Billboard Music Awards (The Full List Of Nominees)

                                      Here Is The Full List Of Nominees

Top Artist:
Adele
Justin Bieber
Drake
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Top New Artist:
Fetty Wap
OMI
Charlie Puth
Silento
Bryson Tiller

Top Male Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
Ed Sheeran
The Weeknd

Top Female Artist:
Adele
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Taylor Swift 

Top Duo/Group:
Maroon 5
One Direction
twenty one pilots
The Rolling Stones
U2

Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Adele
Justin Bieber
Drake
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Top Hot 100 Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Top Song Sales Artist:
Adele
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
The Weeknd

Top Radio Songs Artist:
Justin Bieber
Ellie Goulding
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Top Streaming Songs Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
Silentó
The Weeknd

Top Social Media Artist:
Justin Bieber
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Taylor Swift

Top Touring Artist:
Madonna
One Direction
The Rolling Stones
Taylor Swift
U2

Top R&B Artist:
Chris Brown
Jeremih
Rihanna
Bryson Tiller
The Weeknd

Top Rap Artist:
Drake
Fetty Wap
Future
Wiz Khalifa
Silentó

Top Country Artist:
Zac Brown Band
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood

Top Rock Artist:
Fall Out Boy
Elle King
twenty one pilots
WALK THE MOON
X Ambassadors

Top Latin Artist:
Banda Sinaloense MS De Sergio Lizárraga
Juan Gabriel
Nicky Jam
Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes Del Rancho 
Romeo Santos

Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
The Chainsmokers
DJ SNAKE
David Guetta
Major Lazer
Zedd

Top Christian Artist:
Casting Crowns
Lauren Daigle
Hillsong United
MercyMe
Chris Tomlin

Top Gospel Artist:
Anthony Brown and group therAPy
Tasha Cobbs
Kirk Franklin
Travis Greene
Marvin Sapp

Top Billboard 200 Album:
Adele, 25
Justin Bieber, Purpose
Ed Sheeran, x
Taylor Swift, 1989
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind The Madness

Top Soundtrack:
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
Fifty Shades of Grey
Furious 7
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1
Pitch Perfect 2

Top R&B Album:
Chris Brown, Royalty
Rihanna, Anti
Bryson Tiller, T R A P S O U L
Tyrese, Black Rose
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind The Madness

Top Rap Album:
Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Drake & Future, What A Time To Be Alive
Dr. Dre, Compton
Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly
Meek Mill, Dreams Worth More Than Money

Top Country Album:
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Luke Bryan, Kill The Lights
Sam Hunt, Montevallo
Zac Brown Band, Jekyll + Hyde
Carrie Underwood, Storyteller

Top Rock Album:
Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color
David Bowie, Blackstar
Coldplay, A Head Full Of Dreams
Mumford & Sons, Wilder Mind
twenty one pilots, Blurryface

Top Latin Album:
Juan Gabriel, Los Dúo
Juan Gabriel, Mis Número 1…40 Aniversario
Mana, Cama Incendiada
Gerardo Ortiz, Hoy Más Fuerte
Romeo Santos, Formula, Vol. 2

Top Dance/Electronic Album:
David Guetta, Listen
Major Lazer, Peace Is The Mission
ODESZA, In Return
Skrillex & Diplo, Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü
Zedd, True Colors

Top Christian Album:
Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be
Hillsong UNITED, Empires
Joey + Rory, Hymns That Are Important To Us
TobyMac, This Is Not A Test
Chris Tomlin, Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship

Top Gospel Album:
Anthony Brown & group therAPy, Everyday Jesus
Tasha Cobbs, One Place Live
Kirk Franklin, Losing My Religion
Jonathan McReynolds, Life Music: Stage Two
Marvin Sapp, You Shall Live

Top Hot 100 Song:
Adele, “Hello”
Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face”
The Weeknd, “The Hills”

Top Selling Song:
Adele, “Hello”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
OMI, “Cheerleader”
Rachel Platten, “Fight Song”
The Weeknd, “The Hills”

Top Radio Song:
Adele “Hello”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk!”
Walk the Moon, “Shut Up And Dance”
The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face”

Top Streaming Song (Audio):
Justin Bieber, “Sorry”
Justin Bieber, “What Do You Mean”
Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen”
The Weeknd, “The Hills”
Drake, “Hotline Bling”

Top Streaming Song (Video):
Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk!”
Silentó, “Watch Me”
The Weeknd, “The Hills”

Top R&B Song:
Alessia Cara “Here”
Omarion Featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko, “Post To Be”
The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face”
The Weeknd, “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”
The Weeknd, “The Hills”

