Billboard Music Award

Last updated
Billboard Music Awards
Current: 2020 Billboard Music Awards
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Awarded forOutstanding chart performance
CountryUnited States
Presented by Billboard
First awardedMay 10, 1990;30 years ago (1990-05-10)
Website billboardmusicawards.com
Television/radio coverage
Network Fox (1990–2006)
ABC (2011–2017)
NBC (2018–present)
Most recent Billboard Music Award winners
  2019 October 14, 2020 2021 
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Award Top Artist & Top Male Artist Top Female Artist & Top New Artist Top Duo/Group
Winner Post Malone Billie Eilish Jonas Brothers
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Award Top Billboard 200 Album Top Hot 100 Song
Winner Billie Eilish
( When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? )
Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus
("Old Town Road")

Previous Top Artist

Drake

Top Artist

Post Malone

The Billboard Music Award is an honor given out annually by Billboard , a publication and music popularity chart covering the music business. The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually since 1990 and the event was formerly held in December [1] until it went dormant in 2006. The awards returned in 2011 and are now held annually in May. [2]

Contents

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 Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. The 2018 awards are 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

#YearTVTop Artist [4] Top Male ArtistTop Female ArtistTop New ArtistTop Duo/GroupTop Hot 100 SongTop Billboard 200 AlbumMultiple winsHost(s)VenueRef.
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]
31992 Kris Kross "End of the Road"
by Boyz II Men
not awarded Michael Jackson
(3 awards)
Phil Collins Universal Amphitheater,
Los Angeles
[7]
41993 Whitney Houston* Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston The Bodyguard Soundtrack
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
(11 awards)
[8]
51994not 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]
61995 TLC Real McCoy "Gangsta's Paradise"
by Coolio
Cracked Rear View
Hootie & the Blowfish
TLC
(3 awards)
Jon Stewart Coliseum,
New York City
[10]
71996 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]
81997 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]
91998 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]
112000 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 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

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.

Retired categories (1990–2017)

  • 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 27. The record for most Billboard Music Awards won by a female artist is held by Taylor Swift who has won 23 awards. [54]

RankArtistNumber of awards
1. Drake 27
2. Taylor Swift 23
3. Justin Bieber 20
4. Garth Brooks 19
5. Adele 18
Usher
6. Whitney Houston 16
7. Mariah Carey 15
8. Beyoncé 13
9. Rihanna 12
10. Carrie Underwood 11
Janet Jackson
11. Mary J. Blige 10
Eminem
Destiny's Child
Post Malone
50 Cent

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. [55] 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. [56] 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. [57]

The 2020 ceremony, originally scheduled for April 29, was postponed indefinitely on March 17 due to coronavirus-related public assembly concerns. [58] On August 14, 2020, it was announced that the 2020 ceremony had been rescheduled to October 14.

Ratings

YearDayDateNetwork Household rating 18–49 rating Viewers
(in millions)
Ref.
RatingShareRatingShare
1990 MondayDecember 10 Fox 8.91414.50 [59]
1991 December 97.51111.60[ citation needed ]
1992WednesdayDecember 99.41415.00[ citation needed ]
1993December 89.21414.00[ citation needed ]
1994December 77.31211.10[ citation needed ]
1995December 68.31312.10[ citation needed ]
1996December 48.21311.60[ citation needed ]
1997MondayDecember 88.61312.80[ citation needed ]
1998December 77.6 [60]
1999WednesdayDecember 88.1 [60]
2000TuesdayDecember 57.31111.40 [60]
2001 December 46.9115.61511.70 [60] [61]
2002 MondayDecember 95.694.3119.40 [60] [61]
2003 WednesdayDecember 106.2104.6129.81 [60] [61]
2004 December 84.573.186.87 [60] [61]
2005 TuesdayDecember 64.063.186.38 [60] [61]
2006 MondayDecember 44.062.776.09 [60] [61]
2007–2010 not held
2011 SundayMay 22 ABC 4.673.087.88 [60] [62]
2012 May 204.572.777.40 [60] [63]
2013 May 195.693.5109.48 [60] [64]
2014 May 186.3113.51010.50 [60] [65]
2015 May 176.5113.81211.18 [60] [66]
2016 May 226.1103.2109.76 [67] [68]
2017 May 215.492.698.70 [69] [68]
2018 May 20 NBC 4.62.497.87 [70] [71]
2019 WednesdayMay 14.9102.1108.01 [72]
2020 October 142.350.853.71 [73]

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