BMAs: The Chainsmokers leads with 15 nods
THE Chainsmokers lead the nominations for the 2017 Billboard Music Awards with 15 nods.
The popular electronic dance duo - comprised of Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart - will battle with themselves as their hits ‘Closer’ featuring Halsey and ‘ Don’t Let Me Down’ featuring Daya are up both up for the Top Hot 100 Song, Top Selling Song, Top Radio Song, Top Collaboration and Top Dance/Electronic Song.
Following shortly behind is hip-hop legend Drake with 13 potential wins, including Top Artist, Top Male, Top Billboard 200 Album for ‘Views’ and Top Hot 100 Song for ‘ One Dance’ with Wizkid and Kyla.
Alternative rock stars Twenty One Pilots are next with 11 nominations in total, they will battle Drake and The Chainsmokers for Top Hot 100 Song with their hit ‘ Heathens’, their LP ‘ Blurryface’ is up for Top Billboard 200 Album and they are also up for Top Artist, as well as, the prestigious Billboard Chart Achievement Award with Luke Bryan, The Chainsmokers, The Weeknd and Nicki Minaj also in the running.
Rapper, The Weeknd - real name Abel Tesfaye - has done well and could go home with Top Billboard 200 Album and Top R& B Album for ‘Starboy’, as well as, Top Streaming Song, Top Collaboration with Daft Punk and Top R& B Collaboration and Top Artist, Top R& B Artist and Top Male Artist.
Elsewhere, Adele represents the Brits with Top Female Artist and Top Artist.
While Rihanna has a Top Female Artist, Top Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album for ‘Anti’, Top Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist and
Top R& B Collaboration for ‘Work’ with Drake.
Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz and singer/songwriter Julia Michaels unveiled the nominations on ‘Good Morning America’ on Monday (Apr 10).