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March 28, 2024

EVENT Recap: BBMA’s Red Carpet and Performances

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The 2016 Billboard Music Awards kicked off on Sunday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. There were a ton of musicians who came out to the show hosted by Ciara and Ludacris. The Weeknd won multiple awards including Top Hot 100 Artist and Top R&B Song while Adele won for Top Album and Justin Bieber took home an award for Top Male Artist. Fetty Wap also took home Top New Artist and Wiz Khalifa wins for Top Hot 100 Song.

Rihanna performed her new single ‘Love On The Brain’ off her ANTI album. There were also performances from Fifth Harmony and Ty Dolla $ign, Justin Bieber, Stevie Wonder, Madonna and Ariana Grande. Take a look at images from the night, the complete list of winners and a few of the performances below. For more head over to Billboard.

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Check out the complete list of winners below:

Top Artist:
Adele — WINNER
Justin Bieber
Drake
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Billboard Chart Achievement Award (Fan-Voted):
Rihanna — WINNER
Adele
Drake
The Weeknd
Little Big Town

Top R&B Song:
Alessia Cara “Here”
?Omarion Featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko, “Post To Be”
The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face”
The Weeknd, “Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)”
The Weeknd, “The Hills” — WINNER

Top Billboard 200 Album:
Adele, 25 — WINNER
Justin Bieber, Purpose
Ed Sheeran, x
Taylor Swift, 1989
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind The Madness

Top Male Artist:
Justin Bieber — WINNER
Drake
Fetty Wap
Ed Sheeran
The Weeknd

Top Country Song:
Sam Hunt, “Break Up In A Small Town”
Sam Hunt, “Take Your Time”
Little Big Town, “Girl Crush”
Thomas Rhett, “Die A Happy Man” — WINNER
Chris Young, “I’m Comin’ Over”

Top Hot 100 Song:
Adele, “Hello”
Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, “See You Again” — WINNER
The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face”
The Weeknd, “The Hills”

Top Hot 100 Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd — WINNER

Top New Artist:
Fetty Wap — WINNER
OMI
Charlie Puth
Silentó
Bryson Tiller

Top Female Artist:
Adele — WINNER
Selena Gomez
?Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group:
Maroon 5
One Direction — WINNER
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The Rolling Stones
U2

Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Adele — WINNER
Justin Bieber
Drake
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Top Song Sales Artist:
Adele
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
The Weeknd — WINNER

Top Radio Songs Artist:
Justin Bieber
Ellie Goulding
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd — WINNER

Top Streaming Songs Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
?Silentó
The Weeknd — WINNER

Top Social Media Artist:
Justin Bieber — WINNER
Selena Gomez
?Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Taylor Swift

Top Touring Artist:
Madonna
One Direction
The Rolling Stones
Taylor Swift — WINNER
U2

Top R&B Artist:
Chris Brown
?Jeremih
Rihanna
Bryson Tiller
The Weeknd — WINNER

Top Rap Artist:
Drake — WINNER
Fetty Wap
Future
Wiz Khalifa
Silentó

Top R&B Album:
Chris Brown, Royalty
Rihanna, Anti
Bryson Tiller, T R A P S O U L
?Tyrese, Black Rose
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness — WINNER

Top Rap Album:
Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Drake & Future, What A Time To Be Alive
Dr. Dre, Compton
Kendrick Lamar, To Pimp A Butterfly
Meek Mill, Dreams Worth More Than Money — WINNER

Top Selling Song:
Adele, “Hello” — WINNER
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
OMI, “Cheerleader”
Rachel Platten, “Fight Song”
The Weeknd, “The Hills”

Top Streaming Song (Audio):
Justin Bieber, “Sorry”
Justin Bieber, “What Do You Mean”
?Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen”
The Weeknd, “The Hills” — WINNER
Drake, “Hotline Bling”

Top Streaming Song (Video):
?Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk!”
?Silentó, “Watch Me” — WINNER
The Weeknd, “The Hills”

Top Rap Song:
Drake, “Hotline Bling”
?Fetty Wap, “Trap Queen”
?Fetty Wap, “679” feat. Remy Boyz
?Silentó, “Watch Me”
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, “See You Again” — WINNER