Where: Live from various global venues airing online across Billboard’s social media platforms and at Billboard.com
It was another star-studded ceremony when the 2023 Billboard Music Awards airs live online on Sunday, November 19, 2023.
New in 2023, the award show moved from its traditional airing in May to a late fall broadcast. The Billboard Music Awards also shook things up this year as it left network TV to air online across Billboard’s social media platforms and at Billboard.com
2023 BMA nominees (also see all the night's WINNERS,below) had Taylor Swift leading the pack at a whopping 20 nominations followed by Morgan Wallen and SZA with 17 entries each; The Weeknd with 16, Drake and Zach Bryan with 14, and Luke Combs with 10.
Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen and SZA led the pack at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards.
Other top nominees this year included 21 Savage, Metro Boomin and Miley Cyrus with nine nominations each, followed by Beyoncé and Rema with seven, Bad Bunny and Peso Pluma with six, and Ariana Grande, David Guetta, Eslabon Armado, Karol G, NewJeans and Selena Gomez with five nods each.
The starting lineup of performers on awards night included an appearance by Peso Pluma together with boxing legend Mike Tyson -- joined with performances by Karol G, NewJeans, David Guetta, Bebe Rexha and K-pop group Stray Kids. BMA nominee Morgan Wallen performed live from Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia.
"The Queen of Christmas", Mariah Carey, also took to the stage for a festive performance of “All I Want For Christmas Is You” The song earned Mariah Carey this year's Billboard Chart Achievement Award for the holiday classic which has climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 every year since 2019
Just up ahead, check out what else is new this year, including BMA fun facts and trivia and the complete list of WINNERS at this year's 2023 Billboard Music Awards.
2023 Billboard Music Awards' new format
Watch for big changes this year in the Billboard Music Awards show format which will use online streaming exclusively to deliver accept speeches and performances from around the planet!
Billboard’s web sites and social channels will be the key to watching this year's presentation, while the show can be watched in full at bbmas.watch online with no television presence for the first time ever.
Also new this year? Billboard teamed up with Spotify to find the most loyal fans who have helped their favorite artists top Billboard charts by listening to their music. Those fans will be receiving a golden ticket that allows them to attend the performance of their favorite artist that will stream during the awards ceremony.
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, Drake leads the pack with 34, followed by Taylor Swift with pack with 29 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
Luke Combs
Drake WINNER: Taylor Swift
SZA
Morgan Wallen
TOP NEW ARTIST
WINNER: Zach Bryan Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Peso Pluma
Bailey Zimmerman
TOP MALE ARTIST
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Drake WINNER: Morgan Wallen The Weeknd
TOP FEMALE ARTIST Beyoncé
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo WINNER: Taylor Swift
SZA
TOP DUO/GROUP Eslabon Armado
Fifty Fifty WINNER: Fuerza Regida Grupo Frontera
Metallica
TOP HOT 100 ARTIST Luke Combs
Drake
Taylor Swift
SZA WINNER: Morgan Wallen
TOP HOT 100 PRODUCER Jack Antonoff
Zach Bryan WINNER: Joey Moi
Metro Boomin
Taylor Swift
TOP R&B ARTIST Beyoncé
Chris Brown
Rihanna WINNER: SZA The Weeknd
TOP R&B MALE ARTIST Chris Brown
Miguel WINNER: The Weeknd
TOP R&B FEMALE ARTIST Beyoncé
Rihanna WINNER: SZA
TOP R&B TOURING ARTIST
