Billboard Music Awards 2015, Taylor Swift e Sam Smith guidano le nominations

Taylor Swift e Sam Smith sono gli artisti con più nomination ai Billboard Music Awards 2015. Entrambi hanno 4 candidature nelle categorie più importanti, che sono state annunciate da Pete Wentz dei Fall Out Boy e dal rapper al programma televisivo Good Morning America.

I due cantanti sono in corsa come Top Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album e Top Hot 100 Song, ma c'è in ballo anche una nomination come Top Male Artist per Sam Smith (l'anno scorso aveva trionfato ) e come Top Female Artist per Taylor Swift (nel 2014 aveva vinto Katy Perry).

Le restanti 36 categorie sono state rivelate dalla modella Chrissy Teigen (co-conduttrice di Lip Sync Battle) e da Jussie Smollett (attore della serie tv Empire). In totale Taylor Swift raccoglie 14 nomination, seguita da Sam Smith (13), (12) e (9).

La cerimonia, in diretta sul canale ABC, si terrà il prossimo 17 maggio alla MGM Grand Garden Arena di Las Vegas e sarà presentata da Ludacris e da Chrissy Teigen. 

TOP ARTIST

• Ariana Grande
• One Direction
• Katy Perry
• Sam Smith
• Taylor Swift

TOP NEW ARTIST

• 5 Seconds of Summer
• Iggy Azalea
• Hozier
• Sam Smith
• Meghan Trainor

TOP MALE ARTIST

• Drake
• Pharrell Williams
• Ed Sheeran
• Sam Smith
• Justin Timberlake

TOP FEMALE ARTIST

• Iggy Azalea
• Ariana Grande
• Katy Perry
• Taylor Swift
• Meghan Trainor

TOP DUO/GROUP

• 5 Seconds of Summer
• Florida Georgia Line
• MAGIC!
• Maroon 5
• One Direction

TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST

• One Direction
• Pentatonix
• Ed Sheeran
• Sam Smith
• Taylor Swift

TOP HOT 100 ARTIST

• Iggy Azalea
• Ariana Grande
• Sam Smith
• Taylor Swift
• Meghan Trainor

TOP DIGITAL SONGS ARTIST

• Iggy Azalea
• Ed Sheeran
• Sam Smith
• Taylor Swift
• Meghan Trainor

TOP RADIO SONGS ARTIST

• John Legend
• Maroon 5
• Ed Sheeran
• Sam Smith
• Taylor Swift

TOP TOURING ARTIST

• Lady Gaga
• One Direction
• Katy Perry
• The Rolling Stones
• Justin Timberlake

TOP SOCIAL ARTIST

• Justin Bieber
• Miley Cyrus
• Selena Gomez
• Ariana Grande
• Taylor Swift

TOP STREAMING ARTIST

• Iggy Azalea
• Ariana Grande
• Nicki Minaj
• Taylor Swift
• Meghan Trainor

TOP R&B ARTIST

• Beyoncé
• Chris Brown
• John Legend
• Trey Songz
• Pharrell Williams

TOP RAP ARTIST

• Iggy Azalea
• J. Cole
• Drake
• Nicki Minaj
• Rae Sremmurd

TOP COUNTRY ARTIST

• Jason Aldean
• Luke Bryan
• Florida Georgia Line
• Brantley Gilbert
• Blake Shelton

TOP ROCK ARTIST

• Bastille
• Coldplay
• Fall Out Boy
• Hozier
• Lorde

TOP LATIN ARTIST

• J Balvin
• Juan Gabriel
• Enrique Iglesias
• Prince Royce
• Romeo Santos

TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST

• Avicii
• Clean Bandit
• Disclosure
• Calvin Harris
• Lindsey Stirling

TOP CHRISTIAN ARTIST

• Casting Crowns
• Hillsong United
• Lecrae
• MercyMe
• Newsboys

TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM

• Maroon 5, V
• Pentatonix, That's Christmas to Me
• Ed Sheeran, x
• Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
• Taylor Swift, 1989

TOP SOUNDTRACK

• The Fault in Our Stars
• Fifty Shades of Grey
• Frozen
• Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix: Vol. 1
• Into the Woods

