2018 Billboard Music Awards


The 2018 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 20, 2018. It was the first ceremony to be broadcast on NBC. The list of nominees were announced on April 17, 2018. The show was hosted by Kelly Clarkson.

Performers

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and bold.
Top ArtistTop New Artist

  • Ed Sheeran
  • *Drake
  • *Kendrick Lamar
  • *Bruno Mars
  • *Taylor Swift
  • Khalid
  • *21 Savage
  • *Camila Cabello
  • *Cardi B
  • *Kodak Black
    • Top Male ArtistTop Female Artist
  • Ed Sheeran
  • *Drake
  • *Kendrick Lamar
  • *Bruno Mars
  • *Post Malone
  • Taylor Swift
  • *Camila Cabello
  • *Cardi B
  • *Halsey
  • *Demi Lovato
    • Top Duo/GroupTop Billboard 200 Artist
  • Imagine Dragons
  • *The Chainsmokers
  • *Coldplay
  • *Migos
  • *U2
  • Drake
  • *Kendrick Lamar
  • *Ed Sheeran
  • *Chris Stapleton
  • *Taylor Swift
    • Top Billboard 200 AlbumTop Hot 100 Artist
  • DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar
  • *More Life – Drake
  • *Stoney – Post Malone
  • *÷ – Ed Sheeran
  • *reputation – Taylor Swift
  • Ed Sheeran
  • *Imagine Dragons
  • *Kendrick Lamar
  • *Bruno Mars
  • *Post Malone
    • Top Hot 100 SongTop Song Sales Artist
  • "Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
  • *"Humble." – Kendrick Lamar
  • *"That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars
  • *"Rockstar" – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
  • *"Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran
  • Ed Sheeran
  • *Imagine Dragons
  • *Kendrick Lamar
  • *Bruno Mars
  • *Post Malone
    • Top Selling AlbumTop Selling Song
  • reputation – Taylor Swift
  • *DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar
  • *Beautiful Trauma – Pink
  • *÷ – Ed Sheeran
  • *' – Chris Stapleton
  • "Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
  • *"Body Like a Back Road" – Sam Hunt
  • *"Believer" – Imagine Dragons
  • *"Thunder" – Imagine Dragons
  • *"Perfect" – Ed Sheeran
    • Top Radio Songs ArtistTop Radio Song
  • Ed Sheeran
  • *Halsey
  • *Imagine Dragons
  • *Bruno Mars
  • *Charlie Puth
  • "Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran
  • *"Something Just Like This" – The Chainsmokers and Coldplay
  • *"Believer" – Imagine Dragons
  • *"That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars
  • *"Attention" – Charlie Puth
    • Top Streaming ArtistTop Streaming Song
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • *Cardi B
  • *Drake
  • *Post Malone
  • *Ed Sheeran
  • "Humble." – Kendrick Lamar
  • *"Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
  • *"XO Tour Llif3" – Lil Uzi Vert
  • *"Rockstar" – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
  • *"Congratulations" – Post Malone featuring Quavo
    • Top Streaming Song Top Collaboration
  • "Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
  • *"Bodak Yellow " – Cardi B
  • *"Gucci Gang" – Lil Pump
  • *"That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars
  • *"Shape of You" – Ed Sheeran
  • Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
  • *Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug
  • *The Chainsmokers and Coldplay
  • *French Montana featuring Swae Lee
  • *Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
    • Top Touring ArtistTop R&B Artist
  • U2
  • *Coldplay
  • *Guns N' Roses
  • *Bruno Mars
  • *Ed Sheeran
  • Bruno Mars
  • *Chris Brown
  • *Khalid
  • *SZA
  • *The Weeknd
    • Top R&B Male ArtistTop R&B Female Artist
  • Bruno Mars
  • *Khalid
  • *The Weeknd
  • SZA
  • *Beyoncé
  • *Rihanna
    • Top R&B AlbumTop R&B Song
  • 24K Magic – Bruno Mars
  • *American Teen – Khalid
  • *CTRL – SZA
  • *Starboy – The Weeknd
  • *17 – XXXTentacion
  • "That's What I Like" – Bruno Mars
  • *"Redbone" – Childish Gambino
  • *"Wild Thoughts" – DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller
  • *"Young, Dumb & Broke" – Khalid
  • *"Finesse" – Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B
    • Top R&B TourTop Rap Artist
  • Bruno Mars
  • *Lionel Richie
  • *The Weeknd
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • *Drake
  • *Lil Uzi Vert
  • *Migos
  • *Post Malone
    • Top Rap Male ArtistTop Rap Female Artist
  • Kendrick Lamar
  • *Drake
  • *Post Malone
  • Cardi B
  • *Bhad Bhabie
  • *Nicki Minaj
    • Top Rap AlbumTop Rap Song
  • DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar
  • *More Life – Drake
  • *Luv Is Rage 2 – Lil Uzi Vert
  • *Stoney – Post Malone
  • *Culture – Migos
  • "Rockstar" - Post Malone featuring 21 Savage
  • *"Bodak Yellow " – Cardi B
