2016 Billboard Music Awards


The 2016 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held on May 22, 2016, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the first nationally televised event to originate from that venue. It aired live on ABC with hosts Ludacris and Ciara.
The nominees were announced on April 11, 2016, with The Weeknd earning the most nominations with twenty. Britney Spears received the Billboard Millennium Award for her achievements and influence in the music industry. Celine Dion received the Billboard Icon Award in recognition of her career spanning over three decades. Madonna made an appearance to pay tribute to Prince. Adele premiered the music video for her single "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" at the ceremony.

Presenters

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Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first.
Top ArtistTop New Artist

  • Fetty Wap
  • *OMI
  • *Charlie Puth
  • *Silentó
  • *Bryson Tiller
    • Top Male ArtistTop Female Artist
  • Justin Bieber
  • *Drake
  • *Fetty Wap
  • *Ed Sheeran
  • *The Weeknd
  • Adele
  • *Selena Gomez
  • *Ariana Grande
  • *Rihanna
  • *Taylor Swift
    • Top Duo/GroupTop Touring Artist
  • One Direction
  • *Maroon 5
  • *The Rolling Stones
  • *twenty one pilots
  • *U2
  • Taylor Swift
  • *Madonna
  • *One Direction
  • *The Rolling Stones
  • *U2
    • Top Billboard 200 ArtistTop Billboard 200 Album
  • Adele
  • *Justin Bieber
  • *Drake
  • *Taylor Swift
  • *The Weeknd
  • 25 – Adele
  • *Purpose – Justin Bieber
  • *x – Ed Sheeran
  • *1989 – Taylor Swift
  • *Beauty Behind the Madness – The Weeknd
    • Top Hot 100 ArtistTop Hot 100 Song
  • The Weeknd
  • *Justin Bieber
  • *Drake
  • *Fetty Wap
  • *Taylor Swift
  • "See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
  • *"Hello" – Adele
  • *"Trap Queen" – Fetty Wap
  • *"Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd
  • *"The Hills" – The Weeknd
    • Top Song Sales ArtistTop Selling Song
  • The Weeknd
  • *Adele
  • *Justin Bieber
  • *Drake
  • *Fetty Wap
  • "Hello" – Adele
  • *"See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
  • *"The Hills" – The Weeknd
  • *"Cheerleader" – OMI
  • *"Fight Song" – Rachel Platten
    • Top Radio Songs ArtistTop Radio Song
  • The Weeknd
  • *Justin Bieber
  • *Ellie Goulding
  • *Ed Sheeran
  • *Taylor Swift
  • "Shut Up and Dance" – WALK THE MOON
  • *"Hello" – Adele
  • *"See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
  • *"Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
  • *"Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd
    • Top Social Artist Top Streaming Artist
  • Justin Bieber
  • *Selena Gomez
  • *Ariana Grande
  • *Demi Lovato
  • *Taylor Swift
  • The Weeknd
  • *Justin Bieber
  • *Drake
  • *Fetty Wap
  • *Silentó
    • Top Streaming Song (Audio)Top Streaming Song (Video)
  • "The Hills" – The Weeknd
  • *"Sorry" – Justin Bieber
  • *"What Do You Mean?" – Justin Bieber
  • *"Hotline Bling – Drake
  • *"Trap Queen" – Fetty Wap
  • "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" – Silentó
  • *"Trap Queen" – Fetty Wap
  • *"See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
  • *"Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
  • *"The Hills" – The Weeknd
    • Top Christian ArtistTop Christian Song
  • Hillsong UNITED
  • *Casting Crowns
  • *Lauren Daigle
  • *MercyMe
  • *Chris Tomlin
  • "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" – Hillsong UNITED
  • *"Touch the Sky" – Hillsong UNITED
  • *"Flawless" – MercyMe
  • *"Brother" – NEEDTOBREATHE feat. Gavin DeGraw
  • *"Good Good Father" – Chris Tomlin
    • Top Christian AlbumTop Gospel Artist
  • How Can It Be – Lauren Daigle
  • *Empires – Hillsong UNITED
  • *Hymns That Are Important to Us – Joey + Rory
  • *This Is Not a Test – TobyMac
  • *Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship – Chris Tomlin
  • Kirk Franklin
  • *Anthony Brown and group therAPy
  • *Tasha Cobbs
  • *Travis Greene
  • *Marvin Sapp
    • Top Gospel SongTop Gospel Album
  • "Wanna Be Happy" – Kirk Franklin
  • *"Worth" – Anthony Brown and group therAPy
  • *"I Luh God" – Erica Campbell feat. Big Shizz
  • *"Intentional" – Travis Greene
  • *"Worth Fighting For" – Brian Courtney Wilson
  • Losing My Religion – Kirk Franklin
  • *Everyday Jesus – Anthony Brown and group therAPy
  • *One Place Live – Tasha Cobbs
  • *Life Music: Stage Two – Jonathan McReynolds
  • *You Shall Live – Marvin Sapp
    • Top Country ArtistTop Country Song
  • Luke Bryan
  • *Sam Hunt
  • *Chris Stapleton
  • *Carrie Underwood
  • *Zac Brown Band
  • "Die a Happy Man" – Thomas Rhett
  • *"Break Up in a Small Town" – Sam Hunt
  • *"Take Your Time" – Sam Hunt
  • *"Girl Crush" – Little Big Town
  • *"I'm Comin' Over" – Chris Young
    • Top Country AlbumTop Dance/Electronic Artist
  • Traveller – Chris Stapleton
  • *Kill the Lights – Luke Bryan
  • *Montevallo – Sam Hunt
  • *Storyteller – Carrie Underwood
  • *Jekyll + Hyde – Zac Brown Band
  • David Guetta
  • *The Chainsmokers
  • *DJ Snake
  • *Major Lazer
  • *Zedd
    • Top Dance/Electronic SongTop Dance/Electronic Album
  • "Lean On" – Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MØ
  • *"Roses" – The Chainsmokers feat. Rozes
  • *"You Know You Like It" – DJ Snake and AlunaGeorge
  • *"Hey Mama" – David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack
  • *"Where Are Ü Now" – Jack Ü with Justin Bieber
  • True Colors – Zedd
  • *Listen – David Guetta
  • *Peace Is the Mission – Major Lazer
  • *In Return – ODESZA
  • *Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü – Jack Ü
    • Top Latin ArtistTop Latin Song
  • Romeo Santos
  • *Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga
  • *Juan Gabriel
  • *Nicky Jam
  • *Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho
  • "El Perdón" – Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias
  • *"Ginza" – J Balvin
  • *"Te Metiste" – Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho
  • *"Borró Cassette" – Maluma
  • *"Propuesta Indecente" – Romeo Santos
    • Top Latin AlbumTop R&B Artist
  • Los Dúo – Juan Gabriel
  • *Mis Número 1...40 Aniversario – Juan Gabriel
  • *Cama Incendiada – Maná
  • *Hoy Más Fuerte – Gerardo Ortíz
  • *Formula, Vol. 2 – Romeo Santos
  • The Weeknd
  • *Chris Brown
  • *Jeremih
  • *Rihanna
  • *Bryson Tiller
    • Top R&B SongTop R&B Album
  • "The Hills" – The Weeknd
  • *"Here" – Alessia Cara
  • *"Post to Be" – Omarion feat. Chris Brown and Jhené Aiko
  • *"Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd
  • *"Earned It" – The Weeknd
  • Beauty Behind the Madness – The Weeknd
  • *Royalty – Chris Brown
  • *Anti – Rihanna
  • *T R A P S O U L – Bryson Tiller
  • *Black Rose – Tyrese
    • Top Rap ArtistTop Rap Song
  • Drake
  • *Fetty Wap
  • *Future
  • *Wiz Khalifa
  • *Silentó
  • "See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth
  • *"Hotline Bling" – Drake
  • *"Trap Queen" – Fetty Wap
  • *"679" – Fetty Wap feat. Remy Boyz
  • *"Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" – Silentó
    • Top Rap AlbumTop Rock Artist
  • Dreams Worth More Than Money – Meek Mill
  • *If You're Reading This It's Too Late – Drake
  • *What a Time to Be Alive – Drake & Future
  • *Compton – Dr. Dre
  • *To Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar
  • twenty one pilots
  • *Fall Out Boy
  • *Elle King
  • *WALK THE MOON
  • *X Ambassadors
    • Top Rock SongTop Rock Album
  • "Shut Up and Dance" – WALK THE MOON
  • *"Uma Thurman" – Fall Out Boy
  • *"Ex's & Oh's" – Elle King
  • *"Stressed Out" – twenty one pilots
  • *"Renegades" – X Ambassadors
  • Blurryface – twenty one pilots
  • *Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes
  • *Blackstar – David Bowie
  • *A Head Full of Dreams – Coldplay
  • *Wilder Mind – Mumford & Sons
    • Top SoundtrackBillboard Chart Achievement
  • Pitch Perfect 2
  • *Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
  • *Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • *Furious 7
  • *Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol.1
  • Rihanna
  • *Adele
  • *Drake
  • *Little Big Town
  • *The Weeknd
    • Icon AwardMillennium Award
    Celine DionBritney Spears

