The Weeknd is the Night’s Big Winner, Taking Home Eight Awards, While Adele Wins Billboard’s Top Artist
Celine Dion Accepted the ICON Award, the Most Prestigious Billboard Award an Artist Can Receive and Delivered An Emotional Performance of Queen’s “The Show Must Go On”
Millennium Award Recipient Britney Spears Opened the Show with Medley of Greatest Hits and Madonna Delivers a One-of-a-Kind Tribute to Prince
LAS VEGAS (May 22, 2016) – The “2016 Billboard Music Awards,” hosted by hip-hop artist and actor Ludacris, and TV host and international music sensation Ciara, was a must-watch night of show-stopping musical performances and exclusive television premieres from today’s hottest artists. Ludacris and Ciara’s long-standing friendship was evident as the pair’s hosting chemistry was on full display, creating some of the most buzzworthy moments of the show, which aired live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT on ABC. For the first time in Billboard Music Awards history, viewers on the West Coast were able to watch the show live with the rest of the country, allowing fans to interact like never before.
The Weeknd was the night’s big winner, taking home eight awards including Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Album, Top Streaming Song (Audio) and Top R&B Song. That is the most of any male artist in a single night since the show was revived by ABC in 2011. Adele was also a big winner, taking home five awards including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album and Top Selling Song. Rihanna won the fan voted award of the evening, The “Billboard Chart Achievement Award.” Other nominees for the fan-voted award included Adele, Drake, Little Big Town and The Weeknd. Other multiple winners of the evening included Kirk Franklin (3), Justin Bieber (2), Wiz Khalifa (2), Charlie Puth (2), twenty one pilots (2), Hillsong UNITED (2) and WALK THE MOON (2).
The night provided what are sure to be some of the most memorable music moments of the year, uniting artists and fans with feelings of love, life, and nostalgia. Britney Spears opened the show with a medley of her most well-known hits and Billboard chart toppers “Work Bitch,” “Womanizer,” “I Love Rock N Roll,” “Breathe On Me,” “Slave For You,” and “Toxic” before accepting the Millennium Award. The evening’s ICON Award winner, Celine Dion, had the crowd on their feet with her powerful performance of Queen’s “The Show Must Go On,” before delivering an emotional acceptance speech along side son Rene Charles, reflecting on the importance that music has played in her life this past year.
In two of the night’s more poignant moments, Madonna performed a tribute to her late friend, Prince. Questlove begins the tribute by sharing a personal story about the late music legend. Madonna then took the stage to perform “Nothing Compares 2 You” and in a surprise appearance, Stevie Wonder joined Madonna for a moving rendition of “Purple Rain.” Kesha delivered a heartfelt rendition of Bob Dylan’s “It Ain’t Me Babe,” accompanied by fellow musician Ben Folds on piano.
The exclusive moments didn’t end there. Adele debuted her highly anticipated music video for her new single “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” on the show tonight, and legendary 80’s female rock band, The Go-Go’s, took the stage to perform their hit “We Got The Beat,” which celebrates its 35TH anniversary this year. The “2016 Billboard Music Awards” had amazing duet performances as well, including Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton taking the stage to sing their new song “Go Ahead and Break My Heart,” and Nick Jonas and Tove Lo singing their steamy new single “Close.”
Women ruled the stage tonight, displaying true girl power. P!nk performed her latest hit “Just Like Fire,” from the upcoming Disney film, “Alice Through The Looking Glass,” Demi Lovato jammed out to her summer smash “Cool For The Summer” and Fifth Harmony took the stage with their top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Work From Home” with Ty Dolla $ign. Ariana Grande performed a remix of her songs “Dangerous Woman” and “Into You,” while Rihanna and Meghan Trainor also performed their fan-favorites “Love on the Brain,” and “No,” respectively.
Lukas Graham delivered a stripped down performance of their song “7 Years” on a satellite stage in the crowd. KIA’s “One To Watch” performance by Troye Sivan was equally powerful, with his hit single “Youth,” and additional performers DNCE, Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber brought the house down with fast paced, energetic performances.
