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 has been held annually since 1990, with the exception of the years 2007 through 2010. The event was formerly staged in December but since returning in 2011, it has been held in May.operation ma-chin
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye, known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. A prominent figure in contemporary popular music, he is noted for his unconventional music production, artistic reinventions, and his signature use of the falsetto register. His accolades include four Grammy Awards, twenty Billboard Music Awards, twenty-two Juno Awards, six American Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, a Latin Grammy Award, and nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Starboy is the third studio album by Canadian singer the Weeknd, released on November 25, 2016, through XO and Republic Records. It features guest appearances from Daft Punk, Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar, and Future. As the album's executive producers, the Weeknd and Doc McKinney enlisted a variety of producers such as Diplo, Cashmere Cat, Metro Boomin, Frank Dukes, and Labrinth, among others.
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Billboard Music Award for Top Artist. The award was first given in 1993, entitled #1 World Artist. It was retired during the 1994 ceremony but returned again the following year under the title Artist of the Year. It was later renamed to its current title in 2011. Drake is the only artist to have won the award three times. Taylor Swift is the most nominated artist in this category with eight nominations.
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Billboard Music Award for Top Billboard 200 Artist: The award was first given out during the 1992 ceremony, but was retired the following year. The award returned in 2011 and since its conception. American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has the most wins in this category with five, Swift is also the most nominations artist with eight.
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Billboard Music Award for Top Billboard 200 Album. The award has been given since 1991 and since its conception only five artists have won the award twice: 50 Cent, Adele, Drake, Eminem, and Taylor Swift.
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Billboard Music Award for Top Hot 100 Artist. The award has been given out since 1992 and since its conception only Destiny's Child, Usher, Drake and The Weeknd have won the award twice.
The Billboard Music Award for Top Radio Songs Artist winners and nominees. Rihanna and The Weeknd have won the award the most times.
The Billboard Music Award for Top Streaming Artist winners and nominees.
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Billboard Music Award for Top Dance/Electronic Song. Eminent winners include LMFAO, MØ, Avicii, and Baauer.
This article lists the winners and nominees for the Billboard Music Award for Top Dance/Electronic Album.
The Billboard Music Award for Top Rock Song winners and nominees. Collective Soul and Panic! At the Disco are the only groups/artists to win twice.
The Billboard Music Award for Top Selling Song was first presented at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. "Hello" by Adele was the first song to be awarded this honor. As of 2018, no artist has won the award multiple times. Cardi B and BTS are the most-nominated artists in this category, each having been nominated thrice. The Chainsmokers, Drake, Halsey, Imagine Dragons, Megan Thee Stallion, Charlie Puth, and The Weeknd, are the only other artists with multiple nominations, each having been nominated twice.
The Billboard Music Award for Top Songs Sales Artist was first presented at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. The Weeknd was the award's inaugural recipient. Drake and BTS are the most-awarded artists in the category, both having won twice: the former in 2017 and 2019, and the latter in 2021 and 2022. Drake, Post Malone, and The Weeknd are the most-nominated artists in the category, each having earned three nominations apiece since 2016. BTS became the first group and Korean artist in BBMA history to win the award, at the 2021 ceremony.
Tate Rosner McRae is a Canadian singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. At the age of thirteen, she gained prominence as the first Canadian finalist on the American reality TV show So You Think You Can Dance. McRae caught the attention of RCA Records in 2019 after her original song "One Day" (2017) went viral on YouTube and TikTok, subsequently releasing her debut EP, All the Things I Never Said (2020). McRae soon gained wider recognition after her song "You Broke Me First" became an international hit. In 2021, McRae was the youngest musician featured on Forbes' 30 Under 30 list. Her second EP, Too Young to Be Sad (2021) was the most streamed female EP of 2021 on Spotify. Her debut studio album, I Used to Think I Could Fly, was released on May 27, 2022. The album was met with positive reviews from critics and reached the top 10 in various countries, and also entered at number thirteen on the US Billboard 200.
