check out the award winners

posted on 05/16/2022 17:45

Last Sunday (15/5), the Billboard Music Awards honored the great names of music in the last year. Based in Las Vegas, United States, the party was hosted by Sean “Diddy” and had Olivia Rodrigo, Drake and Kanye West as the big winners.

Founded at the end of the 20th century, the American magazine Billboard has been dedicated, since the 1950s, to talking about music. Through periodic rankings, the publication has become a reference in the search for artists and songs that are on the rise. To celebrate the greats of the music industry, the company created, in 1989, the annual Billboard Music Awards. This year, the event took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, United States, and was hosted by rapper Sean Combs, aka Diddy. One of the awards of the night was presented by Brazilian Anitta, who presented, alongside Michael Bublé, the statuette for Best Country Duo/Group to Dan + Shay.

The award ceremony featured several performances throughout the night. Among the highlights, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak took the project with 70’s air Silk Sonic to the stage with the song love’s trainMachine Gun Kelly sang twin flameFlorence + The Machine performed my loveMegan Thee Stallion presented the double plan b and sweetest piefinally, Ed Sheeran played 2step.

Rapper Drake took five awards, including Best Artist, the most important of the night. Olivia Rodrigo took the Revelation Artist award and five more statuettes. Kanye West, the Ye, equaled Rodrigo, with six categories won. The Kid Laroi was one of the surprises of the night, winning five categories with the song stayin partnership with Justin Bieber.

Check the complete list of winners

best artist
Drake

Best New Artist
Olivia Rodrigo

Best Male Artist
Drake

Best Female Artist
Olivia Rodrigo

Best Duo or Group
BTS

Billboard 200 Best Artist
Taylor Swift

Hot 100 Best Artist
Olivia Rodrigo

Most listened to artist
Olivia Rodrigo

Artist with the most song sales
BTS

Most played artist on radio
Olivia Rodrigo

Billboard Global 200 Best Artist
Olivia Rodrigo

Billboard Global Best Artist (No United States)
Ed Sheeran

best tour
The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)

Best R&B Artist
doja cat

Best Male R&B Artist
The Weeknd

Best Female R&B Artist
doja cat

Best R&B Tour
Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars at Park MGM)

best rap artist
Drake

Best Male Rap Artist
Drake

Best Female Rap Artist
Megan Thee Stallion

best rap tour
Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)

Best Country Artist
Taylor Swift

Best Male Country Artist
Morgan Wallen

Best Female Country Artist
Taylor Swift

Best Country Duo or Group
Dan + Shay

best country tour
Eric Church (Gather Again Tour)

best rock artist
Glass Animals

best rock tour
The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)

Best Latin Artist
bad bunny

Best Male Latin Artist
bad bunny

Best Female Latin Artist
Kali Uchis

Best Latin Duo or Group
Eslabon Armado

Best Latin Tour
Los Bukis (Una Historia Sung Tour)

Best Dance or Electronic Artist
Lady Gaga

Best Christian Music Artist
Yes

best gospel artist
Yes

Billboard 200 Best Album
Olivia Rodrigo, SOUR

Best Soundtrack
Charm

Best R&B Album
doja cat, planet her

best rap album
Drake, certified lover boy

Best Country Album
Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s version)

best rock album
twenty one pilots, scaled and icy

Best Latin Album
Karol G, KG0516

Best Dance or Electronic Album
Illenium, Fallen Embers

Best Christian Music Album
Yes, Donda

best gospel album
Yes, Donda

Hot 100’s Best Song
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, stay

most listened to music
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, stay

best selling song
BTS, Butter

Most played song on radio
Dua Lipa, Levitating

Best Feat. or Partnership
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, stay

Billboard Global 200 Best Song
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, stay

Billboard Global 200 Best Song (No United States)
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, stay

viral music
Doja Cat ft. SZA, kiss me more

Best R&B Song
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), leave the door open

best rap song
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, industry baby

best country music
Walker Hayes, Fancy like

best rock music
Måneskin, startin’

Best Latin Music
Kali Uchis, telepathy

Best Dance or Electronic Music
Elton John & Dua Lipa, Cold Heart – PNAU Remix

Best Christian Music
Yes, hurricane

best gospel music
Yes, hurricane