The musical acts weren’t the only stars taking over the stage at this year’s show. Presenters throughout the broadcast included Jessica Alba, Kate Beckinsale, Kristen Bell, Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell, Priyanka Chopra, Laverne Cox, Mark Cuban, DJ Khaled, Ashton Kutcher, JoJo Fletcher, Kathryn Hahn, Lucy Hale, Halsey, Heidi Klum, Mila Kunis, Idina Menzel, Keke Palmer, Thomas Rhett, Rebecca Romijn, Kelly Rowland, Seal, Serayah, Steven Tyler, Lindsey Vonn, Pete Wentz, Wiz Khalifa and Zendaya.
See below for a full list of winners.
ARTIST AWARDS
TOP ARTIST:
**Adele
Justin Bieber
Drake
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top New Artist:
**Fetty Wap
OMI
Charlie Puth
Silentó
Bryson Tiller
Top Male Artist:
**Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
Ed Sheeran
The Weeknd
Top Female Artist:
**Adele
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group:
Maroon 5
**One Direction
twenty one pilots
The Rolling Stones
U2
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
**Adele
Justin Bieber
Drake
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top Hot 100 Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
Taylor Swift
**The Weeknd
Top Song Sales Artist:
Adele
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
**The Weeknd
Top Radio Songs Artist:
Justin Bieber
Ellie Goulding
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
**The Weeknd
Top Streaming Songs Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
Silentó
**The Weeknd
Top Social Media Artist:
**Justin Bieber
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Taylor Swift
Top Touring Artist:
Madonna
One Direction
The Rolling Stones
**Taylor Swift
U2
Top R&B Artist:
Chris Brown
Jeremih
Rihanna
Bryson Tiller
**The Weeknd
Top Rap Artist:
**Drake
Fetty Wap
Future
Wiz Khalifa
Silentó
Top Country Artist:
Zac Brown Band
**Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Top Rock Artist:
Fall Out Boy
Elle King
**twenty one pilots
WALK THE MOON
X Ambassadors
Top Latin Artist:
Banda Sinaloense MS De Sergio Lizárraga
Juan Gabriel
Nicky Jam
Los Plebes Del Rancho de Ariel Camacho
**Romeo Santos
Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
The Chainsmokers
DJ Snake
**David Guetta
Major Lazer
Zedd
Top Christian Artist:
Casting Crowns
Lauren Daigle
**Hillsong UNITED
MercyMe
Chris Tomlin
Top Gospel Artist:
Anthony Brown and group therAPy
Tasha Cobbs
**Kirk Franklin
Travis Greene
Marvin Sapp
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album:
**Adele “25”
Justin Bieber “Purpose”
Ed Sheeran “x”
Taylor Swift “1989”
The Weeknd “Beauty Behind The Madness”
Top Soundtrack:
“Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1”
“Fifty Shades of Grey”
“Furious 7”
“Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1”
**“Pitch Perfect 2”
Top R&B Album
Chris Brown “Royalty”
Rihanna “Anti”
Bryson Tiller “T R A P S O U L”
Tyrese “Black Rose”
**The Weeknd “Beauty Behind The Madness”
Top Rap Album:
Drake “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late”
Drake & Future “What A Time To Be Alive”
Dr. Dre “Compton
Kendrick Lamar “To Pimp A Butterfly”
**Meek Mill “Dreams Worth More Than Money”
Top Country Album:
**Chris Stapleton “Traveller”
Luke Bryan “Kill The Lights”
Sam Hunt “Montevallo”
Zac Brown Band “Jekyll + Hyde”
Carrie Underwood “Storyteller”
Top Rock Album:
Alabama Shakes “Sound & Color”
David Bowie “Blackstar”
