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Most awards
  
Taylor Swift (8)

Network
  
ABC

Other ceremonies
  
2014, 2016

Most nominations
  
Taylor Swift (14)

Date
  
17 May 2015

Hosts
  
Ludacris, Chrissy Teigen


Location
  
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Hosted by
  
Ludacris Chrissy Teigen

The 2015 Billboard Music Awards was a music award ceremony that was held on May 17, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It was aired live on ABC. The show was hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen.

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Taylor Swift won 8 out of her 14 nominations, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album for 1989. Other winners included Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea, and Pharrell Williams scoring three trophies each. Meghan Trainor, One Direction, Jason Aldean, John Legend, and Hozier won two categories each. Swift premiered her "Bad Blood" music video at the start of the show. Mariah Carey performed at the ceremony, marking the first time she performed on the Billboard stage since 1998.

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  • Taylor Swift — Introduced Van Halen
  • Lily Aldridge & Charli XCX — Presented Top Duo/Group
  • Laverne Cox & Tracee Ellis Ross — Presented Top Billboard 200 Album
  • Chrissy Teigen — Introduced Fall Out Boy & Wiz Khalifa
  • Kaitlyn Bristowe & Britt Nilsson from The Bachelorette — Introduced Nick Jonas
  • Chrissy Teigen — Introduced Meghan Trainor & John Legend
  • Idina Menzel — Introduced Mariah Carey
  • Danica McKellar — Presented Top Rap Song
  • Ludacris & Tyrese Gibson - Introduced Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth, and Lindsey Stirling
  • Celine Dion — Presented Top Male Artist
  • Taraji P. Henson — Introduced Jussie Smollett, Bryshere 'Yazz' Gray, and Estelle
  • One Direction — Presented Top Radio Song
  • Florida Georgia Line — Introduced Little Big Town & Faith Hill
  • Ellen Pompeo — Presented Top Female Artist
  • Kira Kazantsev & Pete Wentz — Presented Top Touring Artist
  • Jennifer Lopez — Introduced Pitbull & Chris Brown
  • Zendaya — Introduced Ed Sheeran
  • 50 Cent & Rita Ora — Presented Top 100 Song
  • Prince Royce — Presented Billboard Chart Achievement Award
  • Fifth Harmony — Introduced Nicki Minaj & David Guetta
  • Molly Ringwald — Introduced Simple Minds
  • Pentatonix — Introduced Kelly Clarkson
  • Brett Eldredge & Hailee Steinfeld — Presented Top Country Artist
  • John Legend — Introduced Imagine Dragons
  • Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, and Adrian Grenier — Presented Top Artist Award
  • Kendall Jenner & Kylie Jenner — Introduced Kanye West
  • Ludacris - Introduced Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea

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    References

    2015 Billboard Music Awards Wikipedia
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