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Country singer Morgan Wallen is a finalist at the upcoming 2021 Billboard Music Awards ceremony, but he won t be part of the show due to past conduct.
The full list of finalists for the upcoming award show was released Thursday, and the Dangerous singer is nominated six times across five categories.
Dash & Lily, on which he served as an executive producer and made a cameo as himself. During his time with Jonas Brothers, the band won three Billboard Music Awards.
Jonas follows three-time BBMA host Kelly Clarkson, who also serves as a coach on
The Voice.
Jonas also recently helped announce the 2021 Oscar nominees alongside his wife, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas.
The Billboard Music Awards announced its 2021 finalists yesterday, with The Weeknd leading as a finalist in 16 categories.
Other top finalists with multiple mentions include DaBaby with 11; Pop Smoke with 10; Gabby Barrett with nine; and Bad Bunny, Chris Brown, Juice WRLD and Megan Thee Stallion with seven apiece.
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Gabby Barrett is up for nine awards at the upcoming 2021
Billboard Music Awards ceremony, making her the most-mentioned country artist and female artist overall.
Gabbyâs up in categories such as Top Country Album, Top Country Artist and the all-genre Top New Artist, according to the list of finalists announced Thursday. The BBMAs will take place on Sunday, May 23, airing from Los Angelesâ Microsoft Theater beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
Another much-mentioned artist at this yearâs show is
Morgan Wallen, but he wonât be invited to the ceremony due to a late January incident in which he was filmed using the N-word as he said goodbye to friends after a night of partying.
By Syndicated Content
Radio Disney/Image Group LA
Gabby Barrett is up for nine awards at the upcoming 2021
Billboard Music Awards ceremony, making her the most-mentioned country artist and female artist overall.
Gabbyâs up in categories such as Top Country Album, Top Country Artist and the all-genre Top New Artist, according to the list of finalists announced Thursday. The BBMAs will take place on Sunday, May 23, airing from Los Angelesâ Microsoft Theater beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
Another much-mentioned artist at this yearâs show is
Morgan Wallen, but he wonât be invited to the ceremony due to a late January incident in which he was filmed using the N-word as he said goodbye to friends after a night of partying.