ZACH BRYAN, TAYLOR SWIFT, MORGAN WALLEN, SABRINA CARPENTER AMONG TOP FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

 

Drake and Taylor Swift Face Off for BBMAs All-Time Winner; Benson Boone, Chappell Roan, Shaboozey, Teddy Swims, Tommy Richman, Tyla Among First-Time Finalists; Beyoncé, Dolly Parton, Post Malone Among Cross-Genre Finalists

 

The Two-Hour Special Hosted by Actress and Comedian Michelle Buteau

Airs Thursday, December 12 at 8:00 PM ET/PT

Today, the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), one of the most anticipated nights in music, announced that FOX, Paramount+ and Amazon’s Fire TV Channels will all air the 2024 show in a first-of-its-kind multi-distribution broadcast, bringing access to the star-studded annual event to fans like never before. This groundbreaking, multichannel partnership will deliver to an expansive audience across broadcast, streaming and digital platforms. Hosted by actress and comedian Michelle Buteau, the 2024 BBMAs presented by Marriott Bonvoy airs on Thursday, December 12 at 8:00pm ET/PT on FOX and Fire TV Channels, and on-demand on Paramount+, with performances also rolling out across Billboard.com, and via BBMAs and Billboard social channels. The BBMAs honors the year’s biggest artists, albums, songs, producers and songwriters across multiple genres, as determined by year-end performance metrics on the Billboard charts, the music industry’s ultimate authority and data-driven measure of success.

 

As the original broadcaster of the Billboard Music Awards in 1990, the show’s return to FOX marks a continuation of the network’s rich history of delivering major entertainment events to viewers across the country. Paramount+ will provide on-demand streaming of the BBMAs, while the free Fire TV Channels app will provide one-click access to fans using Amazon devices (Fire TV smart TVs and streaming media players and Fire Tablets), making it even more convenient for fans to tune in from any of their favorite devices. The BBMAs will celebrate music’s greatest achievements and entertain fans with exclusive original performances created by the world’s biggest chart-topping artists, artist interviews and award celebrations taking place from global locations and during sold-out tours. As previously announced, Country Music superstar Shaboozey will deliver a special performance from W Hollywood, part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio. Additional performers and special guests will be announced soon.

 

“We are thrilled to bring the 2024 Billboard Music Awards to multiple platforms, ensuring fans have more options to watch the very artists they helped propel to the top of the charts,” said Jay Penske, CEO, Dick Clark Productions. “By partnering with FOX, Paramount+ and Fire TV Channels, we are able to reach music enthusiasts where they are, whether they’re tuning in on TV, streaming on-demand or watching from their mobile devices.”

 

"Music is just one of those magical devices that can bring people together no matter what walk of life they're from,” said Buteau. “And that's what makes the Billboard Music Awards so special. These amazing, chart-topping artists deserve to be celebrated, and that's exactly what we're going to do! With me hosting, you can expect a fun party, a cute celebration and a whole moment in a plus size sequin suit!"

 

Also announced today, the 2024 BBMA top contenders, all vying for the highly coveted “Top Artist” win, include Zach Bryan, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen and Sabrina Carpenter, with Swift facing off against Drake to compete for the most all-time wins. The eligibility dates for this year’s awards are aligned with Billboard’s Year-End Charts tracking period, which measures music consumption from the charts dated October 28, 2023, through October 19, 2024.

 

