Billboard Music Awards 2016 nominees revealed: The Weeknd tops list with 19 nominations

The final list of nominees for the Billboard Music Awards was announced Monday. From what it looks like, this year's award ceremony will be dominated by some of the biggest names in the music industry.

Canadian pop singer Abęl Makkonen Tesfaye aka The Weeknd will be one of the major highlights of the event. He has received as many as 19 nominations in 16 categories, which is the most for an artiste this year. Justin Bieber has 12 nominations in 11 categories, Drake and Fetty Wap both have 11 nominations in 10 categories and they are followed by Taylor Swift and Adele with eight nominations each.

The award ceremony will take place May 22, 2016, in Las Vegas and will be hosted by American rapper Ludacris and singer Ciara.

The Billboard Music Awards' list of nominees in most categories is quite similar to that of iHeartRadio Music Awards, which concluded last month.

Here are some of the most prominent categories:

Top Artist:

Adele

Justin Bieber

Drake

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

Top New Artist:

Fetty Wap

OMI

Charlie Puth

​Silentó

Bryson Tiller

Top Male Artist:

Justin Bieber

Drake

Fetty Wap

Ed Sheeran

The Weeknd

Top Female Artist:

Adele

Selena Gomez

​Ariana Grande

Rihanna

Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group:

Maroon 5

One Direction

Twenty one pilots

The Rolling Stones

U2

Top R&B Artist:

Chris Brown

​Jeremih

Rihanna

Bryson Tiller

The Weeknd

Top Rap Artist:

Drake

Fetty Wap

Future

Wiz Khalifa

Silentó

Top Country Artist:

Zac Brown Band

Luke Bryan

Sam Hunt

Chris Stapleton

Carrie Underwood

Top Rock Artist:

Fall Out Boy

Elle King

twenty one pilots

Walk the Moon

X Ambassadors

Top Dance/Electronic Artist:

The Chainsmokers

DJ Snake

David Guetta

Major Lazer

​Zedd

Check out the full list here and tell us your predictions in the comments.