Zach Bryan, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, and Sabrina Carpenter are the top contenders for the 2024 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), which will honor this year’s biggest achievements in music. The event, hosted by actress and comedian Michelle Buteau, will air on Thursday, December 12, at 8:00 PM ET/PT on Fox, Fire TV Channels, and Paramount (on-demand). Viewers can also enjoy exclusive performances and highlights on Billboard.com and the BBMAs’ social media platforms.
This year’s BBMAs will spotlight the music industry’s finest through original performances, artist interviews, and global award celebrations, some of which will occur during sold-out tours. A special performance by Shaboozey will take place at W Hollywood, part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio, with additional performers and guests to be announced soon. The eligibility period for awards spans from October 28, 2023, to October 19, 2024, aligning with Billboard’s Year-End Charts, which track music consumption metrics. The 2024 BBMAs are produced by Dick Clark Productions and sponsored by Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott International’s travel program.
Zach Bryan leads the 2024 BBMA nominations with an impressive 18 categories and 21 total entries, followed by Taylor Swift, a record-holding BBMAs artist, who has secured 16 nominations across 17 entries. Morgan Wallen, last year’s top winner with 11 awards, is a finalist in 13 categories with 15 entries, including five nominations for his collaboration with Post Malone on “I Had Some Help.” Sabrina Carpenter rounds out the top finalists with nine entries this year.
Other artists with notable mentions include Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, Teddy Swims, and Tyla (eight entries each), along with Bad Bunny, Benson Boone, Chandler Moore, Jung Kook, Naomi Raine, Shaboozey, and SZA (six each). Newcomers like Tommy Richman, Falling in Reverse, Forest Frank, Junior H, and Chappell Roan are also making their debut appearances as BBMA finalists.
Swift and Drake are tied for the most BBMA wins ever (39 each) and are both nominated again for Top Artist, a category they’ve won three times each. This year, they compete for the title against Zach Bryan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Morgan Wallen.
Three new award categories have been introduced this year: Top Hard Rock Album, Top Hard Rock Artist, and Top Hard Rock Song. Artists such as HARDY, Linkin Park, and Falling in Reverse have received nominations across these categories. Additionally, cross-genre stars like Beyoncé, Dolly Parton, and Post Malone earned recognition in multiple fields.
Bad Bunny continues his streak as a leading Latin artist, aiming for his fifth consecutive win in the Top Latin Artist category, where he faces competition from Fuerza Regida, Junior H, KAROL G, and Peso Pluma. The BBMAs also celebrate artists’ achievements across 72 categories, with full details available on Billboard’s official website.
In the Nigerian representation, the Afrobeats category is heating up with Asake, Burna Boy, Rema, Tems, and Tyla all vying for the Top Afrobeats Artist award.
Tems is also contending for Top Afrobeats Song with her sultry hit “Me & U.” Meanwhile, Tyla is making a strong case in the same category with not one, not two, but three entries: the sultry “Water,” the captivating “Truth or Dare,” and the high-energy collaboration “Jump,” featuring Gunna and Skillibeng.
Still on Nigerian Representation, Gospel Sensation Victor Thompson grab a finalist spot in the ‘Top Gospel Song’ category with “THIS YEAR (Blessings)” with Gunna feat. Ehis ‘D’ Greatest
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Here’s a full list of finalists across 72 categories for the 2024 Billboard Music Awards.