2024 BBMA Finalist Highlights:

  • Zach Bryan leads the 2024 BBMA finalists, up for 18 awards with 21 total entries. A first-time finalist in 2023, Bryan took home awards for Top New Artist, Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Album for American Heartbreak, and Top Rock Song for “Something in the Orange.” The hit song crested inside the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent six weeks atop the Hot Country Songs chart. Bryan scored his first No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 with “I Remember Everything,” featuring Kacey Musgraves (also her first No. 1). The song concurrently hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs surveys — the first hit to top all three charts.
  • Taylor Swift, the most decorated female BBMAs artist of all time, is a finalist in 16 categories with 17 total entries. With 39 previous wins, including a personal best of 10 last year, Swift could surpass Drake for most wins of all-time. Swift is up for Top Artist, which she has won three times, tying Drake for the most wins in this category. She could also extend her record with a seventh win for top Billboard 200 artist. Swift’s 2024 album The Tortured Poets Department, a 2024 finalist for Top Billboard 200, became her 14th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, tying Jay-Z for the most leaders among soloists in history and second only to The Beatles with 19. Her 11th studio album also broke several all-time Billboard 200 records, including becoming the first album by a female artist to spend its first 12 weeks at the chart’s number one spot. The album’s song also held the entire Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at the same time, a feat only Swift herself had achieved, when her Midnights album was released. She is also the only solo artist to have new number one albums on the Billboard 200 in six consecutive calendar years.
  • Morgan Wallen won the most BBMAs in 2023 (11) and this year celebrates 15 finalist entries in 13 categories, including 5 for “I Had Some Help” with Post Malone. His second No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 held the spot for 6 weeks and was the 2024 Songs of the Summer chart-topper after leading the weekly chart all 14 weeks of the season, making him the first artist in 46 years to win the competition in consecutive years. Wallen marks a second straight year with the seasonal No. 1, joining Drake, Katy Perry, Jay-Z, Mariah Carey and Usher with two summer triumphs. Earlier this year, Wallen’s album ONE THING AT A TIME broke the record for the most weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for a country album.
  • Sabrina Carpenter is a first-time finalist in 9 categories including the coveted Top Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist, and twice for her chart-topper “Espresso” for Top Billboard Global 200 Song and Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song. Carpenter earned her career first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 with “Please Please Please,” and along with “Espresso,” from her Short ‘n Sweet album, made her the first soloist - and first act in 60 years since The Beatles - to have two initial top three hits land in the top three Billboard Hot 100 while the album became her first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. “Espresso” was named Billboard’s top global song of the summer this year, and was her career-first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit.
  • First-time BBMA finalists include Teddy Swims (8), Tyla (8), Benson Boone (6), Shaboozey (6), Tommy Richman (4), Falling in Reverse (3), Forest Frank (3), Junior H (3), Chappell Roan (2), ENHYPEN (2), Muni Long (2), and The Red Clay Strays (2).
  • Three new awards were added this year including Top Hard Rock Album, Top Hard Rock Artists, and Top Hard Rock Song. HARDY is a finalist with one entry in each of the three categories; Falling in Reverse is a three-time finalist in the categories with Top Hard Rock Artists and twice for Top Hard Rock Song; and Linkin Park is a two-time finalist for Top Hard Rock Artist and Top Hard Rock Song.
  • Artists receiving cross-genre recognition include Beyoncé with 2 of her 3 categories including Top Country Female Artist and Top Country Album, Dolly Parton for Top Rock Album, and Post Malone with 2 of his 8 categories including Top Country Artist and Top Country Song.

 

Last year, Taylor Swift won Top Artist and tied Drake for the most BBMA wins of all time, each with a career total of 39 awards. Morgan Wallen took home the most awards of the night with 11 wins.  The show featured superstar performances by Mariah Carey, David Guetta and Bebe Rexha, KAROL G, Tate McRae, NewJeans, Peso Pluma, Stray Kids and Morgan Wallen.

 

For more than 30 years, the Billboard Music Awards has showcased spectacular performances, unexpected collaborations and buzzworthy pop culture moments. Unique among music award shows, winners are determined by year-end performance metrics on the Billboard charts, the music industry’s ultimate authority and data-driven measure of success.

 

The 2024 Billboard Music Awards is presented by Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott International’s award-winning travel program and portfolio of more than 30 hotel brands. Marriott Bonvoy provided a select group of members access to attend six BBMAs performances through Marriott Bonvoy Moments. In addition, one lucky winner and a guest will receive an all-expense paid trip to attend an upcoming Shaboozey show in Paris via the Marriott Bonvoy x BBMAs Shaboozey Sweepstakes. For more information on the sweepstakes, please visit JoinMarriottBonvoy.com/BBMAs2024/. 

 

The 2024 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy is produced by Dick Clark Productions.  Carnival Cruise Line and Tres Generaciones® Tequila are partners of the Billboard Music Awards.

 

Follow the BBMAs on Facebook, X, Instagram, TikTok, Threads and YouTube, join the conversation with #BBMAs and get the latest news and updates at BillboardMusicAwards.com.  Check out the BBMAs x Spotify official 2024 Billboard Music Awards playlist featuring some of the biggest songs of the year from BBMAs Finalists.

 

About FOX Entertainment

With a legacy spanning nearly 40 years, FOX Entertainment is one of the world’s most recognizable media brands and a prolific content producer across its iconic broadcast network and both owned and third-party platforms worldwide. Known for its independent, innovative spirit and provocative, groundbreaking storytelling, the company includes three key business units: FOX Television Network, FOX Entertainment Studios and worldwide distribution unit FOX Entertainment Global. While maintaining its leadership in linear television including (Rescue: HI-Surf, Doc, 9-1-1: Lone Star, The Masked Singer, The Floor, The Simpsons, Hell’s Kitchen), FOX Entertainment is growing its portfolio of studio engines, business operations and library of owned original content. To date, the FOX Entertainment Studios division includes FOX Alternative Entertainment (The Masked Singer);  its scripted studio (Animal Control, Going Dutch, The Chicken Sisters); animation studio Bento Box Entertainment (Krapopolis, Hazbin Hotel); entertainment platform TMZ; independent film banner Tideline; and Studio Ramsay Global (Next Level Chef) in partnership with iconic chef Gordon Ramsay. In addition to creating content for FOX-owned platforms, FOX Entertainment Studios’ growing global roster of third party partners includes Disney/Hulu, Warner Bros., Sony Pictures Television, Prime Video, Netflix, Apple+, Hallmark, Lifetime and TelevisaUnivision, among many others.

