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2018 Billboards Music Awards: Complete List Of Winners

By Njideka Agbo
21 May 2018   |   8:22 am
The 2018 Billboards Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas yesterday, May 20. Hosted by Kelly Clarkson, we witnessed beautiful performances from Demi Lovato, Shawn Mendes, Ariana Grande, the legendary Janet Jackson among others. Of all the nominees, Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar got the highest nominations (15)…

The 2018 Billboards Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas yesterday, May 20.

Hosted by Kelly Clarkson, we witnessed beautiful performances from Demi Lovato, Shawn Mendes, Ariana Grande, the legendary Janet Jackson among others.

Of all the nominees, Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar got the highest nominations (15) including Top Artist category. Next in line was Post Malone with 13 and Imagine Dragons with 11 nominations.

Here is the complete list of winners:

Top Artist

Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran WINNER
Taylor Swift

Top New Artist

21 Savage
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Khalid WINNER
Kodak Black

Billboard Chart Achievement Award

Camila Cabello WINNER
Cardi B
Drake
Sam Hunt
Ed Sheeran

Top Male Artist

Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran WINNER

Top Female Artist

Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Halsey
Demi Lovato
Taylor Swift WINNER

Top Duo/Group

The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons WINNER
Migos
U2

Top Billboard 200 Artist

Drake WINNER
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Chris Stapleton
Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist

Imagine Dragons
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran WINNER

Top Streaming Songs Artist

Cardi B
Drake
Kendrick Lamar WINNER
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran

Top Song Sales Artist

Imagine Dragons
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran WINNER

Top Radio Songs Artist

Halsey
Imagine Dragons
Bruno Mars
Charlie Puth
Ed Sheeran WINNER

Top Social Artist

Justin Bieber
BTS WINNER
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Shawn Mendes

Top Touring Artist

Coldplay
Guns N’ Roses
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
U2 WINNER

Top R&B Artist

Chris Brown
Khalid
Bruno Mars WINNER
SZA
The Weeknd

Top R&B Male Artist

Khalid
Bruno Mars WINNER
The Weeknd

Top R&B Female Artist

Beyonce
Rihanna
SZA WINNER

Top R&B Tour

Bruno Mars WINNER
Lionel Richie
The Weeknd

Top Rap Artist

Drake
Kendrick Lamar WINNER
Lil Uzi Vert
Migos
Post Malone

Top Rap Male Artist

Drake
Kendrick Lamar WINNER
Post Malone

Top Rap Female Artist

Bhad Bhabie
Cardi B WINNER
Nicki Minaj

Top Rap Tour

J. Cole
JAY-Z WINNER
Kendrick Lamar

Top Country Artist

Kane Brown
Luke Combs
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton WINNER

Top Country Male Artist

Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett
Chris Stapleton WINNER

Top Country Female Artist

Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris WINNER

Top Country Duo/Group Artist

Florida Georgia Line WINNER
Old Dominion
Zac Brown Band

Top Country Tour

Luke Bryan WINNER
Florida Georgia Line
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill

Top Rock Artist

Imagine Dragons WINNER
Linkin Park
Portugal. The Man
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Twenty one pilots

Top Rock Tour

Coldplay
Guns N’ Roses
U2 WINNER

Top Latin Artist

J Balvin
Daddy Yankee
Luis Fonsi
Ozuna WINNER
Romeo Santos

Top Dance/Electronic Artist

The Chainsmokers WINNER
Calvin Harris
Kygo
Marshmello
ODESZA

Top Christian Artist

Elevation Worship
Hillsong UNITED
Hillsong Worship
MercyMe WINNER
Zach Williams

Top Gospel Artist

Anthony Brown and group therAPy
Travis Greene
J.J. Hairston and Youthful Praise
Tasha Cobbs Leonard WINNER
Tamela Mann

Top Billboard 200 Album

Drake, More Life
Kendrick Lamar, DAMN – WINNER
Post Malone, Stoney
Ed Sheeran, ÷ (Divide)
Taylor Swift, Reputation

Top Selling Album

Kendrick Lamar, DAMN.
P!nk, Beautiful Trauma
Ed Sheeran, ÷ (Divide)
Chris Stapleton, From A Room: Volume 1
Taylor Swift, Reputation WINNER

Top Soundtrack

Black Panther
The Fate of the Furious: The Album
The Greatest Showman
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2
Moana WINNER

Top R and B Album

Khalid, American Teen
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic WINNER
SZA, CTRL
The Weeknd, Starboy
XXXTentacion, 17

Top Rap Album

Drake, More Life
Kendrick Lamar, DAMN – WINNER
Lil Uzi Vert, Luv Is Rage 2
Migos, Culture
Post Malone, Stoney

