Sunday, November 10, 2024

Grammy Redux: Billboard Music Awards Are the Exact Same Names as Grammys, AMAs, etc

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Just in case you missed the Grammy Awards or, God forbid, the American Music Awards, here’s another awards show congratulating the exact same people yet again. The Billboard Music Awards, coming just after the I Heart Radio Music Awards, are daring enough to tout Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Sam Smith, Pharrell, One Direction, and so on.

This was a challenge– look at the charts, and write down the names. The show is May 17th from Las Vegas, where all these people will be playing Caesars Palace in 10 years. This way, they can get familiar with the neighborhood. The BMAs have a top Social Award. This is for the “artist” who socializes the most. The winner must be Justin Bieber, who is not nominated for anything to do with music. You’ll always find him in the kitchen at parties.

Not nominated: anyone imaginative, different, cutting edge or indie. This way, the music business remains in quicksand. Zayn Malik is being considered for the Lifetime Achievement Award (just kidding!)

PS It seems fitting that I just received this press release: Kelly Clarkson has just released a new line greeting cards, and she’s selling them in Wal Mart. So Joni Mitchell of her…

 

Top Artist:

Ariana Grande

One Direction

Katy Perry

Sam Smith

Taylor Swift

 

Top New Artist:

5 Seconds of Summer

Iggy Azalea

Hozier

Sam Smith

Meghan Trainor

 

Top Male Artist:

Drake

Pharrell Williams

Ed Sheeran

Sam Smith

Justin Timberlake

 

Top Female Artist:

Iggy Azalea

Ariana Grande

Katy Perry

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

 

Top Duo/Group:

5 Seconds of Summer

Florida Georgia Line

MAGIC!

Maroon 5

One Direction

 

Top Billboard 200 Artist:

One Direction

Pentatonix

Ed Sheeran

Sam Smith

Taylor Swift

 

Top Hot 100 Artist:

Iggy Azalea

Ariana Grande

Sam Smith

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

 

Top Digital Songs Artist:

Iggy Azalea

Ed Sheeran

Sam Smith

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

 

Top Radio Songs Artist:

John Legend

Maroon 5

Ed Sheeran

Sam Smith

Taylor Swift

 

Top Touring Artist:

Lady Gaga

One Direction

Katy Perry

The Rolling Stones

Justin Timberlake

 

Top Social Artist:

Justin Bieber

Miley Cyrus

Selena Gomez

Ariana Grande

Taylor Swift

 

Top Streaming Artist:

Iggy Azalea

Ariana Grande

Nicki Minaj

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

 

Top R&B Artist:

Beyoncé

Chris Brown

John Legend

Trey Songz

Pharrell Williams

 

Top Rap Artist:

Iggy Azalea

J. Cole

Drake

Nicki Minaj

Rae Sremmurd

 

Top Country Artist:

Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan

Florida Georgia Line

Brantley Gilbert

Blake Shelton

 

Top Rock Artist:

Bastille

Coldplay

Fall Out Boy

Hozier

Lorde
Top Latin Artist

J Balvin

Juan Gabriel

Enrique Iglesias

Prince Royce

Romeo Santos

 

Top Dance/Electronic Artist

Avicii

Clean Bandit

Disclosure

Calvin Harris

Lindsey Stirling

 

Top Christian Artist

Casting Crowns

Hillsong United

Lecrae

MercyMe

Newsboys

 

 

ALBUM AWARDS

 

Top Billboard 200 Album:

Maroon 5 “V”

Pentatonix “That’s Christmas to Me”

Ed Sheeran “x”

Sam Smith “In the Lonely Hour”

Taylor Swift “1989”

 

Top Soundtrack:

“The Fault in Our Stars”

“Fifty Shades of Grey”

“Frozen”

“Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix: Vol. 1”

“Into the Woods”

 

Top R&B Album

Beyoncé “Beyoncé”

Chris Brown “X”

Michael Jackson “Xscape”

John Legend “Love in the Future”

Pharrell Williams “G I R L”

 

Top Rap Album:

J. Cole “2014 Forest Hills Drive”

Drake “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late”

Nicki Minaj “The Pinkprint”

Iggy Azalea “The New Classic”

