The 2021 Billboard Music Awards takes place in Los Angeles on May 23, and a bevy of the biggest names in the music industry will be competing to take home some of the award show&#8217;s highest honors. As previously reported, <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/cardi-b-megan-thee-stallion-and-saweetie-are-bbma-finalists-for-top-rap-female-artist-news.131063.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and Saweetie</a> are all up for Top Rap Female Artist at the forthcoming award show, and artists such <a href="/profile/Da-Baby" class="text-word" target="_blank" >DaBaby</a>, Drake, Dua Lipa, <a href="/profile/pop-smoke" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Pop Smoke</a>, and The Weeknd will be duking it out to see who will be crowned the Top Hot 100 Artist.
Now, Billboard has officially released the remaining finalists for the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. According to Complex, <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/the-weeknd-teases-releasing-the-magic-he-recorded-in-quarantine-news.130928.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Weeknd</a> leads the pack with 16 total nominations, as his stellar fourth studio album After Hours has earned him nods in artist categories like Top Artist, Top Male Artist, and Top Hot 100 Artist as well as album categories like Top Billboard 200 Album and <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/doja-cat-reveals-the-weeknd-will-make-an-appearance-on-planet-her-news.130744.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Top R&amp;B Album</a>. Following his infamous snubs at the 63rd Annual Grammy Award earlier this year, The Weeknd is likely ecstatic that he&#8217;s getting rewarded for his hard work and <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/the-weeknd-makes-more-history-with-blinding-lights-news.129752.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">history-making run</a>.
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While no other artist in the music industry even comes close to <a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/the-weeknd-donates-s1m-to-hunger-relief-efforts-in-ethiopia-news.129665.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">The Weeknd</a>&#8216;s 16 nominations, other artists who boast some of the most nods this year include DaBaby (11), Pop Smoke (10), Gabby Barrett (9), and Megan Thee Stallion (8).
Check out the full list of 2021 Billboard Music Awards nominees below.
Top Artist
Drake <a href="/profile/Juice-WRLD" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Juice WRLD</a> Pop Smoke Taylor Swift The Weeknd 
Top New Artist
Gabby Barrett Doja Cat <a href="/profile/jackharlow" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Jack Harlow</a> Pop Smoke <a href="/profile/rod-wave" class="text-word" target="_blank" >Rod Wave</a>
Top Male Artist
Drake Juice WRLD Lil Baby Pop Smoke The Weeknd
Top Female Artist
Billie Eilish Ariana Grande Dua Lipa Megan Thee Stallion Taylor Swift
Top Dup/Group
AC/DC AJR BTS Dan + Shay Maroon 5
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Drake Juice WRLD Pop Smoke Post Malone Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist
DaBaby Drake Dua Lipa Pop Smoke The Weeknd
Top Streaming Songs Artist
DaBaby Drake Lil Baby Pop Smoke The Weeknd
Top Radio Songs Artist
Justin Bieber Lewis Capaldi Dua Lipa Harry Styles The Weeknd
Top Social Artist (Fan Voted)
BLACKPINK BTS Ariana Grande SB19 Seventeen
Top R&amp;B Artist
Jhené Aiko Justin Bieber Chris Brown Doja Cat The Weeknd
Top R&amp;B Male Artist
Justin Bieber Chris Brown The Weeknd Top R&amp;B Female Artist Jhené Aiko Doja Cat SZA
Top Rap Artist
DaBaby Drake Juice WRLD Lil Baby Pop Smoke
Top Rap Male Artist
Juice WRLD Lil Baby Pop Smoke
Top Rap Female Artist
Cardi B Megan Thee Stallion Saweetie
Top Country Artist
Gabby Barrett Kane Brown Luke Combs Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen
Top Country Male Artist
Luke Combs Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen
Top Country Female Artist
Gabby Barrett Maren Morris Carrie Underwood
Top Country Duo/Group
Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Maddie &amp; Tae
Top Rock Artist
AC/DC AJR Five Finger Death Punch Machine Gun Kelly twenty one pilots
Top Latin Artist
Anuel AA Bad Bunny J Balvin Maluma Ozuna
Top Latin Male Artist
Bad Bunny Ozuna J Balvin
Top Latin Female Artist
Becky G Karol G Rosalía
Top Latin Duo/Group
Banda MS de Sergio Lizárraga Eslabón Armado Los Dos Carnales
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
The Chainsmokers Kygo Lady Gaga Marshmello Surf Mesa
Top Christian Artist
