Houston originally released a cover of Steve Winwood’s “Higher Love” as a Japan-only bonus track on her 1990 album “I’m Your Baby Tonight,” but Kygo’s dance remix of the song became an international hit after it was released last year. Other deceased nominees included EDM superstar Avicii, who is nominated for top dance/electronic artist and top dance/electronic album for “Tim,” the album he started working on before he died in 2018 and was later completed by his producers and family.Īnd Whitney Houston, who died in 2012, picked up a nomination for top dance/electronic song for “Higher Love,” her platinum collaboration with Norwegian DJ-producer Kygo. Rapper Juice WRLD, who died in December and is currently dominating the charts and streaming services with his first posthumous album “Legends Never Die,” picked up nominations for top rap artist and top rap album for his 2019 release “Death Race for Love.” Four of the five songs nominated for top gospel song are from West. Kanye West, who released two gospel albums this year that conquered the Billboard gospel charts, is up for nine prizes, including bids for top gospel artist and top Christian artist. Lizzo, who earned 11 nominations, is a first-time Billboard nominee like Eilish and Lil Nas X. Some of the nominees were even big contenders at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards - held more than year ago - including Lil Nas X’s record-breaking hit “Old Town Road” and Lizzo’s anthemic “Truth Hurts.” 2018, and Swift’s “Lover,” not her recent release “Folklore.” Eilish’s “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” - which won the Grammy for album of the year - is up against Malone’s record for top Billboard 200 album, where other nominees include Ariana Grande “Thank U, Next,” released in Oct. This year’s Billboard Awards reflect the chart period of Mathrough March 14, 2020, and, for instance, all five nominees for the main song award, top Hot 100 song, were nominated for Grammys earlier this year in January. It’s the reason why some of the nominees in the 55 categories may feel dated. The 2020 awards show was originally supposed to take place in April but was postponed because of the coronavirus. 14, though dick clark or NBC didn’t offer specifics on how the show would be handled during the pandemic. The 2020 Billboard Music Awards will broadcast live from The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Oct. Malone, Eilish and Khalid will compete for the show’s biggest award, top artist, along with Taylor Swift and Jonas Brothers. Lil Nas X follows Malone with 13 nominations, while Billie Eilish and Khalid each scored 12 nods.
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