Swift leads Billboard Music Award noms

Brian Mansfield | USA TODAY

Taylor Swift and Sam Smith have pulled down more than a dozen nominations each for the 2015 Billboard Music Awards.

Swift has 14 nominations and Smith 13, competing against each other in several categories, including top artist, Billboard 200 artist and Hot 100 artist, top digital songs artist and top radio songs artist.

Other acts receiving multiple nominations in the 41-category field include Iggy Azalea, Meghan Trainor, John Legend, Ariana Grande and Pharrell Williams.

Ludacris and Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz announced five categories Tuesday on Good Morning America. TV host Chrissy Teigen, Empire star Jussie Smollett announced the remaining categories at a news conference at Twitter's office in Santa Monica, Calif.

Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music between March 10, 2014, and March 8, 2015.

The 2015 Billboard Music Awards will air live from Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena May 17 (ABC, 8 p.m. ET). Tickets for the live event go on sale today via Ticketmaster.

A full list of nominees follows:

ARTIST AWARDS

Top Artist

Ariana Grande

One Direction

Katy Perry

Sam Smith

Taylor Swift

Top New Artist

5 Seconds of Summer

Iggy Azalea

Hozier

Sam Smith

Meghan Trainor

Top Male Artist

Drake

Pharrell Williams

Ed Sheeran

Sam Smith

Justin Timberlake

Top Female Artist

Iggy Azalea

Ariana Grande

Katy Perry

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

Top Duo/Group

5 Seconds of Summer

Florida Georgia Line

MAGIC!

Maroon 5

One Direction

Top Billboard 200 Artist

One Direction

Pentatonix

Ed Sheeran

Sam Smith

Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist

Iggy Azalea

Ariana Grande

Sam Smith

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

Top Digital Songs Artist

Iggy Azalea

Ed Sheeran

Sam Smith

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

Top Radio Songs Artist

John Legend

Maroon 5

Ed Sheeran

Sam Smith

Taylor Swift

Top Touring Artist

Lady Gaga

One Direction

Katy Perry

The Rolling Stones

Justin Timberlake

Top Social Artist

Justin Bieber

Miley Cyrus

Selena Gomez

Ariana Grande

Taylor Swift

Top Streaming Artist

Iggy Azalea

Ariana Grande

Nicki Minaj

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

Top R&B Artist

Beyoncé

Chris Brown

John Legend

Trey Songz

Pharrell Williams

Top Rap Artist

Iggy Azalea

J. Cole

Drake

Nicki Minaj

Rae Sremmurd

Top Country Artist

Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan

Florida Georgia Line

Brantley Gilbert

Blake Shelton

Top Rock Artist

Bastille

Coldplay

Fall Out Boy

Hozier

Lorde

Top Latin Artist

J Balvin

Juan Gabriel

Enrique Iglesias

Prince Royce

Romeo Santos

Top Dance/Electronic Artist

Avicii

Clean Bandit

Disclosure

Calvin Harris

Lindsey Stirling

Top Christian Artist

Casting Crowns

Hillsong United

Lecrae

MercyMe

Newsboys

ALBUM AWARDS

Top Billboard 200 Album

Maroon 5, V

Pentatonix, That's Christmas to Me

Ed Sheeran, x

Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour

Taylor Swift, 1989

Top Soundtrack

The Fault in Our Stars

Fifty Shades of Grey

Frozen

Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Mix Vol. 1

Into the Woods

Top R&B Album

Beyoncé, Beyoncé

Chris Brown, X

Michael Jackson, Xscape

John Legend, Love in the Future

Pharrell Williams, G I R L

Top Rap Album

J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive

Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late

Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint

Iggy Azalea, The New Classic

Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2

Top Country Album

Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt

Garth Brooks, Man Against Machine

Luke Bryan, Crash My Party

Brantley Gilbert, Just As I Am

Miranda Lambert, Platinum

Top Rock Album

AC/DC, Rock or Bust

The Black Keys, Turn Blue

Coldplay, Ghost Stories

Hozier, Hozier

Lorde, Pure Heroine

Top Latin Album

Juan Gabriel, Los Dúo

Enrique Iglesias, Sex and Love

Romeo Santos, Formula Vol. 2

Santana, Corazon

Marc Anthony, 3.0

Top Dance/Electronic Album

Avicii, True

Disclosure, Settle

Calvin Harris, Motion

Skrillex, Recess

Lindsey Stirling, Shatter Me

Top Christian Album

Lecrae, Anomaly

Casting Crowns, Thrive

MercyMe, Welcome to the New

NEEDTOBREATHE, Rivers in the Wasteland

Chris Tomlin, Love Ran Red

SONG AWARDS

Top Hot 100 Song

Iggy Azalea Feat. Charli XCX, Fancy

John Legend, All of Me

Sam Smith, Stay With Me

Taylor Swift, Shake It Off

Meghan Trainor, All About That Bass

Top Digital Song

Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, Uptown Funk!

Sam Smith, Stay With Me

Taylor Swift, Shake It Off

Meghan Trainor, All About That Bass

Pharrell Williams, Happy

Top Radio Song

John Legend, All of Me

MAGIC!, Rude

Nico & Vinz, Am I Wrong

Sam Smith, Stay With Me

Pharrell Williams, Happy

Top Streaming Song (Audio)

Iggy Azalea Feat. Charli XCX, Fancy

Hozier, Take Me to Church

John Legend, All of Me

Sam Smith, Stay With Me

Tove Lo, Habits (Stay High)

Top Streaming Song (Video)

Idina Menzel, Let It Go

Bobby Shmurda, Hot Boy

Taylor Swift, Blank Space

Taylor Swift, Shake It Off

Meghan Trainor, All About That Bass

Top R&B Song

Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne, French Montana, Too $hort & Tyga, Loyal

Jason Derulo Feat. 2 Chainz, Talk Dirty

Jeremih Featuring YG, Don't Tell 'Em

John Legend, All of Me

Pharrell Williams, Happy

Top Rap Song

Iggy Azalea Feat. Charli XCX, Fancy

Iggy Azalea Feat. Rita Ora, Black Widow

Big Sean Featuring E-40, I Don't F**k With You

Nicki Minaj, Anaconda

Bobby Shmurda, Hot Boy

Top Country Song

Jason Aldean, Burnin' It Down

Luke Bryan, Play It Again

Sam Hunt, Leave the Night On

Florida Georgia Line Featuring Luke Bryan, This Is How We Roll

Florida Georgia Line, Dirt

Top Rock Song

Bastille, Pompeii

Coldplay, A Sky Full of Stars

Fall Out Boy, Centuries

Hozier, Take Me to Church

Paramore, Ain't It Fun

Top Latin Song

J Balvin Featuring Farruko, 6 AM

Enrique Iglesias Featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona, Bailando

Romeo Santos, Eres Mía

Romeo Santos Featuring Drake, Odio

Romeo Santos, Propuesta Indecente

Top Dance/Electronic Song

Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne, Rather Be

Disclosure Featuring Sam Smith, Latch

DJ Snake & Lil Jon, Turn Down For What

Ariana Grande Featuring Zedd, Break Free

Calvin Harris, Summer

Top Christian Song

Francesca Battistelli, He Knows My Name

Hillsong United, Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)

MercyMe, Greater

Newsboys, We Believe

Carrie Underwood, Something In The Water

FAN VOTED AWARD

Billboard Chart Achievement Award presented by Samsung

Iggy Azalea

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor