# 2016 Billboard Music Awards

The 2016 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held on May 22, 2016, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the first nationally televised event to originate from that venue. It aired live on ABC with hosts Ludacris and Ciara.
The nominees were announced on April 11, 2016, with The Weeknd earning the most nominations with twenty. Britney Spears received the Billboard Millennium Award for her achievements and influence in the music industry. Celine Dion received the Billboard Icon Award in recognition of her career spanning over three decades. Madonna made an appearance to pay tribute to Prince. Adele premiered the music video for her single "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" at the ceremony.

## Performances

| Artist(s) | Song(s) | Presented by |
| Britney Spears | Medley: "Work Bitch" "Womanizer" "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" "Breathe on Me" "I'm a Slave 4 U" "Touch of My Hand" "Toxic" | — |
| Shawn Mendes | "Stitches" | Jojo Fletcher |
| Fifth Harmony Ty Dolla Sign | "Work from Home" | Ludacris Ciara |
| Meghan Trainor | "No" | Serayah Priyanka Chopra |
| Justin Bieber | "Company" "Sorry" | DJ Khaled |
| Pink | "Just Like Fire" | Mila Kunis Kristen Bell Kathryn Hahn |
| Nick Jonas Tove Lo | "Close" | Ludacris |
| Demi Lovato | "Cool for the Summer" | Ludacris |
| Lukas Graham | "7 Years" | Ciara |
| Blake Shelton Gwen Stefani | "Go Ahead and Break My Heart" | Thomas Rhett Pete Wentz |
| DNCE | "Cake by the Ocean" | Keke Palmer Kelly Rowland |
| Kesha Ben Folds | "It Ain't Me, Babe" | Ludacris Ciara |
| Rihanna | "Love on the Brain" | Lindsey Vonn Laverne Cox |
| Celine Dion Lindsey Stirling | "The Show Must Go On" | Seal |
| Troye Sivan | "Youth" | Halsey Lucy Hale |
| The Go-Go's | "We Got the Beat" | Rebecca Romijn |
| Ariana Grande | "Dangerous Woman" "Into You" | Ludacris Ciara |
| Madonna Stevie Wonder | Tribute to Prince: "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Madonna solo) "Purple Rain" | Questlove |

## Presenters

Source:
* Jessica Alba
* Ashton Kutcher
* Idina Menzel
* Kristen Bell
* Betty Cantrell
* DJ Khaled
* Kathryn Hahn
* Wiz Khalifa
* Laverne Cox
* Mila Kunis
* Keke Palmer
* Kelly Rowland
* Rebecca Romijn
* Serayah McNeill
* Seal
* Steven Tyler
* Lindsey Vonn
* Pete Wentz
* Priyanka Chopra
* Mark Cuban
* Halsey
* Zendaya
* Questlove
* Thomas Rhett
* JoJo Fletcher
* Heidi Klum
* Michael Strahan

