NIGERIA: Wizkid Bags Seven Nominations for 2017 Billboard Music Awards
19 May 2017
Nigerian popstar, Wizkid, has been nominated for seven awards at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards scheduled to hold at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, United States on Sunday.
Wizkid’s hit collaboration with Drake & Kyla on One Dance last year earned him all the nominations. Wizkid is the only Nigerian artiste to be nominated this year.
He was nominated for the Top Hot 100 Song, Top Selling Song, Top Radio Song, Top Streaming Song, Top Collaboration, Top R&B Song and Top R&B Collaboration, categories.
Billboard also tweeted on their official account congratulating Wizkid.
Rapper Ludacris and singer Vanessa Hudgens will be the co-hosts of this year’s Billboard Music Awards.
Drake, Twenty One Pilots and Rihanna are also dominating the nomination list in four categories at the award.
The Top Billboard 200 Artist list is led by Beyoncé and Drake, as well as late rock icon Prince, Twenty One Pilots and The Weeknd.
See the full list of nominees below:
Top Female Artist Nominees
Adele
Beyonce
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Sia
Top Male Artist
Justine Bieber
Drake
Future
Shawn Mendes
The Weeknd
Top Hot 100 Song
The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey – Closer
The Chainsmokers feat. Daya – Don’t Let Me Down
Drake feat. Wizkid & Kyla – One Dance
Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop The Feeling
Twenty One Pilots – Heathens
Top Billboard 200 Album
Beyonce – Lemonade
Drake – Views
Rihanna – Anti
The Weeknd – Starboy
Twenty One Pilots – BlurryFace
Top Artist
Adele
Beyonce
Justine Bieber
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd
Top New Artiste
Alessia Cara
Desiigner
Lil Uzi Vert
Lukas Graham
Zayn Malik
Billboard Chart Achievement Award
Luke Bryan
The Chainsmokers
Nicki Minaj
Twenty One Pilots
The Weeknd
Top Duo/Group
The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
Florida Georgia Line
Guns N’ Roses
Twenty One Pilots
Top Song Sales Artist
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Prince
Justin Timberlake
Twenty One Pilots
Top Radio Song Artist
Justin Bieber
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
Top Streaming Songs Artist
The Chainsmokers
Desiigner
Drake
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
Top Social Artist
Justin Bieber
BTS
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes
Top Touring Artist
Justin Bieber
Beyonce
Coldplay
Guns N’ Roses
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Top R&B Artist
Beyonce
Bruno Mars
Frank Ocean
Rihanna
The Weeknd
Top R&B Tour
Beyonce
Lionel Richie
Rihanna
Top Rap Artist
J Cole
Desiigner
Drake
Future
Rae Sremmurd
Top Rap Tour
Drake
Future
Kanye West
Top Country Artist
Florida Georgia Line
Blake Shelton
Keith Urban
Chris Stapleton
Jason Aldean
Top Country Tour
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Dixie Chicks
Top Rock Artist
Coldplay
The Lumineers
Metallica
Twenty One Pilots
X Ambassadors
Top Rock Tour
Coldplay
Guns N’ Roses
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Top Latin Artist
J Balvin
Juan Gabriel
Los Plebes Del Rancho De Ariel Camacho
Maluma
Nicky Jam
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
The Chainsmokers
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
DJ Snake
Lindsey Stirling
Top Christian Artist
Lauren Daigle
Hillsong Worship
Hillary Scott & The Scott Family
Skillet
Chris Tomlin
Top Gospel Artist
Jekalyn Carr
Kirk Franklin
Trav
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