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Billboard Music Awards
2021 Billboard Music Awards
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Country United States
Presented by Billboard
First awarded December 10, 1990; 33 years ago (1990-12-10)
Official website billboardmusicawards.com
Television/Radio coverage
Network Fox (1990–2006)
ABC (2011–2017)
NBC (2018–present)
Most recent Billboard Music Award winners
← 2020 May 23, 2021 2022 →
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Award Top Male Artist & Top Artist Top Female Artist & Top Billboard 200 Artist Top Duo/Group
Winner The Weeknd Taylor Swift BTS
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Award Top Billboard 200 Album & Top New Artist Top Hot 100 Song
Winner Pop Smoke

Pop Smoke
(Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon)

 The Weeknd
("Blinding Lights")
Previous Top Artist

Post Malone

 Top Artist

The Weeknd

The Billboard Music Awards are honors given out annually by Billboard, a publication covering the music business and a music popularity chart. The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually since 1990, with the exception of the years 2007 through 2010. The event was formerly staged in December[1] but since returning in 2011, it has been held in May.[2]

Awards process

Unlike other awards, such as the Grammy Award, which determine nominations as a result of the highest votes received by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on album and digital songs sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring, and social engagement. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including MRC Data and Next Big Sound. The 2018 awards were based on the reporting period of April 8, 2017 through March 31, 2018.[3] Awards are given for the top album, artist and single in a number of different music genres.

