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Cardi B leads with 21 Billboard Awards nominations

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In this April 22, 2018 file photo, Cardi B performs at the Coachella Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif. Cardi B and Travis Scott are heading to the City of Brotherly Love to headline Jay-Z’s annual Made in America festival in Philadelphia on Aug. 31-Sept. 1 for Labor Day weekend.
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In this Oct. 26, 2017 file photo, recording artist Cardi B performs in New York. Cardi B, Meek Mill and Migos will perform at the annual Summer Jam concert, one of the year’s top hip-hop shows, on June 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

Cardi B is the leading contender at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards with 21 nominations.

NBC and dick clark productions announced Thursday the 26-year-old rapper is up for honors including top artist, top female artist and top Billboard 200 album for her Grammy-winning release, “Invasion of Privacy.”

Drake and Post Malone are close behind with 17 nominations each. They will compete for the show’s biggest prize — top artist — along with Cardi B, Ariana Grande and Travis Scott, who scored 12 nominations.

Kelly Clarkson will host the Billboard Awards, taking place May 1 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The show has 56 categories and will air live on NBC.

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