Metallica, Guns N’ Roses and Red Hot Chili Peppers are up for a number of awards at the 2017 ‘Billboard Music Awards‘, which will be held on May 21st. Among the relevant categories are:
Top Duo/Group:
The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
Florida Georgia Line
Guns N’ Roses
Twenty One Pilots
Top Touring Artist:
Justin Bieber
Beyonce
Coldplay
Guns N’ Roses
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Top Rock Artist:
Coldplay
The Lumineers
Metallica
Twenty One Pilots
X Ambassadors
Top Rock Tour:
Coldplay
Guns N’ Roses
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Top Rock Album:
The Lumineers – “Cleopatra”
Metallica – “Hardwired…To Self Destruct”
Radiohead – “A Moon Shaped Pool”
Red Hot Chili Peppers – “The Getaway”
Twenty One Pilots – “Blurryface”
A full list of the nominees can be found over at Billboard.com. The aforementioned show functions a bit differently than the usual awards show, choosing nominees through analysis of sales, etc. data rather than a committee or fans.
