# 2015 Billboard Music Awards

The 2015 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held on May 17, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It was aired live on ABC. The show was hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen.
Taylor Swift won 8 out of her 14 nominations, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album for 1989. Other winners included Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea and Pharrell Williams scoring three trophies each. Meghan Trainor, One Direction, Jason Aldean, John Legend, Enrique Iglesias and Hozier won two categories. Swift premiered her "Bad Blood" music video at the start of the show. Mariah Carey performed at the ceremony, marking the first time she has performed on the Billboard stage since 1998.

## Performers

| Artist(s) | Song(s) | Presented by |
| Van Halen | "Panama" | Taylor Swift, Ellen Pompeo, Lily ALdridge, Hailee Steinfeld, Zendaya, And Martha Hunt |
| Fall Out Boy Wiz Khalifa | "Uma Thurman" | Chrissy Teigen |
| Nick Jonas | "Jealous" | Britt Nilsson and Kaitlyn Bristowe |
| Meghan Trainor John Legend | "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" | Chrissy Teigen |
| Mariah Carey | "Vision of Love" "Infinity" | Idina Menzel |
| Wiz Khalifa Charlie Puth Lindsey Stirling | "See You Again" | Ludacris and Tyrese Gibson |
| Jussie Smollett Bryshere 'Yazz' Gray Estelle | "Conqueror" "You're So Beautiful" | Taraji P. Henson |
| Hozier | "Take Me to Church" | Chrissy Teigen |
| Little Big Town Faith Hill | "Girl Crush" | Florida Georgia Line |
| Pitbull Chris Brown | "Fun" | Jennifer Lopez |
| Ed Sheeran | "Bloodstream" | Zendaya |
| Britney Spears Iggy Azalea | "Pretty Girls" | Ludacris |
| Nicki Minaj David Guetta | "The Night Is Still Young" "Hey Mama" | Fifth Harmony |
| Tori Kelly | "Nobody Love" | Ludacris |
| Simple Minds | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" | Molly Ringwald |
| Kelly Clarkson | "Invincible" | Pentatonix |
| Imagine Dragons | "Stand by Me" | John Legend |
| Kanye West | "All Day" "Black Skinhead" | Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner |

## Presenters

* Taylor Swift, Ellen Pompeo, Zendaya, Lily Aldridge, Hailee Steinfeld, Martha Hunt – Introduced Van Halen
* Lily Aldridge & Charli XCX – Presented Top Duo/Group
* Laverne Cox & Tracee Ellis Ross – Presented Top Billboard 200 Album
* Chrissy Teigen – Introduced Fall Out Boy & Wiz Khalifa
* Kaitlyn Bristowe & Britt Nilsson from The Bachelorette – Introduced Nick Jonas
* Chrissy Teigen – Introduced Meghan Trainor & John Legend
* Idina Menzel – Introduced Mariah Carey
* Danica McKellar – Presented Top Rap Song
* Ludacris & Tyrese Gibson – Introduced Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth, and Lindsey Stirling
* Celine Dion – Presented Top Male Artist
* Taraji P. Henson – Introduced Jussie Smollett, Bryshere 'Yazz' Gray, and Estelle
* One Direction – Presented Top Radio Song
* Florida Georgia Line – Introduced Little Big Town & Faith Hill
* Ellen Pompeo – Presented Top Female Artist
* Kira Kazantsev & Pete Wentz – Presented Top Touring Artist
* Jennifer Lopez – Introduced Pitbull & Chris Brown
* Zendaya – Introduced Ed Sheeran
* 50 Cent & Rita Ora – Presented Top Hot 100 Song
* Prince Royce – Presented Billboard Chart Achievement Award
* Fifth Harmony – Introduced Nicki Minaj & David Guetta
* Molly Ringwald – Introduced Simple Minds
* Pentatonix – Introduced Kelly Clarkson
* Brett Eldredge & Hailee Steinfeld – Presented Top Country Artist
* John Legend – Introduced Imagine Dragons
* Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, and Adrian Grenier – Presented Top Artist Award
* Kendall Jenner & Kylie Jenner – Introduced Kanye West
* Ludacris – Introduced Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first.
| Top Artist | Top New Artist |
| Taylor Swift Ariana Grande One Direction Katy Perry Sam Smith | Sam Smith 5 Seconds of Summer Iggy Azalea Hozier Meghan Trainor |
| Top Male Artist | Top Female Artist |
| Sam Smith Drake Ed Sheeran Justin Timberlake Pharrell Williams | Taylor Swift Iggy Azalea Ariana Grande Katy Perry Meghan Trainor |
| Top Duo/Group | Top Touring Artist |
| One Direction 5 Seconds Of Summer Florida Georgia Line MAGIC! Maroon 5 | One Direction Lady Gaga Katy Perry The Rolling Stones Justin Timberlake |
| Top Billboard 200 Artist | Top Billboard 200 Album |
| Taylor Swift One Direction Pentatonix Ed Sheeran Sam Smith | 1989 – Taylor Swift V – Maroon 5 That's Christmas to Me – Pentatonix x – Ed Sheeran In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith |
| Top Hot 100 Artist | Top Hot 100 Song |
| Taylor Swift Iggy Azalea Ariana Grande Sam Smith Meghan Trainor | "All About That Bass" – Meghan Trainor "Fancy" – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX "All of Me" – John Legend "Stay with Me" – Sam Smith "Shake It Off" – Taylor Swift |
| Top Radio Songs Artist | Top Radio Song |
| Sam Smith John Legend Maroon 5 Ed Sheeran Taylor Swift | "All of Me" – John Legend "Rude" – MAGIC! "Am I Wrong" – Nico & Vinz "Stay with Me" – Sam Smith "Happy" – Pharrell Williams |
| Top Digital Songs Artist | Top Digital Song |
| Taylor Swift Iggy Azalea Ed Sheeran Sam Smith Meghan Trainor | "All About That Bass" – Meghan Trainor "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars "Stay with Me" – Sam Smith "Shake It Off – Taylor Swift "Happy" – Pharrell Williams |
| Top Social Artist (fan-voted) | Top Streaming Artist |
| Justin Bieber Miley Cyrus Selena Gomez Ariana Grande Taylor Swift | Iggy Azalea Ariana Grande Nicki Minaj Meghan Trainor Taylor Swift |
| Top Streaming Song (Audio) | Top Streaming Song (Video) |
| "All of Me" – John Legend "Fancy" – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX "Take Me to Church" – Hozier "Habits (Stay High)" – Tove Lo "Stay with Me" – Sam Smith | "Shake It Off" – Taylor Swift "Let It Go" – Idina Menzel "Hot Boy" – Bobby Shmurda "Blank Space" – Taylor Swift "All About That Bass" – Meghan Trainor |
| Top Christian Artist | Top Christian Song |
| Hillsong United Casting Crowns Lecrae MercyMe Newsboys | "Something in the Water" – Carrie Underwood "He Knows My Name" – Francesca Battistelli "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)" – Hillsong United "Greater" – MercyMe "We Believe" – Newsboys |
| Top Christian Album | Top Country Artist |
| Anomaly – Lecrae Thrive – Casting Crowns Welcome to the New – MercyMe Rivers in the Wasteland – NEEDTOBREATHE Love Ran Red – Chris Tomlin | Florida Georgia Line Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Brantley Gilbert Blake Shelton |
| Top Country Song | Top Country Album |
| "Burnin' It Down" – Jason Aldean "Play It Again" – Luke Bryan "Leave the Night On" – Sam Hunt "This Is How We Roll" – Florida Georgia Line featuring Luke Bryan "Dirt" – Florida Georgia Line | Old Boots, New Dirt – Jason Aldean Man Against Machine – Garth Brooks Crash My Party – Luke Bryan Just as I Am – Brantley Gilbert Platinum – Miranda Lambert |
| Top Dance/Electronic Artist | Top Dance/Electronic Song |
| Calvin Harris Avicii Clean Bandit Disclosure Lindsey Stirling | "Turn Down for What" – DJ Snake & Lil Jon "Rather Be" – Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne "Latch" – Disclosure featuring Sam Smith "Break Free" – Ariana Grande featuring Zedd "Summer" – Calvin Harris |
| Top Dance/Electronic Album | Top Latin Artist |
| Shatter Me – Lindsey Stirling True – Avicii Settle – Disclosure Motion – Calvin Harris Recess – Skrillex | Romeo Santos J Balvin Juan Gabriel Enrique Iglesias Prince Royce |
| Top Latin Song | Top Latin Album |
| "Bailando" – Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona "6 AM" – J Balvin featuring Farruko "Eres Mía" – Romeo Santos "Odio" – Romeo Santos featuring Drake "Propuesta Indecente" – Romeo Santos | Sex and Love – Enrique Iglesias Los Dúo – Juan Gabriel Formula, Vol. 2 – Romeo Santos Corazón – Santana 3.0 – Marc Anthony |
| Top R&B Artist | Top R&B Song |
| Pharrell Williams Beyoncé Chris Brown John Legend Trey Songz | "Happy" – Pharrell Williams "Loyal" – Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne, French Montana, Too $hort & Tyga "Talk Dirty" – Jason Derulo featuring 2 Chainz "Don't Tell 'Em" – Jeremih featuring YG "All of Me" – John Legend |
| Top R&B Album | Top Rap Artist |
| G I R L – Pharrell Williams Beyoncé – Beyoncé X – Chris Brown Xscape – Michael Jackson Love in the Future – John Legend | Iggy Azalea J. Cole Drake Nicki Minaj Rae Sremmurd |
| Top Rap Song | Top Rap Album |
| "Fancy" – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX "Black Widow" – Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora "I Don't F**k With You" – Big Sean featuring E-40 "Anaconda" – Nicki Minaj "Hot Boy" – Bobby Shmurda | 2014 Forest Hills Drive – J. Cole The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem If You're Reading This It's Too Late – Drake The New Classic – Iggy Azalea The Pinkprint – Nicki Minaj |
| Top Rock Artist | Top Rock Song |
| Hozier Bastille Coldplay Fall Out Boy Lorde | "Take Me to Church" – Hozier "Pompeii" – Bastille "A Sky Full of Stars" – Coldplay "Centuries" – Fall Out Boy "Ain't It Fun" – Paramore |
| Top Rock Album | Top Soundtrack |
| Ghost Stories – Coldplay Rock or Bust – AC/DC Turn Blue – The Black Keys Hozier – Hozier Pure Heroine – Lorde | Frozen The Fault in Our Stars Fifty Shades of Grey Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix: Vol. 1 Into the Woods |
| Billboard Chart Achievement (fan-voted) ||
| Taylor Swift Iggy Azalea Meghan Trainor ||

