2015 Billboard Music Awards, Las Vegas
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| Zendaya, Hailee Steinfeld, Taylor Swift, Lily Aldridge, Martha Hunt | Photo: PRN/PR Photos |
Affair: 2015 Billboard Music Awards
When: Sunday, May 17, 2015 @ 8PM
Hot Spot: MGM, Las Vegas, Nevada
Deets: The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard, a publication and music popularity chart covering the music business.
This year's winners/nominees:
TOP ARTIST
Ariana Grande
One Direction
Katy Perry
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
TOP NEW ARTIST
5 Seconds of Summer
Iggy Azalea
Hozier
Sam Smith (WINNER)
Meghan Trainor
TOP MALE ARTIST
Drake
Pharrell Williams
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith (WINNER)
Justin Timberlake
TOP FEMALE ARTIST
Iggy Azalea
Ariana Grande
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Meghan Trainor
TOP DUO/GROUP
5 Seconds of Summer
Florida Georgia Line
MAGIC!
Maroon 5
One Direction (WINNER)
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST
One Direction
Pentatonix
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
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 TOURING ARTIST
Lady Gaga
One Direction (WINNER)
Katy Perry
The Rolling Stones
Justin Timberlake
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 COUNTRY ARTIST
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Florida Georgia Line (WINNER)
Brantley Gilbert
Blake Shelton
TOP ROCK ARTIST
Bastille
Coldplay
Fall Out Boy
Hozier (WINNER)
Lorde
TOP LATIN ARTIST
J Balvin
Juan Gabriel
Enrique Iglesias
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos (WINNER)
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST
Avicii
Clean Bandit
Disclosure
Calvin Harris (WINNER)
Lindsey Stirling
TOP CHRISTIAN ARTIST
Casting Crowns
Hillsong United (WINNER)
Lecrae
MercyMe
Newsboys
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 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
TOP COUNTRY ALBUM
Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt (WINNER)
Garth Brooks, Man Against Machine
Luke Bryan, Crash My Party
Brantley Gilbert, Just As I Am
Miranda Lambert, Platinum
TOP ROCK ALBUM
AC/DC, Rock or Bust
The Black Keys, Turn Blue
Coldplay, Ghost Stories (WINNER)
Hozier, Hozier
Lorde, Pure Heroine
TOP LATIN ALBUM
Juan Gabriel, Los Dúo
Enrique Iglesias, Sex and Love (WINNER)
Romeo Santos, Formula: Vol. 2
Santana, Corazon
Marc Anthony, 3.0
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Avicii, True
Disclosure, Settle
Calvin Harris, Motion
Skrillex, Recess
Lindsey Stirling, Shatter Me (WINNER)
TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUM
Lecrae, Anomaly (WINNER)
Casting Crowns, Thrive
MercyMe, Welcome to the New
NEEDTOBREATHE, Rivers in the Wasteland
Chris Tomlin, Love Ran Red
TOP HOT 100 SONG
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, "Fancy"
John Legend, "All of Me"
Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass" (WINNER)
TOP DIGITAL SONG
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk!"
Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"
Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass" (WINNER)
Pharrell Williams, "Happy
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 STREAMING SONG (AUDIO)
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, "Fancy"
Hozier, "Take Me to Church"
John Legend, "All of Me" (WINNER)
Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"
Tove Lo, "Habits (Stay High)"
TOP STREAMING SONG (VIDEO)
Idina Menzel, "Let It Go"
Bobby Shmurda, "Hot Boy"
Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"
Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off" (WINNER)
Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"
TOP R&B SONG
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne, French Montana, Too $hort & Tyga, "Loyal"
Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz, "Talk Dirty"
Jeremih feat. YG, "Don't Tell 'Em"
John Legend, "All of Me"
Pharrell Williams, "Happy" (WINNER)
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 COUNTRY SONG
Jason Aldean, "Burnin' It Down" (WINNER)
Luke Bryan, "Play It Again"
Sam Hunt, "Leave the Night On"
Florida Georgia Line feat. Luke Bryan, "This Is How We Roll"
Florida Georgia Line, "Dirt"
TOP ROCK SONG
Bastille, "Pompeii"
Coldplay, "A Sky Full of Stars"
Fall Out Boy, "Centuries"
Hozier, "Take Me to Church" (WINNER)
Paramore, "Ain't It Fun"
TOP LATIN SONG
J Balvin feat. Farruko, "6 AM"
Enrique Iglesias feat. Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona, "Bailando" (WINNER)
Romeo Santos, "Eres Mía"
Romeo Santos feat. Drake, "Odio"
Romeo Santos, "Propuesta Indecente"
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONG
Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne, "Rather Be"
Disclosure feat. Sam Smith, "Latch"
DJ Snake & Lil Jon, "Turn Down For What" (WINNER)
Ariana Grande feat. Zedd, "Break Free"
Calvin Harris, "Summer"
TOP CHRISTIAN SONG
Francesca Battistelli, "He Knows My Name"
Hillsong United, "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)"
MercyMe, "Greater"
Newsboys, "We Believe"
Carrie Underwood, "Something in the Water" (WINNER)
BILLBOARD CHART ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG GALAXY (FAN-VOTED)
Iggy Azalea
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Meghan Trainor
Spotted: Hosts: Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen.
Performers: Sam Smith, Nick Jonas, Hozier, Van Halen, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea (Pretty Girls), Kelly Clarkson, Meghan Trainor & John Legend (Like I'm Gonna Lose You), Ed Sheeran, Jussie Smollet, Bryshere Gray, & Estelle (Conquerer and You're So Beautiful), Little Big Town & Faith Hill, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj & David Guetta (The Night Is Still Young and Hey Mama), Imagine Dragons (Stand By Me), Pitbull & Chris Brown (Fun), Fifth Harmony (Worth It), and Fall Out Boy featuring Wiz Khalifa.
Presenters: One Direction, Ne-Yo, Zendaya, Laverne Cox, 50 Cent, Kira Kazantsev, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dilon, Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier, Taraji P. Henson, Kaitlyn Bristowe & Britt Nilsson from The Bachelorette, Ellen Pompeo, Charli XCX, Idina Menzel, Prince Royce, Pentatonix, Tracee Ellis Ross, Danica McKellar, Kylie Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Florida Georgia Line, Brett Eldredge, Hannah Davis, Lily Aldridge
Performers: Sam Smith, Nick Jonas, Hozier, Van Halen, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea (Pretty Girls), Kelly Clarkson, Meghan Trainor & John Legend (Like I'm Gonna Lose You), Ed Sheeran, Jussie Smollet, Bryshere Gray, & Estelle (Conquerer and You're So Beautiful), Little Big Town & Faith Hill, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj & David Guetta (The Night Is Still Young and Hey Mama), Imagine Dragons (Stand By Me), Pitbull & Chris Brown (Fun), Fifth Harmony (Worth It), and Fall Out Boy featuring Wiz Khalifa.
Presenters: One Direction, Ne-Yo, Zendaya, Laverne Cox, 50 Cent, Kira Kazantsev, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dilon, Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier, Taraji P. Henson, Kaitlyn Bristowe & Britt Nilsson from The Bachelorette, Ellen Pompeo, Charli XCX, Idina Menzel, Prince Royce, Pentatonix, Tracee Ellis Ross, Danica McKellar, Kylie Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Florida Georgia Line, Brett Eldredge, Hannah Davis, Lily Aldridge
Hint For The Average Socialite: Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.
In addition to this year's 40 chart-specific categories, fans will choose who gets the Billboard chart achievement award by voting on Billboard.com, and on Twitter; Swift, Azalea and Trainor are up for the only fan-voted prize.
The Billboard Music Awards -- produced by Dick Clark Productions -- will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17, from 8-11 p.m. ET on ABC.
Taylor Swift's Bad Blood will premiere at the awards! Be sure to tune in.
Taylor Swift's Bad Blood will premiere at the awards! Be sure to tune in.
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