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FULL LIST: 2024 Billboard Music Awards: Asake, Tems, Rema, Burna Boy Shines
The 2024 Billboard Music Awards are set for December 12, airing live on Fox at 8 PM ET/PT, hosted by Michelle Buteau. Afrobeats takes centre stage with Asake, Burna Boy, Rema, Tems, and Tyla vying for Top Afrobeats Artist.
Tems is also nominated for Top Afrobeats Song with “Me & U,” while Tyla dominates the category with three entries: “Water,” “Truth or Dare,” and “Jump.”
Taylor Swift leads the nominations with 17 entries across 16 categories, including Top Artist and Top Female Artist. Drake and Kendrick Lamar follow with eight nominations each, while Nicki Minaj and SZA also earn multiple nods. Beyoncé appears in country categories with “Cowboy Carter.”
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Catch unforgettable performances and winners on Fox, Paramount+, and Fire TV Channels, with highlights on Billboard’s platforms. Who’s your pick this year?
The 2024 Billboard Music Awards are set for December 12, airing live on Fox at 8 PM ET/PT, hosted by Michelle Buteau. Afrobeats takes centre stage with Asake, Burna Boy, Rema, Tems, and Tyla vying for Top Afrobeats Artist. Tems is also nominated for Top Afrobeats Song with “Me & U,” while Tyla dominates the category with three entries: “Water,” “Truth or Dare,” and “Jump.”
Taylor Swift leads the nominations with 17 entries across 16 categories, including Top Artist and Top Female Artist. Drake and Kendrick Lamar follow with eight nominations each, while Nicki Minaj and SZA also earn multiple nods. Beyoncé appears in country categories with “Cowboy Carter.”
Catch unforgettable performances and winners on Fox, Paramount+, and Fire TV Channels, with highlights on Billboard’s platforms.
Who are you rooting for?
See the full list of nominees across 72 categories:
ARTIST AWARDS
Top Artist
• Zach Bryan
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Drake
• Taylor Swift
• Morgan Wallen
Top New Artist
• Benson Boone
• Tommy Richman
• Chappell Roan
• Shaboozey
• Teddy Swims
Top Male Artist
• Zach Bryan
• Luke Combs
• Drake
• Post Malone
• Morgan Wallen
Top Female Artist
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Billie Eilish
• Chappell Roan
• Taylor Swift
• SZA
Top Duo/Group
• blink-182
• Coldplay
• Fuerza Regida
• Linkin Park
• Stray Kids
Top Billboard 200 Artist
• Zach Bryan
• Drake
• Taylor Swift
• SZA
• Morgan Wallen
Top Hot 100 Artist
• Zach Bryan
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Billie Eilish
• Taylor Swift
• Morgan Wallen
Top Hot 100 Songwriter
• Amy Allen
• Jack Antonoff
• Zach Bryan
• Kendrick Lamar
• Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Producer
• Jack Antonoff
• Zach Bryan
• Daniel Nigro
• Finneas O’Connell
• Taylor Swift
Top Streaming Songs Artist
• Zach Bryan
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Kendrick Lamar
• Taylor Swift
• Morgan Wallen
Top Radio Songs Artist
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Doja Cat
• Taylor Swift
• SZA
• Morgan Wallen
Top Song Sales Artist
• Jelly Roll
• Jung Kook
• Shaboozey
• Taylor Swift
• Teddy Swims
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Billie Eilish
• Ariana Grande
• Taylor Swift
• The Weeknd
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Billie Eilish
• Ariana Grande
• Taylor Swift
• The Weeknd
Top R&B Artist
• Brent Faiyaz