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first.
| Top Artist | Top New Artist |
| Adele Justin Bieber Drake Taylor Swift The Weeknd | Fetty Wap OMI Charlie Puth Silentó Bryson Tiller |
| Top Male Artist | Top Female Artist |
| Justin Bieber Drake Fetty Wap Ed Sheeran The Weeknd | Adele Selena Gomez Ariana Grande Rihanna Taylor Swift |
| Top Duo/Group | Top Touring Artist |
| One Direction Maroon 5 The Rolling Stones twenty one pilots U2 | Taylor Swift Madonna One Direction The Rolling Stones U2 |
| Top Billboard 200 Artist | Top Billboard 200 Album |
| Adele Justin Bieber Drake Taylor Swift The Weeknd | 25 – Adele Purpose – Justin Bieber x – Ed Sheeran 1989 – Taylor Swift Beauty Behind the Madness – The Weeknd |
| Top Hot 100 Artist | Top Hot 100 Song |
| The Weeknd Justin Bieber Drake Fetty Wap Taylor Swift | "See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth "Hello" – Adele "Trap Queen" – Fetty Wap "Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd "The Hills" – The Weeknd |
| Top Song Sales Artist | Top Selling Song |
| The Weeknd Adele Justin Bieber Drake Fetty Wap | "Hello" – Adele "See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth "The Hills" – The Weeknd "Cheerleader" – OMI "Fight Song" – Rachel Platten |
| Top Radio Songs Artist | Top Radio Song |
| The Weeknd Justin Bieber Ellie Goulding Ed Sheeran Taylor Swift | "Shut Up and Dance" – WALK THE MOON "Hello" – Adele "See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars "Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd |
| Top Social Artist (fan-voted) | Top Streaming Artist |
| Justin Bieber Selena Gomez Ariana Grande Demi Lovato Taylor Swift | The Weeknd Justin Bieber Drake Fetty Wap Silentó |
| Top Streaming Song (Audio) | Top Streaming Song (Video) |
| "The Hills" – The Weeknd "Sorry" – Justin Bieber "What Do You Mean?" – Justin Bieber "Hotline Bling – Drake "Trap Queen" – Fetty Wap | "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" – Silentó "Trap Queen" – Fetty Wap "See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars "The Hills" – The Weeknd |
| Top Christian Artist | Top Christian Song |
| Hillsong UNITED Casting Crowns Lauren Daigle MercyMe Chris Tomlin | "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" – Hillsong UNITED "Touch the Sky" – Hillsong UNITED "Flawless" – MercyMe "Brother" – NEEDTOBREATHE feat. Gavin DeGraw "Good Good Father" – Chris Tomlin |
| Top Christian Album | Top Gospel Artist |
| How Can It Be – Lauren Daigle Empires – Hillsong UNITED Hymns That Are Important to Us – Joey + Rory This Is Not a Test – TobyMac Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship – Chris Tomlin | Kirk Franklin Anthony Brown and group therAPy Tasha Cobbs Travis Greene Marvin Sapp |
| Top Gospel Song | Top Gospel Album |
| "Wanna Be Happy" – Kirk Franklin "Worth" – Anthony Brown and group therAPy "I Luh God" – Erica Campbell feat. Big Shizz "Intentional" – Travis Greene "Worth Fighting For" – Brian Courtney Wilson | Losing My Religion – Kirk Franklin Everyday Jesus – Anthony Brown and group therAPy One Place Live – Tasha Cobbs Life Music: Stage Two – Jonathan McReynolds You Shall Live – Marvin Sapp |
| Top Country Artist | Top Country Song |
| Luke Bryan Sam Hunt Chris Stapleton Carrie Underwood Zac Brown Band | "Die a Happy Man" – Thomas Rhett "Break Up in a Small Town" – Sam Hunt "Take Your Time" – Sam Hunt "Girl Crush" – Little Big Town "I'm Comin' Over" – Chris Young |
| Top Country Album | Top Dance/Electronic Artist |
| Traveller – Chris Stapleton Kill the Lights – Luke Bryan Montevallo – Sam Hunt Storyteller – Carrie Underwood Jekyll + Hyde – Zac Brown Band | David Guetta The Chainsmokers DJ Snake Major Lazer Zedd |
| Top Dance/Electronic Song | Top Dance/Electronic Album |
| "Lean On" – Major Lazer & DJ Snake feat. MØ "Roses" – The Chainsmokers feat. Rozes "You Know You Like It" – DJ Snake and AlunaGeorge "Hey Mama" – David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack "Where Are Ü Now" – Jack Ü with Justin Bieber | True Colors – Zedd Listen – David Guetta Peace Is the Mission – Major Lazer In Return – ODESZA Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü – Jack Ü |
| Top Latin Artist | Top Latin Song |
| Romeo Santos Banda Sinaloense MS de Sergio Lizárraga Juan Gabriel Nicky Jam Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho | "El Perdón" – Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias "Ginza" – J Balvin "Te Metiste" – Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho "Borró Cassette" – Maluma "Propuesta Indecente" – Romeo Santos |
| Top Latin Album | Top R&B Artist |
| Los Dúo – Juan Gabriel Mis Número 1...40 Aniversario – Juan Gabriel Cama Incendiada – Maná Hoy Más Fuerte – Gerardo Ortíz Formula, Vol. 2 – Romeo Santos | The Weeknd Chris Brown Jeremih Rihanna Bryson Tiller |
| Top R&B Song | Top R&B Album |
| "The Hills" – The Weeknd "Here" – Alessia Cara "Post to Be" – Omarion feat. Chris Brown and Jhené Aiko "Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd "Earned It" – The Weeknd | Beauty Behind the Madness – The Weeknd Royalty – Chris Brown Anti – Rihanna T R A P S O U L – Bryson Tiller Black Rose – Tyrese |
| Top Rap Artist | Top Rap Song |
| Drake Fetty Wap Future Wiz Khalifa Silentó | "See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth "Hotline Bling" – Drake "Trap Queen" – Fetty Wap "679" – Fetty Wap feat. Remy Boyz "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" – Silentó |
| Top Rap Album | Top Rock Artist |
| Dreams Worth More Than Money – Meek Mill If You're Reading This It's Too Late – Drake What a Time to Be Alive – Drake & Future Compton – Dr. Dre To Pimp a Butterfly – Kendrick Lamar | twenty one pilots Fall Out Boy Elle King WALK THE MOON X Ambassadors |
| Top Rock Song | Top Rock Album |
| "Shut Up and Dance" – WALK THE MOON "Uma Thurman" – Fall Out Boy "Ex's & Oh's" – Elle King "Stressed Out" – twenty one pilots "Renegades" – X Ambassadors | Blurryface – twenty one pilots Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes Blackstar – David Bowie A Head Full of Dreams – Coldplay Wilder Mind – Mumford & Sons |
| Top Soundtrack | Billboard Chart Achievement (fan-voted) |
| Pitch Perfect 2 Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Furious 7 Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol.1 | Rihanna Adele Drake Little Big Town The Weeknd |
| Icon Award | Millennium Award |
| Celine Dion | Britney Spears |

