Bieber leads Teen Choice Awards nominations

July is summertime and that means it is Teen Choice Awards time again. Just in case you are not familiar with this award-giving organization, let me tell you that it is the one where the voters must be aged 13 to 19. Young voters, who are somewhere in between the Nickleodeons and the MTV Awards. It is also the one that gives out those custom-made surfboards as trophies.  Why surfboards? Because those boards denote summer fun. 

The Teen Choice Awards is now 18 years old. It honors achievements in film, music, television, sports, fashion, comedy and the Internet. Kids vote for their choices on social media.  There are over 50 categories so there are lots of surfboards loose in the auditorium come awards night. This year’s event will be held on Aug. 13, venue still to be announced. Teen Choice has grown in importance over the years and the shows are always fun and star-studded. Artists and celebrities are doubtless very much aware of the more than 37 million kids who vote for their favorites every year and make it a point to attend.

Here now are this year’s music nominees led by Justin Bieber who bagged eight nominations for all those collaborative efforts he has been filling the charts with lately and for being a Hottie and Fashion Icon. For the rest of the nominees, please visit the Teen Choice site.

Choice Male Artist:  Justin Bieber; Bruno Mars; Shawn Mendes; Ed Sheeran; Harry Styles; The Weeknd.

Female Artist: Alessia Cara; Miley Cyrus; Selena Gomez; Ariana Grande; Katy Perry; Hailee Steinfeld.

Music Group: The Chainsmokers; Fifth Harmony; Little Mix; Maroon 5; twenty one pilots; The Vamps.

R&B/Hip-Hop Artist: Beyoncé; Chance the Rapper; Drake; Kendrick Lamar; Nicki Minaj; Rihanna.

Electronic/Dance Artist: Steve Aoki; Martin Garrix; David Guetta; Calvin Harris; Major Lazer; Zedd.

Latin Artist: CNCO; Daddy Yankee; Luis Fonsi; Enrique Iglesias; Maluma; Shakira.

Rock Artist: Imagine Dragons; Linkin Park; Paramore; Harry Styles; twenty one pilots; X Ambassadors.

Country Artist: Kelsea Ballerini; Luke Bryan; Florida Georgia Line; Sam Hunt; Blake Shelton; Carrie Underwood.

Song: Male Artist: Body Like A Back Road, Sam Hunt; Despacito, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber; Shape Of You, Ed Sheeran; Sign Of The Times, Harry Styles; Slow Hands, Niall Horan; That’s What I Like, Bruno Mars.

Choice Song: Female Artist: Bad Liar, Selena Gomez; Crying In The Club, Camila Cabello; Issues, Julia Michaels; Malibu, Miley Cyrus; Most Girls, Hailee Steinfeld; Scars To Your Beautiful, Alessia Cara.

Song: Group: Believer, Imagine Dragons; Closer, The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey; Down, Fifth Harmony feat. Gucci Mane; Guys My Age, Hey Violet; Heathens, twenty one pilots; Shout Out To My Ex, Little Mix.

Electronic Dance Song: 2U, David Guetta feat. Justin Bieber; It Ain’t Me, Kygo and Selena Gomez; Just Hold One, Steve Aoki and Louis Tomlinson; Know No Better, Major Lazer feat. Travis Scott, Camila Cabello & Quavo; Rockabye, Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul & Anne Marie; Something Just Like This, The Chainsmokers and Coldplay.

Country Song: Body Like A Back Road, Sam Hunt; Craving You, Thomas Rhett feat. Maren Morris; Everytime I Hear That Song, Blake Shelton; The Fighter, Keith Urban feat. Carrie Underwood; God, Your Mama and Me, Florida Georgia Line feat. the Backstreet Boys; In Case You Didn’t Know, Brett Young.

R&B/Hip-Hop Song: Glorious, Macklemore feat. Skylar Grey; I’m The One, DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne.

Rock Song: Believer, Imagine Dragons; Green Light, Lorde; Hard Times, Paramore; Heathens, twenty one pilots; Heavy, Linkin Park feat. Kiiara; Human, Rag’n’Bone Man.

Latin Song: Chantaje, Shakira feat. Maluma; Déjà vu, Prince Royce and Shakira; Despacito, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber; Hey Ma, Pitbull and J Balvin feat. Camila Cabello; No Le Hablen de Amor, CD9; Reggaeton Lento (Bailemos) CNCO.

Music Collaboration: God, Your Mama and Me, Florida Georgia Line feat. The Backstreet Boys; I Don’t Wanna Live Forever, Zayn and Taylor Swift; It Ain’t Me, Kygo and Selena Gomez; Just Hold On, Steve Aoki and Louis Tomlinson; No Promises, Cheat Codes feat. Demi Lovato; Stay, Zedd and Alessia Cara.

Pop Song: 24K Magic, Bruno Mars; Closer, The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey; Don’t Wanna Know, Maroon 5 feat. Kendrick Lamar; Love On The Brain, Rihanna; Shape Of You, Ed Sheeran; Stay, Zedd and Alessia Cara.

Breakout Artist: James Arthur; Chance the Rapper; Halsey; Dua Lipa; Julia Michaels; Zara Larsson.

Next Big Thing: Jonas Blue; Forever In Your Mind; Jax Jones; New Hope Club; The Tide; Grace Vanderwaal.

Summer Song: Bad Liar, Selena Gomez; Castle On the Hill, Ed Sheeran; Despacito, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber; Malibu, Miley Cyrus; Stay, Zedd and Alessia Cara; That’s What I Like, Bruno Mars.

Summer Male Artist: Justin Bieber; Niall Horan; Shawn Mendes; Liam Payne; Harry Styles; Zedd.

Summer Female Artist: Camila Cabello; Miley Cyrus; Selena Gomez; Halsey; Lorde; Katy Perry.

Summer Group: The Chainsmokers; Coldplay; Fifth Harmony; Florida Georgia Line; Imagine Dragons; Little Mix.

Summer Music Tour: Ariana Grande, Dangerous Woman Tour; Sam Hunt, 15 in a 30 Tour; Kendrick Lamar, Damn Tour; Bruno Mars, 24K Magic World Tour; Shawn Mendes, Illuminate World Tour; Ed Sheeran, Divide Tour.

Male Hottie: Justin Bieber; Zayn; Shawn Mendes; Liam Payne; Harry Styles; Louis Tomlinson.

Female Hottie: Camila Cabello; Selena Gomez; Paris Jackson; Deepika Padukone; Rihanna; Zendaya.