Eminem “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”

 

Top Country Album:

Jason Aldean “Old Boots, New Dirt”

Garth Brooks “Man Against Machine”

Luke Bryan “Crash My Party”

Brantley Gilbert “Just As I Am”

Miranda Lambert “Platinum”

 

Top Rock Album:

AC/DC “Rock or Bust”

The Black Keys “Turn Blue”

Coldplay “Ghost Stories”

Hozier “Hozier”

Lorde “Pure Heroine”

 

Top Latin Album:

Juan Gabriel “Los Dúo”

Enrique Iglesias “Sex and Love”

Romeo Santos “Formula: Vol. 2”

Santana “Corazon”

Marc Anthony “3.0”

 

Top Dance/Electronic Album

Avicii “True”

Disclosure “Settle”

Calvin Harris “Motion”

Skrillex “Recess”

Lindsey Stirling “Shatter Me”

 

Top Christian Album:

Lecrae “Anomaly”

Casting Crowns “Thrive”

MercyMe “Welcome to the New”

NEEDTOBREATHE “Rivers in the Wasteland”

Chris Tomlin “Love Ran Red”

 

 

SONG AWARDS

 

Top Hot 100 Song:

Iggy Azalea Feat. Charli XCX “Fancy”

John Legend “All of Me”

Sam Smith “Stay With Me”

Taylor Swift “Shake It Off”

Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass”

 

Top Digital Song:

Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”

Sam Smith “Stay With Me”

Taylor Swift “Shake It Off”

Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass”

Pharrell Williams “Happy”
Top Radio Song:

John Legend “All of Me”

MAGIC! “Rude”

Nico & Vinz “Am I Wrong”

Sam Smith “Stay With Me”

Pharrell Williams “Happy”
Top Streaming Song (Audio):

Iggy Azalea Feat. Charli XCX “Fancy”

Hozier “Take Me to Church”

John Legend “All of Me”

Sam Smith “Stay With Me”

Tove Lo “Habits (Stay High)”

 

Top Streaming Song (Video):

Idina Menzel “Let It Go”

Bobby Shmurda “Hot Boy”

Taylor Swift “Blank Space”

Taylor Swift “Shake It Off”

Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass”

 

Top R&B Song:

Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne, French Montana, Too $hort & Tyga “Loyal”

Jason Derulo Feat. 2 Chainz “Talk Dirty”

Jeremih Featuring YG “Don’t Tell ‘Em”

John Legend “All of Me”

Pharrell Williams “Happy”

 

Top Rap Song:

Iggy Azalea Feat. Charli XCX “Fancy”

Iggy Azalea Feat. Rita Ora “Black Widow”

Big Sean Featuring E-40 “I Don’t F**k With You”

Nicki Minaj “Anaconda”

Bobby Shmurda “Hot Boy”

 

Top Country Song:

Jason Aldean “Burnin’ It Down”

Luke Bryan “Play It Again”

Sam Hunt “Leave the Night On”

Florida Georgia Line Featuring Luke Bryan “This Is How We Roll”

Florida Georgia Line “Dirt”

 

Top Rock Song:

Bastille “Pompeii”

Coldplay “A Sky Full of Stars”

Fall Out Boy “Centuries”

Hozier “Take Me to Church”

Paramore “Ain’t It Fun”

 

Top Latin Song:

J Balvin Featuring Farruko “6 AM”

Enrique Iglesias Featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona “Bailando”

Romeo Santos “Eres Mía”

Romeo Santos Featuring Drake “Odio”

Romeo Santos “Propuesta Indecente”

 

Top Dance/Electronic Song:

Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne “Rather Be”

Disclosure Featuring Sam Smith “Latch”

DJ Snake & Lil Jon “Turn Down For What”

Ariana Grande Featuring Zedd “Break Free”

Calvin Harris “Summer”

 

Top Christian Song:

Francesca Battistelli “He Knows My Name”

Hillsong United “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)”

MercyMe “Greater”

Newsboys “We Believe”

Carrie Underwood “Something In The Water”

 

 

FAN VOTED AWARD

 

Billboard Chart Achievement Award presented by Samsung:

Iggy Azalea

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

 

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.

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