### Artists with multiple wins and nominations

Artists that received multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Artist |
| 20 | The Weeknd |
| 12 | Justin Bieber |
| 12 | Drake |
| 11 | Fetty Wap |
| 9 | Adele |
| 8 | Taylor Swift |
| 6 | Wiz Khalifa |
| 6 | Charlie Puth |
| 5 | Silentó |
| 4 | Hillsong UNITED |
| 4 | Sam Hunt |
| 4 | twenty one pilots |
| 3 | Anthony Brown and group therAPy |
| 3 | Chris Brown |
| 3 | Luke Bryan |
| 3 | DJ Snake |
| 3 | Kirk Franklin |
| 3 | Juan Gabriel |
| 3 | David Guetta |
| 3 | Major Lazer |
| 3 | Rihanna |
| 3 | Romeo Santos |
| 3 | Ed Sheeran |
| 3 | Bryson Tiller |
| 3 | WALK THE MOON |
| 2 | The Chainsmokers |
| 2 | Tasha Cobbs |
| 2 | Lauren Daigle |
| 2 | Fall Out Boy |
| 2 | Future |
| 2 | Selena Gomez |
| 2 | Ariana Grande |
| 2 | Travis Greene |
| 2 | Jack Ü |
| 2 | Nicky Jam |
| 2 | Elle King |
| 2 | Little Big Town |
| 2 | Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho |
| 2 | Bruno Mars |
| 2 | MercyMe |
| 2 | One Direction |
| 2 | OMI |
| 2 | The Rolling Stones |
| 2 | Mark Ronson |
| 2 | Marvin Sapp |
| 2 | Chris Stapleton |
| 2 | Chris Tomlin |
| 2 | U2 |
| 2 | Carrie Underwood |
| 2 | X Ambassadors |
| 2 | Zac Brown Band |
| 2 | Zedd |
Artists that received multiple awards :
| Wins | Artist |
| 8 | The Weeknd |
| 5 | Adele |
| 3 | Kirk Franklin |
| 2 | Justin Bieber |
| 2 | Hillsong UNITED |
| 2 | Wiz Khalifa |
| 2 | Charlie Puth |
| 2 | twenty one pilots |
| 2 | WALK THE MOON |