2023 Billboard Music Awards Finalists

By Benjamin L Denson September 30, 2024 18 mins read 41 Views

Tracking dates November 4, 2022 through October 12, 2023

Billboard Chart Dates November 19, 2022 through October 21, 2023

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ARTIST AWARDS

Top Artist
Drake

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

Top New Artist

Bailey Zimmerman

Ice Spice

Jelly Roll

Peso Pluma

Zach Bryan

Top Male Artist

Drake

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

The Weeknd

Zach Bryan

Top Female Artist

Beyoncé

Miley Cyrus

Olivia Rodrigo

SZA

Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group

Eslabon Armado

Fifty Fifty

Fuerza Regida

Grupo Frontera

Metallica

Top Billboard 200 Artist

Drake

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist

Drake

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Songwriter (NEW)

Ashley Gorley

Jack Antonoff

SZA

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

Top Hot 100 Producer (NEW)

Jack Antonoff

Joey Moi

Metro Boomin

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

Top Streaming Songs Artist

Drake

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

Top Radio Songs Artist

Miley Cyrus

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Top Song Sales Artist

Jason Aldean

Miley Cyrus

Morgan Wallen

Oliver Anthony Music

Taylor Swift

Top Billboard Global 200 Artist

Bad Bunny

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist

Bad Bunny

Ed Sheeran

NewJeans

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Top R&B Artist

Beyoncé

Chris Brown

Rihanna

SZA

The Weeknd

Top R&B Male Artist

Chris Brown

Miguel

The Weeknd

Top R&B Female Artist

Beyoncé

Rihanna

SZA

Top R&B Touring Artist

Beyoncé

Bruno Mars

The Weeknd

Top Rap Artist

21 Savage

Drake

Lil Baby

Metro Boomin

Travis Scott

Top Rap Male Artist

21 Savage

Drake

Travis Scott

Top Rap Female Artist

Doja Cat

Ice Spice

Nicki Minaj

Top Rap Touring Artist

50 Cent

Drake

Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa

Top Country Artist

Bailey Zimmerman

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

Top Country Male Artist
Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Zach Bryan

Top Country Female Artist

Lainey Wilson

Megan Moroney

Taylor Swift

Top Country Duo/Group

Old Dominion

Parmalee

Zac Brown Band

Top Country Touring Artist

George Strait

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Top Rock Artist

Jelly Roll

Noah Kahan

Stephen Sanchez

Steve Lacy

Zach Bryan

Top Rock Duo/Group (NEW)

Arctic Monkeys

Foo Fighters

Metallica

Top Rock Touring Artist

Coldplay

Depeche Mode

Elton John

Top Latin Artist

Bad Bunny

Eslabon Armado

Fuerza Regida

KAROL G

Peso Pluma

Top Latin Male Artist

Bad Bunny

Peso Pluma

Rauw Alejandro

Top Latin Female Artist

KAROL G

ROSALÍA

Shakira

Top Latin Duo/Group

Eslabon Armado

Fuerza Regida

Grupo Frontera

Top Latin Touring Artist

Daddy Yankee

Karol G

RBD

Top Global K-Pop Artist (NEW)

Jimin

NewJeans

Stray Kids

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

TWICE

Top K-Pop Touring Artist (NEW)

BLACKPINK

SUGA

TWICE

Top Afrobeats Artist (NEW)
Burna Boy

Libianca

Rema

Tems

Wizkid

Top Dance/Electronic Artist

Beyoncé

Calvin Harris

David Guetta

Drake

Tiësto

Top Christian Artist

Brandon Lake

Elevation Worship

for KING & COUNTRY

Lauren Daigle

Phil Wickham

Top Gospel Artist

CeCe Winans

Elevation Worship

Kanye West

Kirk Franklin

Maverick City Music

ALBUM AWARDS

Top Billboard 200 Album

Drake & 21 Savage “Her Loss”

Metro Boomin “HEROES & VILLAINS”

Morgan Wallen “One Thing At a Time”

SZA “SOS”

Taylor Swift “Midnights”

Top Soundtrack

“Barbie The Album”

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By”

“ELVIS”

“Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From and Inspired by the Motion Picture)”

“Top Gun: Maverick”

Top R&B Album

Beyoncé “RENAISSANCE”

Brent Faiyaz “WASTELAND”

Drake “Honestly, Nevermind”

Steve Lacy “Gemini Rights”

SZA “SOS”

Top Rap Album

Drake & 21 Savage “Her Loss”

Future “I Never Liked You”

Lil Baby “It’s Only Me”

Metro Boomin “HEROES & VILLAINS”

Travis Scott “UTOPIA”

Top Country Album

Luke Combs “Gettin’ Old”

Luke Combs “Growin’ Up”