Coldplay “A Head Full Of Dreams”
Mumford & Sons “Wilder Mind”
**twenty one pilots “Blurryface”
Top Latin Album:
**Juan Gabriel “Los Dúo”
Juan Gabriel “Mis Número 1…40 Aniversario
Maná “Cama Incendiada”
Gerardo Ortiz “Hoy Más Fuerte”
Romeo Santos “Formula, Vol. 2”
Top Dance/Electronic Album
David Guetta “Listen”
Major Lazer “Peace Is The Mission”
ODESZA “In Return”
Skrillex & Diplo “Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü”
**Zedd “True Colors”
Top Christian Album:
**Lauren Daigle “How Can It Be”
Hillsong UNITED “Empires”
Joey + Rory “Hymns That Are Important To Us”
TobyMac “This Is Not A Test”
Chris Tomlin “Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship”
Top Gospel Album:
Anthony Brown & group therAPy “Everyday Jesus”
Tasha Cobbs “One Place Live”
**Kirk Franklin “Losing My Religion”
Jonathan McReynolds “Life Music: Stage Two”
Marvin Sapp “You Shall Live”
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song:
Adele “Hello”
Fetty Wap “Trap Queen”
**Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again”
The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”
The Weeknd “The Hills”
Top Selling Song:
**Adele “Hello”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again”
OMI “Cheerleader”
Rachel Platten “Fight Song”
The Weeknd “The Hills”
Top Radio Song:
Adele “Hello”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
**WALK THE MOON “Shut Up And Dance”
The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”
Top Streaming Song (Audio):
Justin Bieber “Sorry”
Justin Bieber “What Do You Mean”
Fetty Wap “Trap Queen”
**The Weeknd “The Hills”
Drake “Hotline Bling”
Top Streaming Song (Video):
Fetty Wap “Trap Queen”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
**Silentó “Watch Me”
The Weeknd “The Hills”
Top R&B Song:
Alessia Cara “Here”
Omarion Featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko “Post To Be”
The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”
The Weeknd “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”
**The Weeknd “The Hills”
Top Rap Song:
Drake “Hotline Bling”
Fetty Wap “Trap Queen”
Fetty Wap “679” feat. Remy Boyz
Silentó “Watch Me”
**Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Top Country Song:
Sam Hunt “Break Up In A Small Town”
Sam Hunt “Take Your Time”
Little Big Town “Girl Crush”
**Thomas Rhett “Die A Happy Man”
Chris Young “I’m Comin’ Over”
Top Rock Song:
Fall Out Boy “Uma Thurman”
Elle King “Ex’s & Oh’s”
twenty one pilots “Stressed Out”
**WALK THE MOON “Shut Up And Dance”
X Ambassadors “Renegades”
Top Latin Song:
J Balvin “Ginza”
Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho “Te Metiste”
**Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias “El Perdón”
Maluma “Borro Cassette”
Romeo Santos “Propuesta Indecente”
Top Dance/Electronic Song:
The Chainsmokers ft. ROZES “Roses”
DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge “You Know You Like It”
David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack “Hey Mama”
**Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ “Lean On”
Skrillex & Diplo “Where Are Ü Now” with Justin Bieber
Top Christian Song:
**Hillsong UNITED “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)”
Hillsong UNITED “Touch The Sky”
MercyMe “Flawless”
NEEDTOBREATHE Featuring Gavin DeGraw “Brother”
Chris Tomlin “Good Good Father”
Top Gospel Song:
Anthony Brown & group therAPy “Worth”
Erica Campbell feat. Big Shizz “I Luh God”