Casting Crowns Elevation Worship For KING &amp; COUNTRY Carrie Underwood Zach Williams
Top Gospel Artist
Kirk Franklin Koryn Hawthorne Tasha Cobbs Leonard Maverick City Music Kanye West
Top Billboard 200 Album
Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die Lil Baby, My Turn Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon Taylor Swift, Folklore The Weeknd, After Hours
Top R&amp;B Album
Jhené Aiko, Chilombo Chris Brown &amp; Young Thug, Slime &amp; B Doja Cat, Hot Pink Kehlani, It Was Good Until It Wasn’t The Weeknd, After Hours
Top Rap Album
DaBaby, Blame It On the Baby Juice WRLD, Legends Never Die Lil Baby, My Turn Lil Uzi Vert, Eternal Atake Pop Smoke, Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon
Top Country Album
Gabby Barrett, Goldmine Sam Hunt, Southside Chris Stapleton, Starting Over Carrie Underwood, My Gift Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album
Top Rock Album
AC/DC, Power Up Miley Cyrus, Plastic Hearts Glass Animals, Dreamland Machine Gun Kelly, Tickets to My Downfall Bruce Springsteen, Letter to You
Top Latin Album
Anuel AA, Emmanuel Bad Bunny, El Último Tour Del Mundo Bad Bunny, Las que no iban a salir Bad Bunny, YHLQMDLG J Balvin, Colores
Top Dance/Electronic Album
DJ Snake, Carte Blanche Gryffin, Gravity Kygo, Golden Hour Lady Gaga, Chromatica Kylie Minogue, Disco
Top Christian Album
Bethel Music, Peace Elevation Worship, Grave Into Gardens Carrie Underwood, My Gift We The Kingdom, Holy Water Zach Williams, Rescue Story
Top Gospel Album
Koryn Hawthorne, I AM Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Royalty: Live at the Ryman Maverick City Music, Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 Maverick City Music, Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 2 Kierra Sheard, Kierra
Top Hot 100 Song
24kGoldn f/ Iann Dior “Mood” Gabby Barrett f/ Charlie Puth “I Hope” Chris Brown &amp; Young Thug “Go Crazy” DaBaby f/ Roddy Ricch “Rockstar” The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”
Top Streaming Song
Cardi B f/ Megan Thee Stallion “WAP” DaBaby f/ Roddy Ricch “Rockstar” Future f/ Drake “Life Is Good” Jack Harlow f/ DaBaby, Tory Lanez, and Lil Wayne “Whats Poppin” The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”
Top Selling Song
Gabby Barrett f/ Charlie Puth “I Hope” BTS “Dynamite” Cardi B f/ Megan Thee Stallion “WAP” Megan Thee Stallion “Savage” The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”
Top Radio Song
Gabby Barrett f/ Charlie Puth “I Hope” Chris Brown &amp; Young Thug “Go Crazy” Dua Lipa “Don’t Start Now” Harry Styles “Adore You” The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”
Top Collaboration (Fan Voted)
24kGoldn f/ Iann Dior “Mood” Gabby Barrett f/ Charlie Puth “I Hope” Chris Brown &amp; Young Thug “Go Crazy” DaBaby f/ Roddy Ricch “Rockstar” Jack Harlow f/ DaBaby, Tory Lanez, and Lil Wayne “Whats Poppin”
Top R&amp;B Song
Jhené Aiko f/ H.E.R. “B.S.” Justin Bieber f/ Quavo “Intentions” Chris Brown &amp; Young Thug “Go Crazy” Doja Cat “Say So” The Weeknd “Blinding Lights”
Top Rap Song
24kGoldn f/ Iann Dior “Mood” Cardi B f/ Megan Thee Stallion “WAP” DaBaby f/ Roddy Ricch “Rockstar” Jack Harlow f/ DaBaby, Tory Lanez, and Lil Wayne “Whats Poppin” Megan Thee Stallion “Savage”
Top Country Song
Jason Aldean “Got What I Got” Gabby Barrett “I Hope” Lee Brice “One of Them Girls” Morgan Wallen “Chasin’ You” Morgan Wallen “More Than My Hometown”
Top Rock Song
AJR “Bang!” All Time Low f/ Blackbear “Monsters” Glass Animals “Heat Waves” Machine Gun Kelly f/ Blackbear “My Ex’s Best Friend” Twenty One Pilots “Level of Concern”
Top Latin Song
Bad Bunny “Yo Perreo Sola” Bad Bunny &amp; Jhay Cortez “Dákiti” Black Eyed Peas &amp; J Balvin “RITMO (Bad Boys for Life)” Maluma &amp; The Weeknd “Hawái” Ozuna, Karol G, and Myke Towers “Caramelo”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Lady Gaga “Stupid Love” Lady Gaga &amp; Ariana Grande “Rain on Me” SAINt JHN “Roses (Imanbek Remix)” Surf Mesa f/ Emilee “ily (i love you baby)” Topic &amp; A7S “Breaking Me”
Top Christian Song
Elevation Worship f/ Brandon Lake “Graves Into Gardens” For KING &amp; COUNTRY, Kirk Franklin, and Tori Kelly “Together” Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, and Elevation Worship “The Blessing (Live)” Tauren Wells f/ Jenn Johnson “Famous For (I Believe)” Zach Williams &amp; Dolly Parton “There Was Jesus”
Top Gospel Song
Koryn Hawthorne “Speak to Me” Jonathan McReynolds &amp; Mali Music “Movin’ On” Marvin Sapp “Thank You for It All” Tye Tribbett “We Gon’ Be Alright” Kanye West f/ Travis Scott “Wash Us in the Blood”
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