Top Rap Song:
Drake, “Hotline Bling”
Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen”
Fetty Wap, “679” feat. Remy Boyz
Silentó, “Watch Me”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”

Top Country Song:
Sam Hunt, “Break Up In A Small Town”
Sam Hunt, “Take Your Time”
Little Big Town, “Girl Crush”
Thomas Rhett, “Die A Happy Man”
Chris Young, “I’m Comin’ Over”

Top Rock Song:
Fall Out Boy, “Uma Thurman”
Elle King, “Ex’s & Oh’s”
twenty one pilots, “Stressed Out”
Walk the Moon, “Shut Up And Dance”
X Ambassadors, “Renegades”

Top Latin Song:
J Balvin “Ginza”
Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho, “Te Metiste”
Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias, “El Perdon”
Maluma, “Borro Cassette”
Romeo Santos, “Propuesta Indecente”

Top Dance/Electronic Song:
The Chainsmokers Featuring ROZES, “Roses”
DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge, “You Know You Like It”
David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack, “Hey Mama”
Major Lazer & DJ Snake Featuring MØ, “Lean On”
Skrillex & Diplo, “Where Are Ü Now” with Justin Bieber

Top Christian Song:
Hillsong UNITED, “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)”
Hillsong UNITED, “Touch The Sky”
MercyMe, “Flawless”
NEEDTOBREATHE Featuring Gavin DeGraw, “Brother”
Chris Tomlin, “Good Good Father”

Top Gospel Song:
Anthony Brown and group therAPy, “Worth”
Erica Campbell feat. Big Shizz, “I Luh God”
Kirk Franklin, “Wanna Be Happy?”
Travis Greene, “Intentional”
Brian Courtney Wilson, “Worth Fighting For”

Source : World Music Awards

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Justin gets a private Jet for xmas!

Justin Bieber gifted himself his very own private jet for Christmas! The singer Instagrammed a picture of his new jet.

Justin Instagrammed these pics with the caption, "New jet for Christmas, and she's beautiful."

A G6 costs around $60 Million, but this one seems to have all the latest options, with at least 8 white leather seats, a large couch to sleep on, a lounge, reflective walls and gold cushions.

Lots of celebs are now going for a part ownership ... like a time share. Justin could theoretically afford it, as he's supposedly worth $200M.....however he bought it, one has to admit, its undeniably awesome!

 Source:  ‏‎World Music Awards‎‏.

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KIM AND KANYE GET THEIR OWN BALMAIN CAMPAIGN

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West (aka The World's Most Talked-About Couple) are ending 2014 with a bang. The duo have been cast in Balmain's spring 2015 menswear campaign, and of course, Kim has already taken to Instagram to post a preview.

Given Balmain creative director Olivier Rousteing's affection for the couple and the Kardashian-Jenner clan, his decision to cast North West's parents doesn't come as a huge surprise.

"Together, they represent love, beauty and diversity — they are the new modernity," Rousteing said of shooting the couple. "This is more than a campaign, it expresses something beyond clothes — it is a celebration of love and friendship. This is a new statement for Balmain."

 Source: ‎World Music Awards‎‏.

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Harry Styles fuels rumours of a romance with Victoria's Secret model

Nadine Leopold as they enjoy night out together in New York
He always seems to find love in the winter months. And Harry Styles seems to be following his relationship pattern once again as he sparks romance rumours after being spotted out with a Victoria’s Secret model. The One Direction star and blonde beauty Nadine Leopold are reportedly dating after fans spotted them spending time together in New York forthe second day in a row this week. The 20-year-old hunk and the Austrian model were seen together grabbing a coffee in Starbucks on Thursday and fans were quick to share snaps of them standing next to each other on Twitter. Harry enjoyed Friday evening with Nadine in New York wearing her furry jacket. The following morning, Harry was seen out and about in the City wearing a Calvin Klein jumper and sheepskin coat a few hours after Nadine was reportedly seen leaving his apartment.

The pair were first pictured together in November as they left a Hollywood restaurant called The Nice Guy and shared a taxi. Nadine was scouted as a model at the aged of 16 and is signed to IMG models with a portfolio that includes campaigns for the likes of Victoria’s Secret and French firm, 3 Suisses.

Harry has been linked to a host of famous ladies in recent years including rising model/reality star Kendall Jenner whom he was spotted on a string of dates with in late 2013. Earlier in the year, he was linked to supermodel Cara Delevingne, though he seemed to deny the rumours after watching her walk for Burberry in September 2013 saying, ‘She's not my girl! I know what you're doing’, when a reporter asked about her. He famously dated Taylor Swift for a brief period in 2012 and the pair’s relationship woes went on to inspire hits on her new album such as the not-so-subtly named Style.

