2016 Billboard Music Awards

2016 Billboard Music Awards
Date	May 22, 2016
Location	T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Host	Ludacris Ciara
Most nominations	The Weeknd (19)
Television/Radio coverage
Network	ABC

The 2016 Billboard Music Awards is an upcoming music award ceremony that will be held on May 22, 2016, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It will air live on ABC. The show will be hosted by Ludacris and Ciara.

The nominees were announced on April 11, 2016, with The Weeknd earning the most nominations with nineteen.^[1] Britney Spears is set to receive Billboard Millennium Award.^[2] Celine Dion is set to receive the Billboard ICON Award in recognition of her worldwide success in her career spanning over three decades. ^[3]

Performances

Artist(s)	Song(s)
P!nk	"Just Like Fire"[4]
The Go-Go's	"We Got the Beat"[5]
DNCE	"Cake by the Ocean"[5]
Shawn Mendes	TBA[5]
Justin Bieber	"Sorry" & "Company"[6]
Nick Jonas & Tove Lo	"Close"[7]
Demi Lovato	"Cool for the Summer"[7]
Britney Spears	Medley[2]
Celine Dion	"The Show Must Go On"[3]
Fifth Harmony & Ty Dolla Sign	"Work From Home"[8]

Nominations

Top Artist	Top New Artist
Adele Justin Bieber Drake Taylor Swift The Weeknd	Fetty Wap Omi Charlie Puth Silentó Bryson Tiller
Top Male Artist	Top Female Artist
Justin Bieber Drake Fetty Wap Ed Sheeran The Weeknd	Adele Selena Gomez Ariana Grande Rihanna Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group	Top Touring Artist
Maroon 5 One Direction The Rolling Stones Twenty One Pilots U2	Madonna One Direction The Rolling Stones Taylor Swift U2
Top Billboard 200 Artist	Top Billboard 200 Album
Adele Justin Bieber Drake Taylor Swift The Weeknd	25 - Adele Purpose - Justin Bieber x - Ed Sheeran 1989 - Taylor Swift Beauty Behind the Madness - The Weeknd
Top Hot 100 Artist	Top Hot 100 Song
Justin Bieber Drake Fetty Wap Taylor Swift The Weeknd	"Hello" - Adele "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth "Trap Queen" - Fetty Wap "Can't Feel My Face" - The Weeknd "The Hills - The Weeknd
Top Radio Songs Artist	Top Radio Song
Justin Bieber Ellie Goulding Ed Sheeran Taylor Swift The Weeknd	"Hello" - Adele "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth "Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars "Shut Up and Dance" - Walk the Moon "Can't Feel My Face" - The Weeknd
Top Social Artist	Top Streaming Songs Artist
Justin Bieber Selena Gomez Ariana Grande Demi Lovato Taylor Swift	Justin Bieber Drake Fetty Wap Silentó The Weeknd
Top Streaming Song (Audio)	Top Streaming Song (Video)
"Sorry" - Justin Bieber "What Do You Mean?" - Justin Bieber "Hotline Bling - Drake "Trap Queen" - Fetty Wap "The Hills - The Weeknd	"Trap Queen" - Fetty Wap "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth "Uptown Funk" - Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" - Silentó "The Hills" - The Weeknd
Top Christian Artist	Top Christian Song
Casting Crowns Lauren Daigle Hillsong United MercyMe Chris Tomlin	"Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" - Hillsong United "Touch the Sky" - Hillsong United "Flawless" - MercyMe "Brother" - NEEDTOBREATHE feat. Gavin DeGraw "Good Good Father" - Chris Tomlin
Top Christian Album	Top Gospel Artist
How Can It Be - Lauren Daigle Empires - Hillsong United Hymns That Are Important to Us - Joey + Rory This Is Not a Test - TobyMac Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship - Chris Tomlin	Anthony Brown and group therAPy Tasha Cobbs Kirk Franklin Travis Greene Marvin Sapp
Top Gospel Song	Top Gospel Album
"Worth" - Anthony Brown and group therAPy "I Luh God" - Erica Campbell feat. Big Shizz "Wanna Be Happy" - Kirk Franklin "Intentional" - Travis Greene "Worth Fighting For" - Brian Courtney Wilson	Eveyday Jesus - Anthony Brown and group therAPy One Place Live - Tasha Cobbs Losing My Religion - Kirk Franklin Life Music: Stage Two - Jonathan McReynolds You Shall Live - Marvin Sapp
Top Country Artist	Top Country Song
