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2015 Billboard Music Awards Announces Winners

by Staff May 18, 2015
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The 2015 Billboard Music Awards, hosted by Ludacris and supermodel Chrissy Teigen, was an amazing night of show-stopping musical performances, never-before-seen superstar duos, and explosive moments!

Taylor Swift was the night’s big winner, taking home 8 awards including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album (1989), Top Streaming Song (Video) (“Shake It Off”) and the fan voted Billboard Chart Achievement Award sponsored by Samsung.  Swift also opened the show with the world debut of her highly anticipated music video for “Bad Blood,” the next single off her album 1989. The video, directed by Joseph Kahn and produced by Taylor Swift, included cameos from some of Swift’s best friends including Jessica Alba, Lily Aldridge, Cindy Crawford, Cara Delevingne, Lena Dunham, Selena Gomez, Ellie Goulding, Gigi Hadid, Mariska Hargitay, Martha Hunt, Karlie Kloss, Kendrick Lamar, Ellen Pompeo, Serayah, Hailee Steinfeld, Hayley Williams, and Zendaya.

See below for a full list of winners.

 

 

 

ARTIST AWARDS

TOP ARTIST:

Ariana Grande

One Direction

Katy Perry

Sam Smith

**Taylor Swift

 

Top New Artist:

5 Seconds of Summer

Iggy Azalea

Hozier

**Sam Smith

Meghan Trainor

 

Top Male Artist:

Drake

Pharrell Williams

Ed Sheeran

**Sam Smith

Justin Timberlake

 

Top Female Artist:

Iggy Azalea

Ariana Grande

Katy Perry

**Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

 

Top Duo/Group:

5 Seconds of Summer

Florida Georgia Line

MAGIC!

Maroon 5

**One Direction

 

Top Billboard 200 Artist:

One Direction

Pentatonix

Ed Sheeran

Sam Smith

**Taylor Swift

 

Top Hot 100 Artist:

Iggy Azalea

Ariana Grande

Sam Smith

**Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

 

Top Digital Songs Artist:

Iggy Azalea

Ed Sheeran

Sam Smith

**Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

 

Top Radio Songs Artist:

John Legend

Maroon 5

Ed Sheeran

**Sam Smith

Taylor Swift

 

Top Touring Artist

Lady Gaga

**One Direction

Katy Perry

The Rolling Stones

Justin Timberlake

 

Top Social Artist:

**Justin Bieber

Miley Cyrus

Selena Gomez

Ariana Grande

Taylor Swift

 

Top Streaming Artist:

** Iggy Azalea

Ariana Grande

Nicki Minaj

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

 

Top R&B Artist:

Beyonce

Chris Brown

John Legend

Trey Songz

**Pharrell Williams

 

Top Rap Artist:

**Iggy Azalea

Cole

Drake

Nicki Minaj

Rae Sremmurd

 

Top Country Artist:

Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan

**Florida Georgia Line

Brantley Gilbert

Blake Shelton

 

Top Rock Artist:

Bastille

Coldplay

Fall Out Boy

**Hozier

Lorde

 

Top Latin Artist

J Balvin

Juan Gabriel

Enrique Iglesias

Prince Royce

**Romeo Santos

 

Top Dance/Electronic Artist

Avicii

Clean Bandit

Disclosure

**Calvin Harris

Lindsey Stirling

 

Top Christian Artist

Casting Crowns

**Hillsong

Lecrae

MercyMe

Newsboys

 

ALBUM AWARDS

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”

 

Top Soundtrack:

“The Fault in Our Stars”

“Fifty Shades of Grey”

**“Frozen”

“Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix: Vol. 1”

“Into the Woods”

 

Top R&B Album

Beyonce “Beyonce”

Chris Brown “X”

Michael Jackson “Xscape”

John Legend “Love in the Future”

**Pharrell “G I R L”

 

Top Rap Album:

**J. Cole “2014 Forest Hill Drive”

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”

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”

Hozier “Hozier”

Lorde “Pure Heroine”

 

Top Latin Album:

Juan Gabriel “Los Duo”

**Enrique Iglesias “Sex and Love”

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”

 

Top Christian Album:

**Lecrae “Anomaly”

Casting Crowns “Thrive”

MercyMe “Welcome to the New”

NEEDTOBREATHE “Rivers in the Wasteland”

Chris Tomlin “Love Ran Red”

  

SONG AWARDS

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”

 

Top Digital Song:

Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”

Sam Smith “Stay With Me”

Taylor Swift “Shake It Off”

** Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass”

Pharrell Williams “Happy

Top Radio Song:

**John Legend “All of Me”

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”

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”

Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass”

 

Top R&B Song:

Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne, French Montana, Too $hort & Tyga “Loyal”

Jason Derulo Feat. 2 Chainz “Talk Dirty”

Jeremih Featuring YG “Don’t Tell ‘Em”

John Legend “All of Me”

**Pharrell “Happy”

 

Top Rap Song:

**Iggy Azalea Feat. Charli XCX “Fancy”

Iggy Azalea Feat. Rita Ora “Black Widow”

Big Sean Featuring E-40 “I Don’t F**k With You”

Nicki Minaj “Anaconda”

Bobby Shmurda “Hot Boy”

 

Top Country Song:

**Jason Aldean “Burnin’ It Down”

Luke Bryan “Play It Again”

Sam Hunt “Leave the Light On”

Florida Georgia Line Featuring 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”

Paramore “Ain’t It Fun”

 

Top Latin Song:

J Balvin Featuring Farruko “6 AM”

**Enrique Iglesias Featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona “Bailando”

Romeo Santos “Eres Mia”

Romeo Santos Featuring Drake “Odio”

Romeo Santos “Propuesta Indecente”

 

Top Dance/Electronic Song:

Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne “Rather Be”

Disclosure Featuring Sam Smith “Latch”

**DJ Snake & Lil Jon “Turn Down For What”

Ariana Grande Featuring Zedd “Break Free”

Calvin Harris “Summer”

 

Top Christian Song

Francesca Battistelli “He Knows My Name”

Hillsong “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)”

MercyMe “Greater”

newsboys “We Believe”

**Carrie Underwood “Something In The Water”

 

Billboard Chart Achievement Award

Iggy Azalea

**Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

 

 

 

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