Billboard Music Awards announces nominees, Kanye cleaning up

Kanye West is nominated in every single Christian and Gospel category for the BMA's this year, including four of the five songs for Top Gospel Song.

Gospel singer Kirk Franklin has three nominations, including Top Gospel Artist, Top Gospel Album, and the only other one for Top Gospel Song with 'Love Theory'. 

Other artists that have two nominations in different categories include Lauren Daigle, For King & Country, Hillsong United, Bethel Music, and Casting Crowns. 

For King & Country posted their gratitude for the nomination on their Facebook, saying, "Yes, ‘God Only Knows’ what we’ve all been through in 2020, but despite all of that believe there is still a kind of love that He does know."

Skillet, nominated for Top Christian Album with Victorious, posted, "We are amazed and thrilled to be nominated for Top Christian Album at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards! Thank you so much to the panheads and all the rockers out there for all the support after so many years."

The Billboard Music Award nominations were released on September 22, and all the nominees in the Christian music categories are:

Top Christian Artist:

Lauren Daigle
Elevation Worship
For King & Country
Hillsong United
Kanye West 

Top Gospel Artist:

Kirk Franklin
Koryn Hawthorne
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Sunday Service Choir
Kanye West

Top Christian Album:

Bethel Music "Victory: Recorded Live"
Casting Crowns "Only Jesus"
Hillsong United "People"
Skillet "Victorious"
Kanye West "Jesus is King"

Top Gospel Album

Kirk Franklin "Long Live Love"
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers "Goshen"
William McDowell "The Cry: A Live Worship Experience"
Sunday Service Choir "Jesus Is Born"
Kanye West "Jesus is King" 

Top Christian Song:

Bethel Music, Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser "Raise A Hallelujah"
Casting Crowns ft. Matthew West "Nobody"
Lauren Daigle "Rescue"
For King & Country "God Only Knows"
Kanye West "Follow God"

Top Gospel Song:

Kirk Franklin "Love Theory"
Kanye West "Closed on Sunday"
Kanye West "Follow God"
Kanye West "On God"
Kanye West "Selah"

The 2020 Billboard Music Awards will air on Oct. 14 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. There is no news as to whether the event will be in-person or virtual at this time.