Morgan Wallen led the way at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards, while Taylor Swift became the joint-most decorated artist in the gala’s history .
Wallen scooped 11 awards, including Top Male Artist and Top Country Artist, with Swift one behind on 10. Swift’s haul, which was crowned by her third Top Artist accolade, took the 33-year-old to 39 career BBMAs - level with Drake, who added another five to his tally this weekend.
Swift thanks fans after “unreal” BBMA haul “This is unreal ,” Swift said as she accepted her 10 awards. “This is the fact, that you guys have given me ten Billboard Awards, I’m talking to the fans specifically, none of this happens without you.
“Billboards base everything off of what you are listening to, and what you’re passionate about and I’m so honored that this year you made the tour, the Eras Tour, so magical. You went and saw the movie, you cared about my recordings. I just like, I love you so much.
“I feel like the luckiest person in the world to have you in my corner and caring about the music that I make.”
“I don’t have enough hands” for BBMA awards - Wallen Meanwhile, Wallen said : “The last awards show I went to [the 2023 Country Music Awards earlier this month], we came home empty-handed. This one, I don’t have enough hands for them all .
“So either way, I promise I’m gonna stay the same, whether we come home with 10 or zero. I’m gonna give y’all my all, every single night and every time I go into the studio. All these awards are really, it’s for my fans. So thank you guys so much.”
How are Billboard Music Awards winners decided? Billboard says its awards are decided by metrics such as “album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming and touring ”, as well as performers’ engagement with fans.
The year-long reporting period for the 2023 BBMAs ran from 19 November 2022 to 21 October 2023.
Billboard Music Awards 2023: categories and winners in full ARTIST AWARDS Top Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift - WINNER
Top New Artist
Bailey Zimmerman
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Featherweight
Zach Bryan - WINNER
Top Male Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen - WALLEN
The Weeknd
Zach Bryan
Top Female Artist
Beyoncé
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
SZA
Taylor Swift - WINNER
Top Duo/Group
Eslabon Armado
Fifty Fifty
Fuerza Regida - WINNER
Grupo Frontera
Metallica
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift - WINNER
Top Hot 100 Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen - WINNER
SZA
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Songwriter
Ashley Gorley
Jack Antonoff
SZA
Taylor Swift - WINNER
Zach Bryan
Top Hot 100 Producer
Jack Antonoff
Joey Moi - WINNER
Metro Boomin
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Streaming Songs Artist
Drake
Morgan Wallen - WINNER
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Radio Songs Artist
Miley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift - WINNER
The Weeknd
Top Song Sales Artist
Jason Aldean
Miley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
Oliver Anthony Music
Taylor Swift - WINNER
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist
Bad Bunny
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift - WINNER
The Weeknd
Best Global Billboard Artist (excluding USA)
Bad Bunny
Ed Sheeran
NewJeans
Taylor Swift - WINNER
The Weeknd
Top R&B Artist
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
Rihanna
SZA - WINNER
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist
Chris Brown
Miguel
The Weeknd - WINNER
Top R&B Female Artist
Beyoncé
Rihanna
SZA - WINNER
Top R&B Touring Artist
Beyoncé - WINNER
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
Top Rap Artist
21 Savage
Drake - WINNER
Lil Baby
Metro Boomin
Travis Scott
Top Rap Male Artist
21 Savage
Drake - WINNER
Travis Scott
Top Rap Female Artist
Doja Cat
Ice Spice
Nicki Minaj - WINNER
Best Rap Touring Artist
50 Cent
Drake - WINNER
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
Top Country Artist
Bailey Zimmerman
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen - WINNER
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Country Male Artist
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen - WINNER
Zach Bryan
Top Country Female Artist
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney
Taylor Swift - WINNER
Top Country Duo/Group
Old Dominion
Parmalee
Zac Brown Band - WINNER
Top Country Touring Artist
George Strait
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen - WINNER
Top Rock Artist
Jelly Roll
Noah Kahan
Stephen Sanchez
Steve Lacy
Zach Bryan - WINNER
Top Rock Duo/Group
Arctic Monkeys - WINNER
Foo Fighters
Metallica
Top Rock Touring Artist
Coldplay - WINNER
Depeche Mode
Elton John
Top Latin Artist
Bad Bunny - WINNER
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Karol G
Peso Pluma
Top Latin Male Artist
Bad Bunny - WINNER
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Best Latin Female Artist
Karol G - WINNER
Rosalía
Shakira
Top Latin Duo/Group
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida - WINNER
Grupo Frontera
Top Latin Touring Artist
Daddy Yankee
Karol G - WINNER
RBD
Top Global K-Pop Artist
Jimin
NewJeans - WINNER
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
TWICE
Top K-Pop Touring Artist
Blackpink - WINNER
Suga
Twice
Top Afrobeats Artist
Burna Boy - WINNER
Libianca
Rema
Tems
Wizkid
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Beyoncé - WINNER
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Drake
Tiësto
Top Christian Artist
Brandon Lake
Elevation Worship
for KING & COUNTRY
Lauren Daigle - WINNER
Phil Wickham
Top Gospel Artist
CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Kanye West - WINNER
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
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Karol G won two awards, including Top Latin Female Artist. Gilbert Flores Getty Images ALBUM AWARDS Top Billboard 200 Album
Drake & 21 Savage, Her Loss
