Where: Live from LA, with venue and TV network to be announced
It will be another star-studded ceremony when the 2023 Billboard Music Awards airs live on Sunday, November 19, 2023.
New in 2023, the award show moves from its traditional airing in May to a late fall broadcast. The Billboard Music Awards also shakes things up this year as it airs on a new TV network -- with more announcements yet to come!
Meanwhile, Billboard Music Award nominees are expected to be announced this fall.
Plus, keep it here for more updates including a complete list of nominees, who will host, performers and presenters, plus all the big winners on awards night!
2022 Billboard Music Awards rewind
2022 BMA nominees (also see WINNERS, below) had The Weeknd leading the pack with a whopping 17 nominations followed by Doja Cat with 14 nominations.
The Weeknd and Doja Cat lead the pack of nominees at the 2022 Billboaerd Music Awards.
Hosting the 2022 ceremony was legendary rapper Sean Diddy Combs, marking 25 years since his first win at the Billboard Music Awards in 1997.
Heading up the list of performers was ICON Award recipient, Mary J. Blige, along with Megan Thee Stallion, Silk Sonic, Florence + The Machine, Ed Sheeran, Machine Gun Kelly, Miranda Lambert, Travis Scott, Dan + Shay, Becky G, Elle King, Morgan Wallen, Maxwell, Latto, Burna Boy, and Rauw Alejandro.
Just up ahead, check the complete list of nominees and big winners at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards together with fun facts and related resources about one of music's biggest nights ...
All about the Billboard Music Awards
What sets the BMAs apart from most award shows?
Based on Nielsen data for sales, downloads and airplay, the Billboard Music Awards recognize that fans vote with their pocketbook. Therefore, it's only the most popular recording and touring artists of the year who earn their place on an annual roster of top nominees and winners.
DID YOU KNOW? Billboard Music Awards fun facts & trivia
Top BMA winners of all time.
• Among the top winners at the BMA's, Taylor Swift leads the pack with 21 awards -- followed by Garth Brooks with 19, Usher and Adele both with 18, Whitney Houston with 16, and Justin Bieber with 15.
• The very first Billboard Awards aired in 1989 when Michael Jackson won for Album of The Year for "Bad" and Janet Jackson Video Of The Year for "Miss You Much".
• The Billboard Millennium Award has only been awarded to three people: Beyonce Knowles (2011), Whitney Houston (posthumously, in 2012) and Britney Spears (2016).
• The only two artists to win the Spotlight Award (for five consecutive number ones singles from one album) has been Michael Jackson for "Bad" (1988) and Katy Perry for "Teenage Dream" (2012).
• The only two artists who can boast multiple wins for Top Male Artist is Eminem (2010 and 2011) and Justin Bieber (2013 and 2016).
• Canadian rapper Drake holds the record for most career wins at the Billboard Music Awards with a total of 27, followed by Taylor Swift with 23 wins.
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Top Artist Doja Cat WINNER: Drake
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top New Artist Givēon
Masked Wolf WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo
Pooh Shiesty
The Kid LAROI
Top Male Artist
WINNER: Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd
Top Female Artist
Adele
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group
WINNER: BTS
Glass Animals
Imagine Dragons
Migos
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
Top Billboard 200 Artist Adele
Drake
Juice WRLD
Morgan Wallen WINNER: Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist Doja Cat
Drake
Justin Bieber WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Top Streaming Songs Artist Doja Cat
Drake
Lil Nas X WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Top Song Sales Artist Adele WINNER: BTS
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Walker Hayes
Top Radio Songs Artist Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist (NEW)
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist (NEW)
BTS
Dua Lipa WINNER: Ed Sheeran
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd
Top Tour Eagles (Hotel California Tour)
Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)
Harry Styles (Love on Tour) WINNER: The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)
Top R&B Artist
WINNER: Doja Cat
Givēon
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
Summer Walker
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist Givēon
Khalid WINNER: The Weeknd
Top R&B Female Artist
WINNER: Doja Cat
Summer Walker
SZA
Top R&B Tour
WINNER: Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars at Park MGM)
Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)
Usher (The Vegas Residency)
Top Rap Artist
WINNER: Drake
Juice WRLD
Lil Baby
Moneybagg Yo
Polo G
Top Rap Male Artist
WINNER: Drake
Juice WRLD
Polo G
Top Rap Female Artist Cardi B
Latto WINNER: Megan Thee Stallion
Top Rap Tour J. Cole (The Off-Season Tour)
Lil Baby (The Back Outside Tour) WINNER: Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)
Top Country Artist Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen WINNER: Taylor Swift
Walker Hayes
Top Country Male Artist Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs WINNER: Morgan Wallen
Top Country Female Artist Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert WINNER: Taylor Swift
Top Country Duo/Group
WINNER: Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Zac Brown Band
Top Country Tour Luke Bryan (Proud to Be Right Here Tour) WINNER: Eric Church (Gather Again Tour)
Chris Stapleton (All-American Road Show Tour)
Top Rock Artist
WINNER: Glass Animals
Imagine Dragons
Machine Gun Kelly
Måneskin
twenty one pilots
Top Rock Tour Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour) WINNER: The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)
Top Latin Artist
WINNER: Bad Bunny
Farruko
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rauw Alejandro
Top Latin Male Artist
WINNER: Bad Bunny
Farruko
Rauw Alejandro
Top Latin Female Artist
WINNER: Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rosalía
Top Latin Duo/Group Calibre 50 WINNER: Eslabon Armado
Grupo Firme
Top Latin Tour Bad Bunny (El Último Tour Del Mundo)
Enrique Iglesias & Ricky Martin (Live in Concert) WINNER: Los Bukis (Una Historia Cantada Tour)
Top Dance/Electronic Artist Calvin Harris
David Guetta WINNER: Lady Gaga
Marshmello
Tiësto
Top Christian Artist Carrie Underwood
Elevation Worship
for King & Country
Lauren Daigle WINNER: Ye
Top Gospel Artist CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music WINNER: Ye
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album Adele, 30 Doja Cat, Planet Her Drake, Certified Lover Boy Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album WINNER: Olivia Rodrigo, SOUR
Top Soundtrack Arcane League of Legends WINNER: Encanto In The Heights Sing 2 tick, tick…BOOM!
