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Luke Combs Tops 2022 Billboard Music Awards Country Nominees

The nominations are out for the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, and in the country music categories, Luke Combs is a multiple nominee with three nods total, including Top Country Artist….

Luke Combs Tops 2022 Billboard Music Awards Country Nominees
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The nominations are out for the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, and in the country music categories, Luke Combs is a multiple nominee with three nods total, including Top Country Artist.

The 2022 Billboard Music Awards are set to air on NBC on May 15, 2022.

Top Country Artist

Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Walker Hayes

Top Country Male Artist

Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen

Top Country Female Artist

Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift

Top Country Duo/Group

Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Zac Brown Band

Top Country Song

Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”
Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood, “If I Didn’t Love You”
Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”
Luke Combs, “Forever After All”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”

Top Country Album

Florida Georgia Line, Life Rolls On
Lee Brice, Hey World
Taylor Swift, Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version)
Walker Hayes, Country Stuff: The Album

Top Country Tour

Luke Bryan (Proud to Be Right Here Tour)
Eric Church (Gather Again Tour)
Chris Stapleton (All-American Road Show Tour)

Top Song Sales Artist

Adele
BTS
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Walker Hayes

Top Billboard 200 Album

Adele, 30
Doja Cat, Planet Her
Drake, Certified Lover Boy
Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album
Olivia Rodrigo, SOUR

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.