    Artists with multiple wins and nominations

    NominationsArtist
    20The Weeknd
    12Justin Bieber
    12Drake
    11Fetty Wap
    9Adele
    8Taylor Swift
    6Wiz Khalifa
    6Charlie Puth
    5Silentó
    4Hillsong UNITED
    4Sam Hunt
    4twenty one pilots
    3Anthony Brown and group therAPy
    3Chris Brown
    3Luke Bryan
    3DJ Snake
    3Kirk Franklin
    3Juan Gabriel
    3David Guetta
    3Major Lazer
    3Rihanna
    3Romeo Santos
    3Ed Sheeran
    3Bryson Tiller
    3WALK THE MOON
    2The Chainsmokers
    2Tasha Cobbs
    2Lauren Daigle
    2Fall Out Boy
    2Future
    2Selena Gomez
    2Ariana Grande
    2Travis Greene
    2Jack Ü
    2Nicky Jam
    2Elle King
    2Little Big Town
    2Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho
    2Bruno Mars
    2MercyMe
    2One Direction
    2OMI
    2The Rolling Stones
    2Mark Ronson
    2Marvin Sapp
    2Chris Stapleton
    2Chris Tomlin
    2U2
    2Carrie Underwood
    2X Ambassadors
    2Zac Brown Band
    2Zedd

    WinsArtist
    8The Weeknd
    5Adele
    3Kirk Franklin
    2Justin Bieber
    2Hillsong UNITED
    2Wiz Khalifa
    2Charlie Puth
    2twenty one pilots
    2WALK THE MOON