--- description: Nominated in every announced category except the one for the other gender title: Taylor Swift and Sam Smith Lead So Far in Billboard Nominations image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e69b10adadf7658/6987870635ba6fdacdc07ec0/taylor-swift-sam-smith.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Taylor Swift and Sam Smith Lead So Far in Billboard Music Awards Nominations by [Madison Vain / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Madison Vain / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 7, 2015 4:23 PM CUT  Sam Smith and Taylor Swift at the Elle Style Awards on February 24, 2015 in London. Sam Smith and Taylor Swift at the Elle Style Awards on February 24, 2015 in London.David M. Benett—Getty Images by [Madison Vain / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Madison Vain / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 7, 2015 4:23 PM CUT The 2015 Billboard Music Awards hosts Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen along with Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz announced finalists for the first five categories Tuesday morning on _Good Morning America_ with Sam Smith and Taylor Swift occupying a familiar space at the top of the leaderboard—each finding their name in four categories. The trio revealed Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album and Top 100 Song. The remaining 36 (!) cateogories will come later on Tuesday via a press conference hosted by Teigen and _Empire_ star Jussie Smollett. Wentz was promoting Fall Out Boy’s billed performance at the broadcast saying, “We’re gonna play our song ‘[Uma Thurman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBswx7GEARc "undefined")’ for the first time on live TV, and our buddy Wiz Khalifa is going to come out and do something with us.” The awards will air live May 17, from 8-11 p.m on ABC. All announced finalists are below. **TOP ARTIST** Ariana Grande One Direction Katy Perry Sam Smith Taylor Swift **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 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 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” _This_ [_article_](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/04/07/billboard-music-awards-finalists-2015?xid=IFT-Trending "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_EW.com_](http://www.ew.com/ "undefined")_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3773997/taylor-swift-sam-smith-billboard-nominations/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3773997/taylor-swift-sam-smith-billboard-nominations/"},"headline":"Taylor Swift and Sam Smith Lead So Far in Billboard Music Awards Nominations","datePublished":"2015-04-07T16:23:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T05:45:45.802Z","description":"Nominated in every announced category except the one for the other gender","url":"https://time.com/3773997/taylor-swift-sam-smith-billboard-nominations/","keywords":["celebrities","Music","Taylor Swift","Billboard","Sam Smith"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e69b10adadf7658/6987870635ba6fdacdc07ec0/taylor-swift-sam-smith.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Madison Vain / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e69b10adadf7658/6987870635ba6fdacdc07ec0/taylor-swift-sam-smith.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Sam Smith and Taylor Swift at the Elle Style Awards on February 24, 2015 in London.","caption":"Sam Smith and Taylor Swift at the Elle Style Awards on February 24, 2015 in London.","creditText":"David M. 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