The Top Rap Album category features several prominent releases from the last year, according to Billboard. J. Cole's Born Sinner, Drake's Nothing Was the Same, Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Jay Z's Magna Carta…Holy Grail and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' The Heist are among the albums up for the
award.
Several Hip Hop acts are also up for Top Rap Song. Eminem and Rihanna's "The Monster," Jay Z and Justin Timberlake's "Holy Grail," Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and Ray Dalton's "Can't Hold Us," Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and Wanz's "Thrift Shop" and Pitbull and Ke$ha's "Timber" are up for the award.
The Top Rap Artist category could go to one of six emcees up for the prize. Drake, Eminem, Jay Z, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Pitbull are the Rap acts up for the award.
A list of the finalists is below.
Top Artist:
- Miley Cyrus
- Imagine Dragons
- Bruno Mars
- Katy Perry
- Justin Timberlake
Top Hot 100 Song:
- Miley Cyrus – "Wrecking Ball"
- Imagine Dragons – "Radioactive"
- Lorde – "Royals"
- Katy Perry – "Roar"
- Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell – "Blurred Lines"
Top Billboard 200 Album:
- Beyonce – Beyonce
- Luke Bryan – Crash My Party
- Drake – Nothing Was the Same
- Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2
- Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience
Top Duo/Group:
- Florida Georgia Line
- Imagine Dragons
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- One Direction
- OneRepublic
Top New Artist:
- Bastille
- Capital Cities
- Ariana Grande
- Lorde
- Passenger
Top Touring Artist:
- Beyoncé
- Bon Jovi
- P!nk
- Rihanna
- Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Top Male Artist:
- Luke Bryan
- Drake
- Eminem
- Bruno Mars
- Justin Timberlake
Top Female Artist:
- Beyoncé
- Miley Cyrus
- Lorde
- Katy Perry
- Rihanna
Top Hot 100 Artist:
- Miley Cyrus
- Imagine Dragons
- Lorde
- Katy Perry
- Justin Timberlake
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
- Beyoncé
- Luke Bryan
- Eminem
- One Direction
- Justin Timberlake
Top Digital Songs Artist:
- Miley Cyrus
- Imagine Dragons
- Lorde
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- Katy Perry
Top Radio Songs Artist:
- Imagine Dragons
- Lorde
- Bruno Mars
- Katy Perry
- Justin Timberlake
Top Social Artist:
- Justin Bieber
- Miley Cyrus
- One Direction
- Rihanna
- Taylor Swift
Top Streaming Artist:
- Miley Cyrus
- Imagine Dragons
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- Katy Perry
- PSY
Top R&B Artist-
- Beyoncé
- Pharrell
- Rihanna
- Robin Thicke
- Justin Timberlake
Top Rap Artist:
- Drake
- Eminem
- Jay Z
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- Pitbull
Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
- Avicii
- Daft Punk
- Calvin Harris
- Lady Gaga
- Zedd
Top R&B Album:
- Beyonce – Beyonce
- R. Kelly – Black Panties
- Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines
- Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience
- Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2)
Top Rap Album:
- J. Cole – Born Sinner
- Drake – Nothing Was the Same
- Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2
- Jay Z – Magna Carta…Holy Grail
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist
Top Dance/Electronic Album:
- Avicii – True
- Daft Punk – Random Access Memories
- Lady Gaga – ARTPOP
- Lindsey Stirling – Lindsey Stirling
- Zedd – Clarity
Top Digital Song:
- Imagine Dragons – "Radioactive"
- Lorde – "Royals"
- OneRepublic – "Counting Stars"
- Katy Perry – "Roar"
- Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell – "Blurred Lines"
Top Radio Song:
- Avicii – "Wake Me Up!"
- Lorde – "Royals"
- Katy Perry – "Roar"
- Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell – Blurred Lines"
- Justin Timberlake – "Mirrors"
Top Streaming Song (Audio)-
- Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams – "Get Lucky"
- Imagine Dragons – "Radioactive"
- Lorde – "Royals"
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton -"Can't Hold Us"
- Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell – "Blurred Lines"
Top Streaming Song (Video):
- Baauer – "Harlem Shake"
- Miley Cyrus – "We Can't Stop"
- Miley Cyrus – "Wrecking Ball"
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – "Thrift Shop"
- Katy Perry – "Roar"
Top R&B Song:
- Beyoncé feat. Jay Z – "Drunk In Love"
- Drake feat. Majid Jordan – "Hold On, We're Going Home"
- Pharrell – "Happy"
- Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell – "Blurred Lines"
- Justin Timberlake feat. Jay Z – "Suit & Tie"
Top Rap Song:
- Eminem feat. Rihanna – "The Monster"
- Jay Z feat. Justin Timberlake – "Holy Grail"
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton "Can't Hold Us"
- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – "Thrift Shop"
- Pitbull feat. Ke$ha – "Timber"