**Kirk Franklin “Wanna Be Happy?”
Travis Greene “Intentional”
Brian Courtney Wilson “Worth Fighting For”
Fan Voted Billboard Chart Achievement Award
Adele
Drake
Little Big Town
**Rihanna
The Weeknd
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*Spanish Version*
¡LAS LISTAS HAN HABLADO! ANUNCIADOS LOS GANADORES DE LOS “2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS”
The Weeknd es el Gran Vencedor De La Noche, Llevándose A Casa Ocho Premios, Mientras Adele Gana El Premio A Mejor Artista
ROMEO SANTOS ELEGIDO COMO MEJOR ARTISTA LATINO
Celine Dion Aceptó el ICON Award, el Más Prestigioso De Los Premios Billboard Que Un Artista Puede Recibir Y Llevó A Cabo Una Emotiva Interpretación Del Tema De Queen “The Show Must Go On”
Britney Speards, Galardonada Con El Millennium Award, Abrió El Show Con Un Popurrí De Sus Mayores Éxitos Y Madonna Rindió Un Homenaje Único A Prince
LAS VEGAS (22 de mayo de 2016) – Los “2016 Billboard Music Awards,” que tenían por anfitriones al artista de hip-hop y actor Ludacris, y a la presentadora de televisión y sensación musical internacional Ciara, fueron una noche inolvidable con actuaciones musicales y estrenos exclusivos en televisión de los artistas más populares del momento. La larga amistad de Ludacris y de Ciara era evidente ya que la química entre los anfitriones era total, creando algunos de los momentos más comentados del show, que se emitió en directo desde el T-Mobile Arena de Las Vegas el domingo 22 de mayo a las 08:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT por ABC. Por primera vez en la historia de los Billboard Music Awards, los espectadores de la Costa Oeste fueron capaces de ver el espectáculo de costa a costa en vivo, permitiendo a los fans interactuar como nunca antes.
The Weeknd fue el gran ganador de la noche, llevándose a casa ocho premios, incluyendo Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Album, Top Streaming Song (Audio) y Top R&B Song. El mayor número que cualquier artista masculino haya conseguido desde que el espectáculo fue restablecido por ABC en 2011. Adele también fue otra gran triunfadora, llevándose a casa cinco premios, incluyendo Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album y Top Selling Song. Rihanna ganó el premio votado por el público, el “Billboard Chart Achievement Award.” Otros nominados para el premio votado por el público fueron Adele, Drake, Little Big Town and The Weeknd.Otros múltiples ganadores de la noche fueron Kirk Franklin (3), Justin Bieber (2), Charlie Puth (2), Wiz Khalifa (2), veintiún pilotos (2), Hillsong United (2) y caminar la luna (2).
En las categorías de música latina, Romeo Santos ganó como Mejor Artista Latino, Juan Gabriel “Los Dúo” se llevó el galardón a Mejor Álbum Latino y Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias “El Perdón” fue elegida como Mejor Canción Latina.
La noche ofreció lo que seguro serán algunos de los momentos musicales más memorables del año, uniendo artistas y aficionados con sentimientos de amor, vida y nostalgia. Britney Spears abrió el espectáculo con un popurrí de sus éxitos más conocidos y primeros en las listas de Billboard: “Work Bitch,” “Womanizer,” “I Love Rock N Roll,” “Breathe On Me,” “Slave For You,” y “Toxic” antes de aceptar el Millennium Award. La ganadora del ICON Award, Celine Dion, tenía la multitud de pie con su potente actuación del tema de Queen “The Show Must Go On”, antes de llevar a cabo un discurso muy emocionante a la entrega de este premio, que reflejaba la importancia que la música ha jugado en su vida el año pasado.
En dos de los momentos más conmovedores de la noche, Madonna realizó un homenaje a su difunto amigo, Prince. Kesha llevó a cabo una sentida interpretación de la canción de Bob Dylan “It Ain’t Me Babe,” acompañado por el también músico Ben Folds al piano.
Los momentos exclusivos no terminaron ahí. Adele debutó el muy esperado video musical de su nuevo single “Send My Love (To Your New Lover)” durante la premiación, y la legendaria banda de los años 80, The Go-Go, tomó el escenario para interpretar su éxito “We Got The Beat,” que celebra su 35 aniversario este año. Los “Premios 2016 Billboard Music” también tuvieron actuaciones a dúo sorprendentes, como cuando Gwen Stefani y Blake Shelton se subieron al escenario para cantar su nueva canción “Go Ahead and Break My Heart”, y Nick Jonas y Tove Lo cantaron su nuevo single “Close”.