WINNER: Beyoncé
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
TOP RAP ARTIST 21 Savage WINNER: Drake Lil Baby
Metro Boomin
Travis Scott
TOP RAP MALE ARTIST 21 Savage WINNER: Drake Travis Scott
TOP RAP FEMALE ARTIST Doja Cat
Ice Spice WINNER: Nicki Minaj
TOP RAP TOURING ARTIST 50 Cent
Drake
Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa
TOP COUNTRY ARTIST Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Taylor Swift WINNER: Morgan Wallen Bailey Zimmerman
TOP COUNTRY MALE ARTIST Zach Bryan
Luke Combs WINNER: Morgan Wallen
TOP COUNTRY FEMALE ARTIST Megan Moroney
Taylor Swift
Lainey Wilson
TOP COUNTRY DUO/GROUP Old Dominion
Parmalee WINNER: Zac Brown Band
TOP COUNTRY TOURING ARTIST Luke Combs
George Strait WINNER: Morgan Wallen
TOP ROCK ARTIST
WINNER: Zach Bryan Jelly Roll
Noah Kahan
Steve Lacy
Stephen Sanchez
TOP ROCK DUO/GROUP
WINNER: Arctic Monkeys
Foo Fighters
Metallica
TOP ROCK TOURING ARTIST
WINNER: Coldplay
Depeche Mode
Elton John
TOP LATIN ARTIST Eslabon Armado WINNER: Bad Bunny Karol G
Peso Pluma
Fuerza Regida
TOP LATIN MALE ARTIST Rauw Alejandro WINNER: Bad Bunny Peso Pluma
TOP LATIN FEMALE ARTIST
WINNER: Karol G Rosalía
Shakira
TOP LATIN DUO/GROUP Eslabon Armado WINNER: Fuerza Regida Grupo Frontera
TOP LATIN TOURING ARTIST Daddy Yankee WINNER: Karol G RBD
TOP GLOBAL K-POP ARTIST Jimin WINNER: NewJeans Stray Kids
Tomorrow X Together
Twice
TOP K-POP TOURING ARTIST
WINNER: Blackpink
Suga
Twice
TOP AFROBEATS ARTIST
WINNER: Burna Boy
Libianca
Rema
Tems
Wizkid
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST
WINNER: Beyoncé
Drake
David Guetta
Calvin Harris
Tiësto
TOP CHRISTIAN ARTIST
WINNER: Lauren Daigle Elevation Worship
For King & Country
Brandon Lake
Phil Wickham
TOP GOSPEL ARTIST Elevation Worship
Maverick City Music
Kirk Franklin WINNER: Kanye West
CeCe Winans
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM Drake and 21 Savage – Her Loss
Metro Boomin – Heroes & Villains
Taylor Swift – Midnights
SZA – SOS WINNER: Morgan Wallen – One Thing at a Time
TOP SOUNDTRACK
WINNER: Barbie the Album
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 WINNER: SZA – SOS
TOP RAP ALBUM
WINNER: Drake and 21 Savage – Her Loss Future – I Never Liked You
Lil Baby – It’s Only Me
Metro Boomin – Heroes & Villains
Travis Scott – Utopia
TOP COUNTRY ALBUM Zach Bryan – American Heartbreak
Luke Combs – Gettin’ Old
Luke Combs – Growin’ Up
Taylor Swift – Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) WINNER: Morgan Wallen – One Thing at a Time
TOP ROCK ALBUM
WINNER: Zach Bryan – American Heartbreak Hardy – The Mockingbird & the Crow
Jelly Roll – Whitsitt Chapel
Noah Kahan – Stick Season
Steve Lacy – Gemini Rights
TOP LATIN ALBUM Eslabon Armado – Desvelado
Bad Bunny – Un Verano Sin Ti
Iván Cornejo – Dañado
Karol G – Mañana Será Bonito
Peso Pluma – Génesis
TOP K-POP ALBUM Jimin – Face
NewJeans – Get Up WINNER: Stray Kids – 5-Star Tomorrow X Together – The Name Chapter: Temptation
Twice – Ready to Be
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
WINNER: Beyoncé – Renaissance
Drake – Honestly, Nevermind
Illenium – Illenium
Kim Petras – Feed The Beast
Tiësto – Drive
TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUM Cain – Rise Up
Lauren Daigle – Lauren Daigle
Elevation Worship – Lion
Brandon Lake – House of Miracles WINNER: Anne Wilson – My Jesus
TOP GOSPEL ALBUM Zacardi Cortez – Imprint (Live in Memphis)
Whitney Houston – I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston WINNER: Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin – Kingdom Book One
Jonathan McReynolds – My Truth
Tye Tribbett – All Things New
TOP HOT 100 SONG Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd and 21 Savage – “Creepin'”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
