The 2017 Billboard Music Awards are only two weeks away, and we finally know who will be hosting the event.
Billboard confirmed on Friday, May 12, that Ludacris and Vanessa Hudgens would be serving as this year’s co-hosts. This will mark Ludacris’ fourth straight year hosting the awards ceremony and Vanessa’s first.
“I’m so unbelievably excited to host the @BBMAs this year with @Ludacris!” Hudgens captioned a photo on her Instagram account. “The party starts LIVE May 21 at 8e/5p on ABC. #BBMAs.”
Each year, numerous artists take the stage for performances, and among those this year will be Florida Georgia Line teaming up with John Legend for a one-of-a-kind act. According to Taste of Country, FGL’s fellow country music singer Sam Hunt will also be performing his latest single “Body like a Backroad,” and will join many other singers including Celine Dion, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran and Lorde.
The nominations for the 2017 Billboard Music Awards were announced in April and revealed that Drake and The Chainsmokers were leading the pack with 22 nominations each. Following close behind is Twenty One Pilots with 17, Rihanna with 14, The Weeknd with 13 and Beyonce with eight. Drake was nominated for Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Tour, and Top Billboard 200 Album, among others. The Chainsmokers were nominated for Top Dance/Electronic Album, Top Hot 100 Song, and Top Radio Song, in addition to many others.
Check out the complete list of nominees below.
Top Artist Adele Beyonce Justin Bieber The Chainsmokers Drake Ariana Grande Shawn Mendes Rihanna Twenty One Pilots The Weeknd
Top New Artist Alessia Cara Desiigner Lil Uzi Vert Lukas Graham Zayn
Billboard Chart Achievement Award Presented by Xfinity Luke Bryan Nicki Minaj The Chainsmokers The Weeknd Twenty One Pilots
Top Male Artist Justin Bieber Drake Future Shawn Mendes The Weeknd
Top Female Artist Adele Beyonce Ariana Grande Rihanna Sia
Top Duo/Group The Chainsmokers Coldplay Florida Georgia Line Guns N’ Roses Twenty One Pilots
Top Billboard 200 Artist Beyonce Drake Prince Twenty One Pilots The Weeknd
Top Hot 100 Artist The Chainsmokers Drake Rihanna Twenty One Pilots The Weeknd
Top Song Sales Artist The Chainsmokers Drake Prince Justin Timberlake Twenty One Pilots
Top Radio Songs 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 Family Skillet Chris Tomlin
Top Gospel Artist Jekalyn Carr Kirk Franklin Travis Greene Tamela Mann Hezekiah Walker
Top Billboard 200 Album Beyonce, Lemonade Drake, Views Rihanna, Anti Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface The Weeknd, Starboy
Top Soundtrack/Cast Album Hamilton: An American Musical Moana Purple Rain Suicide Squad: The Album Trolls
Top R&B Album Beyonce, Lemonade Bruno Mars, 24K Magic Frank Ocean, Blonde Rihanna, Anti The Weeknd, Starboy
Top Rap Album J. Cole, 4 Your Eyez Only Drake, Views Kevin Gates, Isla DJ Khaled, Major Key A Tribe Called Quest, We Got It From Here…Thank You For Your Service
Top Country Album Jason Aldean, They Don’t Know Florida Georgia Line, Dig Your Roots Blake Shelton, If I’m Honest Chris Stapleton, Traveller Keith Urban, Ripcord
Top Rock Album The Lumineers, Cleopatra Metallica, Hardwired…To Self Destruct Radiohead, A Moon Shaped Pool Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Getaway Twenty One Pilots, Blurryface
Top Latin Album J Balvin, Energia CNCO, Primera Cita Juan Gabriel, Los Duo 2 Juan Gabriel, Vestido De Etiqueta: Por Eduardo Magallanes Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho, Recuerden Mi Estilo
Top Dance/Electronic Album The Chainsmokers, Bouquet The Chainsmokers, Collage Flume, Skin Kygo, Cloud Nine Lindsey Stirling, Brave Enough
Top Christian Album Casting Crowns, The Very Next Thing Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be Joey + Rory, Hymns Hillary Scott & The Family, Love Remains Skillet, Unleashed
Top Gospel Album Tamela Mann, One Way Kirk Franklin, Losing My Religion Travis Greene, The Hill Tasha Cobbs, One Place: Live Hezekiah Walker, Better: Azusa – The Next Generation 2
Top Hot 100 Song The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” 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 The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” 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 Radio Song 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” Justin Timberlake, “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”
Top Streaming Song (Audio) The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance” D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty, “Broccoli” Rihanna, “Needed Me” The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Top Streaming Song (Video) The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” Desiigner, “Panda” Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall, “JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem) Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles” Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens”
Top Collaboration 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” The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Top R&B Song Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance” Bruno Mars, “24K Magic” Rihanna, “Needed Me” Rihanna Featuring Drake, “Work” The Weeknd Featuring Daft Punk, “Starboy”
Top R&B Collaboration Drake Featuring WizKid & Kyla, “One Dance” 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” 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 D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty, “Broccoli” Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall, “JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem) Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello, “Bad Things” Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, “Bad and Boujee” Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles”
Top Country Song Kenny Chesney Featuring Pink, “Setting The World On Fire” Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.” Florida Georgia Line Featuring Tim McGraw, “May We All” Little Big Town, “Better Man” Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color”
Top Country Collaboration Dierks Bentley Featuring Elle King, “Different For Girls” Kenny Chesney Featuring Pink, “Setting The World On Fire” 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 Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalifa & Imagine Dragons with Logic & Ty Dolla $ign Featuring X Ambassadors, “Sucker For Pain” Twenty One Pilots, “Heathens” Twenty One Pilots, “Ride” Twenty One Pilots, “Stressed Out” X Ambassadors, “Unsteady”
Top Latin Song Daddy Yankee, “Shaky Shaky” Enrique Iglesias Featuring Wisin, “Duele El Corazon” Nicky Jam, “Hasta El Amanecer” Shakira Featuring Maluma, “Chantaje” Carlos Vives & Shakira, “La Bicicleta”
Top Dance/Electronic Song The Chainsmokers Featuring Halsey, “Closer” 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 Lauren Daigle, “Trust In You” Hillary Scott & The Family, “Thy Will” Skillet, “Feel Invincible” Ryan Stevenson Featuring GabeReal, “Eye Of The Storm” Zach Williams, “Chain Breaker”
Top Gospel Song Jekalyn Carr, “You’re Bigger” Tasha Cobbs, Featuring Kierra Sheard “Put A Praise On It” Kirk Franklin, “Wanna Be Happy??” Travis Greene, “Made A Way” Hezekiah Walker, “Better”
. @Drake has 20 Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. ? He is nominated for Top Male Artist at the #BBMAs !
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— Billboard Music Awards (@BBMAs) April 18, 2017
The 2017 Billboard Music Awards will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 21, at 8 p.m. The show will by aired on ABC.
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