Billboard Music Awards 2015 Nominations revealed so far have Taylor Swift in the Lead

Today Billboard revealed the nominations in five Billboard Music Awards 2015 categories.

This morning Billboard revealed the first five Billboard Music Awards 2015 categories. To no surprise Taylor Swift appears in several of these revealed categories. Besides Taylor Swift also Sam Smith appears in several categories.

Billboard revealed so far the Billboard Music Awards 2015 nominations in five of the 41 categories. The revealed categories include top artist, top male artist, top female artist, top Billboard 200 album and top Hot 100 song.

The remaining categories will be announced during a press conference hosted by supermodel Chrissy Teigen and Empire star and recording artist Jussie Smollett later today.

The Billboard Music Awards 2015 will be hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen. Fall Out Boy is confirmed to perform their hit song Uma Thurman with special guest Wiz Khalifa.

Billboard Music Awards 2015 Nominations

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”

The Billboard Music Awards 2015 will air live from Las Vegas on Sunday, /4/17, from 8-11 pm ET on ABC.