In their attempt to continue their growth as a serious award show, those organizing the 2015 BIllboard Music Awards made sure that every minute of this year’s ceremony was worth watching, packing the three hour-long program with incredible performances by both newcomers and some of the biggest names in music.
It would be hard to say who had the “best” showing, as so many acts were truly amazing. Vocalists Kelly Clarkson and Mariah Carey proved to the world that though newer artists like Ariana Grande may be known for their impressive chops, these women can still teach them a thing or two. Rock group Imagine Dragons slowed things down in their tribute to singer Ben E. King, new name Tori Kelly made the most of her opportunity to impress the crowd with breakout hit “Nobody Love”, and Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth joined with violinist Lindsey Stirling to pay tribute to fallen actor Paul Walker with the number one hit “See You Again”.
Taylor Swift poses in the press room with the awards for top Billboard 200 album for “1989”, top female artist, chart achievement, top artist, top Billboard 200 artist, top hot 100 artist, top digital song artist, and top streaming song (video) for “Shake It Off” at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, May 17, 2015, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Eric Jamison/Invision/AP)
The night ended on an odd note, as the majority of the crowd booed Kylie and Kendall Jenner as they introduced their brother-in-law Kanye West. The rapper’s performance may have been high energy, but nobody at home saw or heard much of it. Not only was over one minute of his five minute-long set bleeped out (including several long snippets), but the pyrotechnics obscured any view of West, making it hard to see anything he was doing.
Arguably the world’s biggest music star at the moment, Taylor Swift was the big winner of the night, taking home eight awards, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, and Top Billboard 200 Album. Iggy Azalea and Sam Smith came in second place, both winning three trophies.
Here is a full list of the winners from the 2015 Billboard Music Awards:
Top Artist – Taylor Swift
Top Male Artist – Sam Smith
Top Female Artist – Taylor Swift
Top New Artist – Sam Smith
Top Duo/Group – One Direction
Top Billboard 200 Album – Taylor Swift – 1989
Top Hot 100 Song – Meghan Trainor – “All About That Bass”
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 Radio Song – John Legend – “All of Me”
Top Radio Songs Artist – Sam Smith
Top Touring Artist – One Direction
Top Social Artist – Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist – Iggy Azalea
Top R&B Artist – Pharrell Williams
Top Rap Artist – Iggy Azalea
Top Country Artist – Florida Georgia Line
Top Rock Artist – Hozier
Top Latin Artist – Romeo Santos
Top Dance/Electronic Artist – Calvin Harris
Top Christian Artist – Hillsong
Top Soundtrack – Various Artists – Frozen
Top R&B Album – Pharrell – GIRL
Top Rap Album – J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hill Drive
Top Country Album – Jason Aldean – Old Boots, New Dirt
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 R&B Song – Pharrell – “Happy”
Top Rap Song – Iggy Azalea – “Fancy (ft. Charli XCX)”
Top Country Song – Jason Aldean – “Burnin’ It Down”
Top Rock Song – Hozier – “Take Me to Church”
Top Latin Song – Enrique Iglesias – “Bailando (ft. Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona)”
Top Dance/Electronic Song – DJ Snake & Lil Jon – “Turn Down For What”
Top Christian Song – Carrie Underwood – “Something In The Water”
Top Streaming Song (Audio) – John Legend – “All of Me”
Top Streaming Song (Video) – Taylor Swift – “Shake It Off”
Billboard Chart Achievement Award – Taylor Swift
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