Las mujeres dominaron el escenario esta noche, mostrando verdadero poder femenino. Pink interpretó su más reciente éxito “Just Like Fire”, de la próxima película de Disney, “Alice Through The Looking Glass,” Demi Lovato presentó su gran éxito del verano “Cool For The Summer” y Fifth Harmony subió al escenario con su canción de la lista Billboard Hot 100 “Work From Home” con Ty Dolla $IGN. Ariana Grande realizó una remezcla de sus canciones “Dangerous Woman” y “Into You,” mientras que Rihanna y Meghan Trainor también contentaron a sus fans con “Love on the Brain,” y “No,” respectivamente.
Lukas Graham soprendió con su actuación de “7 Years” en un escenario satélite en medio de la multitud. La actuación del ganador de KIA’s “One To Watch” Troye Sivan fue igualmente potente, con su hit “Youth,” y los demás artistas DNCE, Shawn Mendes y Justin Bieber animaron al público con un ritmo rápido y actuaciones enérgicas.
Los cantantes de las actuaciones musicales no fueron las únicas estrellas que tomaron el escenario en el show de este año. Entre los presentadores durante toda la emisión se encontraban Jessica Alba, Kate Beckinsale, Kristen Bell, Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell, Priyanka Chopra, Laverne Cox, Mark Cuban, DJ Khaled, Ashton Kutcher, JoJo Fletcher, Kathryn Hahn, Lucy Hale, Halsey, Heidi Klum, Mila Kunis, Idina Menzel, Keke Palmer, Thomas Rhett, Rebecca Romijn, Kelly Rowland, sello, Serayah, Steven Tyler, Lindsey Vonn, Pete Wentz, Wiz Khalifa y Zendaya.
Vea a continuación la lista completa de los ganadores.
ARTIST AWARDS
TOP ARTIST:
**Adele
Justin Bieber
Drake
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top New Artist:
**Fetty Wap
OMI
Charlie Puth
Silentó
Bryson Tiller
Top Male Artist:
**Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
Ed Sheeran
The Weeknd
Top Female Artist:
**Adele
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group:
Maroon 5
**One Direction
twenty one pilots
The Rolling Stones
U2
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
**Adele
Justin Bieber
Drake
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top Hot 100 Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
Taylor Swift
**The Weeknd
Top Song Sales Artist:
Adele
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
**The Weeknd
Top Radio Songs Artist:
Justin Bieber
Ellie Goulding
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
**The Weeknd
Top Streaming Songs Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
Silentó
**The Weeknd
Top Social Media Artist:
**Justin Bieber
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Taylor Swift
Top Touring Artist:
Madonna
One Direction
The Rolling Stones
**Taylor Swift
U2
Top R&B Artist:
Chris Brown
Jeremih
Rihanna
Bryson Tiller
**The Weeknd
Top Rap Artist:
**Drake
Fetty Wap
Future
Wiz Khalifa
Silentó
Top Country Artist:
Zac Brown Band
**Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood
Top Rock Artist:
Fall Out Boy
Elle King
**twenty one pilots
WALK THE MOON
X Ambassadors
Top Latin Artist:
Banda Sinaloense MS De Sergio Lizárraga
Juan Gabriel
Nicky Jam
Los Plebes Del Rancho de Ariel Camacho
**Romeo Santos
Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
The Chainsmokers
DJ Snake
**David Guetta
Major Lazer
Zedd
Top Christian Artist:
Casting Crowns
Lauren Daigle
**Hillsong UNITED
MercyMe
Chris Tomlin
Top Gospel Artist:
Anthony Brown and group therAPy
Tasha Cobbs
**Kirk Franklin
Travis Greene
Marvin Sapp
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album:
**Adele “25”
Justin Bieber “Purpose”
Ed Sheeran “x”
Taylor Swift “1989”
The Weeknd “Beauty Behind The Madness”
Top Soundtrack:
“Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1”
“Fifty Shades of Grey”
“Furious 7”
“Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1”
**“Pitch Perfect 2”
Top R&B Album
Chris Brown “Royalty”
Rihanna “Anti”
Bryson Tiller “T R A P S O U L”
Tyrese “Black Rose”
