The nominees were announced for this year’s Billboard Music Awards today, September 22nd. The ceremony itself will be broadcast live from The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on Wednesday, October 14th on NBC with Kelly Clarkson hosting. In a surprising turn of events, some heavier nominees made the cut this time around. The categories relevant to that include:
Top Touring Artist:
Elton John
Metallica
P!nk
The Rolling Stones
Ed Sheeran
Top Rock Artist:
Imagine Dragons
Panic! At The Disco
Tame Impala
Tool
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Top Rock Tour:
Elton John
Metallica
The Rolling Stones
Top Rock Album:
The Lumineers “III”
Slipknot “We Are Not Your Kind”
Tame Impala “The Slow Rush”
Tool “Fear Inoculum”
Vampire Weekend “Father of the Bride”
A full list of the nominees can be found here.
