Zach Bryan, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen and Sabrina Carpenter are among the many artists main the 2024 Billboard Music Awards nominees, with Swift going through off in opposition to Drake to compete for probably the most all-time wins. The eligibility dates for this yr’s awards are aligned with Billboard’s Yr-Finish Charts monitoring interval, which measures music consumption from the charts dated October 28, 2023 by way of October 19, 2024.

2024 BBMA finalist highlights embrace:

●      Zach Bryan leads the 2024 BBMA finalists, up for 18 awards with 21 whole entries. A primary-time finalist in 2023, Bryan took residence awards for Prime New Artist, Prime Rock Artist, Prime Rock Album for American Heartbreak, and Prime Rock Track for “One thing within the Orange.” The hit tune crested contained in the Prime 10 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 and spent six weeks atop the Sizzling Nation Songs chart. Bryan scored his first No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Sizzling 100 with “I Bear in mind Every part,” that includes Kacey Musgraves (additionally her first No. 1). The tune concurrently hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Sizzling Nation Songs and Sizzling Rock & Various Songs surveys — the primary hit to high all three charts.

●      Taylor Swift, probably the most embellished feminine BBMAs artist of all time, is a finalist in 16 classes with 17 whole entries. With 39 earlier wins, together with a private better of 10 final yr, Swift may surpass Drake for many wins of all-time. Swift is up for Prime Artist, which she has received 3 occasions, tying Drake for probably the most wins on this class. She may additionally lengthen her document with a seventh win for high Billboard 200 artist. Swift’s 2024 album The Tortured Poets Division, a 2024 finalist for Prime Billboard 200, grew to become her 14th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, tying Jay-Z for probably the most leaders amongst soloists in historical past and second solely to The Beatles with 19. Her eleventh studio album additionally broke a number of all-time Billboard 200 information, together with turning into the primary album by a feminine artist to spend its first 12 weeks on the chart’s number-one spot. The album’s tune additionally held total high 10 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 chart on the identical time, a feat solely Swift herself had achieved, when her Midnights album was launched. She can also be the one solo artist to have new primary albums on the Billboard 200 in six consecutive calendar years.

●      Morgan Wallen received probably the most BBMAs in 2023 (11) and this yr celebrates 15 finalist entries in 13 classes, together with 5 for “I Had Some Assist” with Publish Malone. His second No. 1 single on the Billboard Sizzling 100 held the spot for six weeks and was the 2024 Songs of the Summer time chart-topper after main the weekly chart all 14 weeks of the season, making him the primary artist in 46 years to win the competitors in consecutive years. Wallen marks a second straight yr with the seasonal No. 1, becoming a member of Drake, Katy Perry, Jay-Z, Mariah Carey and Usher with two summer time triumphs. Earlier this yr, Wallen’s album ONE THING AT A TIME broke the document for probably the most weeks at No. 1 on the

Billboard 200 for a rustic album.

●      Sabrina Carpenter is a first-time finalist in 9 classes together with the coveted Prime Artist, Prime Sizzling 100 Artist, Prime Streaming Songs Artist, Prime Radio Songs Artist, Prime Billboard World 200 Artist, Prime Billboard World (Excl. U.S.) Artist, and twice for her chart-topper “Espresso” for Prime Billboard World 200 Track and Prime Billboard World (Excl. U.S.) Track. Carpenter earned her profession first Billboard Sizzling 100 No. 1 with “Please Please Please,” and together with “Espresso,” from her Quick ‘n Candy album, made her the primary soloist and first act in 60 years since The Beatles – to have two preliminary high three hits land within the high three Billboard Sizzling 100 whereas the album grew to become her first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. “Espresso” was named Billboard’s high world tune of the summer time this yr, and was her career-first Billboard Sizzling 100 No. 1 hit.

●      First-time BBMA finalists embrace: Teddy Swims (8), Tyla (8), Benson Boone (6), Shaboozey (6), Tommy Richman (4), Falling in Reverse (3), Forest Frank (3), Junior H (3), Chappell Roan (2), ENHYPEN (2), Muni Lengthy (2), and The Crimson Clay Strays (2).

●      Three new awards have been added this yr together with Prime Exhausting Rock Album, Prime Exhausting Rock Artists, and Prime Exhausting Rock Track. HARDY is a finalist with one entry in every of the three classes; Falling in Reverse is a three-time finalist within the classes with Prime Exhausting Rock Artists and twice for Prime Exhausting Rock Track; and Linkin Park is a two-time finalist for Prime Exhausting Rock Artist and Prime Exhausting Rock Track.

●      Artists receiving cross-genre recognition embrace Beyoncé with 2 of her 3 classes together with Prime Nation Feminine Artist and Prime Nation Album, Dolly Parton for Prime Rock Album, and Publish Malone with 2 of his 8 classes together with Prime Nation Artist and Prime Nation Track.

Final yr, Taylor Swift received Prime Artist and tied Drake for probably the most BBMA wins of all time, every with a profession whole of 39 awards. Morgan Wallen took residence probably the most awards of the evening with 11 wins. The present featured famous person performances by Mariah Carey, David Guetta and Bebe Rexha, KAROL G, Tate McRae, NewJeans, Peso Pluma, Stray Children and Morgan Wallen.

The BBMAs additionally introduced that that FOX, Paramount+, and Amazon’s Fireplace TV Channels will all air the 2024 present in a multi-distribution broadcast.

Hosted by actress and comic Michelle Buteau, the 2024 BBMAs offered by Marriott Bonvoy airs on Thursday, December 12 at 8:00pm ET/PT on FOX and Fireplace TV Channels, and on-demand on Paramount+, with performances additionally rolling out throughout Billboard.com, and through BBMAs and Billboard social channels.

The BBMAs honors the yr’s greatest artists, albums, songs, producers and songwriters throughout a number of genres, as decided by year-end efficiency metrics on the Billboard charts, the music business’s final authority and data-driven measure of success.

“We’re thrilled to convey the 2024 Billboard Music Awards to a number of platforms, making certain followers have extra choices to observe the very artists they helped propel to the highest of the charts,” mentioned Jay Penske, CEO, Dick Clark Productions. “By partnering with FOX, Paramount+ and Fireplace TV Channels, we’re in a position to attain music fans the place they’re, whether or not they’re tuning in on TV, streaming on-demand, or watching from their cellular units.”

“Music is simply a kind of magical units that may convey individuals collectively it doesn’t matter what stroll of life they’re from,” mentioned Buteau. “And that’s what makes the Billboard Music Awards so particular. These superb, chart topping artists need to be celebrated and that’s precisely what we’re going to do! With me internet hosting, you possibly can anticipate a enjoyable celebration, a cute celebration and a complete second in a plus measurement sequin swimsuit!”