Metro Boomin, HEROES & VILLAINS
Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time - WINNER
SZA, SOS
Taylor Swift, Midnights
Top Soundtrack
Barbie: The Album - WINNER
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
ELVIS
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Top Gun: Maverick
Top R&B Album
Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE
Brent Faiyaz, WASTELAND
Drake, Honestly, Nevermind
Steve Lacy, Gemini Rights
SZA, SOS - WINNER
Top Rap Album
Drake & 21 Savage, Her Loss - WINNER
Future, I Never Liked You
Lil Baby, It's Only Me
Metro Boomin, HEROES & VILLAINS
Travis Scott, UTOPIA
Top Country Album
Luke Combs, Gettin’ Old
Luke Combs, Growin' Up
Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time - WINNER
Taylor Swift, Speak Now (Taylor's Version)
Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak
Top Rock Album
HARDY, the mockingbird & THE CROW
Jelly Roll, Whitsitt Chapel
Noah Kahan, Stick Season
Steve Lacy, Gemini Rights
Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak - WINNER
Top Latin Album
Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti - WINNER
Eslabon Armado, Desvelado
Ivan Cornejo, Dañado
Karol G, Mañana Será Bonito
Peso Pluma, Génesis
Top K-Pop Album
Jimin, FACE
NewJeans, 2nd EP ‘Get Up'
Stray Kids, 5-STAR - WINNER
TOMORROW X TOGETHER, The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION
TWICE, READY TO BE: 12th Mini Album
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE - WINNER
Drake, Honestly, Nevermind
ILLENIUM, ILLENIUM
Kim Petras, Feed the Beast
Tiësto, DRIVE
Top Christian Album
Anne Wilson, My Jesus - WINNER
Brandon Lake, House of Miracles
CAIN, Rise Up
Elevation Worship, LION
Lauren Daigle, Lauren Daigle
Top Gospel Album
Jonathan McReynolds, My Truth
Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin, Kingdom Book One - WINNER
Tye Tribbett, All Things New
Whitney Houston, I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston
Zacardi Cortez, Imprint (Live in Memphis)
SONG AWARDS Top Hot 100 Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, “Creepin’”
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
Morgan Wallen, “Last Night” - WINNER
SZA, “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
Top Streaming Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, “Creepin’”
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
Morgan Wallen, “Last Night” - WINNER
SZA, “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
Top Radio Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, “Creepin’”
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers” - WINNER
Rema & Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die for You”
Top Selling Song
Jason Aldean, “Try That in a Small Town”
Jimin, ‘Like Crazy”
Miley Cyrus,“Flowers”
Oliver Anthony Music, “Rich Men North of Richmond”
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero” - WINNER
Top Collaboration
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, “I’m Good (Blue)”
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, “Creepin’” - WINNER
Rema & Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”
Sam Smith & Kim Petras, “Unholy”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Die for You”
Top Billboard Global 200 Song
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers” - WINNER
Rema & Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”
SZA, “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Die for You”
Top Billboard Global Song (excluding USA)
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, “I’m Good (Blue)”
Harry Styles, “As It Was”
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers” - WINNER
Rema & Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Die for You”
Top R&B Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, “Creepin’”
Miguel, “Sure Thing”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Die for You”
SZA, “Kill Bill” - WINNER
SZA, “Snooze”
Top Rap Song
Coi Leray, “Players”
Drake & 21 Savage, “Rich Flex” - WINNER
Gunna, “fukumean”
Lil Durk ft. J. Cole, “All My Life”
Toosii, “Favorite Song”
Top Country Song
Bailey Zimmerman, “Rock and a Hard Place”
Luke Combs, “Fast Car”
Morgan Wallen, “Last Night” - WINNER
Morgan Wallen, “You Proof”
Zach Bryan, “Something in the Orange”
Top Rock Song
Jelly Roll, “Need A Favor”
Stephen Sanchez, “Until I Found You”
Steve Lacy, “Bad Habit”
Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves, “I Remember Everything”
Zach Bryan, “Something in the Orange” - WINNER
Top Latin Song
Eslabon Armado x Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola” - WINNER
Fuerza Regida x Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
Grupo Frontera x Bad Bunny, “un x100to”
Karol G & Shakira, “TQG”
Yng Lvcas x Peso Pluma, “La Bebé”
Top Global K-Pop Song
Fifty Fifty, “Cupid”
Jimin, “Like Crazy”
Jungkook ft. Latto, “Seven” - WINNER
NewJeans, “Ditto”
NewJeans, “OMG”
Top Afrobeats Song
Ayra Starr, “Rush”
Libianca, “People”
Oxlade, “KU LO SA”
Rema & Selena Gomez, “Calm Down” - WINNER
Victony, Rema and Tempoe ft. Don Toliver, "Soweto"
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Bizarrap & Shakira, “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53″
David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray, “Baby Don't Hurt Me”
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, “I’m Good (Blue)” - WINNER
Elton John & Britney Spears, “Hold Me Closer”
Tiësto ft. Tate McRae, “10:35″
Top Christian Song
Brandon Lake, “Gratitude” - WINNER
Chris Tomlin, “Holy Forever”
for KING & COUNTRY with Jordin Sparks, “Love Me Like I Am”
Lauren Daigle, “Thank God I Do”
Phil Wickham, “This Is Our God”
Top Gospel Song
CeCe Winans, “Goodness of God” - WINNER
Crowder & Dante Bowe ft. Maverick City Music, “God Really Loves Us”
Elevation Worship ft. Chandler Moore & Tiffany Hudson, “More Than Able”
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin ft. Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, “Fear is Not My Future”
Zacardi Cortez, “Lord Do It for Me (Live in Memphis)”