2019 Billboard Music Awards
# 2019 Billboard Music Awards

The 2019 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 1, 2019. It aired live on NBC and was hosted by Kelly Clarkson for a second year in a row. The list of nominees were announced on April 4, 2019. Mariah Carey received the Icon Award during the show.

## Performers

| Performer(s) | Song |
| - | - |
| Taylor Swift Brendon Urie | "Me!" |
| Kelly Clarkson | Medley: "Meant to Be" by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line "Eastside" by Benny Blanco, Halsey, Khalid "Boo'd Up" by Ella Mai "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 and Cardi B "The Middle" by Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey "One Kiss" by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa "I Like It" by Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin "Love Lies" by Khalid and Normani "High Hopes" by Panic! at the Disco "Tequila" by Dan + Shay "Material Girl" by Madonna "Touch My Body" by Mariah Carey "Wow" by Post Malone Later in the show: "Broken & Beautiful" |
| Halsey | "Without Me" |
| Ciara | "Thinkin Bout You" |
| Dan + Shay Tori Kelly | "Speechless" |
| Jonas Brothers | "Jealous" "Cake by the Ocean" "Sucker" |
| Khalid | "Talk" "Better" |
| Ariana Grande | "7 Rings" (Pre-recorded from the Sweetener World Tour at Rogers Arena in Vancouver) |
| Madonna Maluma | "Medellín" |
| Lauren Daigle | "You Say" |
| Mariah Carey | "A No No" "Always Be My Baby" "Emotions" "We Belong Together" "Hero" |
| Panic! at the Disco | "Hey Look Ma, I Made It" |
| BTS Halsey | "Boy with Luv" |
| Paula Abdul | "Straight Up" "The Way That You Love Me" "Vibeology" "Opposites Attract" "Cold Hearted" "Forever Your Girl" |

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and bold.

