FULL LIST: Winners, Billboard Music Awards 2015

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FULL LIST: Winners, Billboard Music Awards 2015
See who won big at this year's awards

MANILA, Philippines – It was Taylor Swift’s night after winning 8 awards including the Billboard Chart Achievement Award voted by fans at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Sunday May 17 (May 18 in Manila). (WATCH: WATCH: Taylor Swift and celebrity friends star in new ‘Bad Blood’ music video)

The Billboard Music Awards, run by the music trade magazine, recognize chart performance unlike the more prestigious Grammys which are based on voting within the industry.

Sam Smith, the British soul singer who was the big winner at the latest Grammys,  missed the Billboard awards as he underwent surgery Thursday to repair a vocal cord problem.

Smith, who has canceled weeks of shows, accepted a Billboard award for top male artist through a video message. He silently held handwritten signs that included: “Can’t wait to get this surgery out of the way so I can sing my ass of for you again.”

The British boy band One Direction won for best duo or group less than two months after Zayn Malik parted ways.

“There’s one more person to share this with, and that’s our brother Zayn,” Liam Payne said as he took the stage with his three fellow remaining bandmates.

The gracious display came after open acrimony between Malik and Louis Tomlinson, another remaining member of the band that long enjoyed a squeaky clean image.

Tomlinson had criticized Malik’s producer Naughty Boy after the former bandmate released solo work soon after the split. Malik then quipped over Twitter to Tomlinson: “Remember when you had a life and stopped making bitchy comments about mine?”

The 2015 Billboard Music Awards was hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen.

TOP ARTIST

  • Ariana Grande
  • One Direction
  • Katy Perry
  • Sam Smith
  • Taylor Swift 

TOP NEW ARTIST

  • 5 Seconds of Summer
  • Iggy Azalea
  • Hozier
  • Sam Smith
  • Meghan Trainor 

TOP MALE ARTIST

  • Drake
  • Pharrell Williams
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Sam Smith
  • Justin Timberlake 

TOP FEMALE ARTIST

  • Iggy Azalea
  • Ariana Grande
  • Katy Perry
  • Taylor Swift
  • Meghan Trainor

TOP DUO/GROUP

  • 5 Seconds of Summer
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • MAGIC!
  • Maroon 5
  • One Direction

TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST

  • One Direction
  • Pentatonix
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Sam Smith
  • Taylor Swift

TOP HOT 100 ARTIST

  • Iggy Azalea
  • Ariana Grande
  • Sam Smith
  • Taylor Swift
  • Meghan Trainor

TOP DIGITAL SONGS ARTIST

  • Iggy Azalea
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Sam Smith
  • Taylor Swift
  • Meghan Trainor

TOP RADIO SONGS ARTIST

  • John Legend
  • Maroon 5
  • Ed Sheeran
  • Sam Smith
  • Taylor Swift

TOP TOURING ARTIST

  • Lady Gaga
  • One Direction
  • Katy Perry
  • The Rolling Stones
  • Justin Timberlake 

TOP SOCIAL ARTIST

  • Justin Bieber
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Selena Gomez
  • Ariana Grande
  • Taylor Swift

TOP STREAMING ARTIST

  • Iggy Azalea
  • Ariana Grande
  • Nicki Minaj
  • Taylor Swift
  • Meghan Trainor 

TOP R&B ARTIST

  • Beyoncé
  • Chris Brown
  • John Legend
  • Trey Songz
  • Pharrell Williams

TOP RAP ARTIST

  • Iggy Azalea
  • J. Cole
  • Drake
  • Nicki Minaj
  • Rae Sremmurd 

TOP COUNTRY ARTIST

  • Jason Aldean
  • Luke Bryan
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • Brantley Gilbert
  • Blake Shelton 

TOP ROCK ARTIST

  • Bastille
  • Coldplay
  • Fall Out Boy
  • Hozier
  • Lorde 

TOP LATIN ARTIST

  • J Balvin
  • Juan Gabriel
  • Enrique Iglesias
  • Prince Royce
  • Romeo Santos

TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST

  • Avicii
  • Clean Bandit
  • Disclosure
  • Calvin Harris
  • Lindsey Stirling

TOP CHRISTIAN ARTIST

  • Casting Crowns
  • Hillsong United
  • Lecrae
  • MercyMe
  • Newsboys

TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM

  • Maroon 5, V
  • Pentatonix, That’s Christmas to Me
  • Ed Sheeran, x
  • Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
  • Taylor Swift, 1989

