resounding success, captivating audiences across the United States. The international leg of her tour is set to commence next month. 

Additionally, "The Eras Tour" movie, a documentary-style film about her tour, was released recently and enjoyed an impressive opening weekend, grossing between $95 and $97 million at the domestic box office.

2023 Billboard Music Award Nominations:

Top Artist 

Drake

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift 

Top New Artist 

Bailey Zimmerman

Ice Spice

Jelly Roll

Peso Pluma

Zach Bryan

Top Male Artist 

Drake

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

The Weeknd

Zach Bryan

Top Female Artist 

Beyoncé

Miley Cyrus

Olivia Rodrigo

SZA

Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group 

Eslabon Armado

Fifty Fifty

Fuerza Regida

Grupo Frontera

Metallica

Top Billboard 200 Artist 

Drake

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist 

Drake 

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Songwriter 

Ashley Gorley

Jack Antonoff

SZA

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

Top Hot 100 Producer

Jack Antonoff

Joey Moi

Metro Boomin

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

Top Streaming Songs Artist 

Drake

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

Top Radio Songs Artist 

Miley Cyrus

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Top Song Sales Artist 

Jason Aldean

Miley Cyrus

Morgan Wallen

Oliver Anthony Music

Taylor Swift

Top Billboard Global 200 Artist 

Bad Bunny

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

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

Bad Bunny

Ed Sheeran

NewJeans

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Top R&B Artist 

Beyoncé

Chris Brown

Rihanna

SZA

The Weeknd

Top R&B Male Artist 

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

Morgan Wallen

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

Top Country Male Artist 

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Zach Bryan

Top Country Female Artist 

Lainey Wilson

Megan Moroney

Taylor Swift

Top Country Duo/Group 

Old Dominion

Parmalee

Zac Brown Band

Top Country Touring Artist 

George Strait

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Top Rock Artist 

Jelly Roll

Noah Kahan

Stephen Sanchez

Steve Lacy

Zach Bryan

Top Rock Duo/Group 

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 

Jimin

NewJeans

Stray Kids

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

TWICE

Top K-Pop Touring Artist 

BLACKPINK

SUGA

TWICE

Top Afrobeats Artist 

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

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

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 

Jimin, FACE

NewJeans, 2nd EP ‘Get Up’

Stray Kids, 5-STAR

TOMORROW X TOGETHER, The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION

TWICE, READY TO BE: 12th Mini Album

Top Dance/Electronic Album 

Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE

Drake, Honestly, Nevermind

ILLENIUM, ILLENIUM

Kim Petras, Feed the Beast

Tiësto, DRIVE

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)

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 (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 

Fifty Fifty, Cupid

Jimin, Like Crazy

Jungkook ft. Latto, Seven

NewJeans, Ditto

NewJeans, OMG

Top Afrobeats Song 

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)

When is the Billboard Music Awards 2023?

The Billboard Music Awards 2023 will take place on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Billboard Music Award Winners

Here is a list of the Billboard Music Award winners for the past five years:

• 2023: Not yet announced
• 2022: Ed Sheeran, The Weeknd, Drake, Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo
• 2021: The Weeknd, Pop Smoke, BTS, Taylor Swift, Drake
• 2020: Post Malone, Lil Nas X, Billie Eilish, Lizzo, Khalid
• 2019: Cardi B, Drake, Ariana Grande, Post Malone, Travis Scott

Billboard Music Award List

The Billboard Music Awards are presented in over 60 categories, including:

• Top Artist
• Top New Artist
• Top Male Artist
• Top Female Artist
• Top Duo/Group
• Top Billboard 200 Album
• Top Hot 100 Song
• Top Streaming Song
• Top Radio Song
• Top Selling Song
• Top Dance/Electronic Album
• Top Dance/Electronic Song
• Top Rap Album
• Top Rap Song
• Top Country Album
• Top Country Song
• Top Rock Album
• Top Rock Song
• Top Latin Album
• Top Latin Song
• Top Christian Album
• Top Christian Song
• Top Gospel Album
• Top Gospel Song
• Top Social Media Artist
• Top Collaboration
• Top Touring Artist
• Icon Award

Billboard Music Awards 2023 Winners

The Billboard Music Awards 2023 winners have not yet been announced. The nominees will be announced in October 2023.

Billboard Music Awards 2023 Nominees

The Billboard Music Awards 2023 nominees have not yet been announced. The nominations will be announced in October 2023.

Billboard Music Awards 2023 Vote

Fans can vote for their favorite artists and songs in the Billboard Music Awards 2023 online at Billboard.com. Voting opens in September 2023 and closes in November 2023.

Billboard Music Awards 2023 Performers

The Billboard Music Awards 2023 performers have not yet been announced. The performers are typically announced in the weeks leading up to the show.

Billboard Music Awards 2023 Tickets

Tickets for the Billboard Music Awards 2023 will go on sale in October 2023. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster.com.