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Taylor Swift tops awards with 8, see the complete list of winners
The 2015 Billboard Music Awards which was held at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17 saw American singer Taylor Alison Swift bag 8 awards to top the night.
Below is a full list of winner:
TOP ARTISTAriana GrandeOne DirectionKaty PerrySam SmithTaylor Swift -- WINNER
TOP COUNTRY ARTISTJason AldeanLuke BryanFlorida Georgia Line -- WINNERBrantley GilbertBlake Shelton
BILLBOARD CHART ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG GALAXY (FAN-VOTED)Iggy AzaleaTaylor Swift -- WINNERMeghan Trainor
TOP TOURING ARTISTLady GagaOne Direction -- WINNERKaty PerryThe Rolling StonesJustin Timberlake
TOP FEMALE ARTISTIggy AzaleaAriana GrandeKaty PerryTaylor Swift -- WINNERMeghan Trainor
TOP RADIO SONGJohn Legend, "All of Me" -- WINNERMAGIC!, "Rude"Nico & Vinz, "Am I Wrong"Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"Pharrell Williams, "Happy
TOP MALE ARTISTDrakePharrell WilliamsEd SheeranSam Smith -- WINNERJustin Timberlake
TOP RAP SONGIggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, "Fancy" -- WINNERIggy Azalea feat. Rita Ora, "Black Widow"Big Sean feat. E-40, "I Don't F--- With You"Nicki Minaj, "Anaconda"Bobby Shmurda, "Hot Boy"
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUMMaroon 5, VPentatonix, That's Christmas to MeEd Sheeran, xSam Smith, In the Lonely HourTaylor Swift, 1989 -- WINNER
TOP DUO/GROUP5 Seconds of SummerFlorida Georgia LineMAGIC!Maroon 5One Direction -- WINNER
TOP NEW ARTIST5 Seconds of SummerIggy AzaleaHozierSam Smith -- WINNERMeghan Trainor
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTISTOne DirectionPentatonixEd SheeranSam SmithTaylor Swift -- WINNER
TOP HOT 100 ARTISTIggy AzaleaAriana GrandeSam SmithTaylor Swift -- WINNERMeghan Trainor
TOP DIGITAL SONGS ARTISTIggy AzaleaEd SheeranSam SmithTaylor Swift -- WINNERMeghan Trainor
TOP RADIO SONGS ARTISTJohn LegendMaroon 5Ed SheeranSam Smith -- WINNERTaylor Swift
TOP SOCIAL ARTISTJustin Bieber -- WINNERMiley CyrusSelena GomezAriana GrandeTaylor Swift
TOP STREAMING ARTISTIggy Azalea -- WINNERAriana GrandeNicki MinajTaylor SwiftMeghan Trainor
TOP R&B ARTISTBeyoncéChris BrownJohn LegendTrey SongzPharrell Williams -- WINNER
TOP RAP ARTISTIggy Azalea -- WINNERJ. ColeDrakeNicki MinajRae Sremmurd
TOP ROCK ARTISTBastilleColdplayFall Out BoyHozier -- WINNERLorde
TOP LATIN ARTISTJ BalvinJuan GabrielEnrique IglesiasPrince RoyceRomeo Santos -- WINNER
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTISTAviciiClean BanditDisclosureCalvin Harris -- WINNERLindsey Stirling
TOP CHRISTIAN ARTISTCasting CrownsHillsong United -- WINNERLecraeMercyMeNewsboys
TOP SOUNDTRACKThe Fault in Our StarsFifty Shades of GreyFrozen -- WINNERGuardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix: Vol. 1Into the Woods
TOP R&B ALBUMBeyoncé, BeyoncéChris Brown, XMichael Jackson, XscapeJohn Legend, Love in the FuturePharrell Williams, G I R L -- WINNER
TOP RAP ALBUMJ. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive -- WINNERDrake, If You're Reading This It's Too LateNicki Minaj, The PinkprintIggy Azalea, The New ClassicEminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2
TOP COUNTRY ALBUMJason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt -- WINNERGarth Brooks, Man Against MachineLuke Bryan, Crash My PartyBrantley Gilbert, Just As I AmMiranda Lambert, Platinum
TOP ROCK ALBUMAC/DC, Rock or BustThe Black Keys, Turn BlueColdplay, Ghost Stories -- WINNERHozier, HozierLorde, Pure Heroine
TOP LATIN ALBUMJuan Gabriel, Los DúoEnrique Iglesias, Sex and Love -- WINNERRomeo Santos, Formula: Vol. 2Santana, CorazonMarc Anthony, 3.0
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUMAvicii, TrueDisclosure, SettleCalvin Harris, MotionSkrillex, RecessLindsey Stirling, Shatter Me -- WINNER
TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUMLecrae, Anomaly -- WINNERCasting Crowns, ThriveMercyMe, Welcome to the NewNEEDTOBREATHE, Rivers in the WastelandChris Tomlin, Love Ran Red
TOP HOT 100 SONGIggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, "Fancy"John Legend, "All of Me"Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"
TOP DIGITAL SONGMark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk!"Sam Smith, "Stay With Me"Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off"Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass" -- WINNERPharrell Williams, "Happy
TOP STREAMING SONG (AUDIO)Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, "Fancy"Hozier, "Take Me to Church"John Legend, "All of Me" -- WINNERSam Smith, "Stay With Me"Tove Lo, "Habits (Stay High)"
TOP STREAMING SONG (VIDEO)Idina Menzel, "Let It Go"Bobby Shmurda, "Hot Boy"Taylor Swift, "Blank Space"Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off" -- WINNERMeghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"
TOP R&B SONGChris Brown feat. Lil Wayne, French Montana, Too $hort & Tyga, "Loyal"Jason Derulo feat. 2 Chainz, "Talk Dirty"Jeremih feat. YG, "Don't Tell 'Em"John Legend, "All of Me"Pharrell Williams, "Happy" -- WINNER
TOP COUNTRY SONGJason Aldean, "Burnin' It Down" -- WINNERLuke Bryan, "Play It Again"Sam Hunt, "Leave the Night On"Florida Georgia Line feat. Luke Bryan, "This Is How We Roll"Florida Georgia Line, "Dirt"
TOP ROCK SONGBastille, "Pompeii"Coldplay, "A Sky Full of Stars"Fall Out Boy, "Centuries"Hozier, "Take Me to Church" -- WINNERParamore, "Ain't It Fun"
TOP LATIN SONGJ Balvin feat. Farruko, "6 AM"Enrique Iglesias feat. Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona, "Bailando" -- WINNERRomeo Santos, "Eres Mía"Romeo Santos feat. Drake, "Odio"Romeo Santos, "Propuesta Indecente"
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONGClean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne, "Rather Be"Disclosure feat. Sam Smith, "Latch"DJ Snake & Lil Jon, "Turn Down For What" -- WINNERAriana Grande feat. Zedd, "Break Free"Calvin Harris, "Summer"
TOP CHRISTIAN SONGFrancesca Battistelli, "He Knows My Name"Hillsong United, "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)"MercyMe, "Greater"Newsboys, "We Believe"Carrie Underwood, "Something in the Water" -- WINNER
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