Awarded forOutstanding chart performance Official websitewww.billboardmusicawards.com WinnersFetty Wap, Fetty Wap, Top New Artist, Top New Artist, Justin Bieber, Justin Bieber, Top Male Artist, Top Male Artist, Adele, Adele, Top Female Artist, Top Female Artist, Céline Dion, Céline Dion, Music Award for Icon, Music Award for Icon, Britney Spears, Britney Spears, Special Millennium Award, Special Millennium Award, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, Top Touring Artist, Top Touring Artist, Rihanna, Rihanna, Chart Achievement Award, Chart Achievement Award, Drake, Drake, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Artist, The Weeknd, The Weeknd, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, 25Adele, 25, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Billboard 200 Album, Romeo Santos, Romeo Santos, Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Artist, Luke Bryan, Luke Bryan, Top Country Artist, Top Country Artist, Beauty Behind the MadnessThe Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness, Top R&B Album, Top R&B Album, TWENTY ØNE PILØTS, TWENTY ØNE PILØTS, Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Artist, Justin Bieber, Justin Bieber, Top Social Artist, Top Social Artist, See You AgainCharlie Puth - Wiz Khalifa, See You Again, Top Rap Song, Top Rap Song, Adele, Adele, Artist of the Year, Artist of the Year, BlurryfaceTWENTY ØNE PILØTS, Blurryface, Top Rock Album, Top Rock Album, Shut Up and DanceWalk The Moon, Shut Up and Dance, Top Radio Song, Top Radio Song, TravellerChris Stapleton, Traveller, Top Country Album, Top Country Album, Sam Smith, Sam Smith, Top New Artist, Top New Artist, Sam Smith, Sam Smith, Top Male Artist, Top Male Artist, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, Top Female Artist, Top Female Artist, One Direction, One Direction, Top Touring Artist, Top Touring Artist, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, Chart Achievement Award, Chart Achievement Award, Iggy Azalea, Iggy Azalea, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Artist, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, 1989Taylor Swift, 1989, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Billboard 200 Album, Romeo Santos, Romeo Santos, Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Artist, Florida Georgia Line, Florida Georgia Line, Top Country Artist, Top Country Artist, G I R LPharrell Williams, G I R L, Top R&B Album, Top R&B Album, Hozier, Hozier, Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Artist, Justin Bieber, Justin Bieber, Top Social Artist, Top Social Artist, FancyIggy Azalea - Charli XCX, Fancy, Top Rap Song, Top Rap Song, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, Artist of the Year, Artist of the Year, Ghost StoriesColdplay, Ghost Stories, Top Rock Album, Top Rock Album, All of MeJohn Legend, All of Me, Top Radio Song, Top Radio Song, Old Boots - New DirtJason Aldean, Old Boots - New Dirt, Top Country Album, Top Country Album, One Direction, One Direction, Top Duo/Group, Top Duo/Group, Iggy Azalea, Iggy Azalea, Top Streaming Artist, Top Streaming Artist, Lorde, Lorde, Top New Artist, Top New Artist, Justin Timberlake, Justin Timberlake, Top Male Artist, Top Male Artist, Katy Perry, Katy Perry, Top Female Artist, Top Female Artist, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Lopez, Music Award for Icon, Music Award for Icon, Bon Jovi, Bon Jovi, Top Touring Artist, Top Touring Artist, Eminem, Eminem, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Artist, Imagine Dragons, Imagine Dragons, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, The 20/20 ExperienceJustin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Billboard 200 Album, Marc Anthony, Marc Anthony, Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Artist, Luke Bryan, Luke Bryan, Top Country Artist, Top Country Artist, The 20/20 ExperienceJustin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience, Top R&B Album, Top R&B Album, Imagine Dragons, Imagine