Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars dominate 2018 Billboard Music Awards with 15 nominations; see full list

Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars lead the way in the nominations for the 2018 Billboard Music Awards with 15 nominations apiece. Lamar, Sheeran and Mars grabbed nominations in major categories liked Top Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist and Top Hot 100 Song. [caption id=“attachment_4436347” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Kendrick Lamar, Ed Sheeran and Bruno Mars received 15 nods each at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards[/caption] Drake and Cardi B too had strong showings with nine and eight nominations respectively. Justin Bieber received eight nominations and Taylor Swift received five nods. Khalid and Bebe Rexha announced the nominations on Tuesday. Lamar became the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize for music, one of the most prestigious arts awards in the United States. He won the Pulitzer for his 2017 album DAMN. and was also the first music winner in the 100-year history of the Pulitzers to come from outside of the world of classical or jazz. Sheeran is nominated for his third studio album ÷ (Divide) and Bruno Mars for his Grammy-winning album 24K Magic. The winners for the awards, given out by the music publication Billboard, will be announced during a three-hour award show on 20 May. Here’s the full list of nominees: Top Artist: Drake Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Ed Sheeran Taylor Swift Top New Artist: 21 Savage Camila Cabello Cardi B Khalid Kodak Black Billboard Chart Achievement Award: Camila Cabello Cardi B Drake Sam Hunt Ed Sheeran Top Male Artist: Drake Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Post Malone Ed Sheeran Top Female Artist: Camila Cabello Cardi B Halsey Demi Lovato Taylor Swift Top Duo/Group: The Chainsmokers Coldplay Imagine Dragons Migos U2 Top Billboard 200 Artist: Drake Kendrick Lamar Ed Sheeran Chris Stapleton Taylor Swift Top Hot 100 Artist: Imagine Dragons Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Post Malone Ed Sheeran Top Streaming Songs Artist: Cardi B Drake Kendrick Lamar Post Malone Ed Sheeran Top Song Sales Artist: Imagine Dragons Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Post Malone Ed Sheeran Top Radio Songs Artist: Halsey Imagine Dragons Bruno Mars Charlie Puth Ed Sheeran Top Social Artist: Justin Bieber BTS Ariana Grande Demi Lovato Shawn Mendes Top Touring Artist: Coldplay Guns N’ Roses Bruno Mars Ed Sheeran U2 Top R&B Artist: Chris Brown Khalid Bruno Mars SZA The Weeknd Top R&B Male Artist: Khalid Bruno Mars The Weeknd Top R&B Female Artist: Beyonce Rihanna SZA Top R&B Tour: Bruno Mars Lionel Richie The Weeknd Top Rap Artist: Drake Kendrick Lamar Lil Uzi Vert Migos Post Malone Top Rap Male Artist: Drake Kendrick Lamar Post Malone Top Rap Female Artist: Bhad Bhabie Cardi B Nicki Minaj Top Rap Tour: J. Cole JAY-Z Kendrick Lamar Top Country Artist: Kane Brown Luke Combs Sam Hunt Thomas Rhett Chris Stapleton Top Country Male Artist: Sam Hunt Thomas Rhett Chris Stapleton Top Country Female Artist: Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Maren Morris Top Country Duo/Group Artist: Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion Zac Brown Band Top Country Tour: Luke Bryan Florida Georgia Line Tim McGraw & Faith Hill Top Rock Artist: Imagine Dragons Linkin Park Portugal. The Man Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers twenty one pilots Top Rock Tour: Coldplay Guns N’ Roses U2 Top Latin Artist: J Balvin Daddy Yankee Luis Fonsi Ozuna Romeo Santos Top Dance/Electronic Artist: The Chainsmokers Calvin Harris Kygo Marshmello ODESZA Top Billboard 200 Album: Drake, More Life Kendrick Lamar, DAMN. Post Malone, Stoney Ed Sheeran ÷ (Divide) Taylor Swift, reputation Top Selling Album: Kendrick Lamar, DAMN. P!nk, Beautiful Trauma Ed Sheeran, ÷ (Divide) Chris Stapleton, From A Room: Volume 1 Taylor Swift, reputation Top Soundtrack: Black Panther The Fate of the Furious: The Album The Greatest Showman Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 Moana Top R&B Album: Khalid, American Teen Bruno Mars, 24K Magic SZA, CTRL The Weeknd, Starboy XXXTentacion, 17 Top Rap Album: Drake, More Life Kendrick Lamar, DAMN. Lil Uzi Vert, Luv Is Rage 2 Migos, Culture Post Malone, Stoney Top Country Album: Kane Brown, Kane Brown Luke Combs, This One’s For You Thomas Rhett, Life Changes Chris Stapleton, From A Room: Volume 1 Brett Young, Brett Young Top Rock Album: Imagine Dragons, Evolve Linkin Park, One More Light Panic! At The Disco, Death of a Bachelor Portugal. The Man, Woodstock U2, Songs of Experience