Billboard Music Awards 2022 Winners: BTS creates history, Olivia Rodrigo and Drake win big

Billboard Music Awards 2022 were held in Las Vegas on May 15 and it was quite the star-studded event. We saw the biggest music names compete in various categories. The biggest k-pop band BTS created history, as well as, Olivia Rodrigo dominated with six awards.

BTS skipped the BBMAs 2022 but they won some of the biggest categories Top Duo/Group, Top Selling Song and also Top Song Sales Artist. Drake bagged the Top Artist award.  Apart from that Doja Cat was the top female finalist with 14 nominations and The Weekend had 17 nominations, Check out who took the trophy home.

Check out the full winners’ list below:

ARTIST AWARDS

Top Artist

Drake- Winner
Doja Cat
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Top New Artist

Olivia Rodrigo: Winner
Givēon
Masked Wolf
Pooh Shiesty
The Kid LAROI

Top Male Artist

Drake: Winner
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd

Top Female Artist

Olivia Rodrigo: Winner
Adele
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group

BTS: Winner
Glass Animals
Imagine Dragons
Migos
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)

Top Billboard 200 Artist

Taylor Swift: Winner
Adele
Drake
Juice WRLD
Morgan Wallen

Top Hot 100 Artist

Olivia Rodrigo: Winner
Doja Cat
Drake
Justin Bieber
The Weeknd

Top Streaming Songs Artist

Olivia Rodrigo: Winner
Doja Cat
Drake
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd

Top Song Sales Artist

BTS: Winner
Adele
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Walker Hayes

Top Radio Songs Artist

Olivia Rodrigo: Winner
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
The Weeknd

Top Billboard Global 200 Artist (NEW)

Olivia Rodrigo: Winner
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
The Weeknd

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist (NEW)

Ed Sheeran: Winner
BTS
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd

Top Tour

The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour): Winner
Eagles (Hotel California Tour)
Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)
Harry Styles (Love on Tour)

Top R&B Artist

Doja Cat: Winner
Givēon
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
Summer Walker
The Weeknd

 

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Top R&B Male Artist

The Weeknd: Winner
Givēon
Khalid

Top R&B Female Artist

Doja Cat: Winner
Summer Walker
SZA

Top R&B Tour

Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars at Park MGM): Winner
Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)
Usher (The Vegas Residency)

Top Rap Artist

Drake: Winner
Juice WRLD
Lil Baby
Moneybagg Yo
Polo G

Top Rap Male Artist

Drake: Winner
Juice WRLD
Polo G

Top Rap Female Artist

Megan Thee Stallion: Winner
Cardi B
Latto

 

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Top Rap Tour

Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021): Winner
J. Cole (The Off-Season Tour)
Lil Baby (The Back Outside Tour)

Top Country Artist

Taylor Swift: Winner
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Walker Hayes

Top Country Male Artist

Morgan Wallen: Winner
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs

Top Country Female Artist

Taylor Swift: Winner
Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert

Top Country Duo/Group

Dan + Shay: Winner
Florida Georgia Line
Zac Brown Band

Top Country Tour

Eric Church (Gather Again Tour): Winner
Luke Bryan (Proud to Be Right Here Tour)
Chris Stapleton (All-American Road Show Tour)

Top Rock Artist

Glass Animals: Winner
Imagine Dragons
Machine Gun Kelly
Måneskin
twenty-one pilots

Top Rock Tour

The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour): Winner
Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)

Top Latin Artist

Bad Bunny: Winner
Farruko
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rauw Alejandro

Top Latin Male Artist

Bad Bunny: Winner
Farruko
Rauw Alejandro

Top Latin Female Artist

Kali Uchis: Winner
Karol G
Rosalía

Top Latin Duo/Group

Eslabon Armado: Winner
Calibre 50
Grupo Firme

Top Latin Tour

Los Bukis (Una Historia Cantada Tour): Winner

Bad Bunny (El Último Tour Del Mundo)
Enrique Iglesias & Ricky Martin (Live in Concert)

Top Dance/Electronic Artist

Lady Gaga: Winner
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Marshmello
Tiësto

Top Christian Artist

Ye: Winner
Carrie Underwood
Elevation Worship
for King & Country
Lauren Daigle

Top Gospel Artist

Ye: Winner
CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music

ALBUM AWARDS

Top Billboard 200 Album

Olivia Rodrigo, SOUR: Winner
Adele, 30
Doja Cat, Planet Her
Drake, Certified Lover Boy
Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album

Top Soundtrack

Encanto: Winner
Arcane League of Legends
In The Heights
Sing 2
tick, tick…BOOM!