Top Country Album

Kane Brown, Kane Brown
Luke Combs, This One’s For You
Thomas Rhett, Life Changes
Chris Stapleton, From A Room: Volume 1 WINNER
Brett Young, Brett Young

Top Rock Album

Imagine Dragons, Evolve WINNER
Linkin Park, One More Light
Panic! At The Disco, Death of a Bachelor
Portugal. The Man, Woodstock
U2, Songs of Experience

Top Latin Album

Nicky Jam, Fenix
Christian Nodal, Me Deje Llevar
Ozuna, Odisea WINNER
Romeo Santos, Golden
Shakira, El Dorado

Top Dance/Electronic Album

Avicii, AVĨCI (01)
The Chainsmokers, Memories…Do Not Open WINNER
Calvin Harris, Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
Kygo, Stargazing
ODESZA, A Moment Apart

Top Christian Album

Elevation Worship, There Is A Cloud
Hillsong UNITED, Wonder
Hillsong Worship, Let There Be Light
Alan Jackson, Precious Memories Collection WINNER
MercyMe, Lifer

Top Gospel Album

Anthony Brown & group therAPy, A Long Way From Sunday
Travis Greene, Crossover: Live From Music City
J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise, You Deserve It
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Heart. Passion. Pursuit WINNER
Marvin Sapp, Close

Top Hot 100 Song

Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber, “Despacito” WINNER
Kendrick Lamar, “Humble.”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage, “Rockstar”
Ed Sheeran, “Shape Of You”

Top Streaming Song (Audio)

Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber, “Despacito”
Kendrick Lamar, “Humble.” WINNER
Lil Uzi Vert, “XO Tour LLIF3”
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage, “Rockstar”
Post Malone ft. Quavo, “Congratulations”

Top Streaming Song (Video)

Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber, “Despacito” WINNER
Lil Pump, “Gucci Gang”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”

Top Selling Song

Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber, “Despacito” WINNER
Sam Hunt “Body Like A Back Road”
Imagine Dragons “Believer”
Imagine Dragons “Thunder”
Ed Sheeran “Perfect”

Top Radio Song

The Chainsmokers & Coldplay, “Something Just Like This”
Imagine Dragons, “Believer”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like”
Charlie Puth, “Attention”
Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You” WINNER

Top Collaboration

Camila Cabello ft. Young Thug, “Havana”
The Chainsmokers & Coldplay, “Something Just Like This”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber, “Despacito” WINNER
French Montana ft. Swae Lee, “Unforgettable”
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage, “Rockstar”

Top R&B Song

Childish Gambino, “Redbone”
DJ Khaled ft. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller, “Wild Thoughts”
Khalid, “Young Dumb & Broke”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like” WINNER
Bruno Mars ft. Cardi B, “Finesse”

Top Rap Song

Cardi B, “Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)”
DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne, “I’m The One
French Montana ft. Swae Lee, “Unforgettable”
Kendrick Lamar, “Humble.”
Post Malone ft. 21 Savage, “Rockstar” WINNER

Top Country Song

Kane Brown ft. Lauren Alaina, “What Ifs”
Sam Hunt, “Body Like A Back Road” WINNER
Dustin Lynch, “Small Town Boy”
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant To Be”
Brett Young, “In Case You Didn’t Know”

Top Rock Song

Imagine Dragons “Believer” WINNER
Imagine Dragons “Thunder”
Linkin Park ft. Kiiara “Heavy”
Portugal. The Man “Feel It Still”
The Revivalists “Wish I Knew You”

Top Latin Song

J Balvin & Willy William Ft. Beyonce, “Mi Gente”
Becky G ft. Bad Bunny, “Mayores”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee ft. Justin Bieber, “Despacito” WINNER
Maluma, “Felices Los 4”
Wisin ft. Ozuna, “Escapate Conmigo”

Top Dance/Electronic Song

The Chainsmokers & Coldplay, “Something Just Like This” WINNER
Cheat Codes ft. Demi Lovato, “No Promises”
Clean Bandit ft. Sean Paul & Ann-Marie, “Rockabye”
Kygo & Selena Gomez, “It Ain’t Me”
Zedd & Alessia Cara, “Stay”

Top Christian Song

Elevation Worship, “O Come To The Altar”
Hillsong Worship, “What A Beautiful Name” WINNER
Lecrae ft. Tori Kelly, “I’ll Find You”
MercyMe, “Even If”
Zach Williams, “Old Church Choir”

Top Gospel Song

Anthony Brown & group therAPy, “Trust In You”
Travis Greene, “You Waited”
J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise, “You Deserve It” WINNER
Tamela Mann, “Change Me”
Charlie Wilson, “I’m Blessed”

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