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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”
The United Kingdom government has denied entry to controversial American rapper Kanye West, blocking his planned return to the European stage ahead of a highly anticipated comeback performance.
According to reports, the artist recently applied for permission to travel to the UK, where he was scheduled to headline the popular Wireless Festival in July.
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However, authorities turned down the request, citing concerns that his presence would not be in the interest of public good.
The decision is believed to be linked to widespread backlash over West’s past antisemitic remarks, which have sparked global criticism and strained his professional relationships in recent years.
The UK government’s move reflects a growing trend of holding high-profile figures accountable for statements considered harmful or divisive.
West was billed to perform across all three nights of the festival, set to take place at Finsbury Park in London, as part of what many fans saw as a major comeback tour.
His absence now leaves organizers scrambling to adjust the lineup for one of the summer’s biggest music events.
While officials have not provided further details beyond the decision, the development has stirred reactions across the entertainment industry, with fans and critics divided over the government’s stance.
As anticipation builds toward the festival, attention now shifts to how organizers will fill the void left by one of music’s most polarizing figures.
Nigerian entertainer Martin’s Ortse, popularly known as Verydarkman (VDM) has expressed skepticism over influencer Blessing CEO’s claims that she is battling breast cancer and seeking financial support for urgent surgery.
In a Facebook post on Thursday, VDM cautioned about the sensitive nature of cancer and the need for transparency before public appeals.
“I just hope what Blessing CEO is saying is true because cancer is a very sensitive matter globally. Cancer is not something that someone should joke with; it has claimed the lives of many people. A friend of mine lost his mother from cancer,” he wrote.
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VDM questioned the authenticity of Blessing CEO’s claims, pointing out the absence of hospital documentation.
“I’m not convinced enough that Blessing CEO is telling the truth. Why? Because you did not post any proof from the hospital that diagnosed you. You did not provide the hospital or a doctor’s report.
“You said a lot of resources have gone into your health, yet you did not provide receipts for people to see. Instead, you came online appealing emotionally, saying this is the time for people to show you love,” he added.
Recall that Blessing CEO had shared in a video on Instagram that she was diagnosed with breast cancer and urgently needs surgery, including a possible amputation, to halt the progression of the illness.
She revealed that what initially seemed like a harmless lump in her right breast last year was later confirmed as cancer, and the illness has now spread to her left breast.
“I have not been able to work, and my resources have been exhausted. That is why I am appealing for support. If my words have ever had a positive impact on your life, and you are a fan, this is the time to show it. Nothing is too small. I just want to be well,” she said.
Nigerian influencer Blessing CEO has revealed that she is battling breast cancer and is seeking urgent financial support to undergo life-saving surgery.
In a video shared on Instagram, Blessing, who appeared bald, explained that she had exhausted her personal resources on treatment and felt “powerless,” prompting her to go public.
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“I have been diagnosed with breast cancer. At this point, I urgently need surgery, including a possible amputation, to stop the spread and determine how far the tumour has gone, and whether one or both breasts will be affected,” she said.
Born Blessing Okoro Nkiruka, Blessing revealed that what initially seemed like a harmless lump in her right breast last year was later confirmed as cancer after further tests.
She disclosed that the illness has now spread to her left breast, making surgical intervention critical.
“It started last year as a lump, and I went to the hospital. Weeks after the tests, I was told it was not cancerous, so I decided not to remove it at the time because I had a lot going on.
“But when I was ready to have it removed, another test was carried out, and it was discovered that the lump was cancerous and had spread to the left breast. We are now considering an amputation,” she explained.
Blessing made a heartfelt appeal to her fans: “If my words have ever had a positive impact on your life, and you are a fan, this is the time to show it. Nothing is too small. I just want to be well.”
The influencer is urging anyone willing to offer support to contribute toward her medical expenses as she prepares for potentially life-saving surgery.
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