  • *"I'm the One" – DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne
  • *"Unforgettable" - French Montana featuring Swae Lee
  • *"Humble." – Kendrick Lamar
    • Top Rap TourTop Country Artist
  • Jay-Z
  • *J. Cole
  • *Kendrick Lamar
  • Chris Stapleton
  • *Kane Brown
  • *Luke Combs
  • *Sam Hunt
  • *Thomas Rhett
    • Top Country Male ArtistTop Country Female Artist
  • Chris Stapleton
  • *Sam Hunt
  • *Thomas Rhett
  • Maren Morris
  • *Kelsea Ballerini
  • *Miranda Lambert
    • Top Country Duo/Group ArtistTop Country Album
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • *Old Dominion
  • *Zac Brown Band
  • – Chris Stapleton
  • *Kane Brown – Kane Brown
  • *This One's for You – Luke Combs
  • *Life Changes – Thomas Rhett
  • *Brett Young – Brett Young
    • Top Country SongTop Country Tour
  • "Body Like a Back Road" – Sam Hunt
  • *"What Ifs" – Kane Brown featuring Lauren Alaina
  • *"Small Town Boy" – Dustin Lynch
  • *"Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line
  • *"In Case You Didn't Know" – Brett Young
  • Luke Bryan
  • *Florida Georgia Line
  • *Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
    • Top Rock ArtistTop Rock Album
  • Imagine Dragons
  • *Linkin Park
  • *Portugal. The Man
  • *Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
  • *Twenty One Pilots
  • Evolve – Imagine Dragons
  • *One More Light – Linkin Park
  • *Death of a Bachelor – Panic! at the Disco
  • *Woodstock – Portugal. The Man
  • *Songs of Experience – U2
    • Top Rock SongTop Rock Tour
  • "Believer" – Imagine Dragons
  • *"Thunder" – Imagine Dragons
  • *"Heavy" – Linkin Park featuring Kiiara
  • *"Feel It Still" – Portugal. The Man
  • *"Wish I Knew You" – The Revivalists
  • U2
  • *Coldplay
  • *Guns N' Roses
    • Top Latin ArtistTop Latin Album
  • Ozuna
  • *J Balvin
  • *Daddy Yankee
  • *Luis Fonsi
  • *Romeo Santos
  • Odisea – Ozuna
  • *Fenix – Nicky Jam
  • *Me Dejé Llevar – Christian Nodal
  • *Golden – Romeo Santos
  • *El Dorado – Shakira
    • Top Latin SongTop Dance/Electronic Artist
  • "Despacito" – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber
  • *"Mi Gente" – J Balvin and Willy William featuring Beyoncé
  • *"Mayores" – Becky G featuring Bad Bunny
  • *"Felices los 4" – Maluma
  • *"Escápate Conmigo" – Wisin featuring Ozuna
  • The Chainsmokers
  • *Calvin Harris
  • *Kygo
  • *Marshmello
  • *ODESZA
    • Top Dance/Electronic AlbumTop Dance/Electronic Song
  • Memories...Do Not Open – The Chainsmokers
  • *Avīci – Avicii
  • *Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 – Calvin Harris
  • *Stargazing – Kygo
  • *A Moment Apart – ODESZA
  • "Something Just like This" – The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay
  • *"No Promises" – Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato
  • *"Rockabye" – Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie
  • *"It Ain't Me" – Kygo and Selena Gomez
  • *"Stay" – Zedd and Alessia Cara
    • Top Christian ArtistTop Christian Album
  • MercyMe
  • *Elevation Worship
  • *Hillsong UNITED
  • *Hillsong Worship
  • *Zach Williams
  • Precious Memories Collection – Alan Jackson
  • *There Is a Cloud – Elevation Worship
  • *Wonder – Hillsong UNITED
  • *Let There Be Light – Hillsong Worship
  • *Lifer – MercyMe
    • Top Christian SongTop Gospel Artist
  • "What a Beautiful Name" – Hillsong Worship
  • *"O Come to the Altar" – Elevation Worship
  • *"I'll Find You" - Lecrae featuring Tori Kelly
  • *"Even If" – MercyMe
  • *"Old Church Choir" – Zach Williams
  • Tasha Cobbs Leonard
  • *Anthony Brown & group therAPy
  • *Travis Greene
  • *J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise
  • *Tamela Mann
    • Top Gospel AlbumTop Gospel Song
  • Heart. Passion. Pursuit. – Tasha Cobbs Leonard
  • *A Long Way From Sunday – Anthony Brown & group therAPy
  • *Crossover: Live from Music City – Travis Greene
  • *You Deserve It - J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise
  • *Close – Marvin Sapp
  • "You Deserve It" – J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise
  • *"Trust In You" – Anthony Brown & group therAPy
  • *"You Waited" – Travis Greene
  • *"Change Me" – Tamela Mann
  • *"I'm Blessed" – Charlie Wilson
    • Top Soundtrack/Cast AlbumBillboard Chart Achievement
  • Moana
  • *Black Panther: The Album
  • *'
  • *'
  • *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2
  • Camila Cabello
  • *Cardi B
  • *Drake
  • *Sam Hunt
  • *Ed Sheeran
    • Top Social Artist Icon Award
  • BTS
  • *Justin Bieber
  • *Ariana Grande
  • *Demi Lovato
  • *Shawn Mendes
    		• Janet Jackson'

