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The 2015 Billboard Music Awards are now underway at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. In addition to the the performances—which you can follow along with here—there will be the doling out of awards. Taylor Swift leads the race with 14 nominations, including top Billboard 200 album for "1989," top Hot 100 song for "Shake It Off," and top artist. Sam Smith is hot on her heels with 13 nods, and FADER faves like Drake, Bobby Shmurda, and Jeremih are also in the mix. Watch along with FADER on Twitter, and keep an eye on this space—we'll be posting all the winners as they come in.
TOP NEW ARTIST
Sam Smith
5 Seconds of Summer
Iggy Azalea
Hozier
Meghan Trainor
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST
Taylor Swift
One Direction
Pentatonix
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
TOP HOT 100 ARTIST
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
Iggy Azalea
Ariana Grande
Sam Smith
TOP DIGITAL SONGS ARTIST
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
Iggy Azalea
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
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
Pharrell Williams
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
John Legend
Trey Songz
TOP RAP ARTIST
Iggy Azalea
J. Cole
Drake
Nicki Minaj
Rae Sremmurd
TOP ROCK ARTIST
Hozier
Lorde
Bastille
Coldplay
Fall Out Boy
TOP LATIN ARTIST
Romeo Santos
J Balvin
Juan Gabriel
Enrique Iglesias
Prince Royce
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST
Calvin Harris
Avicii
Clean Bandit
Disclosure
Lindsey Stirling
TOP CHRISTIAN ARTIST
Hillsong United
Lecrae
MercyMe
Newsboys
Casting Crowns
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Frozen
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix: Vol. 1
Into the Woods
The Fault in Our Stars
Fifty Shades of Grey
TOP R&B ALBUM
Pharrell Williams, G I R L
Beyoncé, Beyoncé
Chris Brown, X
Michael Jackson, Xscape
John Legend, Love in the Future
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
Coldplay, Ghost Stories
Hozier, Hozier
Lorde, Pure Heroine
AC/DC, Rock or Bust
The Black Keys, Turn Blu
TOP LATIN ALBUM
Enrique Iglesias, Sex and Love
Juan Gabriel, Los Dúo
Romeo Santos, Formula: Vol. 2
Santana, Corazon
Marc Anthony, 3.0
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Lindsey Stirling, Shatter Me
Avicii, True
Disclosure, Settle
Calvin Harris, Motion
Skrillex, Recess
TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUM
Lecrae, Anomaly
Casting Crowns, Thrive
MercyMe, Welcome to the New
NEEDTOBREATHE, Rivers in the Wasteland
Chris Tomlin, Love Ran Red
TOP DIGITAL SONG
Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"
Pharrell Williams, "Happy
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk!"
Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
TOP STREAMING SONG (AUDIO)
John Legend, "All of Me"
Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
Tove Lo, "Habits (Stay High)"
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, "Fancy"
Hozier, "Take Me to Church"
TOP STREAMING SONG (VIDEO)
Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"
Idina Menzel, "Let It Go"
Bobby Shmurda, "Hot Boy"
Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"
TOP R&B SONG
Pharrell Williams, "Happy"
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne, French Montana, Too $hort & Tyga, "Loyal"
Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz, "Talk Dirty"
Jeremih feat. YG, "Don't Tell 'Em"
John Legend, "All of Me"
TOP COUNTRY SONG
Jason Aldean, "Burnin' It Down"
Luke Bryan, "Play It Again"
Sam Hunt, "Leave the Night On"
Florida Georgia Line feat. Luke Bryan, "This Is How We Roll"
Florida Georgia Line, "Dirt"
TOP ROCK SONG
Hozier, "Take Me to Church"
Bastille, "Pompeii"
Coldplay, "A Sky Full of Stars"
Fall Out Boy, "Centuries"
Paramore, "Ain't It Fun"
TOP LATIN SONG
Enrique Iglesias feat. Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona, "Bailando"
J Balvin feat. Farruko, "6 AM"
Romeo Santos, "Eres Mía"
Romeo Santos feat. Drake, "Odio"
Romeo Santos, "Propuesta Indecente"
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONG
DJ Snake & Lil Jon, "Turn Down For What"
Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne, "Rather Be"
Disclosure feat. Sam Smith, "Latch"
Ariana Grande feat. Zedd, "Break Free"
Calvin Harris, "Summer"
TOP CHRISTIAN SONG
Carrie Underwood, "Something in the Water"
Francesca Battistelli, "He Knows My Name"
Hillsong United, "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)"
MercyMe, "Greater"
Newsboys, "We Believe"
TOP RADIO SONG
John Legend, "All of Me"
MAGIC!, "Rude"
Nico & Vinz, "Am I Wrong"
Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
Pharrell Williams, "Happy
TOP FEMALE ARTIST
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
Iggy Azalea
Ariana Grande
Katy Perry
TOP TOURING ARTIST
One Direction
Katy Perry
The Rolling Stones
Justin Timberlake
Lady Gaga
TOP ARTIST
Taylor Swift
Ariana Grande
One Direction
Katy Perry
Sam Smith
TOP COUNTRY ARTIST
Florida Georgia Line
Brantley Gilbert
Blake Shelton
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
BILLBOARD CHART ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG GALAXY (FAN-VOTED)
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
Iggy Azalea
Top Male Artist
Sam Smith
Justin Timberlake
Drake
Pharrell Williams
Ed Sheeran
TOP RAP SONG
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, "Fancy"
Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora, "Black Widow"
Big Sean feat. E-40, "I Don't F--- With You"
Nicki Minaj, "Anaconda"
Bobby Shmurda, "Hot Boy"
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM
Taylor Swift, 1989
Maroon 5, V
Pentatonix, That's Christmas to Me
Ed Sheeran, x
Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
TOP DUO/GROUP
One Direction
5 Seconds of Summer
Florida Georgia Line
MAGIC!
Maroon 5
TOP DIGITAL SONGS ARTIST
Taylor Swift
Iggy Azalea
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Meghan Trainor
