Dick Clark Productions and Billboard announced the finalists for the “2023 Billboard Music Awards” (BBMAs) presented by Marriott Bonvoy, a celebration of music’s greatest achievements, honoring the year’s hottest names in music determined by year-end performance metrics on the Billboard charts. The 2023 BBMA top finalists include Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, SZA, The Weeknd, Drake, and Zach Bryan.
The BBMAs will deliver a fresh award show concept that will entertain fans with music and exclusive content, including winner celebrations, behind-the-scenes moments, and performances created by the world’s biggest chart-topping artists. In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the BBMAs and Spotify ‘Fans First’ will bring fans up close and personal with their favorite artists at performances and award celebrations taking place around the globe, in the midst of sold-out tours, and in custom venues – with bespoke never before seen BBMAs creative. Performances and awards will roll out across BBMAs and Billboard social channels, as well as via BBMAs.watch on Sunday, November 19. “Billboard Music Awards” performers will be revealed daily on BBMA social channels, starting on Monday, November 6.
2023 BBMAs Finalist Highlights:
- Taylor Swift, the most decorated female BBMAs artist of all time with 29 wins, leads as a finalist in 20 categories, the most of any artist this year. Her chart-topping hit “Anti-Hero” is up for five awards, including Top Hot 100 Song. With 29 previous wins, Swift could surpass Drake for most wins of all-time if she wins at least five this year. Her Midnights smash “Anti-Hero” spent eight weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — her longest-ruling chart-topper, surpassing the seven-week No. 1 run of “Blank Space.” She also topped the Billboard 200 with her 11th and 12th No. 1 albums: Midnights and Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), with the latter surpassing Barbra Streisand for the most No. 1 albums among women in the history of the chart. In July, Swift placed four concurrent albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 — the first time in nearly 60 years that a living artist had as many as four titles in the top 10 at the same time. Additionally, in July, she charted 11 albums on the Billboard 200 at the same time — becoming the first woman, and first living soloist, to have 11 albums on the chart concurrently. Further, during the tracking year, Swift also became the only living act with six titles in the top 20 at the same time, the only act to have placed nine simultaneous albums in the top 40, and the only living act with 10 of the top 100.
- Morgan Wallen is the leading male finalist this year up for 16 awards with 17 entries, including Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, and Top Hot 100 Artist. His album One Thing At A Time is up for two awards, while his song “Last Night” is up for three awards, including Top Hot 100 Song. One Thing’s smash single “Last Night” spent 16 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 — the sole longest No. 1 run for a non-collaboration, and tying for the second-longest reign in the chart’s 65-year history. His latest album One Thing At A Time spent 16 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — the most weeks atop the chart for any album since Adele’s “21” ruled for 24 non consecutive weeks in 2011-12.
- SZA is up for 16 awards with 17 entries, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, and Top 100 Artist. Her album SOS is a finalist for both the Top Billboard 200 Album and Top R&B Album awards, and her song “Kill Bill” is up for four awards, including Top Hot 100 Song. Her most recent album SOS broke the long-standing record for the most weeks at No. 1 for an album by a woman on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, surpassing the 17 weeks at No. 1 by Aretha Franklin’s Aretha Now in 1968. SOS also spawned five top 10 hits on the Hot 100 — the first R&B album with five top 10s on the chart in the last 25 years.
- Up for 13 awards with 16 entries, The Weeknd lands among the top finalists this year. His collaboration with Ariana Grande for the song “Die For You” is up for five awards, including Top Radio Song. The Weeknd’s collaboration with Metro Boomin and 21 Savage for the song “Creepin” also received recognition as finalist in four categories, including Top Hot 100 Song. The Weeknd’s “Die for You” found a new life in 2023, six years after its release, hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Boosted by a remix with Ariana Grande, the song hit No. 1 following a revival on TikTok, which in turn sparked new promotion to radio and streaming services for the track, which was originally included on the 2016 album Starboy. The song set the record for reaching No. 1 on the Hot 100 the longest after its release, among non-holiday entries, in the chart’s history.
- The most decorated BBMA artist of all time, Drake, who holds the record with 34 wins, is up for 14 awards, including Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, and Top Hot 100 Artist. He’s up for the Top Billboard 200 Album and Top Rap Album for Her Loss with 21 Savage. Drake is also up for Top R&B Album and Top Dance/Electronic Album for Honestly, Nevermind. Drake scored his 12th and 13th No. 1 albums on the all-genre Billboard 200 with Her Loss with 21 Savage and For All the Dogs. The For All the Dogs hit “First Person Shooter,” featuring J. Cole, became Drake’s 13th No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — tying him with Michael Jackson for the most No. 1s among solo male artists. Additionally, Drake is the only solo artist with at least 13 career No. 1s on both the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100.