Top R&B Album Doja Cat, Planet Her Givēon, When It’s All Said and Done…Take Time Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), An Evening With Silk Sonic Summer Walker, Still Over It The Weeknd, Dawn FM
Top Rap Album
WINNER: Drake, Certified Lover Boy Moneybagg Yo, A Gangsta’s Pain Rod Wave, SoulFly The Kid LAROI, F*ck Love Ye, Donda
Top Country Album Florida Georgia Line, Life Rolls On Lee Brice, Hey World Taylor Swift, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) WINNER: Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version) Walker Hayes, Country Stuff: The Album
Top Rock Album AJR, OK Orchestra Coldplay, Music of the Spheres Imagine Dragons, Mercury – Act 1 John Mayer, Sob Rock WINNER: twenty one pilots, Scaled and Icy
Top Latin Album Eslabon Armado, Corta Venas J Balvin, Jose Kali Uchis, Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞ WINNER: Karol G, KG0516 Rauw Alejandro, Vice Versa
Top Dance/Electronic Album C418, Minecraft – Volume Alpha FKA twigs, Caprisongs WINNER: Illenium, Fallen Embers Porter Robinson, Nurture Rüfüs Du Sol, Surrender
Top Christian Album Carrie Underwood, My Savior CeCe Winans, Believe for It Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music, Old Church Basement Phil Wickham, Hymn of Heaven WINNER: Ye, Donda
Top Gospel Album CeCe Winans, Believe for It Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music, Old Church Basement Maverick City Music, Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition Maverick City Music & Upperroom, move your heart. WINNER: Ye, Donda
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u” WINNER: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top Streaming Song Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Glass Animals, “Heat Waves”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u” WINNER: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top Selling Song
WINNER: BTS, “Butter”
BTS, “Permission to Dance”
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”
Top Radio Song
WINNER: Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top Collaboration Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON, “Peaches”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby” WINNER: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top Billboard Global 200 Song (NEW)
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u” WINNER: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song (NEW)
BTS, “Butter”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Lil Nas X, “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” WINNER: The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”
Top Viral Song (NEW) WINNER: Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Gayle, “abcdefu”
Glass Animals, “Heat Waves”
Masked Wolf, “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”
Top R&B Song Doja Cat & The Weeknd, “You Right”
Givēon, “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Givēon, “Peaches” WINNER: Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), “Leave the Door Open”
WizKid ft. Justin Bieber & Tems, “Essence”
Top Rap Song Drake ft. 21 Savage, Project Pat, “Knife Talk”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy” WINNER: Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
Masked Wolf, “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Polo G, “Rapstar”
Top Country Song Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”
Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood, “If I Didn’t Love You”
Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”
Luke Combs, “Forever After All” WINNER: Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”
Top Rock Song Coldplay X BTS, “My Universe”
Elle King & Miranda Lambert, “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
Imagine Dragons, “Follow You” WINNER: Måneskin, “Beggin’”
The Anxiety: Willow & Tyler Cole, “Meet Me at Our Spot”
Top Latin Song Aventura x Bad Bunny, “Volví”
Bad Bunny, “Yonaguni”
Farruko, “Pepas” WINNER: Kali Uchis, “telepatía”
Rauw Alejandro, “Todo De Ti”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
WINNER: Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix”
Farruko, “Pepas”
Regard x Troye Sivan x Tate McRae, “You”
Tiësto, “The Business”
Travis Scott & HVME, “Goosebumps”
Top Christian Song Anne Wilson, “My Jesus” WINNER: Ye, “Hurricane”
Ye, “Moon”
Ye, “Off The Grid”
Ye, “Praise God”
Top Gospel Song Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music ft. Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, “Jireh” WINNER: Ye, “Hurricane”
Ye, “Moon”
Ye, “Off the Grid”
Ye, “Praise God”
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