Taylor Swift, Sam Smith lead Billboard Awards nomination list

Taylor Swift and Sam Smith are pitted against each other in multiple categories including Top Billboard 200 Album and Top Hot 100 Songs at the recently announced Billboard Music Awards 2015 nomination.

Swift leads the pack as she bagged 14 nominations in multiple categories including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, and Top Social Artist. Her massively successful album 1989 and its lead single Shake It Off are in contention for Top Billboard 200 Album and Top Hot 100 Song, respectively, reported Ace Showbiz.

Trailing closely behind, is Smith, who earned 13 nods. He is pitted against Swift and other music’s big names like Iggy Azalea, Ed Sheeran and Meghan Trainor in various categories like Top New Artist and Top Male Artist. His debut set In the Lonely Hour and his hit single Stay With Me will also compete against Swift’s projects for the Top Billboard 200 Album and Top Hot 100 Song titles.