Here’s Everything You Need To Know About The Billboard Music Awards
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Unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift totally dominated the prestigious Billboard Music Awards with a whooping eight wins, while Kanye West, the ultimate loser of the event, was booed during his closing performance.
Swift got pretty emotional during the evening and made one of the cutest acceptance speeches ever. Here’s what she said:
“Oh, this is such a good night! Early this morning I watched my brother Austin graduate from Notre Dame … (and) to anyone who’s graduating this year … this is for you.”
When it comes to the beauty and style part of the event, Jennifer Lopez managed to wow us in a sheer dress only three weeks after she flaunted her perfect body in an equally revealing dress at the Met Gala.
And one of the biggest disappointments was definitely seeing Iggy Azalea’s new hair. Following in the footsteps of Kylie Jenner and Madonna, the rapper debuted shorter hair with pink-dyed tips – an edgy, but pretty outdated look.
Now, back to the music. Here’s a list of winners and losers:
TOP ARTIST
- Ariana Grande
- One Direction
- Katy Perry
- Sam Smith
- Taylor Swift – WINNER
TOP TOURING ARTIST
- Lady Gaga
- One Direction — WINNER
- Katy Perry
- The Rolling Stones
- Justin Timberlake
TOP FEMALE ARTIST
- Iggy Azalea
- Ariana Grande
- Katy Perry
- Taylor Swift — WINNER
- Meghan Trainor
TOP RADIO SONG
- John Legend, “All of Me” — WINNER
- MAGIC!, “Rude”
- Nico & Vinz, “Am I Wrong”
- Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
- Pharrell Williams, “Happy’’
TOP MALE ARTIST
- Drake
- Pharrell Williams
- Ed Sheeran
- Sam Smith — WINNER
- Justin Timberlake
TOP RAP SONG
- Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, “Fancy” — WINNER
- Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora, “Black Widow”
- Big Sean feat. E-40, “I Don’t F— With You”
- Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda”
- Bobby Shmurda, “Hot Boy”
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM
- Maroon 5, V
- Pentatonix, That’s Christmas to Me
- Ed Sheeran, x
- Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
- Taylor Swift, 1989 — WINNER
TOP DUO/GROUP
- 5 Seconds of Summer
- Florida Georgia Line
- MAGIC!
- Maroon 5
- One Direction — WINNER
TOP NEW ARTIST
- 5 Seconds of Summer
- Iggy Azalea
- Hozier
- Sam Smith — WINNER
- Meghan Trainor
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST
- One Direction
- Pentatonix
- Ed Sheeran
- Sam Smith
- Taylor Swift – WINNER
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TOP HOT 100 ARTIST
- Iggy Azalea
- Ariana Grande
- Sam Smith
- Taylor Swift — WINNER
- Meghan Trainor
TOP DIGITAL SONGS ARTIST
- Iggy Azalea
- Ed Sheeran
- Sam Smith
- Taylor Swift — WINNER
- Meghan Trainor
TOP RADIO SONGS ARTIST
- John Legend
- Maroon 5
- Ed Sheeran
- Sam Smith — WINNER
- Taylor Swift
TOP SOCIAL ARTIST
- Justin Bieber — WINNER
- Miley Cyrus
- Selena Gomez
- Ariana Grande
- Taylor Swift
TOP STREAMING ARTIST
- Iggy Azalea — WINNER
- Ariana Grande
- Nicki Minaj
- Taylor Swift
- Meghan Trainor
TOP R&B ARTIST
- Beyoncé
- Chris Brown
- John Legend
- Trey Songz
- Pharrell Williams – WINNER
TOP RAP ARTIST
- Iggy Azalea — WINNER
- J. Cole
- Drake
- Nicki Minaj
- Rae Sremmurd
TOP ROCK ARTIST
- Bastille
- Coldplay
- Fall Out Boy
- Hozier — WINNER
- Lorde
TOP SOUNDTRACK
- The Fault in Our Stars
- Fifty Shades of Grey
- Frozen — WINNER
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix: Vol. 1
- Into the Woods
TOP R&B ALBUM
- Beyoncé, Beyoncé
- Chris Brown, X
- Michael Jackson, Xscape
- John Legend, Love in the Future
- Pharrell Williams, G I R L – WINNER
TOP RAP ALBUM
- J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive — WINNER
- Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
- Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint
- Iggy Azalea, The New Classic
- Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2
CONGRATS, @taylorswift13 TOP FEMALE ARTIST WINNER #BBMAs pic.twitter.com/I2vddilhg1
— BillboardMusicAwards (@OfficialBBMAs) May 18, 2015
CONGRATS, @IGGYAZALEA AND @charli_xcx! TOP RAP SONG WINNERS #BBMAs pic.twitter.com/45vuiRXe4k — BillboardMusicAwards (@OfficialBBMAs) May 18, 2015
We could watch @kanyewest #AllDay and have Black Skinhead on REPEAT. #BBMAs pic.twitter.com/M9vF1P4NQP
— BillboardMusicAwards (@OfficialBBMAs) May 18, 2015
