2022 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD WINNERS
2022 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARD WINNERS: History was made for Hip-Hop and R&B at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night (May the 15th). The live event was taped and aired from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and hosted by Sean “Diddy” Combs”.
Coming off the announcement of his R&B label Love Records and new album, Diddy pulled a double-duty and opened up the ceremony with a live debut of his upcoming single “Gotta Move On” with Bryson Tiller. Puff also brought out Jack Harlow for a performance of “First Class”, before performing his classic “Mo Money Mo Problems” alongside his son King Combs and Teyana Taylor.
Travis Scott made his epic return and took the audience to the snowy Alps for an icy performance of “Mafia” for his first televised performance since the AstroWorld tragedy. Megan Thee Stallion turned up the heat with a medley of “Plan B” and “Sweetest Pie”, while Latto later turned up the venue with a zestful performance of her hit “Big Energy”. Burna Boy electrified the stage with a medley that included “Kilometre” and his new single “Last Last“.
It was a blast from the past as a few old-school classics were covered including Silk Sonic’s performing their Con Funk Shun remake of “Love’s Train” and Maxwell who returned to the Billboard stage for his rendition of Michael Jackson’s “The Lady In My Life”.
For this year’s Icon Award, Mary J. Blige was given the honor by surprise presenter Janet Jackson, who was given the award back in 2018. MJB received a tribute with a video montage featuring commentary by H.E.R., Kiana Ledé, Ella Mai, Taraji P. Henson, Queen Latifah, and Missy Elliott. MJB took the stage for her emotional acceptance speech where she reflected on her journey and thanked her supporters including Diddy, the late Andre Harrell, and more.
Some of the evening’s big wins include Drake who won the awards for Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Rap Artist, Top Male Rap Artist, and Top Rap Album (Certified Lover Boy). Kanye West bagged both the Top Christian and Top Gospel awards including both the Top Artist categories, as well as each of the Top Album (Donda) and Top Song (“Hurricane”) categories.
The ladies continued to rock with Doja Cat racking in quite a few categories including Top R&B Artist, Top Female R&B Artist, Top R&B Album (Planet Her), and Top Viral Song for her collaboration with SZA “Kiss Me More”. Meanwhile, Megan Thee Stallion accepted her award for Top Female Rap Artist.
Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow won Best Rap Song for their collaboration “Industry Baby” and The Weeknd was named this year’s Top R&B Male Artist. In addition, Bruno Mars won the Top R&B Tour (Bruno Mars at Park MGM), and Omarion and Bow Wow won the Top Rap Tour (The Millennium Tour 2021).
Check out the list below;
Top Artist
Drake (WINNER)
Doja Cat
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top Female Artist
Adele
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo (WINNER)
Taylor Swift
Top Male Artist
Drake (WINNER)
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd
Top Duo/Group
BTS (WINNER)
Glass Animals
Imagine Dragons
Migos
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
Top New Artist
Olivia Rodrigo (WINNER)
GIVĒON
Masked Wolf
Pooh Shiesty
The Kid LAROI
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Adele
Drake
Juice WRLD
Morgan Wallen
Top Billboard 200 Album
Adele, 30
Doja Cat, Planet Her
Drake, Certified Lover Boy
Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album
Olivia Rodrigo, SOUR (WINNER)
Top Hot 100 Artist
Olivia Rodrigo (WINNER)
Doja Cat
Drake
Justin Bieber
The Weeknd
Top Hot 100 Song
Doja Cat ft SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “STAY” (WINNER)
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top Streaming Songs Artist
Olivia Rodrigo (WINNER)
Doja Cat
Drake
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd
Top Radio Songs Artist
Olivia Rodrigo (WINNER)
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
The Weeknd
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist
Olivia Rodrigo (WINNER)
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
The Weeknd
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist
Ed Sheeran (WINNER)
BTS
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Top Tour
The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour) (WINNER)
Eagles (Hotel California Tour)
Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)
Harry Styles (Love on Tour)
Top R&B Artist
Doja Cat (WINNER)
GIVĒON
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
Summer Walker
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist
The Weeknd (WINNER)
GIVĒON
Khalid
Top R&B Female Artist
Doja Cat (WINNER)
Summer Walker
SZA
Top R&B Tour
Mars (Bruno Mars at Park MGM) (WINNER)
Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)
Usher (The Vegas Residency)
Top Rap Artist
Drake (WINNER)
Juice WRLD
Lil Baby
Moneybagg Yo
Polo G
Top Rap Male Artist
Drake (WINNER)
Juice WRLD
Polo G
Top Rap Female Artist
Cardi B
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion (WINNER)
Top Rap Tour
Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021) (WINNER)
J. Cole (The Off-Season Tour)
Lil Baby (The Back Outside Tour)
Top Country Artist
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Walker Hayes
Top Country Male Artist
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen (WINNER)
Top Country Female Artist
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert
Top Country Duo/Group
Dan + Shay (WINNER)
Florida Georgia Line
Zac Brown Band
Top Country Tour
Eric Church (Gather Again Tour) (WINNER)
Chris Stapleton (All-American Road Show Tour)
Luke Bryan (Proud To Be Right Here Tour)
Top Rock Artist
Glass Animals (WINNER)
Imagine Dragons
Machine Gun Kelly
Måneskin
twenty-one pilots
Top Rock Tour
WINNER: The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)
Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)
Top Latin Artist
Bad Bunny (WINNER)
Farruko
Kali Uchis
KAROL G
Rauw Alejandro
Top Latin Male Artist
Bad Bunny (WINNER)
Farruko
Rauw Alejandro
Top Latin Female Artist
Kali Uchis (WINNER)
KAROL G
ROSALÍA
Top Latin Duo/Group
Eslabon Armado (WINNER)
Calibre 50
Grupo Firme
Top Latin Tour
Los Bukis (Una Historia Cantada Tour) (WINNER)
Bad Bunny (El Último Tour Del Mundo)
Enrique Iglesias & Ricky Martin (Live in Concert)
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Lady Gaga (WINNER)
Marshmello
Tiësto
Top Christian Artist
Ye (WINNER)
Carrie Underwood
Elevation Worship
for KING & COUNTRY
Lauren Daigle
Top Gospel Artist
CeCe Winans (WINNER)
Elevation Worship
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
Top Billboard 200 Album
Olivia Rodrigo, SOUR (WINNER)
Adele, 30
Doja Cat, Planet Her
Drake, Certified Lover Boy
Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album
Top Soundtrack
“Encanto” (WINNER)
“Arcane League of Legends”
“In The Heights”
“Sing 2”
“tick, tick…BOOM!”