ARTIST AWARDS
Top Artist
Zach Bryan
Sabrina Carpenter
Drake
Taylor Swift
Morgan Wallen
Top New Artist
Benson Boone
Tommy Richman
Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Top Male Artist
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Drake
Post Malone
Morgan Wallen
Top Female Artist
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Taylor Swift
SZA
Top Duo/Group
blink-182
Coldplay
Fuerza Regida
Linkin Park
Stray Kids
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Zach Bryan
Drake
Taylor Swift
SZA
Morgan Wallen
Top Hot 100 Artist
Zach Bryan
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Taylor Swift
Morgan Wallen
Top Hot 100 Songwriter
Amy Allen
Jack Antonoff
Zach Bryan
Kendrick Lamar
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Producer
Jack Antonoff
Zach Bryan
Daniel Nigro
Finneas O’Connell
Taylor Swift
Top Streaming Songs Artist
Zach Bryan
Sabrina Carpenter
Kendrick Lamar
Taylor Swift
Morgan Wallen
Top Radio Songs Artist
Sabrina Carpenter
Doja Cat
Taylor Swift
SZA
Morgan Wallen
Top Song Sales Artist
Jelly Roll
Jung Kook
Shaboozey
Taylor Swift
Teddy Swims
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top R&B Artist
Brent Faiyaz
Tommy Richman
SZA
Tyla
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist
Brent Faiyaz
Tommy Richman
The Weeknd
Top R&B Female Artist
Muni Long
SZA
Tyla
Top R&B Touring Artist
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
Usher
Top Rap Artist
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Metro Boomin
Travis Scott
Top Rap Male Artist
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Travis Scott
Top Rap Female Artist
Doja Cat
GloRilla
Nicki Minaj
Top Rap Touring Artist
Nicki Minaj
Travis Scott
$uicideboy$
Top Country Artist
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Post Malone
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Top Country Male Artist
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Top Country Female Artist
Beyoncé
Megan Moroney
Lainey Wilson
Top Country Duo/Group
Zac Brown Band
The Red Clay Strays
Treaty Oak Revival
Top Country Touring Artist
Zach Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Luke Combs
Top Rock Artist
Zach Bryan
Hozier
Jelly Roll
Noah Kahan
Linkin Park
Top Rock Duo/Group
Good Neighbours
Linkin Park
The Red Clay Strays
Top Hard Rock Artist
Bad Omens
HARDY
Linkin Park
Top Rock Touring Artist
Coldplay
The Rolling Stones
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Top Latin Artist
Bad Bunny
Fuerza Regida
Junior H
KAROL G
Peso Pluma
Top Latin Male Artist
Bad Bunny
Junior H
Peso Pluma
Top Latin Female Artist
KAROL G
Shakira
Kali Uchis
Top Latin Duo/Group
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Top Latin Touring Artist
Bad Bunny
KAROL G
Luis Miguel
Top Global K-Pop Artist
ENHYPEN
Jimin
Jung Kook
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Top K-Pop Touring Artist
ENHYPEN
SEVENTEEN
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Top Afrobeats Artist
Asake
Burna Boy
Rema
Tems
Tyla
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Beyoncé
The Chainsmokers
Charli XCX
Dua Lipa
Calvin Harris
Top Christian Artist
Lauren Daigle
Elevation Worship
Forrest Frank
Brandon Lake
Anne Wilson
Top Gospel Artist
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
Chandler Moore
Naomi Raine
CeCe Winans
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album
Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan
Drake, For All the Dogs
Noah Kahan, Stick Season
Taylor Swift, 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department
Top Soundtrack
Hazbin Hotel: Season One
Trolls: Band Together
Twisters: The Album
Wish
Wonka
Top R&B Album
Chris Brown, 11:11
Brent Faiyaz, Larger Than Life
PARTYNEXTDOOR, PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4)
Bryson Tiller, Bryson Tiller
Tyla, Tyla
Top Rap Album
21 Savage, american dream
Drake, For All the Dogs
Future & Metro Boomin, WE DON’T TRUST YOU
Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday 2
Rod Wave, Nostalgia
Top Country Album
Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter
Zach Bryan, The Great American Bar Scene
Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan
Chris Stapleton, Higher
Bailey Zimmerman, Religiously. The Album.
Top Rock Album
Zach Bryan, The Great American Bar Scene
Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan
Hozier, Unheard (EP)
Noah Kahan, Stick Season
Dolly Parton, Rockstar
Top Hard Rock Album
Bring Me The Horizon, POST HUMAN: NeX GEn
Falling In Reverse, Popular Monster
HARDY, Quit!!
Pearl Jam, Dark Matter
Sleep Token, Take Me Back to Eden
Top Latin Album
Bad Bunny, nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana
Fuerza Regida, Pa Las Baby’s Y Belikeada
Grupo Frontera, El Comienzo
Junior H, $AD BOYZ 4 LIFE II
KAROL G, MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO (BICHOTA SEASON)
Top K-Pop Album
ATEEZ, THE WORLD EP.FIN: WILL
Jung Kook, GOLDEN
Stray Kids, ROCK-STAR
Stray Kids, Ate: Mini Album
TOMORROW X TOGETHER, The Name Chapter: FREEFALL
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Charli XCX, BRAT
Jungle, Volcano
Odetari, XXIII SORROWS
Troye Sivan, Something to Give Each Other
John Summit, Comfort in Chaos
Top Christian Album
Elevation Worship, CAN YOU IMAGINE?
