Taylor Swift, Sam Smith head Billboard music Awards finalists

Pop famous person Taylor Swift and British soul singer Sam Smith have been the leaders among the many 2015 Billboard Awards finalists with 4 nominations each and every after five top categories have been introduced on Tuesday. Swift, 25, and Smith, 22, earned nods for high artist, as good as for pleasant feminine and male artist. Swift's "1989" will compete with Smith's "within the Lonely Hour" for the highest album prize.

The 2 will also go up towards each other for great single, with Swift's "Shake it Off" pitted in opposition to "stick with Me" by Smith. Rapper Ludacris, who will host the awards with supermodel Chrissy Teigen, introduced the nominations in the 5 classes on ABC's early information exhibit, "just right Morning the united states," with Pete Wentz of the rock band Fall Out Boy.

The award can be broadcast are living from the MGM Grand garden enviornment in Las Vegas on ABC on may just 17. Pop big name Katy Perry, British band One course and singer Ariana Grande also won nominations for prime artist. Perry and Grande will compete with Swift, Meghan Trainor and Australian rapper Iggy Azalea for quality feminine artist.

Trainor's "All About That Bass" and Azalea's "Fancy" have been named finalists for first-class track together with Oscar winner John Legend's "All of Me." Justin Timberlake, British singer Ed Sheeran, Pharrell Williams and rapper Drake will fight with Smith for the top male artist prize.

Sheeran's "x" was once also nominated for fine album, together with Maroon 5's "V" and pa staff Pentatonix for "that is Christmas to Me." Billboard, a journal that covers the track industry, stated the finalists had been centered on fan interactions with song, together with album and digital earnings, traveling, radio airplay, streaming and interactions on social media web sites and different on-line web sites for track.

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