Billboard Music Awards 2018

Billboard Music Awards 2018
Verliehen für	Billboard Music Awards
Datum	20. Mai 2018
Moderation	Kelly Clarkson
Verleihungsort	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada
Staat	Vereinigte Staaten
Verliehen von	Billboard
Meiste Auszeichnungen	Ed Sheeran und Kendrick Lamar (je 6)
Meiste Nominierungen	Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars und Kendrick Lamar (je 15)
Website	billboardmusicawards.com

Die Billboard Music Awards wurden am 20. Mai 2018 in der MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise verliehen. Es war die erste Veranstaltung, die von NBC übertragen wurde.^[1] Die Nominierungen wurden am 17. April 2018 verkündet.^[2] Moderatorin war Kelly Clarkson. Sponsoren waren Xfinity, Pepsi, T-Mobile, Uber und 23andMe.

Liveauftritte

Künstler	Songs
Ariana Grande	No Tears Left to Cry
Kelly Clarkson	Medley: My Church Too Good at GoodbyesHumbleThunderYoung Dumb & BrokeFinesse Shape of You There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back Look What You Made Me Do
Dua Lipa	New Rules
Shawn Mendes	In My Blood
Khalid Normani	Love Lies
John Legend	A Good Night
Christina Aguilera Demi Lovato	Fall in Line
Ed Sheeran	Galway Girl (live aus Irland)
Jennifer Lopez DJ Khaled Cardi B	Dinero
Shawn Mendes KhalidMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School Choir	Youth
Zedd Maren Morris Grey	The Middle
Janet Jackson	NastyIfThrob
Macklemore Kesha	Good Old Days (live vor der T-Mobile Arena)
Kelly Clarkson	Whole Lotta Woman
Pharrell Williams Camila Cabello	Sangria WineHavana
BTS	Fake Love
Salt-N-Pepa En Vogue Kelly Clarkson	ShoopLet's Talk About SexPush ItWhatta Man

Sieger und Nominierungen

Sieger stehen als erstes und fett.^[3]

