Taylor Swift Leads Nominations for Billboard Music Awards 2023

Taylor Swift Leads Nominations for 2023 Billboard Music Awards

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – Taylor Swift is dominating the nominations for the upcoming Billboard Music Awards, with a total of 20 nominations. This puts her ahead of SZA and Morgan Wallen, who each have 17 nominations across 16 categories.

Swift already holds the record as the highest-winning female BBMA recipient of all time with 29 wins, according to Billboard. She is on track to potentially surpass Drake, who has 34 BBMAs and is a finalist for 14 more this year, to become the top overall recipient.

In order to break the record, Swift will need at least 5 wins, possibly more if Drake is successful in some of his categories. The 33-year-old superstar is nominated in categories like Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Country Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album (“Midnights”), and more.

Unlike previous years, the 2023 BBMAs will not have a traditional broadcast component. Instead, the awards and performances will be presented on social channels for Billboard and the BBMAs starting Nov. 6, with the results being revealed on Nov. 19.

The winners are determined based on year-end performance metrics on the Billboard charts from Nov. 19, 2022, to Oct. 21, 2023.

Other notable nominations include The Weeknd with 16 nominations, Drake and Zach Bryan with 14 each, Luke Combs with 10, and artists like Beyoncé, Miley Cyrus, and Bad Bunny also receiving multiple nominations.

The 2023 Billboard Music Awards will introduce nine new awards this year, including categories in K-pop and Afrobeats. The event will be produced by Dick Clark Productions.

For a full list of finalists and categories, visit the Billboard website. Stay tuned for the exciting awards show on Nov. 19!