## Artists with multiple wins and nominations

Artists that received multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Artist |
| 14 | Taylor Swift |
| 13 | Sam Smith |
| 12 | Iggy Azalea |
| 9 | Meghan Trainor |
| 7 | John Legend |
| 6 | Ariana Grande |
| 6 | Pharrell Williams |
| 5 | Hozier |
| 5 | Ed Sheeran |
| 5 | Romeo Santos |
| 4 | Luke Bryan |
| 4 | Drake |
| 4 | Florida Georgia Line |
| 4 | One Direction |
| 4 | Katy Perry |
| 3 | Jason Aldean |
| 3 | Chris Brown |
| 3 | Coldplay |
| 3 | Disclosure |
| 3 | Calvin Harris |
| 3 | Enrique Iglesias |
| 3 | Maroon 5 |
| 3 | MercyMe |
| 3 | Nicki Minaj |
| 3 | Charli XCX |
| 2 | 5 Seconds of Summer |
| 2 | Avicii |
| 2 | J Balvin |
| 2 | Bastille |
| 2 | Beyoncé |
| 2 | Casting Crowns |
| 2 | Clean Bandit |
| 2 | Fall Out Boy |
| 2 | Juan Gabriel |
| 2 | Hillsong United |
| 2 | J. Cole |
| 2 | Lorde |
| 2 | MAGIC! |
| 2 | Newsboys |
| 2 | Pentatonix |
| 2 | Bobby Shmurda |
| 2 | Lindsey Stirling |
| 2 | Justin Timberlake |
Artists that received multiple awards :
| Wins | Artist |
| 8 | Taylor Swift |
| 3 | Iggy Azalea |
| 3 | Sam Smith |
| 3 | Pharrell Williams |
| 2 | Jason Aldean |
| 2 | Hozier |
| 2 | Enrique Iglesias |
| 2 | John Legend |
| 2 | One Direction |
| 2 | Meghan Trainor |