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Named as one of music’s biggest awards events, The Billboard Music Awards were held tonight in Las Vegas. Hosted by Kelly Clarkson, the star-studded ceremony took place at the MGM Grand, and the industry’s biggest names in music attended. Among some of the categories to win were Top Artist, Top Rap Song, Top New Artist, Top R&B Artist, and a lot more. Cardi B had 21 nominations in 18 categories, and Drake became the most-awarded artists in BBMA’s history, walking away with 12 wins adding up to 27 in total for the Toronto rapper.
.@Drake posts about his #BBMAs win 🤣 Congrats to #Drake for breaking the record for most awards of any artist on Billboard Music award history! 🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/Jvq3tK1zxK
— Power 106 (@Power106LA) May 2, 2019
#CardiB wins for best speech of the night 😂🏆pic.twitter.com/LWzLojnGt5
— Power 106 (@Power106LA) May 2, 2019
Big congrats to @JuiceWorlddd for taking home #BBMAs Top New Artist! pic.twitter.com/BYlWSuXG2v
— Billboard Music Awards (@BBMAs) May 2, 2019
Peep the full list of nominations and winners below:
Top Artist:
Cardi B
Drake — WINNER
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Top New Artist:
Bazzi
Juice WRLD — WINNER
Lil Baby
Dua Lipa
Ella Mai
Billboard Chart Achievement Award:
Dan + Shay
Drake
Ariana Grande — WINNER
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Dua Lipa
Top Male Artist:
Drake — WINNER
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Ed Sheeran
XXXTentacion
Top Female Artist:
Cardi B
Ariana Grande — WINNER
Halsey
Ella Mai
Taylor Swift
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Drake — WINNER
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
Travis Scott
XXXTentacion
Top Hot 100 Artist:
Cardi B
Drake — WINNER
Ariana Grande
Juice Wrld
Post Malone
Top Streaming Songs Artist:
Cardi B
Drake — WINNER
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
XXXTentacion
Top Song Sales Artist:
Drake — WINNER
Ariana Grande
Imagine Dragons
Lady Gaga
Post Malone
Top Radio Songs Artist:
Cardi B
Drake — WINNER
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Post Malone
Top R&B Artist:
H.E.R.
Khalid
Ella Mai — WINNER
The Weeknd
XXXTentacion
Top R&B Male Artist:
Khalid
The Weeknd — WINNER
XXXTentacion
Top R&B Female Artist:
H.E.R.
Ella Mai — WINNER
Queen Naija
Top R&B Tour:
Beyoncé & JAY-Z — WINNER
Childish Gambino
Bruno Mars
Top Rap Artist:
Cardi B
Drake — WINNER
Juice Wrld
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Top Rap Male Artist:
Drake — WINNER
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Top Rap Female Artist:
Cardi B — WINNER
City Girls
Nicki Minaj
Top Rap Tour:
Beyoncé & JAY-Z — WINNER
Drake
Travis Scott
Top Billboard 200 Album:
Cardi B “Invasion of Privacy”
Drake “Scorpion” — WINNER
Post Malone “beerbongs & bentleys”
Travis Scott “ASTROWORLD”
XXXTentacion “?”
Top R&B Album:
Ella Mai “Ella Mai”
H.E.R. “H.E.R.”
Khalid “American Teen”
The Weeknd “My Dear Melancholy,”
XXXTentacion “17” — WINNER
Top Rap Album:
Cardi B “Invasion of Privacy”
Drake “Scorpion” — WINNER
Post Malone “beerbongs & bentleys”
Travis Scott “ASTROWORLD”
XXXTentacion “?”
Top Hot 100 Song:
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It”
Juice Wrld “Lucid Dreams”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B “Girls Like You” — WINNER
Post Malone “Better Now”
Travis Scott “SICKO MODE”
Top Streaming Song (Audio):
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It”
Juice Wrld “Lucid Dreams”
Post Malone “Better Now”
Travis Scott “SICKO MODE” — WINNER
XXXTentacion “SAD!”
Top Streaming Song (Video):
Drake “In My Feelings” — WINNER
Juice Wrld “Lucid Dreams”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B “Girls Like You”
Travis Scott “SICKO MODE”
XXXTentacion “SAD!”
Top Selling Song:
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It”
Drake “In My Feelings”
Halsey “Without Me”
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper “Shallow”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B “Girls Like You” — WINNER
Top Radio Song:
Khalid & Normani “Love Lies”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B “Girls Like You” — WINNER
Post Malone “Better Now”
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line “Meant to Be”
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey “The Middle”
Top Collaboration:
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It”
Khalid & Normani “Love Lies”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B “Girls Like You” — WINNER
Marshmello & Bastille “Happier”
Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign “Psycho”
Top R&B Song:
DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo “No Brainer”
Ella Mai “Boo’d Up” — WINNER
Ella Mai “Trip”
Khalid “Better”
Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown “Freaky Friday”
Top Rap Song:
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin “I Like It” — WINNER
Drake “In My Feelings”
Juice WRLD “Lucid Dreams”
Post Malone “Better Now”
Travis Scott “SICKO MODE”