• Tommy Richman
• SZA
• Tyla
• The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist
• Brent Faiyaz
• Tommy Richman
• The Weeknd
Top R&B Female Artist
• Muni Long
• SZA
• Tyla
Top R&B Touring Artist
• Chris Brown
• Bruno Mars
• Usher
Top Rap Artist
• Drake
• Future
• Kendrick Lamar
• Metro Boomin
• Travis Scott
Top Rap Male Artist
• Drake
• Kendrick Lamar
• Travis Scott
Top Rap Female Artist
• Doja Cat
• GloRilla
• Nicki Minaj
Top Rap Touring Artist
• Nicki Minaj
• Travis Scott
• $uicideboy$
Top Country Artist
• Zach Bryan
• Luke Combs
• Post Malone
• Chris Stapleton
• Morgan Wallen
Top Country Male Artist
• Zach Bryan
• Luke Combs
• Morgan Wallen
Top Country Female Artist
• Beyoncé
• Megan Moroney
• Lainey Wilson
Top Country Duo/Group
• Zac Brown Band
• The Red Clay Strays
• Treaty Oak Revival
Top Country Touring Artist
• Zach Bryan
• Kenny Chesney
• Luke Combs
Top Rock Artist
• Zach Bryan
• Hozier
• Jelly Roll
• Noah Kahan
• Linkin Park
Top Rock Duo/Group
• Good Neighbours
• Linkin Park
• The Red Clay Strays
Top Hard Rock Artist
• Bad Omens
• HARDY
• Linkin Park
Top Rock Touring Artist
• Coldplay
• The Rolling Stones
• Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Top Latin Artist
• Bad Bunny
• Fuerza Regida
• Junior H
• KAROL G
• Peso Pluma
Top Latin Male Artist
• Bad Bunny
• Junior H
• Peso Pluma
Top Latin Female Artist
• KAROL G
• Shakira
• Kali Uchis
Top Latin Duo/Group
• Eslabon Armado
• Fuerza Regida
• Grupo Frontera
Top Latin Touring Artist
• Bad Bunny
• KAROL G
• Luis Miguel
Top Global K-Pop Artist
• ENHYPEN
• Jimin
• Jung Kook
• Stray Kids
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Top K-Pop Touring Artist
• ENHYPEN
• SEVENTEEN
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Top Afrobeats Artist
• Asake
• Burna Boy
• Rema
• Tems
• Tyla
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
• Beyoncé
• The Chainsmokers
• Charli XCX
• Dua Lipa
• Calvin Harris
Top Christian Artist
• Lauren Daigle
• Elevation Worship
• Forrest Frank
• Brandon Lake
• Anne Wilson
Top Gospel Artist
• Kirk Franklin
• Maverick City Music
• Chandler Moore
• Naomi Raine
• CeCe Winans
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album
• Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan
• Drake, For All the Dogs
• Noah Kahan, Stick Season
• Taylor Swift, 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
• Taylor Swift, The Tortured Poets Department
Top Soundtrack
• Hazbin Hotel: Season One
• Trolls: Band Together
• Twisters: The Album
• Wish
• Wonka
Top R&B Album
• Chris Brown, 11:11
• Brent Faiyaz, Larger Than Life
• PARTYNEXTDOOR, PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4)
• Bryson Tiller, Bryson Tiller
• Tyla, Tyla
Top Rap Album
• 21 Savage, american dream
• Drake, For All the Dogs
• Future & Metro Boomin, WE DON’T TRUST YOU
• Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday 2
• Rod Wave, Nostalgia
Top Country Album
• Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter
• Zach Bryan, The Great American Bar Scene
• Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan
• Chris Stapleton, Higher
• Bailey Zimmerman, Religiously. The Album.
Top Rock Album
• Zach Bryan, The Great American Bar Scene
• Zach Bryan, Zach Bryan
• Hozier, Unheard (EP)
• Noah Kahan, Stick Season
• Dolly Parton, Rockstar
Top Hard Rock Album
• Bring Me The Horizon, POST HUMAN: NeX GEn
• Falling In Reverse, Popular Monster
• HARDY, Quit!!