| Top Artist | Top New Artist | Billboard Chart Achievement (fan-voted) |
| - | - | - |
| Drake Ariana Grande Cardi B Post Malone Travis Scott | Juice Wrld Bazzi Dua Lipa Ella Mai Lil Baby | Ariana Grande Dan + Shay Drake Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper Dua Lipa |
| Top Male Artist | Top Female Artist | Top Streaming Artist |
| Drake Ed Sheeran Post Malone Travis Scott XXXTentacion | Ariana Grande Cardi B Ella Mai Halsey Taylor Swift | Drake Ariana Grande Cardi B Post Malone XXXTentacion |
| Top Duo/Group | Top Billboard 200 Artist | Top Radio Songs Artist |
| BTS Dan + Shay Imagine Dragons Maroon 5 Panic! at the Disco | Drake Ariana Grande Post Malone Travis Scott XXXTentacion | Drake Ariana Grande Cardi B Post Malone Maroon 5 |
| Top Billboard 200 Album | Top Hot 100 Artist | Top Social Artist (fan-voted) |
| Scorpion – Drake ? – XXXTentacion Astroworld – Travis Scott Beerbongs & Bentleys – Post Malone Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B | Drake Ariana Grande Cardi B Nicki Minaj Post Malone | BTS Exo Got7 Ariana Grande Louis Tomlinson |
| Top Hot 100 Song | Top Song Sales Artist | Top Touring Artist |
| "Girls Like You" – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B "Better Now" – Post Malone "I Like It" – Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin "Lucid Dreams" – Juice Wrld "Sicko Mode" – Travis Scott | Drake Ariana Grande Imagine Dragons Lady Gaga Post Malone | Ed Sheeran Taylor Swift The Carters Bruno Mars Justin Timberlake |
| Top R&B Artist | Top R&B Male Artist | Top R&B Female Artist |
| Ella Mai H.E.R. Khalid The Weeknd XXXTentacion | The Weeknd Khalid XXXTentacion | Ella Mai H.E.R. Queen Naija |
| Top Rap Artist | Top Rap Male Artist | Top Rap Female Artist |
| Drake Cardi B Juice Wrld Post Malone Travis Scott | Drake Post Malone Travis Scott | Cardi B City Girls Nicki Minaj |
| Top R&B Tour | Top Rap Tour | Top Rock Tour |
| The Carters Bruno Mars Childish Gambino | The Carters Travis Scott Drake | Elton John U2 The Rolling Stones |
| Top Country Artist | Top Country Male Artist | Top Country Female Artist |
| Luke Combs Kane Brown Jason Aldean Florida Georgia Line Dan + Shay | Luke Combs Kane Brown Jason Aldean | Carrie Underwood Maren Morris Kacey Musgraves |
| Top Country Tour | Top Country Duo/Group | Top Rock Artist |
| Kenny Chesney Shania Twain Luke Bryan | Dan + Shay Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion | Imagine Dragons Panic! at the Disco Queen Lovelytheband Twenty One Pilots |
| Top Dance/Electronic Artist | Top Latin Artist | Top Gospel Artist |
| The Chainsmokers Calvin Harris Kygo Marshmello Odesza | Ozuna J Balvin Romeo Santos Anuel AA Bad Bunny | Tasha Cobbs Leonard Tori Kelly Marvin Sapp Koryn Hawthorne Kirk Franklin |
| Top Christian Artist | Top Soundtrack | Top R&B Album |
| Lauren Daigle For King & Country Hillsong Worship MercyMe Cory Asbury | The Greatest Showman Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Bohemian Rhapsody A Star Is Born 13 Reasons Why: Season 2 | 17 – XXXTentacion Ella Mai – Ella Mai My Dear Melancholy – The Weeknd H.E.R. – H.E.R. American Teen – Khalid |
| Top Gospel Album | Top Country Album | Top Christian Album |
| Hiding Place – Tori Kelly Snoop Dogg Presents Bible of Love – Snoop Dogg & Various Artists Gospel Greats – Aretha Franklin Unstoppable – Koryn Hawthorne Make Room – Jonathan McReynolds | This One’s For You – Luke Combs Rearview Town – Jason Aldean Kane Brown – Kane Brown Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay Cry Pretty – Carrie Underwood | Look Up Child – Lauren Daigle Reckless Love – Cory Asbury Burn the Ships – For King & Country There Is More – Hillsong Worship Chain Breaker – Zach Williams |
| Top Rap Album | Top Rock Album | Top Latin Album |
| Scorpion – Drake ? – XXXTentacion Astroworld – Travis Scott Beerbongs & Bentleys – Post Malone Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B | Pray For The Wicked – Panic! at the Disco Come Tomorrow – Dave Matthews Band Origins – Imagine Dragons Delta – Mumford & Sons Trench – Twenty One Pilots | Aura – Ozuna Real Hasta la Muerte – Anuel AA X 100pre – Bad Bunny Vibras – J Balvin F.A.M.E. – Maluma |
| Top Dance/Electronic Album | Top Streaming Song (Audio) | Top Streaming Song (Video) |
| Sick Boy – The Chainsmokers What Is Love? – Clean Bandit 7 – David Guetta Kids in Love – Kygo Major Lazer Essentials – Major Lazer | "Sicko Mode" – Travis Scott "I Like It" – Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin "Lucid Dreams" – Juice Wrld "Better Now" – Post Malone "SAD!" – XXXTentacion | "In My Feelings" – Drake "Lucid Dreams" – Juice Wrld "Girls Like You" – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B "Sicko Mode" – Travis Scott "SAD!" – XXXTentacion |
| Top Collaboration | Top Radio Song | Top Selling Song |
| "Girls Like You" – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B "I Like It" – Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin "Love Lies" – Khalid and Normani "Psycho" – Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign "Happier" – Marshmello and Bastille | "Girls Like You" – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B "Love Lies" – Khalid and Normani "Better Now" – Post Malone "Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line "The Middle" – Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey | "Girls Like You" – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B "I Like It" – Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin "In My Feelings" – Drake "Without Me" – Halsey "Shallow" – Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper |
| Top Rap Song | Top Christian Song | Top Gospel Song |
| "I Like It" – Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin "In My Feelings" – Drake "Lucid Dreams" – Juice Wrld "Better Now" – Post Malone "Sicko Mode" – Travis Scott | "You Say" – Lauren Daigle "Reckless Love" – Cory Asbury "Joy" – For King & Country "Who You Say I Am" – Hillsong Worship "Known" – Tauren Wells | "Won't He Do It" – Koryn Hawthorne "Your Great Name" – Todd Dulaney "Never Alone" – Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin "Forever" – Jason Nelson "A Great Work" – Brian Courtney Wilson |
| Top R&B Song | Top Country Song | Top Rock Song |
| "Boo'd Up" – Ella Mai "No Brainer" – DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo "Trip" – Ella Mai "Better" – Khalid "Freaky Friday" – Lil Dicky feat. Chris Brown | "Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line "Heaven" – Kane Brown "She Got the Best of Me" – Luke Combs "Speechless" – Dan + Shay "Tequila" – Dan + Shay | "High Hopes" – Panic! at the Disco "Sit Next to Me" – Foster the People "Natural" – Imagine Dragons "Whatever It Takes" – Imagine Dragons "Broken" – Lovelytheband |
| Top Latin Song | Top Dance/Electronic Song | Icon Award |
| "Te Boté" – Casper Magico, Nio Garcia, Darell, Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny & Ozuna "Mia" – Bad Bunny featuring Drake "Dura" – Daddy Yankee "Taki Taki" – DJ Snake feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B "X" – Nicky Jam and J Balvin | "The Middle" – Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey "Taki Taki" – DJ Snake feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B "One Kiss" – Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa "Happier" – Marshmello and Bastille "Jackie Chan" – Tiësto and Dzeko feat. Preme and Post Malone | Mariah Carey |

## Multiple nominations and awards

The following received multiple awards:

Twelve:

* Drake

Six:

* Cardi B

Four:

* Maroon 5

Three:

* Ella Mai
* Luke Combs
* Lauren Daigle
* Ozuna

Two:

* Ariana Grande
* BTS
* The Carters
* The Chainsmokers
* Panic! at the Disco

The following received multiple nominations:

Twenty one:

* Cardi B

Seventeen:

* Drake
* Post Malone

Twelve:

* Travis Scott

Ten:

* XXXTentacion

Nine:

* Ariana Grande

Eight:

* Bad Bunny
* Dan + Shay
* Ella Mai
* J Balvin

Seven:

* Juice Wrld
* Maroon 5

Six:

* Imagine Dragons
* Khalid

Five:

* Kane Brown

Four:

* Florida Georgia Line
* Luke Combs
* Ozuna
* Panic! at the Disco

Three:

* The Carters
* Cory Asbury
* Dua Lipa
* For King & Country
* H.E.R.
* Hillsong Worship
* Jason Aldean
* Koryn Hawthorne
* Lady Gaga
* Lauren Daigle
* Maren Morris
* Marshmello
* Tori Kelly
* The Weeknd

Two:

* Anuel AA
* Bastille
* Bebe Rexha
* Bradley Cooper
* Bruno Mars
* BTS
* Calvin Harris
* Carrie Underwood
* The Chainsmokers
* DJ Snake
* Ed Sheeran
* Grey
* Halsey
* Kirk Franklin
* Kygo
* Lovelytheband
* Normani
* Selena Gomez
* Taylor Swift
* Twenty One Pilots
* Zedd
