The 2020 Billboard Music Awards finally aired on Wednesday after a six month delay, with three-time host Kelly Clarkson returning to preside over NBC’s semi-virtual ceremony.
Post Malone was the night’s big winner, taking home nine awards for his album “Hollywood’s Bleeding,” including Top Artist and Top Male Artist.
Other winners included Billie Eilish, for Top Female Artist; Lizzo, for Top Song Sales Artist; Luke Combs, for Top Country Artist; and K-Pop sensation BTS, for the fan-voted Top Social Artist award. Rapper Killer Mike was awarded the first ever Change Maker award for his social activism, while country star Garth Brooks was honored with the 2020 Billboard Icon Award.
Performers for the show included host Kelly Clarkson (joined by Pentatonix and Sheila E. for the opening number), Alicia Keys, Bad Bunny, Brandy feat. Ty Dolla $ign, BTS, Doja Cat, En Vogue, John Legend and Demi Lovato.
The 2020 Billboard Music Awards were originally scheduled to take place in April, with Clarkson hosting a traditional live show from Las Vegas. However, the ceremony was forced to reschedule due to the coronavirus pandemic, airing instead from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
See the full list of nominees and winners below.
ARTIST AWARDS
Top Artist:
Billie Eilish
Jonas Brothers
Khalid
Post Malone — WINNER
Taylor Swift
Top New Artist:
DaBaby
Billie Eilish — WINNER
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Roddy Ricch
Billboard Chart Achievement Award (Fan Voted):
Mariah Carey
Luke Combs
Lil Nas X
Harry Styles — WINNER
Taylor Swift
Top Male Artist:
DaBaby
Khalid
Lil Nas X
Post Malone – WINNER
Ed Sheeran
Top Female Artist:
Billie Eilish — WINNER
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Lizzo
Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group:
BTS
Dan + Shay
Jonas Brothers — WINNER
Maroon 5
Panic! At The Disco
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Drake
Billie Eilish
Khalid
Post Malone — WINNER
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist:
DaBaby
Billie Eilish
Khalid
Lil Nas X
Post Malone — WINNER
Top Streaming Songs Artist:
DaBaby
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Post Malone — WINNER
Travis Scott
Top Song Sales Artist:
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo — WINNER
Post Malone
Taylor Swift
Top Radio Songs Artist:
Jonas Brothers — WINNER
Khalid
Lizzo
Shawn Mendes
Post Malone
Top Social Artist (Fan Voted):
BTS — WINNER
Billie Eilish
EXO
GOT7
Ariana Grande
Top Touring Artist:
Elton John
Metallica
P!nk — WINNER
The Rolling Stones
Ed Sheeran
Top R&B Artist:
Chris Brown
Khalid — WINNER
Lizzo
Summer Walker
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist:
Chris Brown
Khalid — WINNER
The Weeknd
Top R&B Female Artist:
Beyoncé
Lizzo
Summer Walker — WINNER
Top R&B Tour:
B2K
Janet Jackson
Khalid — WINNER
Top Rap Artist:
DaBaby
Juice WRLD
Lil Nas X
Post Malone — WINNER
Roddy Ricch
Top Rap Male Artist:
DaBaby
Lil Nas X
Post Malone — WINNER
Top Rap Female Artist:
Cardi B — WINNER
City Girls
Megan Thee Stallion
Top Rap Tour:
Drake
Post Malone — WINNER
Travis Scott
Top Country Artist:
Kane Brown
Luke Combs — WINNER
Dan + Shay
Maren Morris
Thomas Rhett
Top Country Male Artist:
Kane Brown
Luke Combs — WINNER
Thomas Rhett
Top Country Female Artist:
Maren Morris — WINNER
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
Top Country Duo/Group:
Dan + Shay — WINNER
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
Top Country Tour:
Eric Church
Florida Georgia Line
George Strait — WINNER
Top Rock Artist:
Imagine Dragons
Panic! At The Disco — WINNER
Tame Impala
Tool
twenty one pilots
Top Rock Tour:
Elton John — WINNER
Metallica
The Rolling Stones
Top Latin Artist:
Anuel AA
Bad Bunny — WINNER
J Balvin
Ozuna
Romeo Santos
Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
Avicii
The Chainsmokers — WINNER
DJ Snake
Illenium
Marshmello
Top Christian Artist:
Lauren Daigle — WINNER
Elevation Worship
For King & Country
Hillsong United
Kanye West
Top Gospel Artist:
Kirk Franklin
Koryn Hawthorne
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Sunday Service Choir
Kanye West — WINNER
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album:
Billie Eilish “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” — WINNER
Ariana Grande “Thank U, Next”
Khalid “Free Spirit”
Post Malone “Hollywood’s Bleeding”
Taylor Swift “Lover”
Top Soundtrack:
“Aladdin”
“Descendants 3”
“Frozen II” — WINNER
“K-12” by Melanie Martinez