**The Weeknd “Beauty Behind The Madness”
Top Rap Album:
Drake “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late”
Drake & Future “What A Time To Be Alive”
Dr. Dre “Compton
Kendrick Lamar “To Pimp A Butterfly”
**Meek Mill “Dreams Worth More Than Money”
Top Country Album:
**Chris Stapleton “Traveller”
Luke Bryan “Kill The Lights”
Sam Hunt “Montevallo”
Zac Brown Band “Jekyll + Hyde”
Carrie Underwood “Storyteller”
Top Rock Album:
Alabama Shakes “Sound & Color”
David Bowie “Blackstar”
Coldplay “A Head Full Of Dreams”
Mumford & Sons “Wilder Mind”
**twenty one pilots “Blurryface”
Top Latin Album:
**Juan Gabriel “Los Dúo”
Juan Gabriel “Mis Número 1…40 Aniversario
Maná “Cama Incendiada”
Gerardo Ortiz “Hoy Más Fuerte”
Romeo Santos “Formula, Vol. 2”
Top Dance/Electronic Album
David Guetta “Listen”
Major Lazer “Peace Is The Mission”
ODESZA “In Return”
Skrillex & Diplo “Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü”
**Zedd “True Colors”
Top Christian Album:
**Lauren Daigle “How Can It Be”
Hillsong UNITED “Empires”
Joey + Rory “Hymns That Are Important To Us”
TobyMac “This Is Not A Test”
Chris Tomlin “Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship”
Top Gospel Album:
Anthony Brown & group therAPy “Everyday Jesus”
Tasha Cobbs “One Place Live”
**Kirk Franklin “Losing My Religion”
Jonathan McReynolds “Life Music: Stage Two”
Marvin Sapp “You Shall Live”
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song:
Adele “Hello”
Fetty Wap “Trap Queen”
**Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again”
The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”
The Weeknd “The Hills”
Top Selling Song:
**Adele “Hello”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again”
OMI “Cheerleader”
Rachel Platten “Fight Song”
The Weeknd “The Hills”
Top Radio Song:
Adele “Hello”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
**WALK THE MOON “Shut Up And Dance”
The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”
Top Streaming Song (Audio):
Justin Bieber “Sorry”
Justin Bieber “What Do You Mean”
Fetty Wap “Trap Queen”
**The Weeknd “The Hills”
Drake “Hotline Bling”
Top Streaming Song (Video):
Fetty Wap “Trap Queen”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
**Silentó “Watch Me”
The Weeknd “The Hills”
Top R&B Song:
Alessia Cara “Here”
Omarion Featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko “Post To Be”
The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”
The Weeknd “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”
**The Weeknd “The Hills”
Top Rap Song:
Drake “Hotline Bling”
Fetty Wap “Trap Queen”
Fetty Wap “679” feat. Remy Boyz
Silentó “Watch Me”
**Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Top Country Song:
Sam Hunt “Break Up In A Small Town”
Sam Hunt “Take Your Time”
Little Big Town “Girl Crush”
**Thomas Rhett “Die A Happy Man”
Chris Young “I’m Comin’ Over”
Top Rock Song:
Fall Out Boy “Uma Thurman”
Elle King “Ex’s & Oh’s”
twenty one pilots “Stressed Out”
**WALK THE MOON “Shut Up And Dance”
X Ambassadors “Renegades”
Top Latin Song:
J Balvin “Ginza”
Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho “Te Metiste”
**Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias “El Perdón”
Maluma “Borro Cassette”
Romeo Santos “Propuesta Indecente”
Top Dance/Electronic Song:
The Chainsmokers ft. ROZES “Roses”
DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge “You Know You Like It”
David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack “Hey Mama”
**Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ “Lean On”
Skrillex & Diplo “Where Are Ü Now” with Justin Bieber
Top Christian Song:
**Hillsong UNITED “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)”
Hillsong UNITED “Touch The Sky”
MercyMe “Flawless”
NEEDTOBREATHE Featuring Gavin DeGraw “Brother”
Chris Tomlin “Good Good Father”
Top Gospel Song:
Anthony Brown & group therAPy “Worth”
Erica Campbell feat. Big Shizz “I Luh God”
