This year’s Billboard Music Awards are just over a month away and so we recently heard the nominations for this event. Julia Michaels and Pete Wentz did the honors on Good Morning America the other day, so we now know who all has a chance at taking home hardware on May 21.
There are plenty of genres represented at this award show, one of our favorites being rap music. There are a few male and female rappers up for non-rap awards, but let’s take a moment to look at the rap specific awards…
Top Rap Artist
Desiigner
Drake
J. Cole
Future
Rae Sremmurd
Top Rap Album
J. Cole, 4 Your Eyez Only
Drake, Views
A Tribe Called Quest, We Got It From Here…Thank You For Your Service
Kevin Gates, Isla
DJ Khaled, Major Key
Top Rap Tour
Future
Drake
Kanye West
Top Rap Song
D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty, “Broccoli”
Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, “Bad And Boujee”
Desiigner, “Panda”
Drake, “Fake Love”
Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles”
Top Rap Collaboration
Machine Gun Kelly & Camila Cabello, “Bad Things”
Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert, “Bad and Boujee”
Rae Sremmurd Featuring Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles”D.R.A.M. Featuring Lil Yachty, “Broccoli”
Zay Hilfigerr & Zayion McCall, “JuJu On That Beat (TZ Anthem)
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