“The Dirt” by Mötley Crüe
Top R&B Album:
Beyoncé “Homecoming: The Live Album”
Justin Bieber “Changes”
Chris Brown “Indigo”
Khalid “Free Spirit” — WINNER
Summer Walker “Over It”
Top Rap Album:
DaBaby “Kirk”
Juice WRLD “Death Race For Love”
Post Malone “Hollywood’s Bleeding” — WINNER
Roddy Ricch “Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial”
Young Thug “So Much Fun”
Top Country Album:
Kane Brown “Experiment”
Luke Combs “What You See Is What You Get” — WINNER
Maren Morris “Girl”
Thomas Rhett “Center Point Road”
Morgan Wallen “If I Know Me”
Top Rock Album:
The Lumineers “III”
Slipknot “We Are Not Your Kind”
Tame Impala “The Slow Rush”
Tool “Fear Inoculum” — WINNER
Vampire Weekend “Father of the Bride”
Top Latin Album:
J Balvin & Bad Bunny “Oasis” — WINNER
Farruko “Gangalee”
Maluma “11:11”
Romeo Santos “Utopía”
Sech “Sueños”
Top Dance/Electronic Album:
Avicii “Tim”
The Chainsmokers “World War Joy”
Illenium “Ascend”
Marshmello “Marshmello: Fortnite Extended Set” — WINNER
Alan Walker “Different World”
Top Christian Album:
Bethel Music “Victory: Recorded Live”
Casting Crowns “Only Jesus”
Hillsong United “People”
Skillet “Victorious”
Kanye West “Jesus is King” — WINNER
Top Gospel Album:
Kirk Franklin “Long Live Love”
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers “Goshen”
William McDowell “The Cry: A Live Worship Experience”
Sunday Service Choir “Jesus Is Born”
Kanye West “Jesus is King” — WINNER
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song:
Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved”
Billie Eilish “bad guy”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” — WINNER
Lizzo “Truth Hurts”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello “Señorita”
Top Streaming Song:
Chris Brown ft. Drake “No Guidance”
Billie Eilish “bad guy”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” — WINNER
Lil Tecca “Ran$om”
Post Malone & Swae Lee “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
Top Selling Song:
Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved”
Billie Eilish “bad guy”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” — WINNER
Lizzo “Truth Hurts”
Blake Shelton “God’s Country”
Top Radio Song:
Lewis Capaldi “Someone You Loved”
Jonas Brothers “Sucker” — WINNER
Khalid “Talk”
Lizzo “Truth Hurts”
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber “I Don’t Care”
Top Collaboration (Fan Voted):
Chris Brown ft. Drake “No Guidance”
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road”
Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello “Señorita” — WINNER
Post Malone & Swae Lee “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber “I Don’t Care”
Top R&B Song:
Chris Brown ft. Drake “No Guidance”
Doja Cat & Tyga “Juicy”
Khalid “Talk” — WINNER
Lizzo “Good As Hell”
The Weeknd “Heartless”
Top Rap Song:
Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus “Old Town Road” — WINNER
Lil Tecca “Ran$om”
Lizzo “Truth Hurts”
Post Malone & Swae Lee “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)”
Post Malone “Wow.”
Top Country Song:
Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber “10,000 Hours” — WINNER
Maren Morris “The Bones”
Old Dominion “One Man Band”
Blake Shelton “God’s Country”
Morgan Wallen “Whiskey Glasses”
Top Rock Song:
Imagine Dragons “Bad Liar”
Machine Gun Kelly x Yungblud x Travis Barker “I Think I’m Okay”
Panic! At The Disco “Hey Look Ma, I Made It” — WINNER
Twenty One Pilots “Chlorine”
Twenty One Pilots “The Hype”
Top Latin Song:
Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, Karol G, Ozuna & J Balvin “China”
Bad Bunny & Tainy “Callaita”
Daddy Yankee ft. Snow “Con Calma” — WINNER
Jhay Cortez, J Balvin, & Bad Bunny “No Me Conoce”
Sech ft. Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna, Anuel AA “Otro Trago”
Top Dance/Electronic Song:
Black Eyed Peas x J Balvin “Ritmo (Bad Boys For Life)”
Ellie Goulding x Diplo ft. Swae Lee “Close To Me” — WINNER
Illenium & Jon Bellion “Good Things Fall Apart”
Kygo x Whitney Houston “Higher Love”
Marshmello ft. Chvrches “Here With Me”
Top Christian Song:
Bethel Music, Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser “Raise A Hallelujah”
Casting Crowns ft. Matthew West “Nobody”
Lauren Daigle “Rescue”
For King & Country “God Only Knows” — WINNER
Kanye West “Follow God”
Top Gospel Song:
Kirk Franklin “Love Theory”
Kanye West “Closed on Sunday”
Kanye West “Follow God” — WINNER
Kanye West “On God”
Kanye West “Selah”
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