Eminem, Drake, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Among Billboard Music Awards 2014 Finalists

Eminem, Drake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are among many artists who appear on the list of finalists for this year’s Billboard Music Awards.

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”