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19th May, 2015
Taylor Swift takes home eight Billboard Music Awards.

Superstar Taylor Swift she swept the Billboard Music Awards 2015 by picking up a staggering Eight awards, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album for her record ‘1989’.

Picking up the Chart Achievement Award at the MGM Grand, she said: "I wanna shout out of course to Iggy [Azalea] and Meghan [Trainor] because they're amazing, I'm just happy to be in the same category." She then added: "This is such a good night. What EVEN!"

Swift thanked “all the girls I talk to on the Internet and we talk about your feelings and you teach me your teen slang,” during her speech for Top Female Artist, and told her fans that she was “obsessed” with them: “You guys are the reason this year has happened the way that it’s happened,” she said.

Taylor Swift, who debuted her highly anticipated ‘Bad Blood’ music video, featuring the likes of Cindy Crawford, Kendrick Lamar and Lena Dunham during the broadcast, was the favorite at the awards.

British stars One Direction and Sam Smith were also named among the winners, although Sam who was nominated for Top Male Artist and Best New Artist, was unable to make it after having throat surgery and flying back to the UK.

The BMA’s kicked off on Sunday night, with Ludacris returning to co-host along with Chrissy Teigen at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

It was also a good year for Iggy Azalea, Pharrell Williams and Sam Smith, who each won three awards, while One Direction, Hozier, Jason Aldean, Enrique Iglesias and John Legend, took home two. Scottish EDM artist Calvin Harris also picked up the award for top dance/electronic artist. Meghan Trainor's speech was also one of the most memorable of the night after she picked up the gong for Top Hot 100 Song for her hit track ‘All About That Bass’.

The awards that were aired live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and which presented awards across all genres. also saw a host of country categories including Top Country Artist, Top Country Album, Top Country Song and more, with some of country music’s favorite stars took home top awards at the event.

The Billboard Music Awards once again delivered eye-popping red carpet moments, explosive performances and awkward podium moments.

Without further ado, here's a list of all the night's big winners:

TOP ARTIST Ariana Grande One Direction Katy Perry Sam Smith Taylor Swift -- WINNER

TOP COUNTRY ARTIST Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Florida Georgia Line -- WINNER Brantley Gilbert Blake Shelton

BILLBOARD CHART ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG GALAXY (FAN-VOTED) Iggy Azalea Taylor Swift -- WINNER Meghan Trainor

TOP TOURING ARTIST Lady Gaga One Direction -- WINNER Katy Perry The Rolling Stones Justin Timberlake

TOP FEMALE ARTIST Iggy Azalea Ariana Grande Katy Perry Taylor Swift -- WINNER Meghan Trainor

TOP RADIO SONG John Legend, "All of Me" -- WINNER MAGIC!, "Rude" Nico & Vinz, "Am I Wrong" Sam Smith, "Stay With Me" Pharrell Williams, "Happy

TOP MALE ARTIST Drake Pharrell Williams Ed Sheeran Sam Smith -- WINNER ​Justin Timberlake

TOP RAP SONG Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, "Fancy" -- WINNER Iggy 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 ALBUM Maroon 5, V Pentatonix, That's Christmas to Me Ed Sheeran, x Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour Taylor Swift, 1989  -- WINNER

TOP DUO/GROUP 5 Seconds of Summer Florida Georgia Line MAGIC! Maroon 5 One Direction  -- WINNER

TOP NEW ARTIST 5 Seconds of Summer Iggy Azalea Hozier Sam Smith -- WINNER Meghan Trainor

TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST One Direction Pentatonix Ed Sheeran Sam Smith Taylor Swift -- WINNER

TOP HOT 100 ARTIST Iggy Azalea Ariana Grande Sam Smith Taylor Swift -- WINNER Meghan Trainor

TOP DIGITAL SONGS ARTIST Iggy Azalea Ed Sheeran Sam Smith Taylor Swift -- WINNER Meghan Trainor

TOP RADIO SONGS ARTIST John Legend Maroon 5 Ed Sheeran Sam Smith -- WINNER Taylor Swift

TOP SOCIAL ARTIST Justin Bieber -- WINNER Miley Cyrus Selena Gomez Ariana Grande Taylor Swift

TOP STREAMING ARTIST Iggy Azalea -- WINNER Ariana Grande Nicki Minaj Taylor Swift Meghan Trainor

TOP R&B ARTIST Beyoncé Chris Brown John Legend Trey Songz Pharrell Williams -- WINNER

TOP RAP ARTIST Iggy Azalea -- WINNER J. Cole Drake Nicki Minaj Rae Sremmurd

TOP ROCK ARTIST Bastille Coldplay Fall Out Boy Hozier -- WINNER Lorde

TOP LATIN ARTIST J Balvin Juan Gabriel Enrique Iglesias Prince Royce Romeo Santos -- WINNER

TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST Avicii Clean Bandit Disclosure Calvin Harris -- WINNER Lindsey Stirling

TOP CHRISTIAN ARTIST Casting Crowns Hillsong United -- WINNER Lecrae MercyMe Newsboys

TOP SOUNDTRACK The Fault in Our Stars Fifty Shades of Grey Frozen -- WINNER Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix: Vol. 1 Into the Woods

TOP R&B ALBUM Beyoncé, Beyoncé Chris Brown, X Michael Jackson, Xscape John Legend, Love in the Future Pharrell Williams, G I R L -- WINNER

TOP RAP ALBUM J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive -- WINNER Drake, If You're Reading This It's Too Late Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint Iggy Azalea, The New Classic Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2

TOP COUNTRY ALBUM Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt -- WINNER Garth Brooks, Man Against Machine Luke Bryan, Crash My Party Brantley Gilbert, Just As I Am Miranda Lambert, Platinum

TOP ROCK ALBUM AC/DC, Rock or Bust The Black Keys, Turn Blue Coldplay, Ghost Stories -- WINNER Hozier, Hozier Lorde, Pure Heroine

TOP LATIN ALBUM Juan Gabriel, Los Dúo Enrique Iglesias, Sex and Love -- WINNER Romeo Santos, Formula: Vol. 2 Santana, Corazon Marc Anthony, 3.0

TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM Avicii, True Disclosure, Settle Calvin Harris, Motion Skrillex, Recess Lindsey Stirling, Shatter Me -- WINNER

TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUM Lecrae, Anomaly -- WINNER Casting Crowns, Thrive MercyMe, Welcome to the New NEEDTOBREATHE, Rivers in the Wasteland Chris Tomlin, Love Ran Red

TOP HOT 100 SONG Iggy 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" -- WINNER

TOP DIGITAL SONG Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars, "Uptown Funk!" Sam Smith, "Stay With Me" Taylor Swift, "Shake It Off" Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass" -- WINNER Pharrell Williams, "Happy

TOP STREAMING SONG (AUDIO) Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, "Fancy" Hozier, "Take Me to Church" John Legend, "All of Me" -- WINNER Sam 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" -- WINNER Meghan Trainor, "All About That Bass"

TOP R&B SONG Chris 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 SONG Jason Aldean, "Burnin' It Down" -- WINNER Luke 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 SONG Bastille, "Pompeii" Coldplay, "A Sky Full of Stars" Fall Out Boy, "Centuries" Hozier, "Take Me to Church" -- WINNER Paramore, "Ain't It Fun"

TOP LATIN SONG J Balvin feat. Farruko, "6 AM" Enrique Iglesias feat. Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona, "Bailando" -- WINNER Romeo Santos, "Eres Mía" Romeo Santos feat. Drake, "Odio" Romeo Santos, "Propuesta Indecente"

TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONG Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne, "Rather Be" Disclosure feat. Sam Smith, "Latch" DJ Snake & Lil Jon, "Turn Down For What" -- WINNER Ariana Grande feat. Zedd, "Break Free" Calvin Harris, "Summer"

TOP CHRISTIAN SONG Francesca 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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