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

SY

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