Billboard Music Awards 2015: Full Winners’ List
The 2015 Billboard Music Awards are underway, live from Las Vegas. And look, we know the actual awards themselves are the least significant part of the BBMAs equation — it’s based on chart performance, so it’s not exactly like revealing the name inside the top-secret sealed envelopes at the Oscars. But still, a win is a decent feather in the cap of the artist, or at least more fodder for the winner’s stans to gloat/drag/praise on Twitter.
Sam Smith and Taylor Swift lead the field with 13 nominations each, and Swift’s big night is already underway with one win and the “Bad Blood” video premiere. Iggy Azalea, One Direction, Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Ed Sheeran, Drake and many more are up for awards as well — 1D took the night’s first trophy. See the full winners list below and keep checking back throughout the night as we update.
Top Duo/Group
One Direction
Top Billboard 200 Album
Taylor Swift, 1989
Top Rap Song
Iggy Azalea ft. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
Top Male Artist
Sam Smith
Top Radio Song
John Legend, “All Of Me”
Top Female Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Touring Artist
One Direction
Top Hot 100 Song
Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”
Billboard Chart Achievement
Taylor Swift
Top Country Artist
Florida Georgia Line
Top Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Digital Songs Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Digital Song
Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”
Top Streaming Song (Audio)
John Legend, “All of Me”
Top Streaming Song (Video)
Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
Top R&B Song
Pharrell, “Happy”
Top New Artist
Sam Smith
Top Country Song
Jason Aldean, “Burnin’ It Down”
Top Rock Song
Hozier, “Take Me To Church”
Top Latin Song
Enrique Iglesias feat. Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona, “Bailando”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
DJ Snake & Lil Jon, “Turn Down For What”
Top Radio Songs Artist
Sam Smith
Top Social Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist
Iggy Azalea
Top Rap Artist
Iggy Azalea
Top R&B Artist
Pharrell
Top Rock Artist
Hozier
Top Latin Artist
Romeo Santos
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Calvin Harris
Top Soundtrack
Frozen
Top R&B Album
Pharrell, G I R L
Top Rap Album
J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Top Rock Album
Coldplay, Ghost Stories
Top Latin Album
Enrique Iglesias, Sex and Love
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Lindsey Stirling, Shatter Me
Top Christian Album
Lecrae, Anomaly
Top Country Album
Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt
Top Christian Artist
Hillsong United
Top Christian Song
Carrie Underwood, “Something in the Water”