The 2023 Billboard Music Awards unfurled its magic on a Sunday night. The event, a yearly rendezvous for artists and fans alike, saw Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen capturing the limelight with their outstanding wins.
Swift, with an unprecedented 20 nominations, emerged triumphant in 10 categories, including top artist and top female artist. Her success at the awards was a testament to her unwavering popularity and the quality of her music. In her heartfelt acceptance speech, Swift expressed profound gratitude to her fans, emphasizing their pivotal role in her journey.
Morgan Wallen, another headline-maker of the night, won 11 awards, including top male artist and top Hot 100 artist. His performance of “98 Braves” was a highlight, marking a significant moment in his career, especially considering his controversial past.
The event, which had a notable shift from NBC to online platforms, created a buzz with its November scheduling, a strategic move to fill the slot left by the American Music Awards. This change brought a fresh dynamism to the event.
Karol G’s vibrant performance set the tone for the evening. Her medley, performed on a water-filled stage, showcased her top-notch artistry, earning her the top Latin artist and top Latin touring artist awards. Her energetic rendition and the stunning visuals captivated the audience, setting a high bar for the night’s performances.
David Guetta and Bebe Rexha’s performance was another standout, with their hit “I’m Good” winning top dance/electronic song. Rexha’s powerful vocals, combined with the dynamic stage presence, added a unique flavor to the evening.
K-Pop sensation NewJeans also made their mark, with their hit “Super Shy” and “OMG.” Their award for top global K-Pop artist was a recognition of their growing global influence and the expanding reach of K-Pop.
The show was studded with other notable performances, including Peso Pluma, Stray Kids, and Tate McRae, each bringing their unique energy to the stage. Mariah Carey’s rendition of “All I Want for Christmas Is You” was a special treat, heralding the start of the holiday season with her iconic voice.
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The full list of winners:
ARTIST AWARDS
Top Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Top New Artist
Bailey Zimmerman
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Peso Pluma
Zach Bryan (WINNER)
Top Male Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen (WINNER)
The Weeknd
Zach Bryan
Top Female Artist
Beyoncé
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
SZA
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Top Duo/Group
Eslabon Armado
Fifty Fifty
Fuerza Regida (WINNER)
Grupo Frontera
Metallica
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Top Hot 100 Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen (WINNER)
SZA
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Songwriter
Ashley Gorley
Jack Antonoff
SZA
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Zach Bryan
Top Hot 100 Producer
Jack Antonoff
Joey Moi (WINNER)
Metro Boomin
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Streaming Songs Artist
Drake
Morgan Wallen (WINNER)
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Radio Songs Artist
Miley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
The Weeknd
Top Song Sales Artist
Jason Aldean
Miley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
Oliver Anthony Music
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist
Bad Bunny
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
The Weeknd
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist
Bad Bunny
Ed Sheeran
NewJeans
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
The Weeknd
Top R&B Artist
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
Rihanna
SZA (WINNER)
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist
Chris Brown
Miguel
The Weeknd (WINNER)
Top R&B Female Artist
Beyoncé
Rihanna
SZA (WINNER)
Top R&B Touring Artist
Beyoncé (WINNER)
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
Top Rap Artist
21 Savage
Drake (WINNER)
Lil Baby
Metro Boomin
Travis Scott
Top Rap Male Artist
21 Savage
Drake (WINNER)
Travis Scott
Top Rap Female Artist
Doja Cat
Ice Spice
Nicki Minaj (WINNER)
Top Rap Touring Artist
50 Cent
Drake (WINNER)
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
Top Country Artist
Bailey Zimmerman
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen (WINNER)
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Country Male Artist
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen (WINNER)
Zach Bryan
Top Country Female Artist
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Top Country Duo/Group
Old Dominion
Parmalee
Zac Brown Band (WINNER)
Top Country Touring Artist
George Strait
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen (WINNER)
Top Rock Artist
Jelly Roll
Noah Kahan
Stephen Sanchez
Steve Lacy
Zach Bryan (WINNER)
Top Rock Duo/Group
Arctic Monkeys (WINNER)
Foo Fighters
Metallica
Top Rock Touring Artist
Coldplay (WINNER)
Depeche Mode
Elton John
Top Latin Artist
Bad Bunny (WINNER)
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Karol G
Peso Pluma
Top Latin Male Artist
Bad Bunny (WINNER)
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Top Latin Female Artist
Karol G (WINNER)
Rosalía
Shakira
Top Latin Duo/Group
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida (WINNER)
Grupo Frontera
Top Latin Touring Artist
Daddy Yankee
Karol G (WINNER)
RBD
Top Global K-Pop Artist
Jimin
NewJeans (WINNER)
Stray Kids
Tomorrow X Together
Twice
Top K-Pop Touring Artist
Blackpink (WINNER)
Suga
Twice
Top Afrobeats Artist
Burna Boy (WINNER)
Libianca
Rema
Tems
Wizkid
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Beyoncé (WINNER)
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Drake
Tiësto
Top Christian Artist
Brandon Lake
Elevation Worship