SZA – “Kill Bill” WINNER: Morgan Wallen – “Last Night”
TOP STREAMING SONG Zach Bryan – “Something in the Orange”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
SZA – “Kill Bill” WINNER: Morgan Wallen – “Last Night”
TOP RADIO SONG
WINNER: Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd and 21 Savage – “Creepin'”
Rema and Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
The Weeknd and Ariana Grande – “Die for You”
TOP SELLING SONG Jason Aldean – “Try That in a Small Town”
Oliver Anthony Music – “Rich Men North of Richmond”
Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Jimin – “Like Crazy” WINNER: Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
TOP COLLABORATION David Guetta and Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)” WINNER: Metro Boomin, The Weeknd and 21 Savage – “Creepin'”
Rema and Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Sam Smith and Kim Petras – “Unholy”
The Weeknd and Ariana Grande – “Die for You”
TOP BILLBOARD 200 GLOBAL SONG
WINNER: Miley Cyrus – “Flowers”
Rema and Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Taylor Swift – “Anti-Hero”
SZA – “Kill Bill”
The Weeknd and Ariana Grande – “Die for You”
TOP BILLBOARD GLOBAL (EXCL. U.S.) SONG
WINNER: Miley Cyrus – “Flowers” David Guetta and Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)”
Rema and Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Harry Styles – “As It Was”
The Weeknd and Ariana Grande – “Die for You”
TOP R&B SONG Metro Boomin, The Weeknd and 21 Savage – “Creepin'”
Miguel – “Sure Thing” WINNER: SZA – “Kill Bill” SZA – “Snooze”
The Weeknd and Ariana Grande – “Die for You”
TOP RAP SONG Coi Leray – “Players” WINNER: Drake and 21 Savage – “Rich Flex” Gunna – “FukUMean”
Lil Durk featuring J. Cole – “All My Life”
Toosii – “Favorite Song”
TOP COUNTRY SONG Zach Bryan – “Something in the Orange”
Luke Combs – “Fast Car” WINNER: Morgan Wallen – “Last Night” Morgan Wallen – “You Proof”
Bailey Zimmerman – “Rock and a Hard Place”
TOP ROCK SONG Zach Bryan featuring Kacey Musgraves – “I Remember Everything” WINNER: Zach Bryan – “Something in the Orange” Jelly Roll – “Need a Favor”
Steve Lacy – “Bad Habit”
Stephen Sanchez – “Until I Found You”
TOP LATIN SONG
WINNER: Eslabon Armado and Peso Pluma – “Ella Baila Sola” Fuerza Regida and Grupo Frontera – “Bebe Dame”
Grupo Frontera and Bad Bunny – “Un x100to”
Karol G and Shakira – “TQG”
Yng Lvcas and Peso Pluma – “La Bebé”
TOP GLOBAL K-POP SONG Fifty Fifty – “Cupid”
Jimin – “Like Crazy” WINNER: Jungkook featuring Latto – “Seven” NewJeans – “Ditto”
NewJeans – “OMG”
TOP AFROBEATS SONG Ayra Starr – “Rush”
Libianca – “People”
Oxlade – “Ku Lo Sa” WINNER: Rema and Selena Gomez – “Calm Down”
Victony, Rema and Tempoe featuring Don Toliver – “Soweto”
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONG Bizarrap and Shakira – “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”
David Guetta, Anne-Marie and Coi Leray – “Baby Don’t Hurt Me” WINNER: David Guetta and Bebe Rexha – “I’m Good (Blue)” Elton John and Britney Spears – “Hold Me Closer”
Tiësto featuring Tate McRae – “10:35”
TOP CHRISTIAN SONG Lauren Daigle – “Thank God I Do”
For King & Country and Jordin Sparks – “Love Me Like I Am” WINNER: Brandon Lake – “Gratitude”
Chris Tomlin – “Holy Forever”
Phil Wickham – “This Is Our God”
TOP GOSPEL SONG Zacardi Cortez – “Lord Do It For Me (Live in Memphis)”
Crowder and Dante Bowe featuring Maverick City Music – “God Really Loves Us”
Elevation Worship featuring Chandler Moore and Tiffany Hudson – “More Than Able”
Maverick City Music and Kirk Franklin featuring Brandon Lake and Chandler Moore – “Fear Is Not My Future” WINNER: CeCe Winans – “Goodness of God”
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