The 'Bad Blood' singer takes home multiple awards at the Sunday night, May 17 event, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album for '1989'.
- May 18, 2015
AceShowbiz - The 2015 Billboard Music Awards was brought to a close with a performance by Kanye West. The rapper played "All Day" off his new album "Swish" after an introduction from her sisters-in-law Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner.
Taylor Swift had a big night at the event, which was broadcast live on ABC. Leading the nominees with 14 nods, the country-turned-pop superstar dominated the winners list as she took home a handful of awards including Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist and Top Hot 100 Artist.
Her "1989" was named Top Billboard 200 Album and its lead single "Shake It Off" won the Top Streaming Song. Additionally, the 25-year-old singer bagged the Top Artist Award after edging out fellow nominees like Ariana Grande, One Direction and her nemesis Katy Perry.
While they lost the Top Artist honor to Swift, One Direction who made their first awards show appearance since Zayn Malik left in March came out as winners in other categories like Top Touring Artist and Top Duo/Group.
Other acts who took home multiple awards including Sam Smith, Pharrell Williams and Iggy Azalea. The former, who was recovering from a throat surgery and couldn't attend the event at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, won the Top Male Artist title over Drake and Justin Timberlake among others. He also beat 5 Seconds of Summer, Hozier and Meghan Trainor for the Top New Artist trophy.
Williams, meanwhile, won the prize in the Top R&B Artist category which featured the likes of Beyonce Knowles and Chris Brown. His 2014 solo set "G I R L" won Top R&B Album and his smashing hit "Happy" won Top R&B Song.
As for Azalea, the Aussie raptress earned the Top Rap Artist, Top Streaming Artist and Top Rap Song gongs. The latest was for her collaborative single with Charli XCX "Fancy".
- Top Artist: Taylor Swift
- Top Female Artist: Taylor Swift
- Top Male Artist: Sam Smith
- Billboard Chart Achievement Award (fan-voted): Taylor Swift
- Top New Artist: Sam Smith
- Top Duo/Group: One Direction
- Top R&B Artist: Pharrell Williams
- Top Rap Artist: Iggy Azalea
- Top Country Artist: Florida Georgia Line
- Top Rock Artist: Hozier
- Top Latin Artist: Romeo Santos
- Top Dance/Electronic Artist: Calvin Harris
- Top Christian Artist: Hillsong United
- Top Touring Artist: One Direction
- Top Billboard 200 Artist: Taylor Swift
- Top Hot 100 Artist: Taylor Swift
- Top Digital Songs Artist: Taylor Swift
- Top Radio Songs Artist: Sam Smith
- Top Streaming Artist: Iggy Azalea
- Top Social Artist: Justin Bieber
- Top Soundtrack: "Frozen (2013)"
- Top Billboard 200 Album: "1989" - Taylor Swift
- Top R&B Album: "G I R L" - Pharrell Williams
- Top Rap Album: "2014 Forest Hills Drive" - J. Cole
- Top Country Album: "Old Boots, New Dirt" - Jason Aldean
- Top Rock Album: "Ghost Stories" - Coldplay
- Top Latin Album: "Sex + Love" - Enrique Iglesias
- Top Dance/Electronic Album: "Shatter Me" - Lindsey Stirling
- Top Christian Album: "Anomaly" - Lecrae
- Top Digital Song: "All About That Bass" - Meghan Trainor
- Top Streaming Song (Audio): "All of Me" - John Legend
- Top Streaming Song (Video): "Shake It Off" - Taylor Swift
- Top Country Song: "Burnin' It Down" - Jason Aldean
- Top R&B Song: "Happy" - Pharrell Williams
- Top Rock Song: "Take Me to Church" - Hozier
- Top Latin Song: "Bailando" - Enrique Iglesias
- Top Radio Song: "All of Me" - John Legend
- Top Rap Song: "Fancy" - Iggy Azalea, featuring Charli XCX
- Top Dance/Electronic Song: "Turn Down For What" - DJ Snake and Lil Jon
- Top Christian Song: "Something in the Water" - Carrie Underwood