At the beginning of his career, Harry got his ladies’ man reputation thanks to his relationship with British TV presenter Caroline Flack whom he met on The Xtra Factor when he was 17 and she was 32.

Source: ‏‎World Music Awards‎‏.

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Justin Bieber is no longer the most followed on Instagram!

Yesterday, Instagram deleted all fake accounts from their site, which meant a huge decrease in followers, particularly for celebrities. Justin Bieber lost a whopping 3.5 million followers (15% of his total fans) and is no longer the King of Instagram. The new most-followed person on Instagram is Kim Kardsashian West even after losing 1.3 million followers!

Instagram deleted millions of fake accounts in what has become dubbed the "Instagram Rapture."

Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Selena Gomez, and Kim Kardashian each lost more than 1 million followers.

Taylor Swift fared better than a lot of her fellow celebs, losing a mere 725,000, or 4.4%.

While the Bieb was hard hit, Instagram itself was the biggest loser, shedding more than 18.8 million followers, or nearly 30% of its total, in the culling.The social media site, owned by Facebook (FB, Tech30), announced last week that it has 300 million users

Celebrities use to promote their brands and advertise sponsors that endorse them. Accounts with large numbers of followers can score big bucks from advertisers.

The Stars who lost the most 
1. Justin Bieber
Followers Before: 23,817,614
Followers Now: 20,279,386
Followers Lost: 3,538,228
Percentage Lost: 14.8555%

2. Ariana Grande
Followers Before: 21,748,827
Followers Now: 20,219,621
Followers Lost: 1,529,206
Percentage Lost: 7.0312%

3. Kim Kardashian
Followers Before: 23,519,002
Followers Now: 22,218,039
Followers Lost: 1,300,963
Percentage Lost: 5.5315%

4. Rihanna
Followers Before: 14,454,434
Followers Now: 13,294,570
Followers Lost: 1,159,864
Percentage Lost: 8.0243%

5. Selena Gomez
Followers Before: 19,572,601
Followers Now: 18,456,569
Followers Lost: 1,116,032
Percentage Lost: 5.7020%

6. Bruno Mars
Followers Before: 3,692,756
Followers Now: 2,811,373
Followers Lost: 881,383
Percentage Lost: 23.8679%

Source:  ‏‎World Music Awards‎‏

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Rihanna, the new face of Puma!

Rihanna is getting ready to start work at sports firm Puma. She's been announced as women's creative director and will be the face of the women's training collection from January. The 26-year-old will develop existing clothing and shoe styles and help come up with new designs for the brand.

Speaking about the partnership, Rihanna said: "I'm excited for you to see what Puma and I come up with." The singer's contract as a global ambassador for the brand will last several years. Puma bosses said Rihanna "will bring her personal touch and creativity to the athletic world". Its new collections will be "designed with the goal of strengthening women in training sessions and beyond, and inspiring confidence in their bodies and themselves". The roles will see Rihanna "directly influencing product collections" as well as appearing in promotional content for new lines.

Puma and Adidas used to be the same company until brothers Adolf and Rudolf Dassler had a row in 1948. The firmed signed a £30m kit deal with Arsenal this year. As part of the Forever Faster campaign, Rihannawill be featured with the likes of Usain Bolt and Sergio Aguero. Bjorn Gulden, Puma CEO said: "With a strong portfolio in football, running and motorsport, finding an inspiring partner for women's training was very important. Rihanna was a natural choice for us. "We're delighted to have her as a partner, and we're looking forward to what's to come."

Rihanna's not the first non-sports star to hook up with a trainer company.50 Cent and Jay Z released shoes with Reebok, while Kim Kardashianhas been the face of Sketchers and her husband Kanye West has worked with Nike and Adidas.

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Jennifer Lopez’s White-Hot Cover

Singer/actress Jennifer Lopez shows off her ridiculously toned body on the January cover of Self magazine, in which she talks about her upcoming thriller “The Boy Next Door,” and how older women dating younger men is “no big deal.” 
Lopez stated to the mag, "Enough with the clichés about women. We can date younger guys. It's no big deal. We're in the other position now. We are desirable older, we can date younger guys and it's not this big taboo. Men have been doing this for years, and it's no big deal."

In the drama “The Boy Next Door,” Lopez plays a married teacher who has a fling with a teenaged neighbor, who turns out to be dangerously unstable. The actress said, "I can relate. I've been through divorce. I've been cheated on, just like every other girl in the world. So you sympathize, you understand the emotions. And I've dated a younger guy once in my life, so I could definitely understand that part, too -- the attraction." The “American Idol” judge also calls herself a “love addict.” Following her breakups with husband Marc Anthony and most recently boyfriend Casper Smart, Lopez described how she dealt with it. "When you have that much pain, you have to anesthetize yourself in some ways. People do different things," she said. "Some go out and party and sleep around, but that's just not my way. I found the comfort in someone else. That's called being a love addict."

