Rihanna has 5 Billboard nominations

BARBADIAN ENTERTAINER Rihanna has been nominated in five categories for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards (BMAs).
The 26-year-old already has 22 BMAs from 60 nominations.
This year, she has been nominated for Top female artist, Top Touring Artist, Top Social Artist, Top R&B Artist and Top Rap Song with Eminem for the hit The Monster.
She will be facing stiff competition in several categories, coming up against Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry, One Direction, Justin Timberlake, Robin Thicke and Pharrell.
Newcomers Lorde and Imagine Dragons are the top contenders.
The breakthrough acts are finalists in 12 categories, thanks to Lorde’s Grammy-winning multiplatinum hit Royals and Imagine Dragons’ Radioactive, also a multiplatinum Grammy winner.
Those smashes are nominated for top Hot 100 song against Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines, Katy Perry’s Roar and Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball.
Imagine Dragons is also up for top artist and will battle Cyrus, Perry, Bruno Mars and Justin Timberlake, who is nominated for 11 awards.
Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience, last year’s best-selling album, will compete against efforts from Beyonce, Eminem, Drake and Luke Bryan for top Billboard 200 album.
The 2014 Billboard Music Awards will air live on ABC from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 18.
Selected nominations:
Top Artist: Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake
Top New Artist: Bastille, Capital Cities, Ariana Grande, Lorde, Passenger
Top Male Artist: Luke Bryan, Drake, Eminem, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake
Top Female Artist: Beyonce, Miley Cyrus, Lorde, Katy Perry, Rihanna
Top Duo/Group: Florida Georgia Line, Imagine Dragons, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, One Direction, OneRepublic
Top Billboard 200 Artist: Beyonce, Luke Bryan, Eminem, One Direction, Justin Timberlake
Top Hot 100 Artist: Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons, Lorde, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake
Top Digital Songs Artist: Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons, Lorde, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Katy Perry
Top Radio Songs Artist: Imagine Dragons, Lorde, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake
Top Touring Artist: Beyonce, Bon Jovi, Pink, Rihanna, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
Top Social Artist: Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, One Direction, Rihanna, Taylor Swift
Top Streaming Artist: Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Katy Perry, PSY
Top R&B Artist: Beyonce, Pharrell, Rihanna, Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake
Top Rap Artist: Drake, Eminem, Jay Z, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Pitbull
Top Country Artist: Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift
Top Rock Artist: Capital Cities, Fall Out Boy, Imagine Dragons, Lorde, Passenger
Top Latin Artist: Marc Anthony, Gerardo Ortiz, Jenni Rivera, Prince Royce, Romeo Santos
Top Dance/Electronic Artist: Avicii, Daft Punk, Calvin Harris, Lady Gaga, Zedd
Top Christian Artist: Mandisa, Skillet, tobyMac, Chris Tomlin, Matthew West
Top Rap Song: Eminem Featuring Rihanna – The Monster, Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake – Holy Grail, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz – Thrift Shop, Pitbull Featuring Ke – Timber. (SAT/AP)