Dragons, Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Artist, Justin Bieber, Justin Bieber, Top Social Artist, Top Social Artist, Can't Hold UsMackle & Ryan Lewis - Ray Dalton, Can't Hold Us, Top Rap Song, Top Rap Song, Justin Timberlake, Justin Timberlake, Artist of the Year, Artist of the Year, Night VisionsImagine Dragons, Night Visions, Top Rock Album, Top Rock Album, Blurred LinesRobin Thicke - TI - Pharrell Williams, Blurred Lines, Top Radio Song, Top Radio Song, Crash My PartyLuke Bryan, Crash My Party, Top Country Album, Top Country Album, Imagine Dragons, Imagine Dragons, Top Duo/Group, Top Duo/Group, Miley Cyrus, Miley Cyrus, Top Streaming Artist, Top Streaming Artist, One Direction, One Direction, Top New Artist, Top New Artist, Justin Bieber, Justin Bieber, Top Male Artist, Top Male Artist, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, Top Female Artist, Top Female Artist, Prince, Prince, Music Award for Icon, Music Award for Icon, Madonna, Madonna, Top Touring Artist, Top Touring Artist, Nicki Minaj, Nicki Minaj, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Artist, Maroon 5, Maroon 5, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, RedTaylor Swift, Red, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Billboard 200 Album, Jenni Rivera, Jenni Rivera, Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Artist, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, Top Country Artist, Top Country Artist, UnapologeticRihanna, Unapologetic, Top R&B Album, Top R&B Album, Fun, Fun, Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Artist, Justin Bieber, Justin Bieber, Top Social Artist, Top Social Artist, Thrift ShopMackle & Ryan Lewis, Thrift Shop, Top Rap Song, Top Rap Song, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, Artist of the Year, Artist of the Year, BabelMumford & Sons, Babel, Top Rock Album, Top Rock Album, Somebody That I Used to KnowGotye - Kimbra, Somebody That I Used to Know, Top Radio Song, Top Radio Song, RedTaylor Swift, Red, Top Country Album, Top Country Album, One Direction, One Direction, Top Duo/Group, Top Duo/Group, Nicki Minaj, Nicki Minaj, Top Streaming Artist, Top Streaming Artist, Wiz Khalifa, Wiz Khalifa, Top New Artist, Top New Artist, Lil Wayne, Lil Wayne, Top Male Artist, Top Male Artist, Adele, Adele, Top Female Artist, Top Female Artist, Stevie Wonder, Stevie Wonder, Music Award for Icon, Music Award for Icon, Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston, Special Millennium Award, Special Millennium Award, U2, U2, Top Touring Artist, Top Touring Artist, Lil Wayne, Lil Wayne, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Artist, Adele, Adele, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, 21Adele, 21, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Billboard 200 Album, Shakira, Shakira, Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Artist, Lady Antebellum, Lady Antebellum, Top Country Artist, Top Country Artist, 4Beyoncé, 4, Top R&B Album, Top R&B Album, Coldplay, Coldplay, Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Artist, Justin Bieber, Justin Bieber, Top Social Artist, Top Social Artist, Party Rock Anthem (LMMA original mix)LMFAO, Party Rock Anthem (LMMA original mix), Top Rap Song, Top Rap Song, Adele, Adele, Artist of the Year, Artist of the Year, Mylo XylotoColdplay, Mylo Xyloto, Top Rock Album, Top Rock Album, Give Me EverythingPitbull - Ne-Yo - Afrojack -, Give Me Everything, Top Radio Song, Top Radio Song, My Kinda PartyJason Aldean, My Kinda Party, Top Country Album, Top Country Album, LMFAO, LMFAO, Top Duo/Group, Top Duo/Group
The weeknd justin bieber taylor swift top 2016 billboard music award nominations
The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard, a publication and music popularity chart covering the music business. The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually since 1989 in December until it went dormant in 2006. The awards returned in 2011 and is held annually in May. The 2016 Billboard Music Awards aired live on May 22 on ABC.
