Golden 1 Center Artists Sweep The Billboard Music Awards 2018 Nominations
By Amanda Maxwell
The 2018 Billboard Music Awards air this Sunday, May 20, 2018. This year the list of nominees is quite impressive. 2018 has been an incredible year for music — from old artists making a come back, to breakout artists dominating the charts. We already know you won't want to miss the BBMAs this year.
Leading the pack is Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars, and Ed Sheeran; each swiping a whopping 15 nominations each.
On top of all the amazing artists nominated, the night's scheduled performances by Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, and Janet Jackson, have us counting down until showtime!
See the Golden 1 Center artists who were nominated below!
Icon Award Recipent:
Janet Jackson
Top Artist:
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Billboard Chart Achievement Award:
Ed Sheeran
Top Male Artist:
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Top Duo/Group:
The Chainsmokers
Imagine Dragons
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Top 100 Artist:
Imagine Dragons
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Top Streaming Artist:
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Top Radio Songs Artist:
Imagine Dragons
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Top Social Artist:
Ariana Grande
Shawn Mendes
Top Touring Artist:
Guns N’ Roses
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Top R&B Artist:
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist:
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
Top R&B Tour:
Bruno Mars
Lionel Richie
The Weeknd
Top Rap Artist:
Kendrick Lamar
Top Rap Male Artist:
Kendrick Lamar
Top Rap Tour:
J. Cole
JAY-Z
Kendrick Lamar
Top Country Artist:
Thomas Rhett
Top Country Male Artist:
Thomas Rhett
Top Country Female Artist:
Miranda Lambert
Top Country Tour:
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
Top Rock Artist:
Imagine Dragons
Portugal. The Man
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
twenty one pilots
Top Rock Tour:
Guns N’ Roses
Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
The Chainsmokers
Top Billboard 200 Album:
Kendrick Lamar, DAMN.
Ed Sheeran, Divide
Top Selling Album:
Kendrick Lamar, DAMN.
P!NK, Beautiful Trauma
Ed Sheeran, Divide
Top R&B Album:
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic
The Weeknd, Starboy
Top Rap Album:
Kendrick Lamar, DAMN.
Top Country Album:
Thomas Rhett, Life Changes
Top Rock Album:
Imagine Dragons, Evolve
Portugal. The Man, Woodstock
Top Dance/Electronic Album:
The Chainsmokers, Memories…Do Not Open
Top Hot 100 Song:
Kendrick Lamar, “Humble”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
Ed Sheeran, “Shape Of You”
Top Streaming Song (Audio):
Kendrick Lamar, “Humble”
Top Streaming Song (Video):
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
Ed Sheeran, “Shape Of You
Top Selling Song:
The Chainsmokers & Coldplay, “Something Just Like This”
Imagine Dragons, “Believer”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
Ed Sheeran, "Shape of You”
Top R&B Song:
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B, “Finesse”
Top Rap Song:
Kendrick Lamar, “Humble.”
Top Rock Song:
Imagine Dragons “Believer”
Imagine Dragons “Thunder”
Portugal. The Man “Feel It Still”
Top Dance/Electronic Song:
The Chainsmokers & Coldplay, “Something Just Like This”
See the full list of 2018 Billboard Music Awards nominations here and don't forget to grab your tickets to see all these nominated artists at Golden 1 Center!