TOP R&B ALBUM

• Beyoncé, Beyoncé
• Chris Brown, X
• Michael Jackson, Xscape
• John Legend, Love in the Future
• Pharrell Williams, G I R L

TOP RAP ALBUM

• J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
• Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late
• Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint
• Iggy Azalea, The New Classic
• Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2

TOP COUNTRY ALBUM

• Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt
• Garth Brooks, Man Against Machine
• Luke Bryan, Crash My Party
• Brantley Gilbert, Just As I Am
• Miranda Lambert, Platinum

TOP ROCK ALBUM

• AC/DC, Rock or Bust
• The Black Keys, Turn Blue
• Coldplay, Ghost Stories
• Hozier, Hozier
• Lorde, Pure Heroine

TOP LATIN ALBUM

• Juan Gabriel, Los Dúo
• Enrique Iglesias, Sex and Love
• Romeo Santos, Formula: Vol. 2
• Santana, Corazon
• Marc Anthony, 3.0

TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM

• Avicii, True
• Disclosure, Settle
• Calvin Harris, Motion
• Skrillex, Recess
• Lindsey Stirling, Shatter Me

TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUM

• Lecrae, Anomaly
• Casting Crowns, Thrive
• MercyMe, Welcome to the New
• NEEDTOBREATHE, Rivers in the Wasteland
• Chris Tomlin, Love Ran Red

TOP HOT 100 SONG

• Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, "Fancy"
• John Legend, "All of Me"
• Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
• Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
• Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"

TOP DIGITAL SONG

• Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk!"
• Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
• Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
• Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"
• Pharrell Williams, "Happy

TOP RADIO SONG

• John Legend, "All of Me"
• MAGIC!, "Rude"
• Nico & Vinz, "Am I Wrong"
• Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
• Pharrell Williams, "Happy

TOP STREAMING SONG (AUDIO)

• Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, "Fancy"
• Hozier, "Take Me to Church"
• John Legend, "All of Me"
• Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
• Tove Lo, "Habits (Stay High)"

TOP STREAMING SONG (VIDEO)

• Idina Menzel, "Let It Go"
• Bobby Shmurda, "Hot Boy"
• Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"
• Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
• Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"

TOP R&B SONG

• Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne, French Montana, Too $hort & Tyga, "Loyal"
• Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz, "Talk Dirty"
• Jeremih feat. YG, "Don't Tell 'Em"
• John Legend, "All of Me"
• Pharrell Williams, "Happy"

TOP RAP SONG

• Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, "Fancy"
• Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora, "Black Widow"
• Big Sean feat. E-40, "I Don't F--- With You"
• Nicki Minaj, "Anaconda"
• Bobby Shmurda, "Hot Boy"

TOP COUNTRY SONG

• Jason Aldean, "Burnin' It Down"
• Luke Bryan, "Play It Again"
• Sam Hunt, "Leave the Night On"
• Florida Georgia Line feat. Luke Bryan, "This Is How We Roll"
• Florida Georgia Line, "Dirt"

TOP ROCK SONG

• Bastille, "Pompeii"
• Coldplay, "A Sky Full of Stars"
• Fall Out Boy, "Centuries"
• Hozier, "Take Me to Church"
• Paramore, "Ain't It Fun"

TOP LATIN SONG

• J Balvin feat. Farruko, "6 AM"
• Enrique Iglesias feat. Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona, "Bailando"
• Romeo Santos, "Eres Mía"
• Romeo Santos feat. Drake, "Odio"
• Romeo Santos, "Propuesta Indecente"

TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONG

• Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne, "Rather Be"
• Disclosure feat. Sam Smith, "Latch"
• DJ Snake & Lil Jon, "Turn Down For What"
• Ariana Grande feat. Zedd, "Break Free"
• Calvin Harris, "Summer"

TOP CHRISTIAN SONG

• Francesca Battistelli, "He Knows My Name"
• Hillsong United, "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)"
• MercyMe, "Greater"
• Newsboys, "We Believe"
• Carrie Underwood, "Something in the Water"

BILLBOARD CHART ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG GALAXY (FAN-VOTED)

• Iggy Azalea
• Taylor Swift
• Meghan Trainor