Listen Live
Close
Cardi B and Travis Scott mashup

Source: Adam Bielawski/WENN; Kevin Mazur/GETTY

Earlier today, Billboard announced the nominations for the 2019 Billboard Music Awards and your girl Cardi B is leading the pack.

Sign Up For Our Newsletter!



Impressively, she’s nominated for Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Female Artist (*whew, catches breath*), Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Rap Album, and more. In total, the “Please Me” rapper is nominated 21 times in 18 different categories. It’s also worth noting she’ll be competing with herself in three of those categories. Also Interesting, Cardi B competes against up-and-coming rap group City Girls and her veteran archenemy Nicki Minaj for the Top Rap Female Award.


Belcalis isn’t the only one putting in work for the culture, however. Drake boasts 17 nominations and Travis Scott earned an admirable 12. Check out the full list and stay tuned for our predictions. The 2019 Billboard Music Awards are going to be hosted by Kelly Clarkson and will air live from the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 1 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC.


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 Hot 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 Artist:


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


ALBUM AWARDS


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 This 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”


SONG AWARDS


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 Nominations For The 2019 Billboard Music Awards Are In — Guess Who’s Leading The Pack was originally published on ionecassius.staging.go.ione.nyc