Finalists for the 2015 Billboard Music Awards were revealed on Tuesday, April 7. The awards ceremony honors music that has been featured on the Billboard popularity chart. 41 different categories award specific genres of artists and music. The annual event began in 1990. Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen will host the awards at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Viewers can watch the the Billboard Music Awards on the ABC channel on television or online by streaming at the ABC website. The show airs on Sunday, May 17 at 8 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).
Here is a List of Three Christian Music Categories:
Top Christian Artist
1) Casting Crowns
2) Hillsong United
3) LeCrae
4) MercyMe
5) Newsboys
Top Christian Album
1) Lecrae, 'Anomaly'
2) Casting Crowns, 'Thrive'
3) MercyMe, 'Welcome to the New'
4) NEEDTOBREATHE, 'Rivers in the Wasteland'
5) Chris Tomlin, 'Love Ran Red'
Top Christian Song
1) Francesca Battistelli, "He Knows My Name"
2) Hillsong United, "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)"
3) MercyMe, "Greater"
4) Newsboys, "We Believe"
5) Carrie Underwood, "Something in the Water"