**Kirk Franklin “Wanna Be Happy?”
Travis Greene “Intentional”
Brian Courtney Wilson “Worth Fighting For”
Fan Voted Billboard Chart Achievement Award
Adele
Drake
Little Big Town
**Rihanna
The Weeknd
Entre los patrocinadores y socios de los 2016 Billboard Music Awards se encuentran Comcast, Kia Motors, Music Choice y WestwoodOne.
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Los “2016 Billboard Music Awards” contarán con un live stream en la aplicación WATCH ABC para espectadores verificados en Nueva York, Los Ángeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, Fresno, Raleigh-Durham y Filadelfia. Una vez emitido, el programa completo estará disponible bajo demanda vía WATCH ABC.
Acerca de los “2016 Billboard Music Awards”
Premios Billboard 2016 están de regreso en la cadena ABC y serán transmitidos en vivo desde T-Mobile Arena en Las Vegas, el domingo 22 de mayo a las 8:00 pm ET/ 5:00 pm PT. El show presentará las estrellas más exitosas y grandes de la música. Los finalistas de Los Premios Billboard están basados en interacciones clave por parte de la audiencia con la música, incluyendo ventas físicas y digitales, transmisiones, giras e interacciones sociales en Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify y otros destinos populares en la red. Estas mediciones son seguidas todo el año por Billboard y sus socios de datos, incluyendo Nielsen Music y Next Big Sound. Los premios están basados en el reporte del 23 de marzo de 2015 hasta el 17 de marzo de 2016. Los Premios Billboard 2016 son producidos por dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, Mark Bracco, Barry Adelman y Robert Deaton son los Productores Ejecutivos.
Acerca de dick clark productions
dick clark productions (dcp) es el productor y propietario más grande del mundo de eventos televisados. dcp produce éxitos perennes como los “Academy of Country Music Awards,” “American Country Countdown Awards,” “American Music Awards,” “Billboard Music Awards,” “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” “Golden Globe Awards,” “Hollywood Film Awards” y “Streamy Awards.” dcp también produce populares programas semanales de televisión, incluyendo So You Think You Can Dance, de 19 Entertainment, una división de CORE Media Group y dcp. Además dcp es propietario de una de las bibliotecas de archivos de entretenimiento más originales y extensas del mundo, que abarca más de 55 años de programas galardonados, programas históricos, especiales de TV, espectáculos y programas legendarios producidos por dcp. Para obtener más información visita el sitio www.dickclark.com.
Acerca de Billboard
Billboard es la marca musical con más influencia en el mundo, constituida por la más completa y respetada base de datos de listas de todos los géneros musicales. Las listas Billboard definen el éxito de la música. Desde la icónica Revista Billboard hasta Billboard.com, el cual es el más grande destino para millones de aficionados apasionados de la música, hasta la serie de conferencias más exclusivas y eventos influyentes como el Power 100 y Women in Music, la marca de Billboard tiene una autoridad inigualable entre fanáticos, artistas y la industria como tal. Billboard fue nombrada la marca líder en EE.UU en Twitter, sobrepasando a la NFL, ESPN, Buzzfeed y MTV, con 7.5 millones de interacciones en Q4 2015, y nombrada en el General Top 10 U.S Media Publisher en diciembre 2015, con 11.8 millones en acción social. Billboard sobrepasó la lista Shareablee de publicaciones en EE.UU por interacciones en Twitter en Q4, por encima de marcas como Bleacher Report, Buzzfeed y New York Times. Recientemente, la Revista Billboard ha lanzado grandes portadas que han generado atención del público, las cuales incluyen a Nicki Minaj, Lana Del Rey, Selena Gomez y Justin Bieber.
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