Morgan Wallen “One Thing At a Time”

Taylor Swift “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)”

Zach Bryan “American Heartbreak”

Top Rock Album

HARDY “the mockingbird & THE CROW”

Jelly Roll “Whitsitt Chapel”

Noah Kahan “Stick Season”

Steve Lacy “Gemini Rights”

Zach Bryan “American Heartbreak”

Top Latin Album

Bad Bunny “Un Verano Sin Ti”

Eslabon Armado “DESVELADO”

Ivan Cornejo “Dañado”

KAROL G “MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO”

Peso Pluma “GÉNESIS”

Top K-Pop Album (NEW)

Jimin “FACE”

NewJeans “2nd EP ‘Get Up’”

Stray Kids “5-STAR: The 3rd Album”

TOMORROW X TOGETHER “The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION”

TWICE “READY TO BE: 12^th Mini Album”

Top Dance/Electronic Album

Beyoncé “RENAISSANCE”

Drake “Honestly, Nevermind”

ILLENIUM “ILLENIUM”

Kim Petras “Feed The Beast”

Tiësto “DRIVE”

Top Christian Album

Anne Wilson “My Jesus”

Brandon Lake “House of Miracles”

CAIN “Rise Up”

Elevation Worship “LION”

Lauren Daigle “Lauren Daigle”

Top Gospel Album

Jonathan McReynolds “My Truth”

Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin “Kingdom Book One”

Tye Tribbett “All Things New”

Whitney Houston “I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston”

Zacardi Cortez “Imprint (Live in Memphis)”

SONG AWARDS

Top Hot 100 Song

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Morgan Wallen “Last Night”

SZA “Kill Bill”

Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”

Top Streaming Song

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Morgan Wallen “Last Night”

SZA “Kill Bill”

Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”

Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange”

Top Radio Song

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”

Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”

Top Selling Song

Jason Aldean “Try That in a Small Town”

Jimin ‘Like Crazy”

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Oliver Anthony Music “Rich Men North of Richmond”

Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”

Top Collaboration

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “I’m Good (Blue)”

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”

Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”

Sam Smith & Kim Petras “Unholy”

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”

Top Billboard Global 200 Song

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”

SZA “Kill Bill”

Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “I’m Good (Blue)”

Harry Styles “As It Was”

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”

Top R&B Song

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”

Miguel “Sure Thing”

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”

SZA “Kill Bill”

SZA “Snooze”

Top Rap Song

Coi Leray “Players”

Drake & 21 Savage “Rich Flex”

Gunna “fukumean”

Lil Durk ft. J. Cole “All My Life”

Toosii “Favorite Song”

Top Country Song

Bailey Zimmerman “Rock and a Hard Place”
Luke Combs “Fast Car”

Morgan Wallen “Last Night”
Morgan Wallen “You Proof”
Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange”

Top Rock Song

Jelly Roll “Need A Favor”

Stephen Sanchez “Until I Found You”

Steve Lacy “Bad Habit”

Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”

Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange”

Top Latin Song

Eslabon Armado x Peso Pluma “Ella Baila Sola”

Fuerza Regida x Grupo Frontera “Bebe Dame”

Grupo Frontera x Bad Bunny “un x100to”

KAROL G & Shakira “TQG”

Yng Lvcas x Peso Pluma “La Bebe”

Top Global K-Pop Song (NEW)

Fifty Fifty “Cupid”

Jimin “Like Crazy”

Jungkook ft. Latto “Seven”

NewJeans “Ditto”

NewJeans “OMG”

Top Afrobeats Song (NEW)

Ayra Starr “Rush”

Libianca “People”

Oxlade “KU LO SA”

Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”

Victony, Rema, & Tempoe ft. Don Toliver “Soweto”

Top Dance/Electronic Song

Bizarrap & Shakira “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”

David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray “Baby Don’t Hurt Me”

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “I’m Good (Blue)”

Elton John & Britney Spears “Hold Me Closer”

Tiësto ft. Tate McRae “10:35”

Top Christian Song

Brandon Lake “Gratitude”

Chris Tomlin “Holy Forever”

for KING & COUNTRY with Jordin Sparks “Love Me Like I Am”

Lauren Daigle “Thank God I Do”

Phil Wickham “This Is Our God”

Top Gospel Song

CeCe Winans “Goodness of God”

Crowder & Dante Bowe ft. Maverick City Music “God Really Loves Us”

Elevation Worship ft. Chandler Moore & Tiffany Hudson “More Than Able”

Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin ft. Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore “Fear is Not My Future”

Zacardi Cortez “Lord Do It For Me (Live in Memphis)”

FINALISTS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER (BY FIRST NAME):

21 Savage (9): Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Rap Album, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Radio Song, Top Collaboration, Top R&B Song, Top Rap Song

