Billboard Music Award
Awards
Whitney Houston won the award for "#1 World Artist". This field shows winners of "Artist of the Year" (awarded from 1995 to 2006), and "Top Artist" (awarded since 2011).

Billboard Music Award

Section Title: Awards
Table Section Text: Whitney Houston won the award for "#1 World Artist". This field shows winners of "Artist of the Year" (awarded from 1995 to 2006), and "Top Artist" (awarded since 2011).

#	Year	TV	Top Artist	Top Male Artist	Top Female Artist	Top New Artist	Top Duo/Group	Top Hot 100 Song	Top Billboard 200 Album	Multiple wins	Host(s)	Venue	Ref.

1	1990	Fox	not awarded	Phil Collins	Janet Jackson	"Hold On" by Wilson Phillips	not awarded	Janet Jackson (8 wins	Paul Shaffer & Morris Day w/Jerome Benton	Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California

2	1991	Mariah Carey	"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams	Mariah Carey Mariah Carey	Garth Brooks C+C Music Factory 5 wins	Paul Shaffer

3	1992	Kris Kross	"End of the Road" by Boyz II Men	Michael Jackson (3 awards)	Phil Collins	Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles

4	1993	Whitney Houston*	Whitney Houston	"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston	The Bodyguard Soundtrack Whitney Houston	Whitney Houston (11 awards)

5	1994	not awarded	Snoop Dogg	Mariah Carey	Ace of Base	"The Sign" by Ace of Base	not awarded	Ace of Base (2 awards)	Dennis Miller and Heather Locklear

6	1995	TLC	Real McCoy	"Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio	Cracked Rear View Hootie & the Blowfish	TLC (3 awards)	Jon Stewart	Coliseum, New York City

7	1996	Alanis Morissette	Alanis Morissette	Tony Rich	"Macarena" by Los del Río	not awarded	Mariah Carey (2 awards)	Chris Rock	Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas

8	1997	LeAnn Rimes	LeAnn Rimes	Spice Girls	"Candle in the Wind 1997" by Elton John	Spice Spice Girls	Elton John (4 awards)	David Spade	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

9	1998	Usher	Shania Twain	Next	Next	"Too Close" by Next	Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture Celine Dion	Next (8 awards)	Kathy Griffin and Andy Dick

10	1999	Backstreet Boys	Ricky Martin	Britney Spears	Backstreet Boys	"Believe" by Cher	Millennium Backstreet Boys	Backstreet Boys (4 awards)	Kathy Griffin and Adam Carolla

11	2000	Destiny's Child	Sisqó	Christina Aguilera	Sisqó	Destiny's Child	"Breathe" by Faith Hill	No Strings Attached NSYNC	Sisqó (6 awards)	Kathy Griffin and NSYNC

12	2001	Shaggy	Lifehouse	"Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse	1 The Beatles	R. Kelly and Tim McGraw (5 awards)	Bernie Mac

13	2002	Nelly	Nelly	Ashanti	Ashanti	Creed	"How You Remind Me" by Nickelback	The Eminem Show Eminem	Ashanti (8 awards)	Cedric the Entertainer

14	2003	50 Cent	not awarded	Get Rich or Die Tryin' 50 Cent	R. Kelly (4 awards)	Ryan Seacrest with Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson

15	2004	Usher	Usher	Alicia Keys	Outkast	"Yeah!" by Usher (feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris)	Confessions Usher	Usher (11 awards)	Ryan Seacrest

16	2005	50 Cent	Gwen Stefani	"We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey	The Massacre 50 Cent	50 Cent and Green Day (6 awards)	LL Cool J

17	2006	Chris Brown	Chris Brown	Rihanna	Chris Brown	Nickelback	"Bad Day" by Daniel Powter	Some Hearts Carrie Underwood	Mary J. Blige (9 awards)	No Host

2007–2010 not held

18	2011	ABC	Eminem	Eminem	Rihanna	Justin Bieber	The Black Eyed Peas	"Dynamite" by Taio Cruz	Recovery Eminem	Eminem (6 awards)	Ken Jeong	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

19	2012	Adele	Lil Wayne	Adele	Wiz Khalifa	LMFAO	"Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO (feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock)	21 Adele	Adele (12 awards)	Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell

20	2013	Taylor Swift	Justin Bieber	Taylor Swift	One Direction	One Direction	"Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye (feat. Kimbra)	Red Taylor Swift	Taylor Swift (8 awards)	Tracy Morgan

21	2014	Justin Timberlake	Justin Timberlake	Katy Perry	Lorde	Imagine Dragons	"Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke (feat. T.I. & Pharrell)	The 20/20 Experience Justin Timberlake	Justin Timberlake (7 awards)	Ludacris

22	2015	Taylor Swift	Sam Smith	Taylor Swift	Sam Smith	One Direction	"All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor	1989 Taylor Swift	Taylor Swift (8 awards)	Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen

23	2016	Adele	Justin Bieber	Adele	Fetty Wap	"See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa (feat. Charlie Puth)	25 Adele	The Weeknd (8 awards)	Ludacris and Ciara	T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

24	2017	Drake	Drake	Beyoncé	Zayn Malik	Twenty One Pilots	"Closer" by The Chainsmokers (feat. Halsey)	Views Drake	Drake 13 wins	Ludacris and Vanessa Hudgens

25	2018	NBC	Ed Sheeran	Ed Sheeran	Taylor Swift	Khalid	Imagine Dragons	"Despacito" Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee (feat. Justin Bieber)	DAMN Kendrick Lamar	Ed Sheeran and Kendrick Lamar (6 awards)	Kelly Clarkson	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

26	2019

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Billboard Music Award categories are Top Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Hot 100 Song and Top New Artist.

final_sentence: Billboard Music Award categories are Top Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Hot 100 Song and Top New Artist.