Billboard Music Awards 2015
- Blair Loves
- May 18, 2015
- 2 min read
The Billboard Music Awards 2015 hosted by Chrissy Teigen and Ludacris last night was all about Taylor Swift, winning eight trophies, and presenting her new music video “Bad Blood” during the ceremony.
Taylor Swift
The first in won last night One Direction, who doesn’t forget their friend and ex-member of the group Zayn Malik, Iggy Azalea, Meghan Trainor, and Sam Smith – who gave the thanks for the award in a funny way- , also won.
One Direction
Sam Smith
Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX accepting the award
The performances of the night were fun and some controversial, the show opened Van Halen with “Panama”, where David Lee Roth improvised a line in the middle of the song, saying “I’m gonna reach down between my legs and gonna let Nicki Minaj help me put my seat back baby”
Van Halen
Nicki Minaj also performed during the ceremony
Molly Ringwald celebrated The Breakfast Club’s 30 year anniversary, introducing The Simple Minds who performed the classic “Don’t You Forget About Me”
The Simple Minds
Kelly Clarkson
Ed Sheeran
Pitbull and Chris Brown
One of the biggest performances of the night was Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea, who debuted Pretty Girls live form Planet Hollywood.
Britney Spears during her performance
Mariah Carey
Wiz Khalifa performing
And, of course, another big performance is the one gave by Kanye West, if we forget the extra censored by ABC and the fact that he couldn’t be seen thanks to the pyrotechnic.
Kanye West
Kendall & Kylie Jenner presented Kanye West
See the full list of winners:
Top Artist:
Taylor Swift
Top Country Artist:
Florida Georgia Line
Billboard Chart Achievement Award Presented by Samsung Galaxy (Fan-Voted):
Taylor Swift
Top Touring Artist:
One Direction
Top Female Artist:
Taylor Swift
Top Radio Song:
John Legend “All of Me”
Top Male Artist:
Sam Smith
Top Rap Song:
Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX “Fancy”
Top Billboard 200 Album
Taylor Swift – 1989
Top Duo/Group
One Direction
Top New Artist:
Sam Smith
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist:
Taylor Swift
Top Digital Songs Artist:
Taylor Swift
Top Radio Songs Artist:
Sam Smith
Top Social Artist:
Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist:
Iggy Azalea
Top R&B Artist:
Pharrell Williams
Top Rap Artist:
Iggy Azalea
Top Rock Artist:
Hozier
Top Latin Artist:
Romeo Santos
Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
Calvin Harris
Top Christian Artist:
Hillsong United
Top Soundtrack:
Frozen
Top R&B Album:
Pharrell Williams - G I R L
Top Rap Album:
J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills 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 Hot 100 Song:
Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass”
Top Digital Song:
Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass”
Top Streaming Song (Audio):
John Legend “All Of Me”
Top Streaming Song (Video):
Taylor Swift “Shake It Off”
Top R&B Song:
Pharrell Williams “Happy”
Top Country Song:
Jason Aldean “Burnin’ It Down”
Top Rock Song:
Hozier “Take Me To Church”
Top Latin Song:
Enrique Iglesias feat. Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona “Bailando”
Top Dance/Electronic Song:
DJ Snake & Lil Jon “Turn Down For What”
Top Christian Song:
Carrie Underwood “Something In The Water”