As for keeping her body in shape, Lopez explained she’s always considered herself “a dancer, first and foremost,” adding, “Well, after being a mother, of course.” What’s next for the "Booty" singer? "I want to prove to everyone that I can do everything and be a superwoman… but I have to take time for myself.”

 

Source:  ‏‎World Music Award

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'It's a really fun track' says Iggy about her new single with Britney

Iggy Azalea will team up with Britney Spears on a new single.The Australian Singer revealed the collaboration during an interview over the weekend with Kiss 108 in the US. 'We have a song, which is going to be the first single to her new Album, coming out next year,' Iggy told the radio station.

'I still haven't really got to have a conversation with her, so I'm hoping New Year's will be the time I can get her in a corner.' Iggy said the collaboration with the Toxic singer came out because Britney said she would love to work with Iggy. 'She said she would like to work with me in an interview and they reached out,' Iggy said. 'We recorded a few different things and then one of those just ended up being, I think, undeniably great.

'Hopefully everybody will get to hear it at the beginning of next year. I think people are really going to love and enjoy it. It's a really fun track.'

Iggy already has number of collaborations under her belt with Rita Ora, Jennifer Lopez and Charli XCX. Britney has been working on a follow-up to her last Album, 2013's Britney

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Justin Bieber spends quality time with Hailey Baldwin

Justin Bieber spends quality time with Hailey Baldwin over the weekend and parties with Kendall Jenner and and Chris Brown on Sunday night!
Justin and Hailey, both currently single, were seen spending the whole weekend together which kicked off with a hike at Runyon Canyon in Los Angeles, California on Saturday. On Sunday, Justin and Hailey attended a church service at City Church in Washington. On Sunday night, Hailey and best pal Kendall Jenner partied till the early hours with Justin and Chris Brown at a nightclub in Washington. The group of celebs each took turns posting photos to Instagram, indicating they were spending the evening together.

Justin shared a snap of him and Chris on his Instagram account along with the caption 'Had fun with the homey'. Bieber, 20, also posted a playful snap which showed him jokingly grabbing Chris' neck as if were choking him. As Justin performs the mock gesture, Brown, 25, feigns surprise as he sports a big baggy jacket and a flat billed cap.

Justin who insists Hailey is merely a friend, shared an Instagram picture yesterday with the caption: 'People are crazy. I'm super single and this is my good friend u would know otherwise'

Hailey also denies rumours that Justin and her are together. 'I've known him since I was so young - since I was like 13 - and we've just been good friends over the years,' she explained, adding: 'We have just stayed close and there's nothing more to it than that.'

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Billboard Woman of the Year is Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift had an important message to get out when she recieved Billboard's Woman of the Year honour. She's continuing her fight to find a new way forward with respect to the industry, selling albums and streaming her music.

"I've taken this year to stand up for my value as a songwriter, as a businesswoman and a content creator," she explained. "I'm very well aware the music industry is changing, and it will continue to change. I'm open to that change and progress. I'm not open to the financial model that is currently in place. I really believe that we in the music industry can work together to bond technology with integrity. And I think we can teach a younger generation about an investment in music, not just the ephemeral consumption of it. I think that there has to be a way for streaming or any future way we access music to fairly compensate the writers."

Taylor went on to say "The greatest moment of the year for me was when my fans went out and proved that if you provide them with a bold statement and pour your life into an album, they'll buy it. I want to thank Billboard for deciding to make me Woman of the Year for the second time...I really just feel like we need to continue to try and offer something to a younger generation of musicians. Because somewhere right now your future Woman of the Year is probably sitting in a piano lesson or in a girls choir. Today, right now, we need to take care of her. Thank you."

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Drake and Diddy Get Into Fight at Miami’s Art Basel

While many were partying it up in Miami over the weekend for Art Basel, Drake and Diddy allegedly got into a fight at LIV nightclub on Sunday night (Dec. 7).
Details are pretty sparse, but MTV News confirmed that Drizzy and Diddy got into a scuffle at DJ Khaled’s birthday party. There are rumors circulating that the beef started over Diddy’s longtime girlfriend Cassie, but that story is being deemed untrue. People are also posting on Twitter that the fight put Drake in the hospital; however, no on has confirmed this.
The story is still developing so keep it locked on the for updates.
In the meantime, check out DJ Sam Sneaker’s tweets to get some sense of what happened last night.

Source: The BoomBox

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