Billboard Music Awards Announces 2023 Finalists

pato October 27, 2023 2 min read 0

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MRC and NBC today announced the finalists for the “2023 Billboard Music Awards” (BBMA), which honor the year’s most successful artists in categories across all genres of music. The annual live broadcast showcases spectacular performances, unexpected collaborations, and buzzworthy pop culture moments that keep fans talking all year.

Some of the most unforgettable moments of the evening take place during the presentation of both the prestigious Billboard Icon Award, which honors record-breaking artists and their impact on music, and the Billboard Change Maker Award, which honors an artist or group that speaks truth to power through their music, platform, and community.

The BBMAs will broadcast live coast-to-coast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, November 19 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC and stream live on Peacock.

This year’s awards are based on music consumption reflected on Billboard charts dated November 19, 2022 through October 21, 2023. “Billboard Music Award” winners are based on key fan interactions with music, including audio and video streaming, album and song sales, radio airplay and touring. Nominees for relevant Christian and Gospel music categories are below.

Top Christian Artist
Brandon Lake
Elevation Worship
for KING & COUNTRY
Lauren Daigle
Phil Wickham

Top Christian Album
Anne Wilson “My Jesus”
Brandon Lake “House of Miracles”
CAIN “Rise Up”
Elevation Worship “LION”
Lauren Daigle “Lauren Daigle”

Top Christian Song
Brandon Lake “Gratitude”
Chris Tomlin “Holy Forever”
for KING & COUNTRY with Jordin Sparks “Love Me Like I Am”
Lauren Daigle “Thank God I Do”
Phil Wickham “This Is Our God”

Top Gospel Artist
CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Kanye West
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music

Top Gospel Album
Jonathan McReynolds “My Truth”
Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin “Kingdom Book One”
Tye Tribbett “All Things New”
Whitney Houston “I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston”
Zacardi Cortez “Imprint (Live in Memphis)”

Top Gospel Song
CeCe Winans “Goodness of God”
Crowder & Dante Bowe ft. Maverick City Music “God Really Loves Us”
Elevation Worship ft. Chandler Moore & Tiffany Hudson “More Than Able”
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin ft. Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore “Fear is Not My Future”
Zacardi Cortez “Lord Do It For Me (Live in Memphis)”