Billboards ‘ Top Country Song’ Among Nominees Announced

The 2018 Billboard Award nominees have been announced, with a few surprises revealed. The nominations were announced live on the Today Show this week by pop stars Khalid and Bebe Rexha. Sam Hunt, Chris Stapleton have the most nominations, Taylor Swift is here, and Florida Georgia Line ‘s Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley have three nominations each. The predictable Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and Drake making their presence known lead the way at this one.

The 2018 Billboard Awards ceremony will be held live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 20 at 8 p.m, held on NBC for the very first time. A few of the more interesting nominations are…

Top Country Song
Kane Brown ft. Lauren Alaina, “What Ifs”
Sam Hunt, “Body Like A Back Road”
Dustin Lynch, “Small Town Boy”
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant To Be”
Brett Young, “In Case You Didn’t Know”

Top Country Male Artist
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton

Top Country Female Artist
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris

Top Country Artist
Kane Brown
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Sam Hunt

Top Country Duo/Group
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band

Top Country Tour
Luke Bryan
Florida Georgia Line
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill

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 Selling Album
Kendrick Lamar, DAMN
Pink, Beautiful Trauma
Ed Sheeran, Divide
Chris Stapleton, From a Room: Volume 1
Taylor Swift, Reputation
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