Forrest Frank, CHILD OF GOD
Brandon Lake, COAT OF MANY COLORS
Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, The Maverick Way Complete: Complete Vol 02
Katy Nichole, Jesus Changed My Life
Top Gospel Album
Kirk Franklin, Father’s Day
Koryn Hawthorne, On God
Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, The Maverick Way Complete: Complete Vol 02
CeCe Winans, More Than This
Naomi Raine, Cover The Earth: Live in New York
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song
Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things”
Jack Harlow, “Lovin on Me”
Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Teddy Swims, “Lose Control”
Top Streaming Song
Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves, “I Remember Everything”
Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Teddy Swims, “Lose Control”
Top Radio Song
Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things”
Jack Harlow, “Lovin on Me”
Tate McRae, “Greedy”
Taylor Swift, “Cruel Summer”
Teddy Swims, “Lose Control”
Top Selling Song
Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things”
Jung Kook, “Standing Next to You”
Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Top Collaboration
Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar “Like That”
Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help”
Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone “Fortnight”
Morgan Wallen feat. ERNEST “Cowgirls”
Top Billboard Global 200 Song
Benson Boone “Beautiful Things”
Sabrina Carpenter “Espresso”
Tate McRae “Greedy”
Taylor Swift “Cruel Summer”
Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song
Benson Boone “Beautiful Things”
Sabrina Carpenter “Espresso”
Tate McRae “Greedy”
Taylor Swift “Cruel Summer”
Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Top R&B Song
4batz feat. Drake “act ii: date @ 8 (remix)”
Muni Long “Made for Me”
Tommy Richman “MILLION DOLLAR BABY”
SZA “Saturn”
Tyla “Water”
Top Rap Song
Doja Cat “Agora Hills”
Doja Cat “Paint the Town Red”
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar “Like That”
Jack Harlow “Lovin on Me”
Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us”
Top Country Song
Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”
Dasha “Austin”
Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Morgan Wallen “Thinkin’ Bout Me”
Top Rock Song
Zach Bryan “Pink Skies”
Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”
Djo “End of Beginning”
Hozier “Too Sweet”
Noah Kahan “Stick Season”
Top Hard Rock Song
Falling In Reverse feat. Jelly Roll “All My Life”
Falling In Reverse, Tech N9ne & Alex Terrible “Ronald”
HARDY “Psycho”
Linkin Park “The Emptiness Machine”
Superheaven “Youngest Daughter”
Top Latin Song
Bad Bunny “MONACO”
Bad Bunny & Feid “PERRO NEGRO”
FloyyMenor & Cris MJ “Gata Only”
KAROL G & Peso Pluma “QLONA”
Xavi “La Diabla”
Top Global K-Pop Song
ILLIT “Magnetic”
Jimin “Who”
Jung Kook “Standing Next to You”
Jung Kook feat. Jack Harlow “3D”
LE SSERAFIM “Perfect Night”
Top Afrobeats Song
Adam Port & Stryv feat. Malachiii “Move”
Tems “Me & U”
Tyla “Truth or Dare”
Tyla “Water”
Tyla, Gunna & Skillibeng “Jump”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Dua Lipa “Houdini”
Dua Lipa “Illusion”
Kenya Grace “Strangers”
Ariana Grande “yes, and?”
Marshmello & Kane Brown “Miles on It”
Top Christian Song
Elevation Worship feat. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore “Praise”
Forrest Frank “GOOD DAY”
Josiah Queen “The Prodigal”
Seph Schlueter “Counting My Blessings”
Tauren Wells with We The Kingdom & Davies “Take It All Back”
Top Gospel Song
Koryn Hawthorne “Look at God”
Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine “God Problems”
Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine ft. Tasha Cobbs Leonard “In the Room”
Victor Thompson X Gunna feat. Ehis ‘D’ Greatest “THIS YEAR (Blessings)”
CeCe Winans “That’s My King”