For King & Country
Lauren Daigle (WINNER)
Phil Wickham
Top Gospel Artist
CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Kanye West (WINNER)
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album
Drake & 21 Savage Her Loss
Metro Boomin Heroes & Villains
Morgan Wallen One Thing at a Time (WINNER)
SZA SOS
Taylor Swift Midnights
Top Soundtrack
“Barbie: The Album” (WINNER)
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By
Elvis
Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From and Inspired by the Motion Picture)
Top Gun: Maverick
Top R&B Album
Beyoncé Renaissance
Brent Faiyaz Wasteland
Drake Honestly, Nevermind
Steve Lacy Gemini Rights
SZA “SOS” (WINNER)
Top Rap Album
Drake & 21 “Savage Her Loss” (WINNER)
Future “I Never Liked You“
Lil Baby “It’s Only Me“
Metro Boomin “Heroes & Villains“
Travis Scott “Utopia“
Top Country Album
Luke Combs “Gettin’ Old“
Luke Combs “Growin’ Up“
Morgan Wallen “One Thing at a Time” (WINNER)
Taylor Swift “Speak Now” (Taylor’s Version)
Zach Bryan “American Heartbreak“
Top Rock Album
Hardy “The Mockingbird & the Crow“
Jelly Roll “Whitsitt Chapel“
Noah Kahan “Stick Season“
Steve Lacy “Gemini Rights“
Zach Bryan “American Heartbreak” (WINNER)
Top Latin Album
Bad Bunny “Un Verano Sin Ti” (WINNER)
Eslabon Armado “Desvelado“
Ivan Cornejo “Dañado“
Karol G “Mañana Será Bonito“
Peso Pluma “Génesis“
Top K-Pop Album
Jimin “Face“
NewJeans “2nd EP Get Up“
Stray Kids “5-Star” (WINNER)
Tomorrow X Together “The Name Chapter: Temptation“
Twice Ready to be: 12th Mini Album
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Beyoncé “Renaissance” (WINNER)
Drake “Honestly, Nevermind“
Illenium “Illenium“
Kim Petras “Feed the Beast“
Tiësto “Drive“
Top Christian Album
Anne Wilson” My Jesus” (WINNER)
Brandon Lake “House of Miracles“
Cain “Rise Up“
Elevation “Worship Lion“
Lauren Daigle “Lauren Daigle“
Top Gospel Album
Jonathan McReynolds “My Truth“
Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin Kingdom “Book One” (WINNER)
Tye Tribbett “All Things New“
Whitney Houston “I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston“
Zacardi Cortez “Imprint” (Live in Memphis)
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”
Miley Cyrus “Flowers”
Morgan Wallen “Last Night” (WINNER)
SZA “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”
Top Streaming Song
Miley Cyrus “Flowers”
Morgan Wallen “Last Night” (WINNER)
SZA “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”
Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange”
Top Radio Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”
Miley Cyrus “Flowers” (WINNER)
Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”
Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die for You”
Top Selling Song
Jason Aldean “Try That in a Small Town”
Jimin “Like Crazy”
Miley Cyrus “Flowers”
Oliver Anthony Music “Rich Men North of Richmond”
Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero” (WINNER)
Top Collaboration
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “I’m Good (Blue)”
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’” (WINNER)
Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”
Sam Smith & Kim Petras “Unholy”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die For You”
Top Billboard Global 200 Song
Miley Cyrus “Flowers” (WINNER)
Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”
SZA “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift “Anti-Hero”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die for You”
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “I’m Good (Blue)”
Harry Styles “As It Was”
Miley Cyrus “Flowers” (WINNER)
Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die for You”
Top R&B Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage “Creepin’”
Miguel “Sure Thing”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die for You”
SZA “Kill Bill” (WINNER)
SZA “Snooze”
Top Rap Song
Coi Leray “Players”
Drake & 21 Savage “Rich Flex” (WINNER)
Gunna “fukumean”
Lil Durk ft. J. Cole “All My Life”
Toosii “Favorite Song”
Top Country Song
Bailey Zimmerman “Rock and a Hard Place”
Luke Combs “Fast Car”
Morgan Wallen “Last Night” (WINNER)
Morgan Wallen “You Proof”
Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange”
Top Rock Song
Jelly Roll “Need a Favor”
Stephen Sanchez “Until I Found You”
Steve Lacy “Bad Habit”
Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”
Zach Bryan “Something in the Orange” (WINNER)
Top Latin Song
Eslabon Armado x Peso Pluma “Ella Baila Sola” (WINNER)
Fuerza Regida x Grupo Frontera “Bebe Dame”
Grupo Frontera x Bad Bunny “un x100to”
Karol G & Shakira “TQG”
Yng Lvcas x Peso Pluma “La Bebe”
Top Global K-Pop Song
Fifty Fifty “Cupid”
Jimin “Like Crazy”
Jungkook ft. Latto “Seven” (WINNER)
NewJeans “Ditto”
NewJeans “OMG”
Top Afrobeats Song
Ayra Starr “Rush”
Libianca “People”
Oxlade “Ku Lo Sa”
Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down” (WINNER)
Victony, Rema, & Tempoe ft. Don Toliver “Soweto”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Bizarrap & Shakira “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”
David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray “Baby Don’t Hurt Me”
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha “I’m Good (Blue)” (WINNER)
Elton John & Britney Spears “Hold Me Closer”
Tiësto ft. Tate McRae “10:35”
Top Christian Song
Brandon Lake “Gratitude” (WINNER)
Chris Tomlin “Holy Forever”
For King & Country with Jordin Sparks “Love Me Like I Am”
Lauren Daigle “Thank God I Do”
Phil Wickham “This Is Our God”
Top Gospel Song
CeCe Winans “Goodness of God” (WINNER)
Crowder & Dante Bowe ft. Maverick City Music “God Really Loves Us”
Elevation Worship ft. Chandler Moore & Tiffany Hudson “More Than Able”
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin ft. Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore “Fear Is Not My Future”
Zacardi Cortez “Lord Do It for Me (Live in Memphis)”