Luke Bryan Sam Hunt Chris Stapleton Carrie Underwood Zac Brown Band	"Break Up in a Small Town" - Sam Hunt "Take Your Time" - Sam Hunt "Girl Crush" - Little Big Town "Die a Happy Man" - Thomas Rhett "I'm Comin' Over" - Chris Young
Top Country Album	Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Kill the Lights - Luke Bryan Montevallo - Sam Hunt Traveller - Chris Stapleton Storyteller - Carrie Underwood Jekyll + Hyde - Zac Brown Band	The Chainsmokers DJ Snake David Guetta Major Lazer Zedd
Top Dance/Electronic Song	Top Dance/Electronic Album
"Roses" - The Chainsmokers feat. Rozes "You Know You Like It" - DJ Snake and AlunaGeorge "Hey Mama" - David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack "Lean On" - Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MØ "Where Are Ü Now" - Jack Ü with Justin Bieber	Listen - David Guetta Peace Is the Mission - Major Lazer In Return - ODESZA Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü - Jack Ü True Colors - Zedd
Top Latin Artist	Top Latin Song
Banda Sinaloense MS De Sergio Lizárraga Juan Gabriel Nicky Jam Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho Romeo Santos	"Ginza" - J Balvin "Te Metiste" - Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho "El Perdón" - Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias "Borró Cassette" - Maluma "Propuesta Indecente" - Romeo Santos
Top Latin Album	Top R&B Artist
Los Dúo - Juan Gabriel Mis Número 1...40 Aniversario - Juan Gabriel Cama Incendiada - Maná Hoy Más Fuerte - Gerardo Ortíz Formula, Vol. 2 - Romeo Santos	Chris Brown Jeremih Rihanna Bryson Tiller The Weeknd
Top R&B Song	Top R&B Album
"Here" - Alessia Cara "Post to Be" - Omarion feat. Chris Brown and Jhené Aiko "Can't Feel My Face" - The Weeknd "Earned It" - The Weeknd "The Hills" - The Weeknd	Royalty - Chris Brown Anti - Rihanna T R A P S O U L - Bryson Tiller Black Rose - Tyrese Beauty Behind The Madness - The Weeknd
Top Rap Artist	Top Rap Song
Drake Fetty Wap Future Wiz Khalifa Silentó	"Hotline Bling" - Drake "Trap Queen" - Fetty Wap "679" - Fetty Wap feat. Remy Boyz "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" - Silentó "See You Again" - Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
Top Rap Album	Top Rock Artist
If You're Reading This It's Too Late - Drake What a Time to Be Alive - Drake & Future Compton - Dr. Dre To Pimp a Butterfly - Kendrick Lamar Dreams Worth More Than Money - Meek Mill	Fall Out Boy Elle King Twenty One Pilots Walk the Moon X Ambassadors
Top Rock Song	Top Rock Album
"Uma Thurman" - Fall Out Boy "Ex's & Oh's" - Elle King "Stressed Out" - Twenty One Pilots "Shut Up and Dance" - Walk the Moon "Renegades" - X Ambassadors	Sound & Color - Alabama Shakes Blackstar - David Bowie A Head Full of Dreams - Coldplay Wilder Mind - Mumford & Sons Blurryface - Twenty One Pilots
Top Soundtrack	Millennium Award
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Furious 7 Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol.1 Pitch Perfect 2	Britney Spears
Icon Award
Celine Dion

References

1. Billboard Staff (April 11, 2016). "Billboard Music Awards 2016: See the Finalists". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
2. Melendez, Monique (May 2, 2016). "Britney Spears to Perform Hits Medley at Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
3. Billboard Staff (May 4, 2016). "Celine Dion to Receive ICON Award". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
4. P!nk to debut new song at 2016 BBMA
5. "DNCE, Shawn Mendes Join Performers at 2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
6. "Justin Bieber to Perform Medley at 2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
7. Kaufman, Gil (April 28, 2016). "Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato and Tove Lo Added As Performers at 2016 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
8. "Fifth Harmony to Perform Work From Home With Ty Dolla Sign". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 6, 2016.