Luke Bryan Announced As One Of Many Billboard Music Award 2014 Nominations
Luke Bryan has had one heck of a year, and it seems to only be getting better. The country super star has been nominated for several Billboard Music Awards according to Taste of Country. CMT News reported that Luke Bryan has a total of seven nominations in six categories.
Luke holds a nomination in all the country categories, as well as several all-genre categories according to Taste of Country. “In addition to his pick in Top Billboard 200 Album, Bryan can be found in Top Male Artist and Top Billboard 200 Artist.”
Of course, Luke isn’t the only super star with quite a few nominations. In fact, he may not even be the hottest artist there, according to a report by the New York Daily News. Reports state that newcomers Lorde and Imagine Dragons are the top two contenders for this years Billboard Music Awards.
According to People, both artists have earned “nods” in 12 categories for breakthrough records, including Lorde’s album, Pure Heroine, and Imagine Dragons’ Night Visions. The report continues on to say that other first time finalists this year will include Avicii, Capital Cities, Zedd, and Sidewalk Prophets.
The Billboard Music Awards is set to air live on May 18th at 8pm ET. Will you be cheering for Country super star Luke Bryan or one of the other many talented finalists?
2014 Billboard Music Awards Finalists:
Top Billboard 200 Album
Beyonce, ‘Beyonce’
Luke Bryan, ‘Crash My Party’
Drake, ‘Nothing Was the Same’
Eminem, ‘The Marshall Mathers LP2’
Justin Timberlake, ‘The 20/20 Experience’
Top Duo/Group
Florida Georgia Line
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
One Direction
OneRepublic
Top Male Artist
Luke Bryan
Drake
Eminem
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Beyonce
Luke Bryan
Eminem
One Direction
Justin Timberlake
Top Social Artist
Justin Bieber
Miley Cyrus
One Direction
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Top Country Artist
Luke Bryan
Florida Georgia Line
Darius Rucker
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift
Top Country Album
Garth Brooks, ‘Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences’
Luke Bryan, ‘Crash My Party’
Florida Georgia Line, ‘Here’s to the Good Times’
The Robertsons, ‘Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas’
Blake Shelton, ‘Based on a True Story’
Top Christian Album
Alan Jackson, ‘Precious Memories: Volume II’
Skillet, ‘Rise’
Third Day, ‘Miracle’
Chris Tomlin, ‘Burning Lights’
Various Artists, ‘WOW Hits 2014’
Top Country Song
Luke Bryan, ‘Crash My Party’
Luke Bryan, ‘That’s My Kind of Night’
Florida Georgia Line, ‘Cruise’
Darius Rucker, ‘Wagon Wheel’
Blake Shelton (Feat. Pistol Annies and Friends), ‘Boys ‘Round Here’
Top Artist
Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Justin Timberlake
Top Female Artist
Beyoncé
Miley Cyrus
Lorde
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top New Artist
Bastille
Capital Cities
Ariana Grande
Lorde
Passenger
Top Hot 100 Artist
Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Katy Perry
Justin Timberlake
Top Digital Songs Artist
Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Katy Perry
Top Radio Songs Artist
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Justin Timberlake
Top Touring Artist
Beyoncé
Bon Jovi
P!nk
Rihanna
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Top Streaming Artist
Miley Cyrus
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Katy Perry
PSY
Top R&B Artist
Beyoncé
Pharrell Williams
Rihanna
Robin Thicke
Justin Timberlake
Top Rap Artist
Drake
Eminem
Jay Z
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Pitbull
Top Rock Artist
Capital Cities
Fall Out Boy
Imagine Dragons
Lorde
Passenger
Top Latin Artist
Marc Anthony
Gerardo Ortiz
Jenni Rivera
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Avicii
Daft Punk
Calvin Harris
Lady Gaga
Zedd
Top Christian Artist
Mandisa
Skillet
tobyMac
Chris Tomlin
Matthew West
Milestone Award presented by Chevrolet
Imagine Dragons
John Legend
Luke Bryan
Ellie Goulding
OneRepublic
Carrie Underwood
Top R&B Album
Beyoncé “Beyoncé”
R. Kelly “Black Panties”
Robin Thicke “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake “The 20/20 Experience”
Justin Timberlake “The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2)”
Top Rap Album
J. Cole “Born Sinner”
Drake “Nothing Was The Same”
Eminem “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”
Jay Z “Magna Carta…Holy Grail”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis “The Heist”
Top Rock Album
Lana Del Rey “Born To Die”
Fall Out Boy “Save Rock And Roll”
Imagine Dragons “Night Visions”
Lorde “Pure Heroine”
Mumford & Sons “Babel”
Top Latin Album
Marc Anthony “3.0”
Alejandro Fernandez “Confidencias”
Jenni Rivera “1969- Siempre: En Vivo Desde Monterrey: Parte 1
Prince Royce “Soy El Mismo”
Romeo Santos “Formula: Vol. 2”
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Avicii “True”
Daft Punk “Random Access Memories”
Lady Gaga “ARTPOP”
Lindsey Stirling “Lindsey Stirling”
Zedd “Clarity”
Top Hot 100 Song
Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball”
Imagine Dragons “Radioactive”
Lorde “Royals”
Katy Perry “Roar”
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines”
Top Digital Song
Imagine Dragons “Radioactive”
Lorde “Royals”
OneRepublic “Counting Stars”
Katy Perry “Roar”
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines”
Top Radio Song
Avicii “Wake Me Up!”
Lorde “Royals”
Katy Perry “Roar”
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake “Mirrors”
Top Streaming Song (Audio)
Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams “Get Lucky”
Imagine Dragons “Radioactive”
Lorde “Royals”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton “Can’t Hold Us”
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines”
Top Streaming Song (Video)
Baauer “Harlem Shake”
Miley Cyrus “We Can’t Stop”
Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz “Thrift Shop”
Katy Perry “Roar”
Top R&B Song
Beyoncé Feat. Jay Z “Drunk In Love”
Drake Featuring Majid Jordan “Hold On, We’re Going Home”
Pharrell Williams “Happy”
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams “Blurred Lines”
Justin Timberlake Feat. Jay Z “Suit & Tie”
Top Rap Song
Eminem Featuring Rihanna “The Monster”
Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake “Holy Grail”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton “Can’t Hold Us”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz “Thrift Shop”
Pitbull Featuring Ke$ha “Timber”
Top Rock Song
Capital Cities “Safe And Sound”
Imagine Dragons “Demons”
Imagine Dragons “Radioactive”
Lorde “Royals”
Passenger “Let Her Go”
Top Latin Song
Marc Anthony “Vivir Mi Vida”
Daddy Yankee “Limbo”
Enrique Iglesias Featuring Romeo Santos “Loco”
Prince Royce “Darte Un Beso”
Romeo Santos “Propuesta Indecente”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Avicii “Wake Me Up!”
Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams “Get Lucky”
Icona Pop Featuring Charlie XCX “I Love It”
Lady Gaga “Applause”
Zedd Featuring Foxes “Clarity”
Top Christian Song
Building 429 “We Won’t Be Shaken”
Mandisa “Overcomer”
Sidewalk Prophets “Help Me Find It”
Chris Tomlin “Whom Shall I Fear (God Of Angel Armies)”
Matthew West “Hello, My Name Is”
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