Today saw the nominees announced for the 2018 ‘Billboard Music Awards‘, which will be handed out on Sunday, May 20th, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV. As is often the case, hard rock is barely represented while metal is non-existent. Never the less, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park are among this year’s nominees. Their relevant categories include:
Top Touring Artist:
Coldplay
Guns N’ Roses
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
U2
Top Rock Tour:
Coldplay
Guns N’ Roses
U2
Top Rock Artist:
Imagine Dragons
Linkin Park
Portugal. The Man
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
twenty one pilots
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
Top Rock Song:
Imagine Dragons “Believer”
Imagine Dragons “Thunder”
Linkin Park ft. Kiiara “Heavy”
Portugal. The Man “Feel It Still”
The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You”