50 Cent (1): Top Rap Touring Artist

Anne-Marie (1): Top Dance/Electronic Song

Anne Wilson (1): Top Christian Album

Arctic Monkeys (1): Top Rock Duo/Group

Ariana Grande (5): Top Radio Song, Top Collaboration, Top Billboard Global 200 Song, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song, Top R&B Song

Ashley Gorley (1): Top Hot 100 Songwriter

Ayra Starr (1): Top Afrobeats Song

Bad Bunny (6): Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist, Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Male Artist, Top Latin Album, Top Latin Song

Bailey Zimmerman (3): Top New Artist, Top Country Artist, Top Country Song
“Barbie The Album” (1): Top Soundtrack

Bebe Rexha (3): Top Collaboration, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song, Top Dance/Electronic Song

Beyoncé (7): Top Female Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Female Artist, Top R&B Touring Artist, Top Dance/Electronic Artist, Top R&B Album, Top Dance/Electronic Album

Bizarrap (1): Top Dance/Electronic Song

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By” (1): Top Soundtrack

BLACKPINK (1): Top K-Pop Touring Artist

Brandon Lake (4): Top Christian Artist, Top Christian Album, Top Christian Song, Top Gospel Song

Brent Faiyaz (1): Top R&B Album

Britney Spears (1): Top Dance/Electronic Song

Bruno Mars (1): Top R&B Touring Artist

Burna Boy (1): Top Afrobeats Artist

CAIN (1): Top Christian Album

Calvin Harris (1): Top Dance/Electronic Artist

CeCe Winans (2): Top Gospel Artist, Top Gospel Song

Chandler Moore (2): Top Gospel Song (x2)

Chris Brown (2): Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Male Artist

Chris Tomlin (1): Top Christian Song

Coi Leray (2): Top Rap Song, Top Dance/Electronic Song

Coldplay (1): Top Rock Touring Artist

Crowder (1): Top Gospel Song

Daddy Yankee (1): Top Latin Touring Artist

Dante Bowe (1): Top Gospel Song

David Guetta (5): Top Dance/Electronic Artist, Top Collaboration, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song, Top Dance/Electronic Song (x2)

Depeche Mode (1): Top Rock Touring Artist

Doja Cat (1): Top Rap Female Artist

Don Toliver (1): Top Afrobeats Song

Drake (14): Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Male Artist, Top Rap Touring Artist, Top Dance/Electronic Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top R&B Album, Top Rap Album, Top Dance/Electronic Album, Top Rap Song

Ed Sheeran (1): Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist

Elevation Worship (4): Top Christian Artist, Top Gospel Artist, Top Christian Album, Top Gospel Song

Elton John (2): Top Rock Touring Artist, Top Dance/Electronic Song

“ELVIS” (1): Top Soundtrack

Eslabon Armado (5): Top Duo/Group, Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Duo/Group, Top Latin Album, Top Latin Song

Fifty Fifty (2): Top Duo/Group, Top Global K-Pop Song

Foo Fighters (1): Top Rock Duo/Group

for KING & COUNTRY (2): Top Christian Artist, Top Christian Song

Fuerza Regida (4): Top Duo/Group, Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Duo/Group, Top Latin Song

Future (1): Top Rap Album

George Strait (1): Top Country Touring Artist

Grupo Frontera (4): Top Duo/Group, Top Latin Duo/Group, Top Latin Song (x2)

Gunna (1): Top Rap Song

HARDY (1): Top Rock Album

Harry Styles (1): Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song

Ice Spice (2): Top New Artist, Top Rap Female Artist

ILLENIUM (1): Top Dance/Electronic Album

Ivan Cornejo (1): Top Latin Album

Cole (1): Top Rap Song

Jack Antonoff (2): Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Hot 100 Producer

Jason Aldean (2): Top Song Sales Artist, Top Selling Song

Jelly Roll (4): Top New Artist, Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Album, Top Rock Song

Jimin (4): Top Global K-Pop Artist, Top K-Pop Album, Top Selling Song, Top Global K-Pop Song

Joey Moi (1): Top Hot 100 Producer

Jonathan McReynolds (1): Top Gospel Album

Jordin Sparks (1): Top Christian Song

Jungkook (1): Top Global K-Pop Song

Kacey Musgraves (1): Top Rock Song

Kanye West (1): Top Gospel Artist

KAROL G (5): Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Female Artist, Top Latin Touring Artist, Top Latin Album, Top Latin Song

