Taylor Swift, fun. e Maroon 5 sono i finalisti con più nomination peri Billboard Music Awards 2013, che si terranno il 19 maggio alla Grand Garden Arena di Las Vegas. Mentre tutti e tre gli artisti sono stati nominati in ben 11 categorie, Taylor Swift e i Maroon 5 competono anche per l’ambito premio Top Artist. Quest’anno Taylor Swift ha ottenuto un altro grande successo con il suo album “Red“, che ha conquistato il record di album più venduto nella settimana di debutto, mentre i Maroon 5 si sono imposti nelle classifiche con canzoni come “Payphone“, “One More Night” e “Daylight”. I fun. che hanno conquistato per la prima volta la posizione numero 1 di una classifica con “We Are Young“, sono stati nominati, tra i tanti, per i premi Top Hot 100 Artist e Top Duo/Group.Dopo aver ottenuto 18 nomination nel 2011 e 13 nel 2012, quest’anno Rihanna è in finale in 10 categorie, tra cui Top Artist. Carly Rae Jepsen, giunta al successo grazie alla canzone del 2012 “Call Me Maybe“, ha ricevuto 9 nomination, tra cui Top Hot 100 Song, Top Pop Song, Top Digital Sing e Top Radio Song. Gli One Direction, che nel 2012 hanno pubblicato due album negli Stati Uniti, hanno collezionato 8 nominationa ai Billboard Music Awards 2013. La boyband competerà contro Taylors Swift, Maroon 5, Rihanna e Justin Bieber per il premio Top Artist, e sfidano Carly Rae Jepsen, Gotye, PSY e The Lumineers nella categoria Top New Artist.Quest’anno ai premi della rivista Billboard sono state aggiunte alcune categore EDM (Electronic Dance Music), che riflettano il successo della musica elettronica. David Guetta, Skrillex, Swedish House Mafia e Deadmau5 si sfideranno per il premio Top EDM Album, mentre i finalisti per la Top EDM Song sono Baauer con “Harlem Shake”, Calvin Harris con “Feel So Close” e Swedish House Mafia con “Don’t You Worry Child”, in collaborazione con John Martin. Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber e Bruno Mars si esibiranno sul palco dei Billboard Music Awards 2013, che saranno presentati da Tracy Morgan. Durante la cerimonia di premiazione, Billboard onorerà Prince con l’ambito premio Billboard Icon Award, e l’ingegno dei hitmakers quest’anno sarà celebrato con il nuovo Milestone Award
Top Artist
Justin Bieber
Maroon 5
One Direction
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Top Hot100 Song
Some Nights – fun.
Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye
Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepsen
One More Night – Maroon 5
Payphone – Maroon 5
Top Billboard 200 Albums
21 – Adele
Babel – Mumford & Sons
Red – Taylor Swift
Up All Night – One Direction
Take Me Home – One Direction
Top Duo/Group
Coldplay
One Direction
Fun.
Maroon 5
Mumford & Sons
Top New Artist
Carly Rae Jepsen
Gotye
PSY
One Direction
The Lumineers
Top Touring Artist
Lady GaGa
Coldplay
Madonna
Roger Waters
Bruce Springsteen
Top Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Drake
Flo Rida
Jason Aldean
Top Female Artist
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Adele
Taylor Swift
Carly Rae Jepsen
Top Hot100 Artist
Maroon 5
Taylor Swift
Rihanna
Fun.
Flo Rida
Top Billboard200 Albums
Justin Bieber
One Direction
Taylor Swift
Adele
Mumford & Sons
Top Digital Songs Artist
Carly Rae Jepsen
Taylor Swift
Flo Rida
Fun.
Maroon 5
Top Radio Songs Artist
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Maroon 5
Fun.Flo Rida
Top Social Artist
One Direction
Rihanna
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist
PSY
Rihanna
Nicki Minaj
Baauer
Drake
Top Pop Artist
One Direction
Bruno Mars
Maroon 5
Adele
Justin Bieber
Top R&B Artist
Ne-Yo
Rihanna
Chris Brown
Alicia Keys
Usher
Top Rap Artist
Drake
Nicki Minaj
Pitbull
Flo RidaP
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Top Country
Carrie Underwood
Taylor Swift
Hunter Hayes
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Top Latin Artist
Shakira
Jenni Rivera
Romeo Santos
Prince Royce
Don Omar
Top Rock Artist
Fun.
Coldplay
Gotye
Bruce Springsteen
Mumford & Sons
Top Dance Artist
David Guetta
Calvin Harris
Skrillex
Madonna
Swedish House Mafia
Top EDM Artist
Calvin Harris
Skrillex
Deadmau5
Swedish House Mafia
David Guetta
Top Christian Artist
Casting Crowns
MercyMe
Matt Redmantoby
MacChris Tomlin
Top Pop Album
ADELE – 21
Maroon 5 – Overexposed
One Direction – Take Me Home
One Direction – Up All Night
Justin Bieber – Believe
Top R&B Album
Rihanna – Unapologetic
Usher – Looking 4 Myself
Chris Brown – Fortune
Alicia Keys – Girl On Fire
Frank Ocean – Challell Orange
Top Rap Album
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday:Roman Reloaded
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist
Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don’t
2 Chainz – Based On A T.R.U. Story
Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
Top Country Album
Jason Aldean – Nigh Train
Taylor Swift – Red
Carrie Underwood – Blown Away
Luke Bryan – Tailgates & Tanlines
Lionel Richie – Tuskegee
Top Rock Album
Fun. – Some Nights
The Lumineers – The Lumineers
Mumford & Sons – Babel
Of Monsters and Men – My Head is an Animal
Phillip Phillips – The World From The Side Of The Moon
Top Latin Album
Prince Royce – Phase II
Jenni Rivera – Joyas Prestadas: Banda
Jenni Rivera – Joyas Prestadas: Pop
Jenni Rivera – La Misma Gran Señora
Romeo Santos – Formula, Vol. 1
Top Dance Album
David Guetta – Nothing But the Beat
Deadmau5 – >Album Title Goes Here<
LMFAO – Sorry for Party Rocking
Madonna – MDNA
Skrillex – Bangarang
Top EDM Album
David Guetta – Nothing But the Beat
Deadmau5 – >Album Title Goes Here<
Skrillex – Bangarang
Skrillex – Scary Monsters & Nice Sprites
Swedish House Mafia – Until Now
Top Christian Album
Casting Crowns – Come to the Well
Lecrae – Gravity
MercyMe – The Hurt & the Healer
TobyMac – Eye on It
Various Artists – Wow Hits 2013: 30 of Today’s Top Christian Artists & Hits
Top Digital Song
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae – We Are Young
Gotye feat. Kimbra – Somebody That I Used to Know
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – Thrift Shop
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa – Payphone
Top Radio
Gotye feat. Kimbra – Somebody That I Used to Know
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
Maroon 5 – One More Night
Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa – Payphone
Bruno Mars – Locked Out of Heaven
Top Streaming Song (Audio)
Fun. – Some Nights
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae – We Are Young
Gotye feat. Kimbra – Somebody That I Used to Know
Ellie Goulding – Lights
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
Top Streaming Song (Video)
Fun. feat. Janelle Monae – We Are Young
Carly Rae Jepsen – Call Me Maybe
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – Thrift Shop
PSY – Gangnam Style
Taylor Swift – We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together