The 2019 Billboard Music Awards will air Wednesday, May 1, on NBC and it promises to be an evening filled with unforgettable musical performances, fun mash-ups, and exciting debut songs from some of the biggest artists in the industry. Billboard reported that the event, which will be hosted by Kelly Clarkson, will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, where many of the most popular artists in the music genre will take home the night’s biggest awards.
Taylor Swift and Panic! at the Disco’s Brendon Urie will open the show with the worldwide debut of their collaboration, “ME!”
This jam-packed show will also include performances by BTS, Halsey, Ciara, Lauren Daigle, Dan + Shay with Tori Kelly, Halsey, The Jonas Brothers, Khalid, Madonna and Maluma, Panic! at the Disco, Paula Abdul, and Icon Award recipient Mariah Carey.
Also appearing in a taped segment will be Ariana Grande, who will perform her hit song “7 Rings.” Grande is nominated for nine awards at this year’s ceremony. Some of these include Top Artist, Billboard Chart Achievement, and Top Female Artist.
E! Entertainment Television reported they will host a Live! from the Red Carpet segment prior to the airing of the awards show. Their show kicks off at 6 p.m., with Jason Kennedy and iHeartMedia’s Tanya Rad. For the first time during the red carpet, the show is featuring what they call a “host-less star stop,” where celebrities can answer pre-recorded questions from fans via a TV monitor.
People Magazine reported that the following artists are nominated for awards this year.
TOP ARTIST Cardi B Drake Ariana Grande Post Malone Travis Scott
TOP NEW ARTIST Bazzi Juice WRLD Lil Baby Dua Lipa Ella Mai
BILLBOARD CHART ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Dan + Shay Drake Ariana Grande Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Dua Lipa
TOP MALE ARTIST Drake Post Malone Travis Scott Ed Sheeran XXXTentacion
TOP FEMALE ARTIST Cardi B Ariana Grande Halsey Ella Mai Taylor Swift
TOP DUO/GROUP BTS Dan + Shay Imagine Dragons Maroon 5 Panic! at the Disco
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST Drake Ariana Grande Post Malone Travis Scott XXXTentacion
TOP 100 ARTIST Cardi B Drake Ariana Grande Juice WRLD Post Malone
TOP STREAMING SONGS ARTIST Cardi B Drake Ariana Grande Post Malone XXXTentacion
TOP SONG SALES ARTIST Drake Ariana Grande Imagine Dragons Lady Gaga Post Malone
TOP RADIO SONGS ARTIST Cardi B Drake Ariana Grande Maroon 5 Post Malone
TOP SOCIAL ARTIST BTS EXO GOT7 Ariana Grande Louis Tomlinson
TOP TOURING ARTIST Beyoncé & Jay-Z Bruno Mars Ed Sheeran Taylor Swift Justin Timberlake
TOP R&B ARTIST H.E.R. Khalid Ella Mai The Weeknd XXXTentacion
TOP R&B MALE ARTIST Khalid The Weeknd XXXTENTACION
TOP R&B FEMALE ARTIST H.E.R. Ella Mai Queen Naija
TOP R&B TOUR Beyoncé & Jay-Z Childish Gambino Bruno Mars
TOP RAP ARTIST Cardi B Drake Juice WRLD Post Malone Travis Scott
TOP RAP MALE ARTIST Drake Post Malone Travis Scott
TOP RAP FEMALE ARTIST Cardi B City Girls Nicki Minaj
TOP RAP TOUR Beyoncé & Jay-Z Drake Travis Scott
TOP COUNTRY ARTIST Jason Aldean Kane Brown Luke Combs Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line
TOP COUNTRY MALE ARTIST Jason Aldean Kane Brown Luke Combs
TOP COUNTRY FEMALE ARTIST Maren Morris Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood
TOP COUNTRY DUO/GROUP Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion
TOP COUNTRY TOUR Luke Bryan Kenny Chesney Shania Twain
TOP ROCK ARTIST Imagine Dragons lovelytheband Panic! at the Disco Queen twenty one pilots
TOP ROCK TOUR Elton John The Rolling Stones U2
TOP LATIN ARTIST Anuel AA Bad Bunny J Balvin Ozuna Romeo Santos
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTISTC Calvin Harris Kygo Marshmello ODESZA The Chainsmokers
TOP CHRISTIAN ARTIST Cory Asbury Lauren Daigle for KING & COUNTRY Hillsong Worship MercyMe
TOP GOSPEL ARTIST Kirk Franklin Koryn Hawthorne Tori Kelly Tasha Cobbs Leonard Marvin Sapp
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy Drake, Scorpion Post Malone, beerbongs & bentleys Travis Scott, ASTROWORLD XXXTentacion, ?