• Pearl Jam, Dark Matter
• Sleep Token, Take Me Back to Eden
Top Latin Album
• Bad Bunny, nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana
• Fuerza Regida, Pa Las Baby’s Y Belikeada
• Grupo Frontera, El Comienzo
• Junior H, $AD BOYZ 4 LIFE II
• KAROL G, MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO (BICHOTA SEASON)
Top K-Pop Album
• ATEEZ, THE WORLD EP.FIN: WILL
• Jung Kook, GOLDEN
• Stray Kids, ROCK-STAR
• Stray Kids, Ate: Mini Album
• TOMORROW X TOGETHER, The Name Chapter: FREEFALL
Top Dance/Electronic Album
• Charli XCX, BRAT
• Jungle, Volcano
• Odetari, XXIII SORROWS
• Troye Sivan, Something to Give Each Other
• John Summit, Comfort in Chaos
Top Christian Album
• Elevation Worship, CAN YOU IMAGINE?
• Forrest Frank, CHILD OF GOD
• Brandon Lake, COAT OF MANY COLORS
• Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, The Maverick Way Complete: Complete Vol 02
• Katy Nichole, Jesus Changed My Life
Top Gospel Album
• Kirk Franklin, Father’s Day
• Koryn Hawthorne, On God
• Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, The Maverick Way Complete: Complete Vol 02
• CeCe Winans, More Than This
• Naomi Raine, Cover The Earth: Live in New York
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song
• Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things”
• Jack Harlow, “Lovin on Me”
• Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help”
• Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
• Teddy Swims, “Lose Control”
Top Streaming Song
• Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves, “I Remember Everything”
• Kendrick Lamar, “Not Like Us”
• Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen, “I Had Some Help”
• Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
• Teddy Swims, “Lose Control”
Top Radio Song
• Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things”
• Jack Harlow, “Lovin on Me”
• Tate McRae, “Greedy”
• Taylor Swift, “Cruel Summer”
• Teddy Swims, “Lose Control”
Top Selling Song
• Benson Boone, “Beautiful Things”
• Jung Kook, “Standing Next to You”
• Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help”
• Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
• Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Top Collaboration
• Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”
• Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar “Like That”
• Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help”
• Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone “Fortnight”
• Morgan Wallen feat. ERNEST “Cowgirls”
Top Billboard Global 200 Song
• Benson Boone “Beautiful Things”
• Sabrina Carpenter “Espresso”
• Tate McRae “Greedy”
• Taylor Swift “Cruel Summer”
• Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song
• Benson Boone “Beautiful Things”
• Sabrina Carpenter “Espresso”
• Tate McRae “Greedy”
• Taylor Swift “Cruel Summer”
• Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Top R&B Song
• 4batz feat. Drake “act ii: date @ 8 (remix)”
• Muni Long “Made for Me”
• Tommy Richman “MILLION DOLLAR BABY”
• SZA “Saturn”
• Tyla “Water”
Top Rap Song
• Doja Cat “Agora Hills”
• Doja Cat “Paint the Town Red”
• Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar “Like That”
• Jack Harlow “Lovin on Me”
• Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us”
Top Country Song
• Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”
• Dasha “Austin”
• Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help”
• Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
• Morgan Wallen “Thinkin’ Bout Me”
Top Rock Song
• Zach Bryan “Pink Skies”
• Zach Bryan feat. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”
• Djo “End of Beginning”
• Hozier “Too Sweet”
• Noah Kahan “Stick Season”
Top Hard Rock Song
• Falling In Reverse feat. Jelly Roll “All My Life”
• Falling In Reverse, Tech N9ne & Alex Terrible “Ronald”
• HARDY “Psycho”
• Linkin Park “The Emptiness Machine”
• Superheaven “Youngest Daughter”
Top Latin Song
• Bad Bunny “MONACO”
• Bad Bunny & Feid “PERRO NEGRO”
• FloyyMenor & Cris MJ “Gata Only”
• KAROL G & Peso Pluma “QLONA”
• Xavi “La Diabla”
Top Global K-Pop Song
• ILLIT “Magnetic”
• Jimin “Who”
• Jung Kook “Standing Next to You”
• Jung Kook feat. Jack Harlow “3D”
• LE SSERAFIM “Perfect Night”
Top Afrobeats Song
• Adam Port & Stryv feat. Malachiii “Move”
• Tems “Me & U”
• Tyla “Truth or Dare”
• Tyla “Water”
• Tyla, Gunna & Skillibeng “Jump”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
• Dua Lipa “Houdini”
• Dua Lipa “Illusion”
• Kenya Grace “Strangers”
• Ariana Grande “yes, and?”