 

About Paramount+

Paramount+, part of Paramount’s global portfolio of multimedia entertainment and news brands, is a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, combining live sports, breaking news and A Mountain of Entertainment™. The streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, the service's cornerstone plan, is also home to SHOWTIME® content, including scripted hits and critically acclaimed nonfiction projects and films. This premium plan includes unmatched events and sports programming through the local live CBS stream, including golf, basketball and more. All Paramount+ subscribers have streaming access to CBS News Network for 24/7 news and CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis.

For more information about Paramount+, please visit www.paramountplus.com, and follow @ParamountPlus on social media.

 

About Dick Clark Productions

Dick Clark Productions (DCP) is the world's largest producer and proprietor of televised live event entertainment programming including the Academy of Country Music Awards, American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest, Golden Globes, So You Think You Can Dance, from 19 Entertainment and DCP, and Streamy Awards. Dick Clark Productions owns one of the world's most extensive and unique entertainment archive libraries with more than 60 years of award-winning shows, historic specials, performances and legendary programming. Dick Clark Productions is owned by Penske Media Corporation, in a subsidiary joint venture between Penske Media and Eldridge. For more information, please visit DickClark.com.

 

About Billboard

Billboard is the ultimate barometer of success in music. Through its iconic charts, breaking news, thought leadership, multi-platform storytelling and world class events, Billboard tracks the world’s top musicians and the business that powers them. Since its origin in 1894, music leaders and fans across the world look to Billboard as the most trusted source for music information, spanning 15 countries and published in 10 languages. The prestigious Billboard Music Awards are the only premium awards ceremony that recognize musicians for their undeniable achievements on the Billboard charts, using pure data to determine the winners, rather than relying on opaque committees or undisclosed voters to select the honorees giving fans maximum impact at each year's ceremony, as Billboard's chart data measures fans' engagement with their favorite music. Billboard’s other premium experiences range from the Billboard Power 100 to Billboard Women in Music, Billboard Latin Music Week, and Billboard Live, which connects the most impactful artists and industry leaders with fans from all cultures and corners of the globe.

 

About Michelle Buteau

Michelle Buteau is an actress, comedian, producer and writer. The multi-hyphenate stars in the Netflix comedy series Survival of the Thickest, which she created and executive produced. Inspired by her autobiographical book of essays of the same name, the series was released in July 2023 and wrapped production on its second season in 2024. Buteau received the 55th NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television)” for the series.

 

Buteau also stars in the hit comedy Babes, alongside Ilana Glazer and directed by Pamela Adlon. The film premiered to rave reviews at SXSW and released in theaters on May 17, 2024, with Variety praising the “unapologetically raw take on pregnancy and female friendship” and Rolling Stone lauding it the “'Bridesmaids' of babymaking.” Next, she will soon begin production on the comedy Spa Weekend, opposite Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher and Anna Faris.

 

Buteau is known as host of the hit Netflix reality competition show, The Circle, which released its seventh season in September 2024, as well as the second season of Netflix’s Barbecue Showdown. Her other film and television highlights include Marry Me, First Wives Club, Always Be My Maybe, Someone Great, Russian Doll and Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens. She has also appeared in Key & Peele, Broad City, Rick and Morty” and Zootopia+.

 

On June 6, 2024, Buteau taped her upcoming Netflix comedy special, A Buteau-Ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall, becoming the first woman to tape a special at the iconic venue. The special will be released on Netflix on December 31, 2024. Her first Netflix special, Welcome to Buteaupia won the Critics Choice Television Award for Best Comedy Special.

 

About Marriott Bonvoy® 

Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott International’s portfolio of over 30 hotel brands and 10,000 global destinations offers renowned hospitality in the most memorable destinations around the world. The award-winning travel program and marketplace gives members access to transformative, eye-opening experiences around the corner and across the globe. To enroll for free or for more information about Marriott Bonvoy, visit marriottbonvoy.com. To download the Marriott app, go here. Travelers can also connect with Marriott Bonvoy on Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok.