The Weeknd was the finalist of the Billboard Music Awards 2022 for the second consecutive time, with 17 awards, followed by Doja Cat, which received 14 awards.
The finalist was announced Friday in 62 categories for awards that measure success on charts, streaming, broadcast and social engagement. The show will air on NBC and Peacock on May 15 from Las Vegas.
The Weeknd was nominated for Best Artist, Top 100 Artist and Best Streaming Song, and her duet with Ariana Grande on “Save Your Tears (Remix)” will receive six awards. Nominated as best actress were Doge Cata, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift and Drake, who was the show’s all-time best winner with 29 awards.
Doja Cat, who recently won her first Grammy Award for her collaboration with SZA on “Kiss Me More,” was the Top 100 Songs, Best Collaboration and Best Viral Song.
For the first time, finalist Rodrigo continued the show’s favorite series of awards as a finalist in 13 categories, including Best New Artist, Best Female Artist and Best Performer of Radio Songs.
Justin Bieber also has 13 awards, including Best Male Artist, Best Hot 100 Artist, and Best Sliding Song for his song “STAY” with The Kid LAROI.
Ye, who changed his name from Kanye West, is a 13-award finalist and a strong favorite in the Christian / Gospel categories. He has four of the five songs in the Best Gospel Songs and Best Christian Song categories, and his album “Donda” is the best rap album, the best gospel album and the best Christian album.
Swift had a chance to beat Drake with the most wins in the show’s history. The pop star is second to him with 25 previous wins and won seven awards this year. But Drake also has 11 awards, including Best Billboard 200 Album, Best Rap Artist, and Best Streamer.
Five new categories were added this year, four of which are based on Billboard’s global charts and one measures viral tracks. Rewards in 2022 are based on the ranking period from April 10, 2021 to March 26, 2022.
Source: Huffpost
