www.billboardmusicawards.com Chrissy Teigen presents the Top Country Album finalists at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards Nominations Press Conference. The finalists are: Jason Aldean, Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Brantley Gilbert, and Miranda Lambert. Watch the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on May 17, 2015 @ 8/7c on ABC. Get more BBMAs: Follow the BBMAs on Twitter: twitter.com/OfficialBBMAs Like the BBMAs on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheBBMAs q BBMAs Instagram: instagram.com/OfficialBBMAs BBMAs Tumblr: officialbbmas.tumblr.com/ BBMAs Google+: plus.google.com/u/0/+Billboardmusicawards/posts Billboard YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/billboard Get More DCP: DCP YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/user/AwardsShowNetwork Follow DCP: twitter.com/dclarkp Like DCP: www.facebook.com/dickclarkproductions DCP Instagram: instagram.com/dickclarkproductions/ The Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, touring, streaming and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, VEVO, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound. The 2015 Billboard Music Awards Finalists 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 100 ARTIST 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 NEW ARTIST 5 Seconds of Summer Iggy Azalea Hozier Sam Smith 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 ARTISTS: Avicii Clean Bandit Disclosure Calvin Harris Lindsey Stirling TOP CHRISTIAN ARTIST: Casting Crowns Hillsong United Lecrae MercyMe Newsboys 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” For the rest of the award categories go to www.billboardmusicawards.com

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