Billboard Music Awards: Season 9

The Season 9 show of the **Billboard Music Awards** were hosted on December 4, 2021. Interscope Records representative Taylor Swift would take over hosting duties from former host Lana Del Rey. This show would retain the same seventeen categories from the previous awards ceremony. Billboard representatives Karen Smith and New York would host the red carpet pre-show.

Jennie was the most awarded artist of the night, with 5 wins. Troye Sivan was the most nominated, with 13 nominations.

Carrie Underwood, Gwen Stefani, Lana Del Rey, Normani and The Weeknd were honored with the 'You Can Sit With Us' Legacy Award.

## Background

The Season 9 awards were hosted on 4 December 2021 by singer Taylor Swift. Seventeen categories would be awarded during this season, all returning from Season 8. This season would introduce a new stage known as the label submission stage - where the record labels would be responsible for sending one release per category for all of their artists, to reduce the eligibility pool before the committee submissions. Afterwards, the artist committee would submit between five and eight releases per category for nomination. The most submitted releases would be nominated, with a minimum of five nominees. The nominees would then be voted on by the general public.

Nominations would be due by November 24, 2021. The nominations were revealed on Tootland on November 26, 2021. Voting for the awards ceremony would take place until December 3, 2021.

## Performers

 Doja Cat
 Poppy
 Honest Vocal Coach
 Melanie MartinezJennie
 Erika de Casier
 Dua LipaJennie

## Winners and Nominees

Winners are first and are in **bold**.

	+ Lana Del Rey
	+ P!nk
	+ Rihanna
	+ The Weeknd
	+ Troye Sivan
	+ *Who Framed Lana Del Rey?* by Lana Del Rey
	+ *Perfect Life* by P!nk
	+ *ASCENSION* by Rihanna
	+ "Night Moves" by Dua Lipa
	+ "sick of love" by Normani featuring Jennie
	+ "Get a Life!" by P!nk
	+ "Mad" by Troye Sivan
* **Jennie**
	+ Doja Cat
	+ Kandi
	+ Megan Thee Stallion
	+ *Who Framed Lana Del Rey?* by Lana Del Rey
	+ *Perfect Life* by P!nk
	+ *ASCENSION* by Rihanna
	+ *Prisoner of Fate* by The Weeknd
	+ "Origami" by Hyuna featuring Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj & The Blessed Madonna
	+ "Get a Life!" by P!nk
	+ "Picked Flowers" by Rihanna featuring P!nk
	+ "Fever" by The Weeknd
	+ "Chic" by Christina Aguilera featuring Dua Lipa
	+ "So Hot!" by Katy Perry featuring Lady Gaga, Marina & Troye Sivan
	+ "Down South" by Megan Thee Stallion featuring Carrie Underwood, Becky G, Normani & Karol G
	+ "sick of love" by Normani featuring Jennie
	+ "Origami" (The Blessed Remix) by Hyuna featuring Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj & The Blessed Madonna
	+ "Darling" (Bloody Hell Version) by Jennie featuring Doja Cat
	+ "sick of love" (korean ver.) by Normani featuring Jennie
	+ *Who Framed Lana Del Rey?* by Lana Del Rey
	+ *Diamond* by Normani
	+ *ANNIHILATE* by Rihanna
	+ *rapture.* by Taylor Swift
	+ *Prisoner of Fate* by The Weeknd
	+ Diamonds Are Forever Virtual Tour by Normani
	+ Perfect Life World Tour by P!nk
	+ Ascend to the Throne: One Night Virtual Tour by Rihanna
	+ Carrie Underwood & Katy Perry vs Troye Sivan *(Angry Nuns Against Troye Sivan)*
	+ Lana Del Rey vs Honest Vocal Coach *(Boys in Blue)*
	+ Lana Del Rey vs Honest Vocal Coach *(Salad Toppings)*
	+ New York vs Normani *("Bitch I'm here with my award, where's yours?")*
	+ Troye Sivan vs Christina Aguilera, Lana Del Rey & Rihanna *(Digital Sabotage)*
	+ Christina Aguilera gets first ever red-album on Metacritic
	+ Christina Aguilera's retirement announcement is overshadowed by Dua Lipa's scheduled toot
	+ Katy Perry and Christina Aguilera post apologies for "Tribe"; Kesha, Troye Sivan, Rihanna, New York, P!nk & Lana Del Rey post parodies
	+ Katy Perry posts about salad; causes discourse between Rihanna, Lana Del Rey and Honest Vocal Coach
* **T.O.P**
	+ Jennie
	+ Kandi
	+ Madison Beer
	+ Rihanna
	+ Ariana Grande
	+ Christina Aguilera
	+ Katy Perry
	+ Lady Gaga
* **Kandi**
	+ Carrie Underwood
	+ Lana Del Rey
	+ Taylor Swift
	+ Atlantic Records
	+ Capitol Records
	+ Interscope Records
	+ RCA Records
* **Gwen Stefani**
* **Lana Del Rey**
* **Normani**
* **The Weeknd**

## Multiple Nominations and Awards

The following received multiple nominations:

The following received multiple awards:

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 3
 2
 P!nk