- First-time finalist Zach Bryan bows with recognition as a finalist up for 13 awards with 14 entries, including Top New Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, and Top Streaming Songs Artist. His song “Something in the Orange” is a finalist for three awards, including Top Streaming Song, Top Country Song, and twice in the Top Rock Song category. Bryan scored his first No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 with “I Remember Everything,” featuring Kacey Musgraves (also her first No. 1). The song concurrently hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs surveys — the first hit to top all three charts.
- Additional first-time BBMA finalists include: Bailey Zimmerman, Coi Leray, Fifty Fifty, Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera, Jelly Roll, Ice Spice, Metro Boomin, NewJeans, Peso Pluma, and Oliver Anthony Music.
- Nine new awards were unveiled this year, including Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Hot 100 Producer, Top Rock Duo/Group, Top Global K-Pop Artist, Top K-Pop Tour, Top K-Pop Album, Top Global K-Pop Song, Top Afrobeats Artist, and Top Afrobeats Song. Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift, and Zach Bryan are finalists for both Top Hot 100 Songwriter and Top Hot 100 Producer awards.
For nearly 30 years, the “Billboard Music Awards” has showcased spectacular performances, unexpected collaborations, and buzzworthy pop culture moments. Unique among music award shows, winners are determined by year-end performance metrics on the Billboard charts, the music industry’s ultimate authority and data-driven measure of success. The eligibility dates for this year’s awards are aligned with Billboard’s Year-End Charts tracking period, which measures music consumption from the charts dated November 19, 2022 through October 21, 2023.
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THIS IS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
ARTIST AWARDS
Top ArtistDrake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
Top New Artist
Bailey Zimmerman
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Peso Pluma
Zach Bryan
Top Male Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
The WeekndZach Bryan
Top Female Artist
Beyoncé
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
SZATaylor Swift
Top Duo/Group
Eslabon Armado
Fifty Fifty
Fuerza RegidaGrupo Frontera
Metallica
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
SZATaylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Songwriter (NEW)
Ashley Gorley
Jack Antonoff
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Hot 100 Producer (NEW)
Jack Antonoff
Joey Moi
Metro Boomin
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Streaming Songs Artist
Drake
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Radio Songs Artist
Miley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top Song Sales Artist
Jason AldeanMiley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
Oliver Anthony Music
Taylor Swift
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist
Bad Bunny
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist
Bad Bunny
Ed Sheeran
NewJeans
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top R&B Artist
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
Rihanna
SZA
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist
Chris Brown
Miguel
The Weeknd
Top R&B Female Artist
Beyoncé
Rihanna
SZA
Top R&B Touring Artist
BeyoncéBruno Mars
The Weeknd
Top Rap Artist21 Savage
Drake
Lil Baby
Metro Boomin
Travis Scott
Top Rap Male Artist
21 Savage
Drake
Travis Scott
Top Rap Female Artist
Doja Cat
Ice Spice
Nicki Minaj
Top Rap Touring Artist
50 Cent
Drake
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
Top Country Artist
Bailey Zimmerman
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor SwiftZach Bryan
Top Country Male ArtistLuke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Zach Bryan
Top Country Female Artist
Lainey WilsonMegan Moroney
Taylor Swift
Top Country Duo/GroupOld Dominion
Parmalee
Zac Brown Band
Top Country Touring Artist
George Strait
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Top Rock ArtistJelly Roll
Noah Kahan
Stephen Sanchez
Steve Lacy
Zach Bryan
Top Rock Duo/Group (NEW)
Arctic Monkeys
Foo Fighters
Metallica
Top Rock Touring Artist
Coldplay
Depeche Mode
Elton John
Top Latin Artist
Bad Bunny
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
KAROL G
Peso Pluma
Top Latin Male Artist
Bad Bunny
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Top Latin Female Artist
KAROL G
ROSALÍA
Shakira
Top Latin Duo/Group
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Top Latin Touring Artist
Daddy Yankee
Karol G
RBD
Top Global K-Pop Artist (NEW)
JiminNewJeans
Stray KidsTOMORROW X TOGETHERTWICE
Top K-Pop Touring Artist (NEW)
BLACKPINK
SUGA
TWICETop Afrobeats Artist (NEW)Burna Boy
Libianca
Rema
Tems
Wizkid
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Beyoncé
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Drake
Tiësto
Top Christian ArtistBrandon Lake
Elevation Worship
for KING & COUNTRY
Lauren Daigle
Phil WickhamTop Gospel Artist
CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Kanye West
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album