Top R&B Album

Doja Cat, Planet Her: Winner
Givēon, When It’s All Said and Done…Take Time
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), An Evening With Silk Sonic
Summer Walker, Still Over It
The Weeknd, Dawn FM

Top Rap Album

Drake, Certified Lover Boy: Winner
Moneybagg Yo, A Gangsta’s Pain
Rod Wave, SoulFly
The Kid LAROI, F*ck Love
Ye, Donda

Top Country Album

Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version): Winner
Florida Georgia Line, Life Rolls On
Lee Brice, Hey World
Taylor Swift, Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
Walker Hayes, Country Stuff: The Album

Top Rock Album

twenty one pilots, Scaled and Icy: Winner
AJR, OK Orchestra
Coldplay, Music of the Spheres
Imagine Dragons, Mercury – Act 1
John Mayer, Sob Rock

Top Latin Album

Karol G, KG0516: Winner
Eslabon Armado, Corta Venas
J Balvin, Jose
Kali Uchis, Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞
Rauw Alejandro, Vice Versa

Top Dance/Electronic Album

Illenium, Fallen Embersl: Winner
C418, Minecraft – Volume Alpha
FKA twigs, Caprisongs
Porter Robinson, Nurture
Rüfüs Du Sol, Surrender

Top Christian Album

Ye, Donda: Winner
Carrie Underwood, My Savior
CeCe Winans, Believe for It
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music, Old Church Basement
Phil Wickham, Hymn of Heaven

Top Gospel Album

Ye, Donda: Winner
CeCe Winans, Believe for It
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music, Old Church Basement
Maverick City Music, Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition
Maverick City Music & Upperroom, move your heart.

SONG AWARDS

Top Hot 100 Song

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”: Winner
Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Streaming Song

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”: Winner
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Glass Animals, “Heat Waves”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Selling Song

BTS, “Butter”: Winner
BTS, “Permission to Dance”
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”

Top Radio Song

Dua Lipa, “Levitating”: Winner
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

 

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Top Collaboration

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”: Winner
Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON, “Peaches”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Billboard Global 200 Song (NEW)

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”: Winner
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song (NEW)

The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”: Winner
BTS, “Butter”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Lil Nas X, “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Viral Song (NEW)

Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”: Winner
Gayle, “abcdefu”
Glass Animals, “Heat Waves”
Masked Wolf, “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”

Top R&B Song

Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), “Leave the Door Open”: Winner
Doja Cat & The Weeknd, “You Right”
Givēon, “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Givēon, “Peaches”
WizKid ft. Justin Bieber & Tems, “Essence”

Top Rap Song

Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”: Winner
Drake ft. 21 Savage, Project Pat, “Knife Talk”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Masked Wolf, “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Polo G, “Rapstar”

Top Country Song

Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”: Winner
Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”
Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood, “If I Didn’t Love You”
Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”
Luke Combs, “Forever After All”

Top Rock Song

Måneskin, “Beggin’”: Winner
Coldplay X BTS, “My Universe”
Elle King & Miranda Lambert, “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
Imagine Dragons, “Follow You”
The Anxiety: Willow & Tyler Cole, “Meet Me at Our Spot”

Top Latin Song

Kali Uchis, “telepatía”: Winner
Aventura x Bad Bunny, “Volví”
Bad Bunny, “Yonaguni”
Farruko, “Pepas”
Rauw Alejandro, “Todo De Ti”

Top Dance/Electronic Song

Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix”: Winner
Farruko, “Pepas”
Regard x Troye Sivan x Tate McRae, “You”
Tiësto, “The Business”
Travis Scott & HVME, “Goosebumps”

Top Christian Song

Ye, “Hurricane”: Winner
Anne Wilson, “My Jesus”
Ye, “Moon”
Ye, “Off The Grid”
Ye, “Praise God”

Top Gospel Song

Ye, “Hurricane”: Winner
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music ft. Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, “Jireh”
Ye, “Moon”
Ye, “Off the Grid”
Ye, “Praise God”

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