Top Artist	Top New Artist
Ed Sheeran Drake Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Taylor Swift	Khalid 21 Savage Camila Cabello Cardi B Kodak Black
Top Male Artist	Top Female Artist
Ed Sheeran Drake Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Post Malone	Taylor Swift Camila Cabello Cardi B Halsey Demi Lovato
Top Duo/Group	Top Billboard 200 Artist
Imagine Dragons The Chainsmokers Coldplay Migos U2	Drake Kendrick Lamar Ed Sheeran Chris Stapleton Taylor Swift
Top Billboard 200 Album	Top Hot 100 Artist
DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar More Life – Drake Stoney – Post Malone ÷ (Divide) – Ed Sheeran reputation – Taylor Swift	Ed Sheeran Imagine Dragons Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Post Malone
Top Hot 100 Song	Top Song Sales Artist
Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber Humble. – Kendrick Lamar That's What I Like – Bruno Mars Rockstar – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage Shape of You – Ed Sheeran	Ed Sheeran Imagine Dragons Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Post Malone
Top Selling Album	Top Selling Song
reputation – Taylor Swift DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar Beautiful Trauma – Pink ÷ (Divide) – Ed Sheeran From a Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton	Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber Body Like a Back Road – Sam Hunt Believer – Imagine Dragons Thunder – Imagine Dragons Perfect – Ed Sheeran
Top Radio Songs Artist	Top Radio Song
Ed Sheeran Halsey Imagine Dragons Bruno Mars Charlie Puth	Shape of You – Ed Sheeran Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers and Coldplay Believer – Imagine Dragons That's What I Like – Bruno Mars Attention – Charlie Puth
Top Streaming Artist	Top Streaming Song (Audio)
Kendrick Lamar Cardi B Drake Post Malone Ed Sheeran	Humble. – Kendrick Lamar Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber XO Tour Llif3 – Lil Uzi Vert Rockstar – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage Congratulations – Post Malone featuring Quavo
Top Streaming Song (Video)	Top Collaboration
Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) – Cardi B Gucci Gang – Lil Pump That's What I Like – Bruno Mars Shape of You – Ed Sheeran	*Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (Despacito)* Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug (Havana) The Chainsmokers and Coldplay (Something Just Like This) French Montana featuring Swae Lee (Unforgettable) Post Malone featuring 21 Savage (Rockstar)
Top Touring Artist	Top R&B Artist
U2 Coldplay Guns n’ Roses Bruno Mars Ed Sheeran	Bruno Mars Chris Brown Khalid SZA The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist	Top R&B Female Artist
Bruno Mars Khalid The Weeknd	SZA Beyoncé Rihanna
Top R&B Album	Top R&B Song
24K Magic – Bruno Mars American Teen – Khalid CTRL – SZA Starboy – The Weeknd 17 – XXXTentacion	That's What I Like – Bruno Mars Redbone – Childish Gambino Wild Thoughts – DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller Young, Dumb & Broke – Khalid Finesse – Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B
Top R&B Tour	Top Rap Artist
Bruno Mars Lionel Richie The Weeknd	Kendrick Lamar Drake Lil Uzi Vert Migos Post Malone
Top Rap Male Artist	Top Rap Female Artist
Kendrick Lamar Drake Post Malone	Cardi B Bhad Bhabie Nicki Minaj
Top Rap Album	Top Rap Song
DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar More Life – Drake Luv Is Rage 2 – Lil Uzi Vert Stoney – Post Malone Culture – Migos	Rockstar – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) – Cardi B I'm the One – DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne Unforgettable – French Montana featuring Swae Lee Humble. – Kendrick Lamar
Top Rap Tour	Top Country Artist
Jay-Z J. Cole Kendrick Lamar	Chris Stapleton Kane Brown Luke Combs Sam Hunt Thomas Rhett
Top Country Male Artist	Top Country Female Artist
Chris Stapleton Sam Hunt Thomas Rhett	Maren Morris Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert
Top Country Duo/Group Artist	Top Country Album
Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion Zac Brown Band	From A Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton Kane Brown – Kane Brown This One's for You – Luke Combs Life Changes – Thomas Rhett Brett Young – Brett Young
Top Country Song	Top Country Tour
Body Like a Back Road – Sam Hunt What Ifs – Kane Brown featuring Lauren Alaina Small Town Boy – Dustin Lynch Meant to Be – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line In Case You Didn't Know – Brett Young	Luke Bryan Florida Georgia Line Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
Top Rock Artist	Top Rock Album
Imagine Dragons Linkin Park Portugal. The Man Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Twenty One Pilots	Evolve – Imagine Dragons One More Light – Linkin Park Death of a Bachelor – Panic! at the Disco Woodstock – Portugal. The Man Songs of Experience – U2
Top Rock Song	Top Rock Tour
Believer – Imagine Dragons Thunder – Imagine Dragons Heavy – Linkin Park featuring Kiiara Feel It Still – Portugal. The Man Wish I Knew You – The Revivalists	U2 Coldplay Guns n’ Roses
Top Latin Artist	Top Latin Album
Ozuna J Balvin Daddy Yankee Luis Fonsi Romeo Santos	Odisea – Ozuna Fenix – Nicky Jam Me Dejé Llevar – Christian Nodal Golden – Romeo Santos El Dorado – Shakira
Top Latin Song	Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber Mi Gente – J Balvin and Willy William featuring Beyoncé Mayores – Becky G featuring Bad Bunny Felices los 4 – Maluma Escápate Conmigo – Wisin featuring Ozuna	The Chainsmokers Calvin Harris Kygo Marshmello ODESZA
Top Dance/Electronic Album	Top Dance/Electronic Song
Memories...Do Not Open – The Chainsmokers Avīci (01) – Avicii Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 – Calvin Harris Stargazing – Kygo A Moment Apart – ODESZA	Something Just like This – The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay No Promises – Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato Rockabye – Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie It Ain't Me – Kygo and Selena Gomez Stay – Zedd and Alessia Cara
Top Christian Artist	Top Christian Album
MercyMe Elevation Worship Hillsong UNITED Hillsong Worship Zach Williams	Precious Memories Collection – Alan Jackson There Is a Cloud – Elevation Worship Wonder – Hillsong UNITED Let There Be Light – Hillsong Worship Lifer – MercyMe
Top Christian Song	Top Gospel Artist
What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship O Come to the Altar – Elevation Worship I'll Find You – Lecrae featuring Tori Kelly Even If – MercyMe Old Church Choir – Zach Williams	Tasha Cobbs Leonard Anthony Brown & group therAPy Travis Greene J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise Tamela Mann
Top Gospel Album	Top Gospel Song
Heart. Passion. Pursuit. – Tasha Cobbs Leonard A Long Way From Sunday – Anthony Brown & group therAPy Crossover: Live from Music City – Travis Greene You Deserve It – J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise Close – Marvin Sapp	You Deserve It – J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise Trust in You – Anthony Brown & group therAPy You Waited – Travis Greene Change Me – Tamela Mann I'm Blessed – Charlie Wilson
Top Soundtrack/Cast Album	Billboard Chart Achievement (fan-voted)
Moana Black Panther: The Album The Fate of the Furious: The Album The Greatest Showman Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2	Camila Cabello Cardi B Drake Sam Hunt Ed Sheeran
Top Social Artist (Fanvote)	Icon Award
BTS Justin Bieber Ariana Grande Demi Lovato Shawn Mendes	Janet Jackson

