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Rema gets 6 nominations in 2023 Billboard Music Awards

Rema is top Nigerian on daily global digital artist ranking

Rema — whose 2023 global success has been fuelled by his hit song “Calm Down,” which climbed to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 — received six nominations on the 2023 Billboard Music Awards nominee list unveiled Thursday.

The Nigerian star received nominations for Top Afrobeats Artist, Top Radio Song, Top Collaboration, Top Billboard Global 200 Song, Top Billboard Global (Exclusive U.S.), and Top Afrobeats Song.

With 20 nominations, Taylor Swift is first on the list. With 17 nominations, SZA and Morgan Wallen are a close second.

The MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas will host the 2023 Billboard Music Awards on November 19, 2023.

View the complete nomination list below.

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”
TOMORROW X TOGETHER – “The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION”
TWICE “READY TO BE: – 12th 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)”

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