TOP SOUNDTRACK

  • The Fault in Our Stars
  • Fifty Shades of Grey
  • Frozen
  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix: Vol. 1
  • Into the Woods

TOP R&B ALBUM

  • Beyoncé, Beyoncé
  • Chris Brown, X
  • Michael Jackson, Xscape
  • John Legend, Love in the Future
  • Pharrell Williams, G I R L

TOP RAP ALBUM

  • J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
  • Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
  • Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint
  • Iggy Azalea, The New Classic
  • Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2 

TOP COUNTRY ALBUM

  • Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt
  • Garth Brooks, Man Against Machine
  • Luke Bryan, Crash My Party
  • Brantley Gilbert, Just As I Am
  • Miranda Lambert, Platinum

TOP ROCK ALBUM

  • AC/DC, Rock or Bust
  • The Black Keys, Turn Blue
  • Coldplay, Ghost Stories
  • Hozier, Hozier
  • Lorde, Pure Heroine

TOP LATIN ALBUM

  • Juan Gabriel, Los Dúo
  • Enrique Iglesias, Sex and Love
  • Romeo Santos, Formula: Vol. 2
  • Santana, Corazon
  • Marc Anthony, 3.0

TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM

  • Avicii, True
  • Disclosure, Settle
  • Calvin Harris, Motion
  • Skrillex, Recess
  • Lindsey Stirling, Shatter Me

TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUM

  • Lecrae, Anomaly
  • Casting Crowns, Thrive
  • MercyMe, Welcome to the New
  • NEEDTOBREATHE, Rivers in the Wasteland
  • Chris Tomlin, Love Ran Red 

TOP HOT 100 SONG

  • Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
  • John Legend, “All of Me”
  • Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
  • Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
  • Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”

TOP DIGITAL SONG

  • Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk!”
  • Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
  • Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
  • Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”
  • Pharrell Williams, “Happy 

TOP RADIO SONG

  • John Legend, “All of Me”
  • MAGIC!, “Rude”
  • Nico & Vinz, “Am I Wrong”
  • Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
  • Pharrell Williams, “Happy 

TOP STREAMING SONG (AUDIO)

  • Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
  • Hozier, “Take Me to Church”
  • John Legend, “All of Me”
  • Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”
  • Tove Lo, “Habits (Stay High)” 

TOP STREAMING SONG (VIDEO)

  • Idina Menzel, “Let It Go”
  • Bobby Shmurda, “Hot Boy”
  • Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
  • Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
  • Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”

TOP R&B SONG

  • Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne, French Montana, Too $hort & Tyga, “Loyal”
  • Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz, “Talk Dirty”
  • Jeremih feat. YG, “Don’t Tell ‘Em”
  • John Legend, “All of Me”
  • Pharrell Williams, “Happy” 

TOP RAP SONG

  • Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, “Fancy”
  • Iggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora, “Black Widow”
  • Big Sean feat. E-40, “I Don’t F— With You”
  • Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda”
  • Bobby Shmurda, “Hot Boy” 

TOP COUNTRY SONG

  • Jason Aldean, “Burnin’ It Down”
  • Luke Bryan, “Play It Again”
  • Sam Hunt, “Leave the Night On”
  • Florida Georgia Line feat. Luke Bryan, “This Is How We Roll”
  • Florida Georgia Line, “Dirt” 

TOP ROCK SONG

  • Bastille, “Pompeii”
  • Coldplay, “A Sky Full of Stars”
  • Fall Out Boy, “Centuries”
  • Hozier, “Take Me to Church”
  • Paramore, “Ain’t It Fun” 

TOP LATIN SONG

  • J Balvin feat. Farruko, “6 AM”
  • Enrique Iglesias feat. Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona, “Bailando
  • Romeo Santos, “Eres Mía”
  • Romeo Santos feat. Drake, “Odio”
  • Romeo Santos, “Propuesta Indecente”

TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONG

  • Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne, “Rather Be”
  • Disclosure feat. Sam Smith, “Latch”
  • DJ Snake & Lil Jon, “Turn Down For What”
  • Ariana Grande feat. Zedd, “Break Free”
  • Calvin Harris, “Summer” 

TOP CHRISTIAN SONG

  • Francesca Battistelli, “He Knows My Name”
  • Hillsong United, “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)”
  • MercyMe, “Greater”
  • Newsboys, “We Believe”
  • Carrie Underwood, “Something in the Water”

BILLBOARD CHART ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG GALAXY (FAN-VOTED)

  • Iggy Azalea
  • Taylor Swift
  • Meghan Trainor

 

 – Rappler.com

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