Drake & 21 Savage “Her Loss”
Metro Boomin “HEROES & VILLAINS”
Morgan Wallen “One Thing At A Time”
SZA “SOS”
Taylor Swift “Midnights”
Top Soundtrack
“Barbie The Album”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By”
“ELVIS”
“Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From and Inspired by the Motion Picture)”“Top Gun: Maverick”
Top R&B AlbumBeyoncé “RENAISSANCE”Brent Faiyaz “WASTELAND”
Drake “Honestly, Nevermind”Steve Lacy “Gemini Rights”
SZA “SOS”
Top Rap AlbumDrake & 21 Savage “Her Loss”
Future “I Never Liked You”
Lil Baby “It’s Only Me”
Metro Boomin “HEROES & VILLAINS”
Travis Scott “UTOPIA”
Top Country Album
Luke Combs “Gettin’ Old”
Luke Combs “Growin’ Up”
Morgan Wallen “One Thing At A Time”Taylor Swift “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)”
Zach Bryan “American Heartbreak”
Top Rock Album
HARDY “the mockingbird & THE CROW”
Jelly Roll “Whitsitt Chapel”
Noah Kahan “Stick Season”
Steve Lacy “Gemini Rights”Zach Bryan “American Heartbreak”
Top Latin Album
Bad Bunny “Un Verano Sin Ti”
Eslabon Armado “DESVELADO”
Ivan Cornejo “Dañado”
KAROL G “MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO”Peso Pluma “GÉNESIS”
Top K-Pop Album (NEW)
Jimin “FACE”
NewJeans “2nd EP ‘Get Up’”
Stray Kids “5-STAR”
TOMORROW X TOGETHER “The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION”
TWICE “READY TO BE: 12th Mini Album”
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Beyoncé “RENAISSANCE”
Drake “Honestly, Nevermind”
ILLENIUM “ILLENIUM”
Kim Petras “Feed The Beast”
Tiësto “DRIVE”
Top Christian Album
Anne Wilson “My Jesus”
Brandon Lake “House of Miracles”
CAIN “Rise Up”
Elevation Worship “LION”
Lauren Daigle “Lauren Daigle”
Top Gospel Album
Jonathan McReynolds “My Truth”
Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin “Kingdom Book One”
Tye Tribbett “All Things New”
Whitney Houston “I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston”
Zacardi Cortez “Imprint (Live in Memphis)”
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”
Miley Cyrus “Flowers”
Morgan Wallen “Last Night”
SZA “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”
Top Streaming Song
Miley Cyrus “Flowers”
Morgan Wallen “Last Night”SZA “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange”
Top Radio Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”
Miley Cyrus “Flowers”Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”
Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”
Top Selling Song
Jason Aldean “Try That in a Small Town”
Jimin ‘Like Crazy”
Miley Cyrus “Flowers”
Oliver Anthony Music “Rich Men North of Richmond”
Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”
Top Collaboration
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “I’m Good (Blue)”
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”
Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”
Sam Smith & Kim Petras “Unholy”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”
Top Billboard Global 200 Song
Miley Cyrus “Flowers”
Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”
SZA “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “I’m Good (Blue)”
Harry Styles “As It Was”
Miley Cyrus “Flowers”
Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”
Top R&B Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”
Miguel “Sure Thing”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”
SZA “Kill Bill”
SZA “Snooze”Top Rap Song
Coi Leray “Players”
Drake & 21 Savage “Rich Flex”
Gunna “fukumean”
Lil Durk ft. J. Cole “All My Life”
Toosii “Favorite Song”
Top Country Song
Bailey Zimmerman “Rock and a Hard Place”Luke Combs “Fast Car”
Morgan Wallen “Last Night” Morgan Wallen “You Proof”Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange”
Top Rock Song
Jelly Roll “Need A Favor”
Stephen Sanchez “Until I Found You”
Steve Lacy “Bad Habit”
Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”
Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange”
Top Latin Song
Eslabon Armado x Peso Pluma “Ella Baila Sola”
Fuerza Regida x Grupo Frontera “Bebe Dame”
Grupo Frontera x Bad Bunny “un x100to”
KAROL G & Shakira “TQG”
Yng Lvcas x Peso Pluma “La Bebe”
Top Global K-Pop Song (NEW)Fifty Fifty “Cupid”Jimin “Like Crazy”
Jungkook ft. Latto “Seven”NewJeans “Ditto” NewJeans “OMG”
Top Afrobeats Song (NEW)
Ayra Starr “Rush”
Libianca “People”Oxlade “KU LO SA”
Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”
Victony, Rema, & Tempoe ft. Don Toliver “Soweto”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Bizarrap & Shakira “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray “Baby Don’t Hurt Me”
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “I’m Good (Blue)”
Elton John & Britney Spears “Hold Me Closer”
Tiësto ft. Tate McRae “10:35”
Top Christian Song
Brandon Lake “Gratitude”
Chris Tomlin “Holy Forever”
for KING & COUNTRY with Jordin Sparks “Love Me Like I Am”Lauren Daigle “Thank God I Do”Phil Wickham “This Is Our God”
Top Gospel SongCeCe Winans “Goodness of God”Crowder & Dante Bowe ft. Maverick City Music “God Really Loves Us”Elevation Worship ft. Chandler Moore & Tiffany Hudson “More Than Able”
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin ft. Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore “Fear is Not My Future”
Zacardi Cortez “Lord Do It For Me (Live in Memphis)”