Kim Petras (2): Top Dance/Electronic Album, Top Collaboration

Kirk Franklin (3): Top Gospel Artist, Top Gospel Album, Top Gospel Song

Lainey Wilson (1): Top Country Female Artist

Latto (1): Top Global K-Pop Song

Lauren Daigle (3): Top Christian Artist, Top Christian Album, Top Christian Song

Libianca (2): Top Afrobeats Artist, Top Afrobeats Song

Lil Baby (2): Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Album

Lil Durk (1): Top Rap Song

Luke Combs (10): Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Country Artist, Top Country Male Artist, Top Country Touring Artist, Top Country Album (x2), Top Country Song

Maverick City Music (4): Top Gospel Artist, Top Gospel Album, Top Gospel Song (x2)

Megan Moroney (1): Top Country Female Artist

Metallica (2): Top Duo/Group, Top Rock Duo/Group

Metro Boomin (9): Top Hot 100 Producer, Top Rap Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Soundtrack, Top Rap Album, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Radio Song, Top Collaboration, Top R&B Song

“Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From and Inspired by the Motion Picture)” (1): Top Soundtrack

Miguel (2): Top R&B Male Artist, Top R&B Song

Miley Cyrus (9): Top Female Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Streaming Song, Top Radio Song, Top Selling Song, Top Billboard Global 200 Song, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song

Morgan Wallen (17): Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top Country Artist, Top Country Male Artist, Top Country Touring Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Country Album, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Streaming Song, Top Country Song (x2)

NewJeans (5): Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist, Top Global K-Pop Artist, Top K-Pop Album, Top Global K-Pop Song (x2)

Nicki Minaj (1): Top Rap Female Artist

Noah Kahan (2): Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Album

Old Dominion (1): Top Country Duo/Group

Oliver Anthony Music (2): Top Song Sales Artist, Top Selling Song

Olivia Rodrigo (1): Top Female Artist

Oxlade (1): Top Afrobeats Song

Parmalee (1): Top Country Duo/Group

Peso Pluma (6): Top New Artist, Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Male Artist, Top Latin Album, Top Latin Song (x2)

Phil Wickham (2): Top Christian Artist, Top Christian Song

Rauw Alejandro (1): Top Latin Male Artist

RBD (1): Top Latin Touring Artist

Rema (7): Top Afrobeats Artist, Top Radio Song, Top Collaboration, Top Billboard Global 200 Song, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song, Top Afrobeats Song (x2)

Rihanna (2): Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Female Artist

ROSALÍA (1): Top Latin Female Artist

Sam Smith (1): Top Collaboration

Selena Gomez (5): Top Radio Song, Top Collaboration, Top Billboard Global 200 Song, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song, Top Afrobeats Song

Shakira (3): Top Latin Female Artist, Top Latin Song, Top Dance/Electronic Song

Snoop Dogg (1): Top Rap Touring Artist

Stephen Sanchez (2): Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Song

Steve Lacy (4): Top Rock Artist, Top R&B Album, Top Rock Album, Top Rock Song

Stray Kids (2): Top Global K-Pop Artist, Top K-Pop Album
SUGA (1): Top K-Pop Touring Artist

SZA (17): Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top R&B Album, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Streaming Song, Top Billboard Global 200 Song, Top R&B Song (x2)

Tate McRae (1): Top Dance/Electronic Song

Taylor Swift (20): Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Hot 100 Producer, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist, Top Country Artist, Top Country Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Country Album, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Streaming Song, Top Radio Song, Top Selling Song, Top Billboard Global 200 Song

Tempoe (1): Top Afrobeats Song

Tems (1): Top Afrobeats Artist

The Weeknd (16): Top Male Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Male Artist, Top R&B Touring Artist, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Radio Song (x2), Top Collaboration (x2), Top Billboard Global 200 Song, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song, Top R&B Song (x2)

Tiësto (3): Top Dance/Electronic Artist, Top Dance/Electronic Album, Top Dance/Electronic Song

Tiffany Hudson (1): Top Gospel Song

TOMORROW X TOGETHER (2): Top Global K-Pop Artist, Top K-Pop Album
Toosii (1): Top Rap Song

“Top Gun: Maverick” (1): Top Soundtrack

Travis Scott (3): Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Male Artist, Top Rap Album

TWICE (3): Top Global K-Pop Artist, Top K-Pop Touring Artist, Top K-Pop Album

Tye Tribbett (1): Top Gospel Album

Victony (1): Top Afrobeats Song

Whitney Houston (1): Top Gospel Album

Wiz Khalifa (1): Top Rap Touring Artist

Wizkid (1): Top Afrobeats Artist

Yng Lvcas (1): Top Latin Song

Zac Brown Band (1): Top Country Duo/Group

Zacardi Cortez (2): Top Gospel Album, Top Gospel Song

Zach Bryan (14): Top New Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Hot 100 Producer, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Country Artist, Top Country Male Artist, Top Rock Artist, Top Country Album, Top Rock Album, Top Streaming Song, Top Country Song, Top Rock Song (x2)

FINALISTS BY NUMERICAL ORDER: