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No BTS' SUGA and Jungkook in main categories: ARMY expresses disappointment over exclusion from BBMAs nominations

The Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) 2023 award saw BTS members secure nominations alongside Stray Kids, BLACKPINK, TWICE, TXT, NewJeans, and more. 

No BTS' SUGA and Jungkook in main categories: ARMY expresses disappointment over exclusion from BBMAs nominations
Jimin, SUGA and Jungkook

Last Updated: 04.23 PM, Oct 27, 2023

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The nominations for the 2023 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) have been unveiled, and K-pop artists have made a significant mark on the list. BTS members have secured nominations across various categories, alongside fellow K-pop acts like Stray Kids, BLACKPINK, TWICE, TXT, NewJeans, and more. The awards show also introduces new categories such as "Top Global K-pop Artist" and "Top K-pop Song."

However, the specific category that some BTS members were nominated in might not have been what fans expected. Jungkook's full English song "SEVEN" found its place in the K-pop category, even though it features rapper Latto. Surprisingly, the song, still continues to trend on the Billboard 200 chart, is not recognized in any other category.

SUGA's "D-DAY" album, despite making history as the first rap album to sell over 1 million copies on its first day, was omitted from the rapper's category. Some ARMY believe that this reflects an ongoing reluctance within the US and UK industry to nominate Asian artists in the main categories.

The "2023 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS" FINALISTS (COMPLETE LIST): Tracking dates are November 4, 2022, through October 12, 2023

Top Artist

Drake

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

Top New Artist

Bailey Zimmerman 

Ice Spice

Jelly Roll

Peso Pluma

Zach Bryan

Top Male Artist

Drake

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

The Weeknd

Zach Bryan

Top Female Artist

Beyoncé

Miley Cyrus

Olivia Rodrigo

SZA

Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group

Eslabon Armado

Fifty Fifty

Fuerza Regida

Grupo Frontera

Metallica

Top Billboard 200 Artist

Drake

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist

Drake

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Songwriter (NEW)

Ashley Gorley

Jack Antonoff

SZA

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

Top Hot 100 Producer (NEW)

Jack Antonoff

Joey Moi

Metro Boomin

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

Top Streaming Songs Artist

Drake

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

Top Radio Songs Artist

Miley Cyrus

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Top Song Sales Artist

Jason Aldean

Miley Cyrus

Morgan Wallen

Oliver Anthony Music

Taylor Swift

Top Billboard Global 200 Artist

Bad Bunny

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist

Bad Bunny

Ed Sheeran

NewJeans

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Top R&B Artist

Beyoncé

Chris Brown

Rihanna

SZA

The Weeknd

Top R&B Male Artist

Chris Brown

Miguel

The Weeknd

Top R&B Female Artist

Beyoncé

Rihanna

SZA

Top R&B Touring Artist

Beyoncé

Bruno Mars

The Weeknd

Top Rap Artist

21 Savage

Drake

Lil Baby

Metro Boomin

Travis Scott

Top Rap Male Artist

21 Savage

Drake

Travis Scott

Top Rap Female Artist

Doja Cat

Ice Spice

Nicki Minaj

Top Rap Touring Artist

50 Cent

Drake

Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa

Top Country Artist

Bailey Zimmerman

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

Top Country Male Artist

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Zach Bryan

Top Country Female Artist

Lainey Wilson

Megan Moroney

Taylor Swift

Top Country Duo/Group

Old Dominion

Parmalee

Zac Brown Band

Top Country Touring Artist

George Strait

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Top Rock Artist

Jelly Roll

Noah Kahan

Stephen Sanchez

Steve Lacy

Zach Bryan

Top Rock Duo/Group (NEW)

Arctic Monkeys

Foo Fighters

Metallica 

Top Rock Touring Artist

Coldplay

Depeche Mode

Elton John 

Top Latin Artist

Bad Bunny

Eslabon Armado

Fuerza Regida

KAROL G

Peso Pluma

Top Latin Male Artist

Bad Bunny

Peso Pluma

Rauw Alejandro

Top Latin Female Artist

KAROL G

ROSALÍA

Shakira

Top Latin Duo/Group

Eslabon Armado

Fuerza Regida

Grupo Frontera

Top Latin Touring Artist

Daddy Yankee

Karol G

RBD

Top Global K-Pop Artist (NEW)

Jimin

NewJeans

Stray Kids

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

TWICE

Top K-Pop Touring Artist (NEW)

BLACKPINK 

SUGA

TWICE

Top Afrobeats Artist (NEW)

Burna Boy

Libianca

Rema

Tems

Wizkid

Top Dance/Electronic Artist

Beyoncé

Calvin Harris

David Guetta

Drake

Tiësto

Top Christian Artist

Brandon Lake

Elevation Worship

for KING & COUNTRY

Lauren Daigle

Phil Wickham

Top Gospel Artist

CeCe Winans

Elevation Worship

Kanye West

Kirk Franklin

Maverick City Music

ALBUM AWARDS

Top Billboard 200 Album

Drake & 21 Savage “Her Loss”

Metro Boomin “HEROES & VILLAINS”

Morgan Wallen “One Thing At A Time”

SZA “SOS”

Taylor Swift “Midnights” 

Top Soundtrack

“Barbie The Album”

“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By” 

