Another artist who receives the most nominations at the award-giving show is Ed Sheeran, who will battle the Carters and his best friend in several categories.
- October 18, 2018
AceShowbiz - John Mayer and Shawn Mendes will lead the honourees at this year's Billboard Live Music Awards.
Mayer will be feted with the Legend of Live award at the Montage in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles on 13 November, while Mendes will take home Billboard's first ever Artist of the Year trophy.
Meanwhile, Beyonce Knowles and Jay-Z and Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift lead the nominees and will face off with each other for the Top World Tour, Top U.S. Tour and Top Draw accolades, while pals Sheeran and Swift will also battle for the Top Boxscore honour, alongside U2.
And Maluma, Cardi B and Post Malone are up for the Breakthrough Artist prize.
The main list of nominees for this year's Billboard Live Music Awards is:
Breakthrough Artist
Top World Tour
Top U.S. Tour
Top Draw
Top Comedy Tour
- Kevin Hart
- Sebastian Maniscalco
- Chris Rock
Top Festival
- Life is Beautiful Festival
- Lollapalooza Brazil
- Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival
Top Manager
- Andrew Gertler
- Sharon Osbourne
- Dre London
Top Arena
- The Forum, Inglewood, Calif.
- Madison Square Garden, New York
- O2 Arena, London
Top Venue (Under 10,000 Seats)
- Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City
- Radio City Music Hall, New York
- Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas
Top Venue (Under 5,000 Seats)
- The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas
- Fox Theatre, Atlanta
- Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis
Top Club (Under 2,000 Capacity)
- 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
- Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn
- The Showroom at the Flamingo, Las Vegas
Top Amphitheater
- Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
- Hearst Greek Theatre, Berkeley
- Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
Top Boxscore
- Ed Sheeran (Wembley Stadium, London - June 14-17)
- Taylor Swift (MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey - July 20-22)
- U2 (Estadio do Morumbi, Sao Paolo, Brazil - October 19-25)
