dick clark productionsDan + Shay have scored the most nominations in the country categories at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.
The duo, who helped announce the nominees with Kelly Clarkson on NBC’s Today show Thursday morning, received a total of seven nominations in categories including Top Duo/Group, Top Country Artist and Top Country Song. In fact, they were nominated twice in that last category.
Other country acts who earned multiple nominations include Kane Brown, Luke Combs and Florida Georgia Line, all of whom have four, and Jason Aldean, who has three. Maren Morris also earned three nominations for Top Country Female Artist, along with Top Radio Song and Top Dance/Electronic Song for her Zedd collaboration “The Middle.”
Taylor Swift holds the record for the most-ever wins in Billboard Music Awards history with 23 wins, while Garth Brooks is close behind with 19.
The Billboard Music Awards will air live from Las Vegas May 1 on NBC.
Here are the nominees in some of the country categories:
Top Country Artist Jason Aldean Kane Brown Luke Combs Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line
Top Country Male Artist Jason Aldean Kane Brown Luke Combs
Top Country Female Artist Maren Morris Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood
Top Country Duo/Group Old Dominion Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line
Top Country Album Jason Aldean, Rearview Town Kane Brown, Kane Brown Luke Combs, This One’s For You Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay Carrie Underwood, Cry Pretty
Top Country Song Kane Brown, “Heaven” Luke Combs, “She Got the Best of Me” Dan + Shay, “Speechless” Dan + Shay, “Tequila” Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be”
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