• Marshmello & Kane Brown “Miles on It”
Top Christian Song
• Elevation Worship feat. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore “Praise”
• Forrest Frank “GOOD DAY”
• Josiah Queen “The Prodigal”
• Seph Schlueter “Counting My Blessings”
• Tauren Wells with We The Kingdom & Davies “Take It All Back”
Top Gospel Song
• Koryn Hawthorne “Look at God”
• Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine “God Problems”
• Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine ft. Tasha Cobbs Leonard “In the Room”
• Victor Thompson X Gunna feat. Ehis ‘D’ Greatest “THIS YEAR (Blessings)”
• CeCe Winans “That’s My King”
Nigerian music icon Innocent Idibia, widely known as 2Baba, has debunked a viral announcement about his alleged separation from his wife, actress Annie Macaulay-Idibia.
The now-deleted post, which appeared on his Instagram account, claimed the couple was parting ways, sparking widespread speculation among fans and the entertainment community.
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In a swift response, the legendary singer clarified the situation on Sunday through a new statement shared on his Instagram page.
He assured his followers that the earlier post did not originate from him, explaining that his account had been compromised.
“My Instagram account has been hacked, efforts are being carried out to take back control #onelove!” 2Baba wrote, urging fans to disregard the false information.
2Baba and Annie, who tied the knot in 2012, have two children together and are celebrated as one of the most enduring power couples in the Nigerian entertainment industry.
Despite occasional rumors, the duo has often shared glimpses of their strong bond, silencing critics and admirers alike.
Nigerian music icon Innocent Idibia, widely known as 2Baba, has announced that he and his wife, actress Annie Macaulay-Idibia, have been separated for some time and are now in the process of filing for divorce.
The singer broke the news in a statement shared on his Instagram page on Sunday.
While addressing his fans, 2Baba expressed his intention to release a formal statement soon to clarify his side of the story.
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He wrote “Hello to my beautiful people of all federations. Well, this thing I have to say is short but also long. I and Annie Macaulay have been separated for a while now and currently filed divorce.
“I would grant a press release soon to say my story—not because it is anyone’s right to know about my personal life, but because I love my people, and I need them to know my innocence or offense. Stay blessed my people. I love you all.” he added
Nigerian socialite and businessman, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has refuted allegations of fathering a child with a Kenyan woman named Helen.
The socialite, during an interview on Channels Television’s Rubbin’ Minds on Sunday, described the claims as a calculated attempt to disrupt his marriage.
Helen has publicly accused Chief Priest of abandoning her after she gave birth to a son she claims is his.
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However, the businessman has repeatedly denied the allegations, asserting that he has no connection to the woman or her child.
“Children are a gift from God regardless of how they come, and I have more than enough to take care of my children, as many as possible that will come my way,” Chief Priest said.
“I have a beautiful marriage; this is the best thing that has ever happened to me, and if you watch the whole attack, it is on the marriage.”
When asked whether he would have accepted the child if proven to be his, the socialite responded, “Of course.”
He also expressed his willingness to undergo a paternity test but criticized the tone of the allegations. “You cannot bash me this hard and expect my loyalty,” he added.
Chief Priest further stated that the controversy has not impacted his marriage, emphasizing the strength of his bond with his wife. “We are not just husband and wife; we are business partners and associates that are inseparable,” he said.
He also suggested that the timing of the allegations raised questions about the accuser’s motives.
“The woman is always popping up every time I have an issue that goes viral. This shows that she has an ulterior motive rather than genuinely looking for the father of her child,” he stated.
The businessman noted that the saga has persisted for some time but maintained that he has no knowledge of the individuals orchestrating the accusations.
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