Mehrfache Gewinner und Nominierungen

Nominierungen
Nominierungen	Künstler
15	Kendrick Lamar
	Bruno Mars
	Ed Sheeran
13	Post Malone
11	Imagine Dragons
9	Drake
8	Cardi B
8	Justin Bieber
7	Luis Fonsi
7	Daddy Yankee
6	The Chainsmokers
5	21 Savage
	Coldplay
	Sam Hunt
	Chris Stapleton
	Taylor Swift
4	Camila Cabello
	Khalid
	U2
	The Weeknd
3	Anthony Brown & group therAPy
	Kygo
	Lil Uzi Vert
	Linkin Park
	Demi Lovato
	MercyMe
	Migos
	Kane Brown
	Ozuna
	Florida Georgia Line
	Portugal. The Man
	Thomas Rhett
	SZA
	Hillsong Worship
2	Beyoncé
	Tasha Cobbs Leonard
	Luke Combs
	French Montana
	Guns n’ Roses
	Halsey
	Calvin Harris
	Hillsong UNITED
	Tamela Mann
	ODESZA
	Charlie Puth
	Quavo
	Rihanna
	Romeo Santos
	Swae Lee
	Zach Williams

Mehrfach-Gewinner
Wins	Artist
6	Kendrick Lamar
6	Ed Sheeran
5	Justin Bieber
	Luis Fonsi
	Bruno Mars
	Daddy Yankee
4	Imagine Dragons
3	The Chainsmokers
3	Chris Stapleton
2	Taylor Swift
	Ozuna
	Tasha Cobbs Leonard
	U2

Einzelnachweise

↑ Katie Atkinson: Billboard Music Awards 2018 Date Announced In: Billboard, 16. Januar 2018. Abgerufen am 23. März 2018 (englisch).
↑ Billboard Music Awards 2018 Nominations: See the Full List In: Billboard, 17. April 2018 (englisch).
↑ Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. Billboard, 20. Mai 2018, abgerufen am 20. Mai 2018 (englisch).

[1] Katie Atkinson: Billboard Music Awards 2018 Date Announced In: Billboard, 16. Januar 2018. Abgerufen am 23. März 2018 (englisch).

[2] Billboard Music Awards 2018 Nominations: See the Full List In: Billboard, 17. April 2018 (englisch).

[3] Here Are All the Winners From the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. Billboard, 20. Mai 2018, abgerufen am 20. Mai 2018 (englisch).

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