Awards

# Year TV Top Artist[4] Top Male Artist Top Female Artist Top New Artist Top Duo/Group Top Hot 100 Song Top Billboard 200 Album Multiple wins Host(s) Venue Ref.
1 1990 Fox not awarded Phil Collins Janet Jackson "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips not awarded Janet Jackson
(8 awards)		 Paul Shaffer & Morris Day
with Jerome Benton		 Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California [5]
2 1991 Mariah Carey "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey		 Garth Brooks
C+C Music Factory
(5 awards)		 Paul Shaffer [6]
3 1992 Kris Kross "End of the Road"
by Boyz II Men		 not awarded Michael Jackson
(3 awards)		 Phil Collins Universal Amphitheater,
Los Angeles		 [7]
4 1993 Whitney Houston* Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston The Bodyguard Soundtrack
Whitney Houston		 Whitney Houston
(11 awards)		 [8]
5 1994 not awarded Snoop Dogg Mariah Carey Ace of Base "The Sign" by Ace of Base not awarded Ace of Base
(2 awards)		 Dennis Miller and Heather Locklear [9]
6 1995 TLC Real McCoy "Gangsta's Paradise"
by Coolio		 Cracked Rear View
Hootie & the Blowfish		 TLC
(3 awards)		 Jon Stewart Coliseum,
New York City		 [10]
7 1996 Alanis Morissette Alanis Morissette Tony Rich "Macarena" by Los del Río not awarded Mariah Carey
(2 awards)		 Chris Rock Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas [11]
8 1997 LeAnn Rimes LeAnn Rimes Spice Girls "Candle in the Wind 1997"
by Elton John		 Spice
Spice Girls		 Elton John
(4 awards)		 David Spade MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada [12]
9 1998 Usher Shania Twain Next Next "Too Close" by Next Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture
Celine Dion		 Next
(8 awards)		 Kathy Griffin and
Andy Dick		 [13]
10 1999 Backstreet Boys Ricky Martin Britney Spears Backstreet Boys "Believe" by Cher Millennium
Backstreet Boys		 Backstreet Boys
(4 awards)		 Kathy Griffin and
Adam Carolla		 [14]
11 2000 Destiny's Child Sisqó Christina Aguilera Sisqó Destiny's Child "Breathe" by Faith Hill No Strings Attached
NSYNC		 Sisqó
(6 awards)		 Kathy Griffin and
NSYNC		 [15]
12 2001 Shaggy Destiny's Child Lifehouse Destiny's Child "Hanging by a Moment"
by Lifehouse		 1
The Beatles		 R. Kelly
Tim McGraw
(5 awards)		 Bernie Mac [16]
13 2002 Nelly Nelly Ashanti Ashanti Creed "How You Remind Me"
by Nickelback		 The Eminem Show
Eminem		 Ashanti
(8 awards)		 Cedric the Entertainer [17]
14 2003 50 Cent Christina Aguilera not awarded Get Rich or Die Tryin'
50 Cent		 R. Kelly
(4 awards)		 Ryan Seacrest with Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson [18]
15 2004 Usher Usher Alicia Keys Outkast "Yeah!" by Usher
(feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris)		 Confessions
Usher		 Usher
(11 awards)		 Ryan Seacrest [19]
16 2005 50 Cent Gwen Stefani "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey The Massacre
50 Cent		 50 Cent
Green Day
(6 awards)		 LL Cool J [20]
17 2006 Chris Brown Chris Brown Rihanna Chris Brown Nickelback "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter Some Hearts
Carrie Underwood		 Mary J. Blige
(9 awards)		 No Host [21]
2007–2010 not held
18 2011 ABC Eminem Eminem Rihanna Justin Bieber The Black Eyed Peas "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz Recovery
Eminem		 Eminem
(6 awards)		 Ken Jeong MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada [22]
19 2012 Adele Lil Wayne Adele Wiz Khalifa LMFAO "Party Rock Anthem"
by LMFAO
(feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock)		 21
Adele		 Adele
(12 awards)		 Julie Bowen and
Ty Burrell		 [23]
20 2013 Taylor Swift Justin Bieber Taylor Swift One Direction One Direction "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye (feat. Kimbra) Red
Taylor Swift		 Taylor Swift
(8 awards)		 Tracy Morgan [24]
21 2014 Justin Timberlake Justin Timberlake Katy Perry Lorde Imagine Dragons "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke (feat. T.I. & Pharrell) The 20/20 Experience
Justin Timberlake		 Justin Timberlake
(7 awards)		 Ludacris [25]
22 2015 Taylor Swift Sam Smith Taylor Swift Sam Smith One Direction "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor 1989
Taylor Swift		 Taylor Swift
(8 awards)		 Ludacris and
Chrissy Teigen		 [26]
23 2016 Adele Justin Bieber Adele Fetty Wap "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa (feat. Charlie Puth) 25
Adele		 The Weeknd
(8 awards)		 Ludacris and Ciara T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada [27]
24 2017 Drake Drake Beyoncé Zayn Malik Twenty One Pilots "Closer" by The Chainsmokers (feat. Halsey) Views
Drake		 Drake
(13 awards)		 Ludacris and
Vanessa Hudgens		 [28]
25 2018 NBC Ed Sheeran Ed Sheeran Taylor Swift Khalid Imagine Dragons "Despacito"
Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee (feat. Justin Bieber)		 DAMN
Kendrick Lamar		 Ed Sheeran
Kendrick Lamar
(6 awards)		 Kelly Clarkson MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada [29]
26 2019 Drake Drake Ariana Grande Juice Wrld BTS "Girls Like You"
Maroon 5 (feat. Cardi B)		 Scorpion - Drake Drake
(12 awards)		 [30]
27 2020 Post Malone Post Malone Billie Eilish Billie Eilish Jonas Brothers "Old Town Road"
Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)		 When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? - Billie Eilish Post Malone
(9 awards)		 Dolby Theatre, Hollywood, California
28 2021 The Weeknd The Weeknd Taylor Swift Pop Smoke BTS “Blinding Lights”
The Weeknd		 “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon” – Pop Smoke The Weeknd
(10 awards)		 Nick Jonas Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California
29 2022 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • Whitney Houston won the award for "#1 World Artist".[8] This field shows winners of "Artist of the Year" (awarded from 1995 to 2006), and "Top Artist" (awarded since 2011).

Categories

From 1989 to 2006, the show had the same categories and category names every year. In 2011, for the first time, all of the awards were renamed to "Top [award title]". The "of the year" portion of each category title no longer exists, and many of the awards have been further renamed. Other awards, including both "crossover" awards (No. 1 Classical Crossover Artist and No. 1 Classical Crossover Album) were discontinued. As of 2017, there are two fan-voted categories.

Current categories

The general categories are Top Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Hot 100 Song and Top New Artist. These categories highlighted in each award and other categories are divided by genre.

