The 2020 Billboard Music Awards took place on Wednesday night, and although the Kelly Clarkson-hosted ceremony looked a little different this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, it was still an exciting night!
While there wasn't a live audience, the show featured many memorable performances from the likes of Post Malone, Garth Brooks, BTS, Demi Lovato, and more. Malone turned out to be the big winner of the night, taking home 9 trophies! Find out who else ended up winning a Billboard Music Award this year!
TOP ARTIST
Billie Eilish
Jonas Brothers
Khalid
WINNER: Post Malone
Taylor Swift
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM
WINNER: When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, Billie Eilish
Lover, Taylor Swift
Free Spirit, Khalid
Hollywood's Bleeding, Post Malone
Thank U, Next, Ariana Grande
TOP HOT 100 SONG
"Someone You Loved," Lewis Capaldi
"bad guy," Billie Eilish
WINNER: "Old Town Road," Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
"Truth Hurts," Lizzo
"Señorita," Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
TOP MALE ARTIST
DaBaby
Khalid
Lil Nas X
WINNER: Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
TOP FEMALE ARTIST
WINNER: Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Lizzo
Taylor Swift
BILLBOARD CHART ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Mariah Carey
Luke Combs
Lil Nas X
WINNER: Harry Styles
Taylor Swift
An exciting night for country music!
TOP SONG SALES ARTIST
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
WINNER: Lizzo
Post Malone
Taylor Swift
TOP SOCIAL ARTIST
WINNER: BTS
Billie Eilish
EXO
GOT7
Ariana Grande
TOP R&B ARTIST
Chris Brown
WINNER: Khalid
Lizzo
Summer Walker
The Weeknd
TOP COUNTRY ARTIST
Kane Brown
WINNER: Luke Combs
Dan + Shay
Maren Morris
Thomas Rhett
Best in TV of 2020
TOP LATIN ARTIST
Anuel AA
WINNER: Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Ozuna
Romeo Santos
TOP CHRISTIAN ARTIST
WINNER: Lauren Daigle
Elevation Worship
for KING & COUNTRY
Hillsong UNITED
Kanye West
There were also more winners in various categories announced following the televised broadcast of the awards show— read on to see who else was a winner at the 2020 BBMAs!
TOP DUO/GROUP
BTS
Dan + Shay
WINNER: Jonas Brothers
Maroon 5
Panic! At The Disco
DaBaby
WINNER: Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
Lizzo
Roddy Ricch
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST
Drake
Billie Eilish
Khalid
WINNER: Post Malone
Taylor Swift
TOP HOT 100 ARTIST
DaBaby
Billie Eilish
Khalid
Lil Nas X
WINNER: Post Malone
TOP STREAMING SONGS ARTIST
DaBaby
Billie Eilish
Lil Nas X
WINNER: Post Malone
Travis Scott
TOP RADIO SONGS ARTIST
WINNER: Jonas Brothers
Khalid
Lizzo
Shawn Mendes
Post Malone
TOP TOURING ARTIST
Elton John
Metallica
WINNER: P!nk
Rolling Stones
Ed Sheeran
TOP R&B MALE ARTIST
Chris Brown
WINNER: Khalid
The Weeknd
TOP R&B FEMALE ARTIST
Beyonce
Lizzo
WINNER: Summer Walker
TOP R&B TOUR
B2K
Janet Jackson
WINNER: Khalid
TOP RAP ARTIST
DaBaby
Juice Wrld
Lil Nas X
WINNER: Post Malone
Roddy Ricch
TOP RAP MALE ARTIST
DaBaby
Lil Nas X
WINNER: Post Malone
TOP RAP FEMALE ARTIST
WINNER: Cardi B
City Girls
Megan Thee Stallion
TOP RAP TOUR
Drake
WINNER: Post Malone
Travis Scott
TOP COUNTRY MALE ARTIST
Kane Brown
WINNER: Luke Combs
Thomas Rhett
TOP COUNTRY FEMALE ARTIST
WINNER: Maren Morris
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
TOP COUNTRY DUO/GROUP
WINNER: Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Old Dominion
TOP COUNTRY TOUR
Eric Church
Florida Georgia Line
WINNER: George Strait
TOP ROCK ARTIST
Imagine Dragons
WINNER: Panic! At The Disco
Tame Impala
Tool
Twenty One Pilots
TOP ROCK TOUR
WINNER: Elton John
Metallica
Rolling Stones
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST
Avicii
WINNER: The Chainsmokers
DJ Snake
Illenium
Marshmello
TOP GOSPEL ARTIST
Kirk Franklin
Koryn Hawthorne
Tasha Cobbs
Sunday Service Choir
WINNER: Kanye West
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Aladdin
Descendants 3
WINNER: Frozen II
K-12 - Melanie Martinez
The Dirt - Motley Crue
TOP R&B ALBUM
Homecoming: The Live Album - Beyonce
Changes - Justin Bieber
Indigo - Chris Brown