Top R&B Album
Doja Cat, Planet Her (WINNER)
GIVĒON, When It’s All Said And Done…Take Time
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), An Evening With Silk Sonic
Summer Walker, Still Over It
The Weeknd, Dawn FM
Top Rap Album
Drake, Certified Lover Boy (WINNER)
Moneybagg Yo, A Gangsta’s Pain
Rod Wave, SoulFly
The Kid LAROI, F*CK LOVE
Ye, Donda
Top Country Album
Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) (WINNER)
Florida Georgia Line, Life Rolls On
Lee Brice, Hey World
Taylor Swift, Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
Walker Hayes, Country Stuff: The Album
Top Rock Album
twenty-one pilots, Scaled And Icy (WINNER)
AJR, OK ORCHESTRA
Coldplay, Music Of The Spheres
Imagine Dragons, Mercury – Act 1
John Mayer, Sob Rock
Top Latin Album
KAROL G, KG0516 (WINNER)
Eslabon Armado, Corta Venas
J Balvin, JOSE
Kali Uchis, Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios)
Rauw Alejandro, VICE VERSA
Top Dance/Electronic Album
C418, Minecraft – Volume Alpha
FKA twigs, CAPRISONGS
ILLENIUM, Fallen Embers (WINNER)
Porter Robinson, Nurture
RÜFÜS DU SOL, Surrender
Top Christian Album
Ye, Donda (WINNER)
Carrie Underwood, My Savior
CeCe Winans, Believe For It
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music, Old Church Basement
Phil Wickham, Hymn Of Heaven
Top Gospel Album
Ye, Donda (WINNER)
CeCe Winans, Believe For It
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music, Old Church Basement
Maverick City Music, Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition
Maverick City Music & UPPERROOM, move your heart
Top Song Sales Artist
BTS (WINNER)
Adele
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Walker Hayes
Top Streaming Song
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “STAY” (WINNER)
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Glass Animals, “Heat Waves”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top Selling Song
BTS, “Butter” (WINNER)
BTS, “Permission to Dance”
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”
Top Radio Song
Dua Lipa, “Levitating” (WINNER)
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “STAY”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top Collaboration
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “STAY” (WINNER)
Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON, “Peaches”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “INDUSTRY BABY”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top Billboard Global 200 Song
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “STAY” (WINNER)
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “STAY” (WINNER)
BTS, “Butter”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Lil Nas X, “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top Viral Song
Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More” (WINNER)
GAYLE, “abcdefu”
Glass Animals, “Heat Waves”
Masked Wolf, “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”
Top R&B Song
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), “Leave The Door Open” (WINNER)
Doja Cat & The Weeknd, “You Right”
GIVĒON, “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON, “Peaches”
WizKid ft. Justin Bieber & Tems, “Essence”
Top Rap Song
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “INDUSTRY BABY” (WINNER)
Drake ft. 21 Savage, Project Pat, “Knife Talk”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Masked Wolf, “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Polo G, “RAPSTAR”
Top Country Song
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like” (WINNER)
Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”
Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood, “If I Didn’t Love You”
Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”
Luke Combs, “Forever After All”
Top Rock Song
Måneskin, “Beggin'” (WINNER)
Coldplay X BTS, “My Universe”
Elle King & Miranda Lambert, “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
Imagine Dragons, “Follow You”
THE ANXIETY: WILLOW & Tyler Cole, “Meet Me At Our Spot”
Top Latin Song
Kali Uchis, “telepatía” (WINNER)
Aventura x Bad Bunny, “Volví”
Bad Bunny, “Yonaguni”
Farruko, “Pepas”
Rauw Alejandro, “Todo De Ti”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix” (WINNER)
Farruko, “Pepas”
Regard x Troye Sivan x Tate McRae, “You”
Tiësto, “The Business”
Travis Scott & HVME, “Goosebumps”
Top Christian Song
Ye, “Hurricane” (WINNER)
Anne Wilson, “My Jesus”
Ye, “Moon”
Ye, “Off The Grid”
Ye, “Praise God”
Top Gospel Song
Ye, “Hurricane” (WINNER)
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music ft. Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, “Jireh”
Ye, “Moon”
Ye, “Off The Grid”
Ye, “Praise God”
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