“ELVIS”

“Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From and Inspired by the Motion Picture)”

“Top Gun: Maverick”

Top R&B Album

Beyoncé “RENAISSANCE”

Brent Faiyaz “WASTELAND”

Drake “Honestly, Nevermind”

Steve Lacy “Gemini Rights”

SZA “SOS”

Top Rap Album

Drake & 21 Savage “Her Loss”

Future “I Never Liked You”

Lil Baby “It’s Only Me”

Metro Boomin “HEROES & VILLAINS”

Travis Scott “UTOPIA”

Top Country Album

Luke Combs “Gettin’ Old”

Luke Combs “Growin’ Up”

Morgan Wallen “One Thing At A Time”

Taylor Swift “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)”

Zach Bryan “American Heartbreak”

Top Rock Album

HARDY “the mockingbird & THE CROW”

Jelly Roll “Whitsitt Chapel”

Noah Kahan “Stick Season”

Steve Lacy “Gemini Rights”

Zach Bryan “American Heartbreak”

Top Latin Album

Bad Bunny “Un Verano Sin Ti”

Eslabon Armado “DESVELADO”

Ivan Cornejo “Dañado”

KAROL G “MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO”

Peso Pluma “GÉNESIS”

Top K-Pop Album (NEW)

Jimin “FACE”

NewJeans “2nd EP ‘Get Up’”

Stray Kids “5-STAR”

TOMORROW X TOGETHER “The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION” 

TWICE “READY TO BE: 12th Mini Album”

Top Dance/Electronic Album

Beyoncé “RENAISSANCE”

Drake “Honestly, Nevermind”

ILLENIUM “ILLENIUM”

Kim Petras “Feed The Beast”

Tiësto “DRIVE”

Top Christian Album

Anne Wilson “My Jesus”

Brandon Lake “House of Miracles”

CAIN “Rise Up”

Elevation Worship “LION”

Lauren Daigle “Lauren Daigle”

Top Gospel Album

Jonathan McReynolds “My Truth”

Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin “Kingdom Book One”

Tye Tribbett “All Things New”

Whitney Houston “I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston”

Zacardi Cortez “Imprint (Live in Memphis)”

SONG AWARDS

Top Hot 100 Song

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Morgan Wallen “Last Night”

SZA “Kill Bill”

Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”

Top Streaming Song

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Morgan Wallen “Last Night”

SZA “Kill Bill” 

Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”

Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange”

Top Radio Song

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”

Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”

Top Selling Song

Jason Aldean “Try That in a Small Town”

Jimin ‘Like Crazy”

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Oliver Anthony Music “Rich Men North of Richmond”

Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”

Top Collaboration

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “I’m Good (Blue)”

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”

Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”

Sam Smith & Kim Petras “Unholy”

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You” 

Top Billboard Global 200 Song

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”

SZA “Kill Bill”

Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You” 

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “I’m Good (Blue)”

Harry Styles “As It Was”

Miley Cyrus “Flowers”

Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You” 

Top R&B Song

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”

Miguel “Sure Thing”

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”

SZA “Kill Bill”

SZA “Snooze”

Top Rap Song

Coi Leray “Players”

Drake & 21 Savage “Rich Flex”

Gunna “fukumean”

Lil Durk ft. J. Cole “All My Life”

Toosii “Favorite Song”

Top Country Song

Bailey Zimmerman “Rock and a Hard Place”

Luke Combs “Fast Car”

Morgan Wallen “Last Night” 

Morgan Wallen “You Proof”

Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange”

Top Rock Song

Jelly Roll “Need A Favor”

Stephen Sanchez “Until I Found You”

Steve Lacy “Bad Habit” 

Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”

Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange”

Top Latin Song

Eslabon Armado x Peso Pluma “Ella Baila Sola”

Fuerza Regida x Grupo Frontera “Bebe Dame”

Grupo Frontera x Bad Bunny “un x100to”

KAROL G & Shakira “TQG”

Yng Lvcas x Peso Pluma “La Bebe”

Top Global K-Pop Song (NEW)

Fifty Fifty “Cupid”

Jimin “Like Crazy”

Jungkook ft. Latto “Seven”

NewJeans “Ditto” 

NewJeans “OMG”

Top Afrobeats Song (NEW)

Ayra Starr “Rush”

Libianca “People”

Oxlade “KU LO SA”

Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”

Victony, Rema, & Tempoe ft. Don Toliver “Soweto”

Top Dance/Electronic Song

Bizarrap & Shakira “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”

David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray “Baby Don’t Hurt Me”

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “I’m Good (Blue)”

Elton John & Britney Spears “Hold Me Closer”

Tiësto ft. Tate McRae “10:35”

Top Christian Song

Brandon Lake “Gratitude”

Chris Tomlin “Holy Forever”

for KING & COUNTRY with Jordin Sparks “Love Me Like I Am”

Lauren Daigle “Thank God I Do”

Phil Wickham “This Is Our God”

Top Gospel Song

CeCe Winans “Goodness of God”

Crowder & Dante Bowe ft. Maverick City Music “God Really Loves Us”

Elevation Worship ft. Chandler Moore & Tiffany Hudson “More Than Able”

Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin ft. Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore “Fear is Not My Future”

Zacardi Cortez “Lord Do It For Me (Live in Memphis)”

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