Zach Bryan and Morgan Wallen aren't just among the finalists for this year's Billboard Music Awards, they're two of the three biggest, along with Taylor Swift.
Zach leads the pack as a finalist in 18 categories, Taylor is up for 16 awards, the most of any female, and Morgan, who won the most at last year's show, is up 15, including five for his collaboration with Post Malone, "I Had Some Help."
Shaboozey, who is a first-time BBMA finalist, is up for six awards. And with three new categories added this year - Top Hard Rock Album, Top Hard Rock Artist and Top Hard Rock Song - Hardy earns a place on the board in all three of those categories.
Following are the categories where country artists are present:
Top Artist
- Zach Bryan
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Drake
- Taylor Swift
- Morgan Wallen
Top New Artist
- Benson Boone
- Tommy Richman
- Chappell Roan
- Shaboozey
- Teddy Swims
Top Male Artist
- Zach Bryan
- Luke Combs
- Drake
- Post Malone
- Morgan Wallen
Top Billboard 200 Artist
- Zach Bryan
- Drake
- Taylor Swift
- SZA
- Morgan Wallen
Top Hot 100 Artist
- Zach Bryan
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Billie Eilish
- Taylor Swift
- Morgan Wallen
Top Hot 100 Songwriter
- Amy Allen
- Jack Antonoff
- Zach Bryan
- Kendrick Lamar
- Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Producer
- Jack Antonoff
- Zach Bryan
- Daniel Nigro
- Finneas O’Connell
- Taylor Swift
Top Streaming Songs Artist
- Zach Bryan
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Kendrick Lamar
- Taylor Swift
- Morgan Wallen
Top Radio Songs Artist
- Sabrina Carpenter
- Doja Cat
- Taylor Swift
- SZA
- Morgan Wallen
Top Song Sales Artist
- Jelly Roll
- Jung Kook
- Shaboozey
- Taylor Swift
- Teddy Swims
Top Country Artist
- Zach Bryan
- Luke Combs
- Post Malone
- Chris Stapleton
- Morgan Wallen
Top Country Male Artist
- Zach Bryan
- Luke Combs
- Morgan Wallen
Top Country Female Artist
- Beyoncé
- Megan Moroney
- Lainey Wilson
Top Country Duo/Group
- Zac Brown Band
- The Red Clay Strays
- Treaty Oak Revival
Top Country Touring Artist
- Zach Bryan
- Kenny Chesney
- Luke Combs
Top Rock Artist
- Zach Bryan
- Hozier
- Jelly Roll
- Noah Kahan
- Linkin Park
Top Hard Rock Artist
- Bad Omens
- HARDY
- Linkin Park
Top Christian Artist
- Lauren Daigle
- Elevation Worship
- Forrest Frank
- Brandon Lake
- Anne Wilson
Top Billboard 200 Album
- Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan
- Drake - For All The Dogs
- Noah Kahan - Stick Season
- Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
- Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department
Top Soundtrack
- Hazbin Hotel: Season One
- Trolls: Band Together
- Twisters: The Album
- Wish
- Wonka
Top Country Album
- Beyoncé - Cowboy Carter
- Zach Bryan - The Great American Bar Scene
- Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan
- Chris Stapleton - Higher
- Bailey Zimmerman - Religiously. The Album
Top Rock Album
- Zach Bryan -The Great American Bar Scene
- Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan
- Hozier - Unheard (EP)
- Noah Kahan - Stick Season
- Dolly Parton - Rockstar
Top Hard Rock Album
- Bring Me The Horizon - POST HUMAN: NeX GEn
- Falling In Reverse - Popular Monster
- HARDY - Quit!!
- Pearl Jam - Dark Matter
- Sleep Token - Take Me Back To Eden
Top Hot 100 Song
- Benson Boone - “Beautiful Things”
- Jack Harlow - “Lovin on Me”
- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen - “I Had Some Help”
- Shaboozey - “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
- Teddy Swims - “Lose Control”
Top Streaming Song
- Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves - “I Remember Everything”
- Kendrick Lamar - “Not Like Us”
- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen - “I Had Some Help”
- Shaboozey - “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
- Teddy Swims - “Lose Control”
Top Selling Song
- Benson Boone - “Beautiful Things”
- Jung Kook - “Standing Next to You”
- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen - “I Had Some Help”
- Shaboozey - “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
- Teddy Swims - “Lose Control”
Top Collaboration
- Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves - “I Remember Everything”
- Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar - “Like That”
- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen - “I Had Some Help”
- Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone - “Fortnight”
- Morgan Wallen featuring ERNEST - “Cowgirls”
Top Country Song
- Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves - “I Remember Everything”
- Dasha - “Austin”
- Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen - “I Had Some Help”
- Shaboozey - “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
- Morgan Wallen - “Thinkin’ Bout Me”
Top Rock Song
- Zach Bryan - “Pink Skies”
- Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves - “I Remember Everything”
- Djo - “End of Beginning”
- Hozier - “Too Sweet”
- Noah Kahan - “Stick Season”
Top Hard Rock Song
- Falling In Reverse featuring Jelly Roll - “All My Life”
- Falling In Reverse, Tech N9ne and Alex Terrible -“Ronald”
- HARDY - “Psycho”
- Linkin Park - “The Emptiness Machine”
- Superheaven -“Youngest Daughter”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
- Dua Lipa - “Houdini”
- Dua Lipa - “Illusion”
- Kenya Grace - “Strangers”
- Ariana Grande - “yes, and?”
- Marshmello and Kane Brown - “Miles On It”