Rihanna is one of the top nominees heading into next month’s Billboard Music Awards. The finalists for this year’s ceremony were announced on Thursday, with the “We Found Love” singer earning nominations in 13 categories. Lil Wayne is a finalist in ten categories, and will be competing against Rihanna for the title of Top Artist.

Big Sean, Bad Meets Evil, and Wiz Khalifa are all up for Top New Artist, while Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne are among the contenders for Top Rap Artist.

Drake’s “Take Care” and Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter Four” are also up for Top Billboard 200 Album.

The 2012 Billboard Music Awards will take place on May 20th at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Fans can purchase tickets to the ceremony by visiting Ticketmaster.com and MGMGrand.com.

Here are some of the nominees for the Billboard Music Awards:

TOP ARTIST

Adele
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Katy Perry
Rihanna

TOP HOT 100 SONG

“Rolling in the Deep” — Adele
“Party Rock Anthem” — LMFAO
“Moves Like Jagger” — Maroon 5 feat. Christin Aguilera
“E.T.” — Katy Perry feat. Kanye West
“Give Me Everything” — Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack and Nayer

TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM

“21” — Adele
“Christmas” — Michael Buble
“Take Care” — Drake
“Born This Way” — Lady Gaga
“Tha Carter Four” — Lil Wayne

TOP NEW ARTIST

Bad Meets Evil
Big Sean
Foster the People
Scotty McCreery
Wiz Khalifa

TOP MALE ARTIST

Justin Bieber
Chris Brown
Drake
Lil Wayne
Bruno Mars

TOP FEMALE ARTIST

Adele
Lady Gaga
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Rihanna

TOP R&B ARTIST

Beyonce
Chris Brown
Cee Lo Green
Miguel
Rihanna

TOP RAP ARTIST

Drake
Lil Wayne
LMFAO
Wiz Khalifa
Nicki Minaj