There will be big changes to the annual Billboard Music Awards. As Billboard and Dick Clark Productions previously announced, “The BBMAs will roll out performances and awards across BBMAs and Billboard social channels, as well as via BBMAs.watch on Sunday, November 19.”
The awards will also team up with Spotify to find music fans who have spent the most hours listening to music on the platform: “These fans will receive a ‘golden ticket’ granting them access to attend a once-in-a-lifetime performance curated by their favorite artists, expressly for the 2023 Billboard Music Awards.”
The BBMAs used to be held during the spring, but they have moved to the fall so that their eligibility period now aligns with Billboard’s year-end charts, which are determined based on music consumption from November 19, 2022 through October 21, 2023.
Based on those consumption metrics (including record sales, radio airplay and online streams), Taylor Swift leads with nominations in 20 categories. She’s currently the most decorated female performer ever with 29 trophies and now could become the biggest artist in history, potentially surpassing Drake who currently has 34 victories and has more nominations this year.
Next in line is Morgan Wallen, who’s a finalist in 16 categories with 17 total citations. SZA is also a finalist 17 times across 16 categories. The Weeknd has 16 entries in 13 categories. The aforementioned Drake is up for 14 awards. And newcomer Zach Bryan is cited 14 times across 13 categories. Check out the complete list of nominations here.
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Mariah Carey
Image Credit: Donato Sardella/WWD She will perform her holiday standard “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” in the first ever performance of the song at an awards show. Carey will additionally receive the Billboard Chart Achievement Award for the song, which has returned to number-one for the past several holiday seasons.
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Karol G
Image Credit: Christopher Polk for Variety She will give a surprise performance at the BBMAs. She is also up for five awards, including Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Female Artist, Top Latin Touring Artist, Top Latin Album, and Top Latin Song.
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David Guetta and Bebe Rexha
Image Credit: ABC/Kent Phillips They will perform their hits “I’m Good (Blue)” and “One in a Million.” Together, they’re also nominated for three BBMAs: Top Collaboration, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song, and Top Dance/Electronic Song for “I’m Good (Blue).” Guetta is also in the running for Top Dance/Electronic Artist and Top Dance/Electronic Song for “Baby Don’t Hurt Me” with Anne-Marie and Coi Leray.
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Tate McRae
Image Credit: Bryan Bedder for Variety She will perform her hit single “Greedy” at the BBMAs. She is also a nominee this year for Top Dance/Electronic Song for her Tiësto collab “10:35.”
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NewJeans
Image Credit: Ador K-Pop group NewJeans will perform two of their singles, “Super Shy” and “OMG.” They’re up for five awards, including Top K-Pop Album, Top Global K-Pop Artist, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist, and Top Global K-Pop Song.
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Peso Pluma
Image Credit: Courtesy of Arenovski The breakout Mexican artist will perform “Rubicon.” Pluma is nominated for five awards including Top New Artist, Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Male Artist, Top Latin Album (“Genesis”), and two for Top Latin Song (“Ella Baila Sola” with Eslabon Armado and “La Bebe” with Yng Lvcas).
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Stray Kids
Image Credit: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images They will be performing their singles “S-Class” and “LALALALA,” the latter from their new EP “Rock-Star.” They’re up for two awards this year: Top Global K-Pop Artist and Top K-Pop Album.
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Morgan Wallen
Image Credit: Courtesy of John Shearer He’s the most nominated artist at these awards with 17 bids including Top Artist. He’ll perform “98 Braves” at the Braves’ current home field, Truist Park, in Atlanta, Georgia.