Ludacris & Ciara to Host the “2016 Billboard Music Awards”; The Weeknd leads with 16 nominations
buzzz worthy. . . The Weeknd is the mst nominated artist, Justin Bieber Follows as a Finalist in 11 Categories, While Drake and Fetty Wap Tie With Nods in 10 Categories Each Drake, Taylor Swift Ludacris and Ciara will host the 2016 Billboard Awards Live on May 22 on ABC. The co-hosts announced top nominees on Good Morning America earlier this month. Billboard has compiled artist summaries to give an idea of what each nominee's award status will be if they win and we have the alphabetical list of all the nominees. Adele is a finalist in eight categories and is a contender to earn the most BBMA wins of any artist in history, a record currently held by Taylor Swift, with 20 wins. Adele has previously won 13 BBMAs. Swift herself is a finalist in eight 2016 BBMA categories. Justin Bieber is a finalist in 11 categories and could surpass Garth Brooks, who currently is the highest winning male with 19 wins, if he takes home si...