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Award process
Unlike other awards, such as the Grammy Award, which determine nominations as a result of the highest votes received by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on United States year-end chart performance according to Nielsen data for sales, number of downloads and total airplay. Awards were given for the top album/artist/single in different genres.
Categories
From 1989 to 2006, the show had the same categories and category names every year. In 2011, for the first time, all of the awards were renamed to "Top [award title]". The "of the year" portion of each category title no longer exists, and many of the awards have been further renamed. Other awards, including both "crossover" awards (No. 1 Classical Crossover Artist and No. 1 Classical Crossover Album) were discontinued. Since 2011, the nominees have had five nominees.
Current categories
The general categories are Top Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Hot 100 Song and Top New Artist. These categories highlighted in each award and other categories are divided by genre.
Century Award
1992: George Harrison
1993: Buddy Guy
1994: Billy Joel
1995: Joni Mitchell
1996: Carlos Santana
1997: Chet Atkins
1998: James Taylor
1999: Emmylou Harris
2000: Randy Newman
2001: John Mellencamp
2002: Annie Lennox
2003: Sting
2004: Stevie Wonder
2005: Tom Petty
2006: Tony Bennett
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Icon Award
The Billboard Icon Award was first made in 2011.
2011: Neil Diamond
2012: Stevie Wonder
2013: Prince
2014: Jennifer Lopez
2016: Celine Dion
Millennium Award
Recognizes music singers and contributions. To date, there have only been three recipients of this award:
2011: Beyoncé
2012: Whitney Houston (award accepted by her daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown)
2016: Britney Spears
Spotlight Award
In 1988, Michael Jackson was honored with Billboard's first Spotlight Award for being the first artist in history to have five consecutive number ones singles on Billboard Hot 100 from one album. In 2012, Katy Perry was honored with Billboard's second Spotlight award for being the second and first female artist in history to have five consecutive number ones singles on Billboard Hot 100 from one album.
Artist Achievement Award
1993: Rod Stewart
1995: Janet Jackson
1996: Madonna
1997: Garth Brooks
1999: Aerosmith
2001: Janet Jackson
2002: Cher
2004: Destiny's Child
2005: Kanye West
Other special awards
1992: Special Award commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Thriller: Michael Jackson
1996: Special Award for most weeks at No. 1 on The Billboard Hot 100 (16 weeks for "One Sweet Day"): Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
1997: Special Award honoring "Candle In the Wind 1997" as the all-time best selling single: Elton John and Bernie Taupin
1998: Special Award for the most No. 1s ever by a female artist (13): Mariah Carey
2000: Special Award for biggest one-week sales ever of an album: No Strings Attached, NSYNC
2000: Special Award for biggest one-week sales of an album ever by a female artist, Oops!... I Did It Again, Britney Spears
2001: Special Award for biggest one-week sales for an album in 2001: Celebrity, NSYNC
2002: Special Award for 1982 album Thriller, which spent more weeks at No. 1 (37) than any other album in the history of the Billboard 200: Michael Jackson
Most wins
The record for most Billboard Music Awards won is held by Taylor Swift with 23 wins.
Taylor Swift (23)
Garth Brooks (19)
Adele (18)
Usher (18)
Carrie Underwood (17)
Whitney Houston (16)
Justin Bieber (15)
Mariah Carey (14)
R. Kelly (12)
Rihanna (12)
Lil Jon (11)
The awards show
Since its inception (created by Rick Garson, Paul Flattery & Jim Yukich), the BMAs had been telecast on the Fox network; however due to contractual expirations and other unforeseen circumstances, the awards were canceled for 2007. Plans for a new version of the awards in 2008 (in association with AEG Live) fell through, and the BMAs were not held until 2011.
On February 17, 2011, Billboard announced that it would bring the BMAs back to television, moving from its original home on Fox to its new network, ABC, on May 22, 2011. A new award statuette was created by New York firm Society Awards. Dick Clark Productions produces the ceremony, giving it control of both of ABC's non-country music awards specials, including the November American Music Awards.