TOP SOUNDTRACK 13 Reasons Why: Season 2 A Star is Born by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse The Greatest Showman
TOP R&B ALBUM Ella Mai, Ella Mai H.E.R., H.E.R. Khalid, American Teen The Weeknd, My Dear Melancholy XXXTentacion, 17
TOP RAP ALBUM Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy Drake, Scorpion Post Malone, beerbongs & bentleys Travis Scott, ASTROWORLD XXXTENTACION, ?
TOP COUNTRY ALBUM Jason Aldean, Rearview Town Kane Brown, Kane Brown Luke Combs, This One’s For You Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay Carrie Underwood, Cry Pretty
TOP ROCK ALBUM Dave Matthews Band, Come Tomorrow Imagine Dragons, Origins Mumford & Sons, Delta Panic! at the Disco, Pray For The Wicked twenty-one pilots, Trench
TOP LATIN ALBUM Anuel AA, Real Hasta la Muerte Bad Bunny, X 100PRE J Balvin, Vibras Maluma, F.A.M.E. Ozuna, Aura
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM Clean Bandit, What Is Love? David Guetta, 7 Kygo, Kids in Love Major Lazer, Major Lazer Essentials The Chainsmokers, Sick Boy
TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUM Cory Asbury, Reckless Love Lauren Daigle, Look Up Child for KING & COUNTRY, Burn The Ships Hillsong Worship, There Is More Zach Williams, Chain Breaker
TOP GOSPEL ALBUM Snoop Dogg & Various Artists, Snoop Dogg Presents Bible of Love Aretha Franklin, Gospel Greats Koryn Hawthorne, Unstoppable Tori Kelly, Hiding Place Jonathan McReynolds, Make Room
TOP HOT 100 SONG Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It” Juice WRLD, “Lucid Dreams” Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You” Post Malone, “Better Now” Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE”
TOP STREAMING SONG (AUDIO) Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It” Juice WRLD, “Lucid Dreams” Post Malone, “Better Now” Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE” XXXTENTACION, “SAD!”
TOP STREAMING SONG (VIDEO) Drake, “In My Feelings” Juice WRLD, “Lucid Dreams” Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You” Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE” XXXTENTACION, “SAD!”
TOP SELLING SONG Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It” Drake, “In My Feelings” Halsey, “Without Me” Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, “Shallow” Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You”
TOP RADIO SONG Khalid & Normani, “Love Lies” Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You” Post Malone, “Better Now” Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be” Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey, “The Middle”
TOP COLLABORATION Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It” Khalid & Normani, “Love Lies” Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You” Marshmello & Bastille, “Happier” Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign, “Psycho”
TOP R&B SONG DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo, “No Brainer” Ella Mai, “Boo’d Up” Ella Mai, “Trip” Khalid, “Better” Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown, “Freaky Friday”
TOP RAP SONG Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It” Drake, “In My Feelings” Juice WRLD, “Lucid Dreams” Post Malone, “Better Now” Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE”
TOP COUNTRY SONG Kane Brown, “Heaven” Luke Combs, “She Got the Best of Me” Dan + Shay, “Speechless” Dan + Shay, “Tequila” Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be”
TOP ROCK SONG Foster the People, “Sit Next to Me” Imagine Dragons, “Natural” Imagine Dragons, “Whatever It Takes” lovelytheband, “broken” Panic! at the Disco, “High Hopes”
TOP LATIN SONG Bad Bunny ft. Drake, “Mia” Daddy Yankee, “Dura” DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B, “Taki Taki” Nicky Jam & J Balvin, “X” Casper Magico, Nio Garcia, Darell, Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny & Ozuna, “Te Bote”
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONG DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B, “Taki Taki” Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa, “One Kiss” Marshmello & Bastille, “Happier” Tiësto & Dzeko ft. Preme & Post Malone, “Jackie Chan” Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey, “The Middle”
TOP CHRISTIAN SONG Cory Asbury, “Reckless Love” Lauren Daigle, “You Say” for KING & COUNTRY, “joy.” Hillsong Worship, “Who You Say I Am” Tauren Wells, “Known”
TOP GOSPEL SONG Todd Dulaney, “Your Great Name” Koryn Hawthorne, “Won’t He Do It” Tori Kelly ft. Kirk Franklin, “Never Alone” Jason Nelson, “Forever” Brian Courtney Wilson, “A Great Work”
The 2019 Billboard Music Awards will air Wednesday, May 1, at 8 p.m. on NBC.