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Retired categories (1990–2017)

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  • Top Alternative Album
  • Top Alternative Artist
  • Top Alternative Song
  • Top Classical Crossover Artist
  • Top Classical Crossover Album
  • Top Country Collaboration (2017)
  • Top Dance Artist (until 2013)
  • Top Dance Album (until 2013)
  • Top Dance Song (until 2013)
  • Top Digital Media Artist (until 2012)
  • Top Digital Songs Artist (until 2015)
  • Top Digital Song (until 2015)
  • Top EDM Artist (until 2013)
  • Top EDM Album (until 2013)
  • Top EDM Song (until 2013)
  • Top Independent Artists
  • Top Independent Album
  • Top Modern Rock Artist
  • Top Modern Rock Track
  • Top New Male Artist
  • Top New Female Artist
  • Top New Group/Band
  • Top New Song
  • Top Pop Song (until 2013)
  • Top Pop Album (until 2013)
  • Top Pop Artist (until 2013)
  • Top Pop Punk Artist
  • Top Rap Artist (until 2017)
  • Top R&B Collaboration (2017)
  • Top Rap Collaboration (2017)
  • Top Rhythmic Top 40 Title
  • Top Selling Single
  • Top Soundtrack Single of the Year
  • Milestone Award (2013, 2014)

Special awards

Most wins

The record for most Billboard Music Awards won is held by Drake with 29 awards. The record for most Billboard Music Awards won by a female artist is held by Taylor Swift who has won 25 awards. The record for most Billboard Music Awards won by a group is held by Destiny's Child who have won 11 awards.[58]

Rank Artist Number of awards
1 Drake 29
2 Taylor Swift 25
3 Justin Bieber 21
4 Garth Brooks 19
The Weeknd
5 Adele 18
Usher
6 Eminem 17
7 Whitney Houston 16
8 Mariah Carey 15
9 Beyoncé 13
50 Cent
10 Carrie Underwood 12
Rihanna
R. Kelly
11 Destiny's Child 11
Janet Jackson
12 Mary J. Blige 10

Performances

Year Performers (chronologically)
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

Broadcast

Since its inception (created by Rick Garson, Paul Flattery & Jim Yukich), the BMAs had been telecast on the Fox network; however due to contractual expirations and other unforeseen circumstances, the awards were cancelled for 2007. Plans for a new version of the awards in 2008 (in association with AEG Live) fell through, and the BMAs were not held until 2011.

On February 17, 2011, Billboard announced that it would bring the BMAs back to television, moving from its original home on Fox to its new network, ABC, on May 22, 2011.[59] A new award statuette was created by New York firm Society Awards. Dick Clark Productions, which is co-owned with Billboard, began producing the ceremony in 2014.[60] On November 28, 2017, it was announced that the Billboard Music Awards would be moving from ABC to NBC beginning in 2018 under a multi-year contract.[61]

The 2020 ceremony, originally scheduled for April 29, was postponed indefinitely on March 17 due to coronavirus-related public assembly concerns.[62] On August 14, 2020, it was announced that the 2020 ceremony had been rescheduled to October 14.

Ratings

Year Day Date Network 18–49 rating Viewers
(in millions)		 Ref.
Rating Share
1990 Monday December 10 Fox 14.50 [63]
1991 December 9 11.60 [64]
1992 Wednesday December 9 15.00 [65]
1993 December 8 14.00 [66]
1994 December 7 11.10 [67]
1995 December 6 12.10 [68]
1996 December 4 11.60 [69]
1997 Monday December 8 12.81 [70]
1998 December 7 11.36 [71]
1999 Wednesday December 8 12.12 [72]
2000 Tuesday December 5 5.4 14 11.40 [73]
2001 December 4 5.6 15 11.70 [74]
2002 Monday December 9 4.3 11 9.40 [74]
2003 Wednesday December 10 4.6 12 9.81 [74]
2004 December 8 3.1 8 6.87 [74]
2005 Tuesday December 6 3.1 8 6.38 [74]
2006 Monday December 4 2.7 7 6.09 [74]
2007–2010 N/A Not held N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
2011 Sunday May 22 ABC 3.0 8 7.88 [75]
2012 May 20 2.7 7 7.40 [76]
2013 May 19 3.5 10 9.48 [77]
2014 May 18 3.5 10 10.50 [78]
2015 May 17 3.8 12 11.18 [79]
2016 May 22 3.2 10 9.76 [80][81]
2017 May 21 2.6 9 8.70 [82][81]
2018 May 20 NBC 2.4 9 7.87 [83][84]
2019 Wednesday May 1 2.1 10 8.01 [85]
2020 October 14 0.8 5 3.71 [86]
2021 Sunday May 23 0.7 4 2.77 [87]
2022 May 15

See also

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External links

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