The 2022 Billboard Music Awards took place on Sunday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. 

Ahead of the weekend, The Weeknd and Doja Cat lead the nominees. The Weeknd had 17 nominations and Doja had 14. The top winners of the night was Olivia Rodrigo with seven wins including Top New Artist, Top Female Artist, and Top Billboard 200 Album.

Drake, Taylor Swift, and Justin Bieber, the artists with the most career BBMAs held their top three spots with their wins. Drake won five BBMAs, Taylor won four, and Justin won five putting the artists at 34, 29, and 26 wins respectively.

This year’s awards also included new categories. Top Billboard Global 200 and Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) were added to the Artist and Song awards. Olivia Rodrigo took home the Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, and Ed Sheeran won Top Billboard Globa (Excl. U.S.). The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber took home both of the global song awards for their song “Stay.”

Check out the full list of winners below!

Artist Awards

Top Artist

Doja Cat
Drake WINNER
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Top New Artist

Givēon
Masked Wolf
Olivia Rodrigo WINNER
Pooh Shiesty
The Kid LAROI

Top Male Artist

Drake WINNER
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd

Top Female Artist

Adele
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo WINNER
Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group

BTS WINNER
Glass Animals
Imagine Dragons
Migos
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)

Top Billboard 200 Artist

Adele
Drake
Juice WRLD
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift WINNER

Top Hot 100 Artist

Doja Cat
Drake
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo WINNER
The Weeknd

Top Streaming Songs Artist

Doja Cat
Drake
Lil Nas X
Olivia Rodrigo WINNER
The Weeknd

Top Song Sales Artist

Adele
BTS WINNER
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Walker Hayes

Top Radio Songs Artist

Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo WINNER
The Weeknd

Top Billboard Global 200 Artist

Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo WINNER
The Weeknd

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist

BTS
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran WINNER
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd

Top Tour

Eagles (Hotel California Tour)
Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)
Harry Styles (Love on Tour)
The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour) WINNER

Top R&B Artist

Doja Cat WINNER
Givēon
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
Summer Walker
The Weeknd

Top R&B Male Artist

Givēon
Khalid
The Weeknd WINNER

Top R&B Female Artist

Doja Cat WINNER
Summer Walker
SZA

Top R&B Tour

Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars at Park MGM) WINNER
Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)
Usher (The Vegas Residency)

Top Rap Artist

Drake WINNER
Juice WRLD
Lil Baby
Moneybagg Yo
Polo G

Top Rap Male Artist

Drake WINNER
Juice WRLD
Polo G

Top Rap Female Artist

Cardi B
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion WINNER

Top Rap Tour

J. Cole (The Off-Season Tour)
Lil Baby (The Back Outside Tour)
Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021) WINNER

Top Country Artist

Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift WINNER
Walker Hayes

Top Country Male Artist

Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen WINNER

Top Country Female Artist

Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift WINNER

Top Country Duo/Group

Dan + Shay WINNER
Florida Georgia Line
Zac Brown Band

Top Country Tour

Luke Bryan (Proud to Be Right Here Tour)
Eric Church (Gather Again Tour) WINNER
Chris Stapleton (All-American Road Show Tour)

Top Rock Artist

Glass Animals WINNER
Imagine Dragons
Machine Gun Kelly
Måneskin
twenty one pilots

Top Rock Tour

Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)
The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour) WINNER

Top Latin Artist

Bad Bunny WINNER
Farruko
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rauw Alejandro

Top Latin Male Artist

Bad Bunny WINNER
Farruko
Rauw Alejandro

Top Latin Female Artist

Kali Uchis WINNER
Karol G
Rosalía

Top Latin Duo/Group

Calibre 50
Eslabon Armado WINNER
Grupo Firme

Top Latin Tour

Bad Bunny (El Último Tour Del Mundo)
Enrique Iglesias & Ricky Martin (Live in Concert)
Los Bukis (Una Historia Cantada Tour) WINNER

Top Dance/Electronic Artist

Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Lady Gaga WINNER
Marshmello
Tiësto

Top Christian Artist

Carrie Underwood
Elevation Worship
for King & Country
Lauren Daigle
Ye WINNER

Top Gospel Artist

CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
Ye WINNER

ALBUM AWARDS

Top Billboard 200 Album

Adele, 30
Doja Cat, Planet Her
Drake, Certified Lover Boy
Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album
Olivia Rodrigo, SOUR WINNER

Top Soundtrack

Arcane League of Legends
Encanto
WINNER
In The Heights
Sing 2
tick, tick…BOOM!

Top R&B Album

Doja Cat, Planet Her WINNER
Givēon, When It’s All Said and Done…Take Time
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), An Evening With Silk Sonic
Summer Walker, Still Over It
The Weeknd, Dawn FM

Top Rap Album

Drake, Certified Lover Boy WINNER
Moneybagg Yo, A Gangsta’s Pain
Rod Wave, SoulFly
The Kid LAROI, F*ck Love
Ye, Donda

Top Country Album

Florida Georgia Line, Life Rolls On
Lee Brice, Hey World
Taylor Swift, Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) WINNER
Walker Hayes, Country Stuff: The Album

Top Rock Album

AJR, OK Orchestra
Coldplay, Music of the Spheres
Imagine Dragons, Mercury – Act 1
John Mayer, Sob Rock
twenty one pilots, Scaled and Icy WINNER

Top Latin Album

Eslabon Armado, Corta Venas
J Balvin, Jose
Kali Uchis, Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞
Karol G, KG0516 WINNER
Rauw Alejandro, Vice Versa

Top Dance/Electronic Album

C418, Minecraft – Volume Alpha
FKA twigs, Caprisongs
Illenium, Fallen Embers WINNER
Porter Robinson, Nurture
Rüfüs Du Sol, Surrender

Top Christian Album

Carrie Underwood, My Savior
CeCe Winans, Believe for It
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music, Old Church Basement
Phil Wickham, Hymn of Heaven
Ye, Donda WINNER

Top Gospel Album

CeCe Winans, Believe for It
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music, Old Church Basement
Maverick City Music, Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition
Maverick City Music & Upperroom, move your heart.
Ye, Donda WINNER

SONG AWARDS

Top Hot 100 Song

Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay” WINNER
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Streaming Song

Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Glass Animals, “Heat Waves”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay” WINNER
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Selling Song

BTS, “Butter” WINNER
BTS, “Permission to Dance”
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”

Top Radio Song

Dua Lipa, “Levitating” WINNER
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Collaboration

Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON, “Peaches”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay” WINNER
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Billboard Global 200 Song

Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay” WINNER
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song

BTS, “Butter”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Lil Nas X, “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay” WINNER
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Viral Song

Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More” WINNER
Gayle, “abcdefu”
Glass Animals, “Heat Waves”
Masked Wolf, “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”

Top R&B Song

Doja Cat & The Weeknd, “You Right”
Givēon, “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Givēon, “Peaches”
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), “Leave the Door Open” WINNER
WizKid ft. Justin Bieber & Tems, “Essence”

Top Rap Song

Drake ft. 21 Savage, Project Pat, “Knife Talk”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby” WINNER
Masked Wolf, “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Polo G, “Rapstar”

Top Country Song

Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”
Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood, “If I Didn’t Love You”
Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”
Luke Combs, “Forever After All”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like” WINNER

Top Rock Song

Coldplay X BTS, “My Universe”
Elle King & Miranda Lambert, “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
Imagine Dragons, “Follow You”
Måneskin, “Beggin’” WINNER
The Anxiety: Willow & Tyler Cole, “Meet Me at Our Spot”

Top Latin Song

Aventura x Bad Bunny, “Volví”
Bad Bunny, “Yonaguni”
Farruko, “Pepas”
Kali Uchis, “telepatía” WINNER
Rauw Alejandro, “Todo De Ti”

Top Dance/Electronic Song

Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix” WINNER
Farruko, “Pepas”
Regard x Troye Sivan x Tate McRae, “You”
Tiësto, “The Business”
Travis Scott & HVME, “Goosebumps”

Top Christian Song

Anne Wilson, “My Jesus”
Ye, “Hurricane” WINNER
Ye, “Moon”
Ye, “Off The Grid”
Ye, “Praise God”

Top Gospel Song

Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music ft. Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, “Jireh”
Ye, “Hurricane” WINNER
Ye, “Moon”
Ye, “Off the Grid”
Ye, “Praise God”

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