The 2016 Billboard Music Awards was hosted by Ludacris and Ciara in Las Vegas. The night’s biggest nominees were Canadian hitmaker The Weeknd, who got an astonishing 19 nods, followed by Justin Bieber with 11 nominations, Fetty Wap and Drake each got10 nods, while the leading females, Taylor Swift and Adele had 8 nominations. The 2016 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was opened by The Weeknd – who nabbed the ‘Top Hot 100 Artist’ category, setting the record for the night very high.

Here are the full list of winners:
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

twenty one pilots

The Rolling Stones

U2


Top Billboard 200 Artist:

Adele — 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
twenty one pilots

The Rolling Stones

U2


Top Billboard 200 Artist:

Adele — WINNER

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 Country Artist:

Zac Brown Band

Luke Bryan — WINNER
Sam Hunt

Chris Stapleton

Carrie Underwood


Top Rock Artist:

Fall Out Boy

Elle King

twenty one pilots — WINNER

Walk the Moon

X Ambassadors


Top Latin Artist:

Banda Sinaloense MS De Sergio Lizárraga

Juan Gabriel

Nicky Jam

Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho


Romeo Santos — WINNER

Top Dance/Electronic Artist:

The Chainsmokers

DJ Snake

David Guetta — WINNER

Major Lazer

Zedd


Top Christian Artist:

Casting Crowns

Lauren Daigle

Hillsong United — WINNER

MercyMe

Chris Tomlin


Top Gospel Artist:

Anthony Brown and group therAPy

Tasha Cobbs

Kirk Franklin — WINNER

Travis Greene

Marvin Sapp


Top Soundtrack:

Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
Fifty Shades of Grey
Furious 7
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1
Pitch Perfect 2 — WINNER


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 Country Album:

Chris Stapleton, Traveller — WINNER

Luke Bryan, Kill The Lights

Sam Hunt, Montevallo

Zac Brown Band, Jekyll + Hyde

Carrie Underwood, Storyteller


Top Rock Album:

Alabama Shakes, Sound & Color

David Bowie, Blackstar

Coldplay, A Head Full Of Dreams

Mumford & Sons, Wilder Mind

twenty one pilots, Blurryface — WINNER


Top Latin Album:

Juan Gabriel, Los Dúo — WINNER

Juan Gabriel, Mis Número 1…40 Aniversario

Mana, Cama Incendiada

Gerardo Ortiz, Hoy Más Fuerte

Romeo Santos, Formula, Vol. 2


Top Dance/Electronic Album:

David Guetta, Listen

Major Lazer, Peace Is The Mission

ODESZA, In Return

Skrillex & Diplo, Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü

Zedd, True Colors — WINNERhttp://www.ezehvalen.com/2016/05/check-out-2016-billboard-music-awards.html