    Multiple wins and nominations

    NominationsArtist
    15Kendrick Lamar
    15Bruno Mars
    15Ed Sheeran
    13Post Malone
    11Imagine Dragons
    9Drake
    8Cardi B
    8Justin Bieber
    7Luis Fonsi
    7Daddy Yankee
    6The Chainsmokers
    521 Savage
    5Coldplay
    5Sam Hunt
    5Chris Stapleton
    5Taylor Swift
    4Camila Cabello
    4Khalid
    4U2
    4The Weeknd
    3Anthony Brown & group therAPy
    3Kygo
    3Lil Uzi Vert
    3Linkin Park
    3Demi Lovato
    3MercyMe
    3Migos
    3Kane Brown
    3Ozuna
    3Florida Georgia Line
    3Portugal. The Man
    3Thomas Rhett
    3SZA
    3Hillsong Worship
    2Beyoncé
    2Tasha Cobbs Leonard
    2Luke Combs
    2French Montana
    2Guns N' Roses
    2Halsey
    2Calvin Harris
    2Hillsong UNITED
    2Tamela Mann
    2ODESZA
    2Charlie Puth
    2Quavo
    2Rihanna
    2Romeo Santos
    2Swae Lee
    2Zach Williams

    WinsArtist
    6Kendrick Lamar
    6Ed Sheeran
    5Justin Bieber
    5Luis Fonsi
    5Bruno Mars
    5Daddy Yankee
    4Imagine Dragons
    3The Chainsmokers
    3Chris Stapleton
    2Taylor Swift
    2Ozuna
    2Tasha Cobbs Leonard
    2U2