2024 Billboard Music Awards: Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen up for top artist
The holiday season may be in full effect, but one of music's biggest nights, the 2024 Billboard Music Awards, is less than a month away.
Similar to last year's ceremony, which was reimagined as an online-only event, this year's BBMAs will air Thursday, Dec. 12, at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT via Fox, Paramount+ and Amazon's Fire TV Channels. The multi-distribution broadcast will make the ceremony more accessible to fans nationwide, according to a release.
Actress and comedian Michelle Buteau ("Babes," "The Circle") will serve as host. The night will feature "exclusive original performances created by the world's biggest chart-topping artists, artist interviews and award celebrations taking place from global locations and in the midst of sold-out tours," per the release.
Also announced Monday were the 2024 BBMA finalists vying for top honors including the top artist award − Zach Bryan, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen and Sabrina Carpenter are all up against each other for it. The "Tortured Poets Department" singer and Drake are facing off once more to compete for the most all-time BBMA wins; the two tied last year with a career total of 39 awards.
This year, Bryan leads the BBMA finalists as he's up for 18 awards with 21 total nods, while Swift is a finalist in 16 categories with 17 entries. Wallen trails close behind with 15 finalist nominations in 13 categories, including five for "I Had Some Help" with Post Malone.
Carpenter, who's a first-time finalist at the BBMAs, is also up for Top Hot 100 Artist, top streaming songs artist and twice for her viral single "Espresso" for Top Billboard Global 200 song and Top Billboard global song. Other first-timers include Teddy Swims, Tyla, Benson Boone, Shaboozey, Junior H, Chappell Roan, ENHYPEN and The Red Clay Strays.
Country music star Shaboozey is performing from the W Hollywood hotel in Los Angeles, California, with other performers and special guests to be announced soon.
The eligibility dates for this year's awards correspond with Billboard's year-end charts tracking period, from Oct. 28, 2023, through Oct. 19, 2024.
Scroll through for more of the 2024 Billboard Music Awards finalists:
Top artist
Zach Bryan
Sabrina Carpenter
Drake
Taylor Swift
Morgan Wallen
Top new artist
Benson Boone
Tommy Richman
Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Top male artist
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Drake
Post Malone
Morgan Wallen
Top female artist
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Chapell Roan
Taylor Swift
SZA
Top duo/group
Blink-182
Coldplay
Fuerza Regida
Linkin Park
Stray Kids
Top Billboard 200 artist
Zach Bryan
Drake
Taylor Swift
SZA
Morgan Wallen
Top Hot 100 artist
Zach Bryan
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Taylor Swift
Morgan Wallen
Top Hot 100 songwriter
Amy Allen
Jack Antonoff
Zach Bryan
Kendrick Lamar
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 producer
Jack Antonoff
Zach Bryan
Daniel Nigro
Finneas O'Connell
Taylor Swift
Top streaming songs artist
Zach Bryan
Sabrina Carpenter
Kendrick Lamar
Taylor Swift
Morgan Wallen
Top radio songs artist
Sabrina Carpenter
Doja Cat
Taylor Swift
SZA
Morgan Wallen
Top song sales artist
Jelly Roll
Jung Kook
Shaboozey
Taylor Swift
Teddy Swims
Top Billboard Global 200 artist
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top Billboard global artist
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top R&B artist
Brent Faiyaz
Tommy Richman
SZA
Tyla
The Weeknd
Top R&B male artist
Brent Faiyaz
Tommy Richman
The Weeknd
Top R&B female artist
Muni Long
SZA
Tyla
Top rap artist
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Metro Boomin
Travis Scott
Top rap male artist
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Travis Scott
Top rap female artist
Doja Cat
GloRilla
Nicki Minaj
Top country artist
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Post Malone
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Top country male artist
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Top country female artist
Beyoncé
Megan Moroney
Lainey Wilson
Top country duo/group
Zac Brown Band
The Red Clay Strays
Treaty Oak Revival
Top rock artist
Zach Bryan
Hozier
Jelly Roll
Noah Kahan
Linkin Park
Top rock duo/group
Good Neighbours
Linkin Park
The Red Clay Strays
Top Latin artist
Bad Bunny
Fuerza Regida
Junior H
KAROL G
Peso Pluma
Top Latin male artist
Bad Bunny
Junior H
Peso Pluma
Top Latin female artist
KAROL G
Shakira
Kali Uchis
Top Latin duo/group
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Top global K-Pop artist
ENHYPEN
Jimin
Jung Kook
Stray Kids
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