Taylor Swift Leads Billboard Music Awards Nominees
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Taylor Swift, along with fun. and Maroon 5, leads the finalists for the 2013 Billboard Music Awards with a total of 11 nominations, including several in all-genre categories. In addition to nominations for Top Country Artist, Top Country Song and Top Country Album, Taylor is also up for the coveted Top Artist award as well as Top Female Artist.
Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean are tied as the second most-nominated country artists with three nominations each. Luke is up for Top Country Artist, Top Country Song for Drunk On You and his tailgates & tanlines album is up for Top Country Album. Jason Aldean is up for Top Country Artist and Top Country Album for his Night Train album, but hes also up for the all-genre Top Male Artist award.
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Im really proud to be the guy that gets to represent our genre in that Top Male category and wave that flag for country music, Jason said. Our genre is bigger and more diverse than ever, and its just cool to be part of this movement thats happening right now. Ive been so focused on getting the tour going this year and just making certainour first run of stadiums is everything the fans expect it to be, that this totally caught me by surprise. Thanks to everyone who has bought a ticket or downloaded an album. Ill do my best to represent and make yall proud!
Nominations are based on album and single sales, radio airplay, touring, streaming and social media interactions with data tracked by Billboard, Nielsen and Next Big Sound. The 2013 Billboard Music Awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 19 at 8/7c on ABC.
See a full list of country nominees below and visit Billboard.com for a complete list of nominees!
Top Country Artist
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Carrie Underwood
Taylor Swift
Hunter Hayes
Drunk On You Luke Bryan
Springsteen Eric Church
Wanted Hunter Hayes
Cruise Florida Georgia Line
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together Taylor Swift
Top Country Album
Jason Aldean Night Train
Luke Bryan tailgates & tanlines
Lionel Richie Tuskegee
Taylor Swift Red
Carrie Underwood Blown Away
Top Artist
Taylor Swift
Justin Bieber
Maroon 5
One Direction
Rihanna
Top Billboard 200 Album
Taylor Swift Red
Adele 21
Mumford & Sons Babel
One Direction Take Me Home
One Direction Up All Night
Top Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Justin Bieber
Drake
Flo Rida
Bruno Mars
Top Female Artist
Taylor Swift
Adele
Carly Rae Jepsen
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Top Hot 100 Artist
Taylor Swift
Flo Rida
Fun.
Maroon 5
Rihanna
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Taylor Swift
Adele
Justin Bieber
One Direction
Mumford & Sons
Top Digital Songs Artist
Taylor Swift
Flo Rida
Fun.
Carly Rae Jepsen
Maroon 5
Top Social Artist
Taylor Swift
Justin Bieber
One Direction
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top Streaming Song (Video)
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together Taylor Swift
We Are Young Fun. featuring Janelle Monae
Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jepsen
Thrift Shop Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz
Gangnam Style Psy