WINNER: Free Spirit - Khalid
Over It - Summer Walker
TOP RAP ALBUM
Kirk - DaBaby
Death Race For Love - Juice Wrld
WINNER: Hollywood's Bleeding - Post Malone
Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial - Roddy Ricch
So Much Fun - Young Thug
TOP COUNTRY ALBUM
Experiment - Kane Brown
WINNER: What You See Is What You Get - Luke Combs
GIRL - Maren Morris
Center Point Road - Thomas Rhett
If I Know Me - Morgan Wallen
TOP ROCK ALBUM
III - The Lumineers
We Are Not Your Kind - Slipknot
The Slow Rush - Tame Impala
WINNER: Fear Inoculum - Tool
Father of the Bride - Vampire Weekend
TOP LATIN ALBUM
WINNER: Oasis - J Balvin and Bad Bunny
Gangalee - Farruko
11:11 - Maluma
Utopia - Romeo Santos
Suenos - Sech
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
TIM - Avicii
World War Joy - The Chainsmokers
Ascend - Illenium
WINNER: Marshmello: Fortnite Extended Set - Marshmello
Different World - Alan Walker
TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUM
Victory: Recorded Live - Bethel Music
Only Jesus - Casting Crowns
People - Hillsong UNITED
Victorious - Skillet
WINNER: Jesus is King - Kanye West
TOP GOSPEL ALBUM
Long Live Love - Kirk Franklin
Goshen - Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers
The Cry: A Live Worship Experience - William McDowell
Jesus Is Born - Sunday Service Choir
WINNER: Jesus is King - Kanye West
TOP STREAMING SONG
"No Guidance" - Chris Brown ft. Drake
"bad guy" - Billie Eilish
WINNER: "Old Town Road" - Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
"Ran$om" - Lil Tecca
"Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)" - Post Malone and Swae Lee
TOP SELLING SONG
"Someone You Loved" - Lewis Capaldi
"bad guy" - Billie Eilish
WINNER: "Old Town Road" - Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
"Truth Hurts" - Lizzo
"God's Country" - Blake Shelton
TOP RADIO SONG
"Someone You Loved" - Lewis Capaldi
WINNER: "Sucker" - Jonas Brothers
"Talk" - Khalid
"Truth Hurts" - Lizzo
"I Don't Care" - Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber
TOP COLLAB
"No Guidance" - Chris Brown ft. Drake
"Old Town Road" - Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
WINNER: "Señorita" - Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello
"Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)" - Post Malone and Swae Lee
"I Don't Care" - Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber
TOP R&B SONG
"No Guidance" - Chris Brown ft. Drake
"Juicy" - Doja Cat and Tyga
WINNER: "Talk" - Khalid
"Good As Hell" - Lizzo
"Heartless" - The Weeknd
TOP RAP SONG
WINNER: "Old Town Road" - Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
"Ran$om" - Lil Tecca
"Truth Hurts" - Lizzo
"Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)" - Post Malone and Swae Lee
"Wow" - Post Malone
TOP COUNTRY SONG
WINNER: "10,000 Hours" - Dan + Shay with Justin Bieber
"The Bones" - Maren Morris
"One Man Band" - Old Dominion
"God's Country" - Blake Shelton
"Whiskey Glasses" - Morgan Wallen
TOP ROCK SONG
"Bad Liar" - Imagine Dragons
"I Think I'm Okay," Machine Gun Kelly x Yungblud x Travis Barker
WINNER: "Hey Look Ma, I Made It" - Panic! At The Disco
"Chlorine" - Twenty One Pilots
"The Hype" - Twenty One Pilots
TOP LATIN SONG
"China" - Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, Karol G, Ozuna and J Balvin
"Callaita" - Bad Bunny and Tainy
WINNER: "Con Calma" - Daddy Yankee ft. Snow
"No Me Conoce" - Jhay Cortez, J Balvin and Bad Bunny
"Otro Trago" - Sech ft. Darell, Nicky Jam, Ozuna and Anuel AA
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONG
"Ritmo (Bad Boys For Life)" - Black Eyed Peas x J Balvin
WINNER: "Close To Me" - Ellie Goulding x Diplo ft. Swae Lee
"Good Things Fall Apart" - Illenium & Jon Bellion
"Higher Love" - Kygo x Whitney Houston
"Here With Me" - Marshmello ft. CHVRCHES
TOP CHRISTIAN SONG
"Raise A Hallelujah" - Bethel Music, Jonathan David Hesler & Melissa Hesler
"Nobody" - Casting Crowns ft. Matthew West
"Rescue" - Lauren Daigle
WINNER: "God Only Knows" - for KING & COUNTRY
"Follow God," Kanye West
"Love Theory" - Kirk Franklin
"Closed on Sunday" - Kanye West
WINNER: "Follow God" - Kanye West
"On God" - Kanye West
"Selah" - Kanye West
