Billboard Music Awards: Season 8

The Season 8 show of the **Billboard Music Awards** was hosted on November 1, 2019. Interscope Records representative Lana Del Rey would once again host the show. This show would introduce the Best Album Art category.

P!nk was the most awarded and nominated, with 6 wins and 15 nominations.

Christina Aguilera, Erika Jayne, P!nk and Rihanna were honored with the 'You Can Sit With Us' Legacy Award.

## Background

The Season 8 awards were hosted in November 2019 by singer Lana Del Rey. A record seventeen categories would be awarded during this season, with fourteen returning from Season 7. This season, a committee of artists in the industry 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.

## Winners and Nominees

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

	+ Kesha
	+ Normani
	+ Rihanna
	+ Selena Gomez
	+ Troye Sivan
	+ *The witching hour* by Ariana Grande
	+ *BiTtErSwEeT* by Kesha
	+ *summer blue forever* by Lana Del Rey
	+ *NORMANI.* by Normani
	+ "A Whole New World" by Katy Perry & Brendon Urie
	+ "Juicy" by Kesha featuring Meghan Trainor, The Weeknd, Troye Sivan, Carrie Underwood, Rihanna & Amelia Lily
	+ "Black Girl Magic" by Normani featuring Rihanna
	+ "Let's Start Again" by P!nk
	+ "Passionfruit" by Rihanna featuring Selena Gomez
	+ "Teardrops" by Selena Gomez featuring Christina Aguilera & Ariana Grande
	+ "Devil Wears High Heels" by Selena Gomez & Katy Perry
	+ "FAT & FAMOUS" by T.O.P
	+ "an afterdance in the afterlife" by Troye Sivan & Katy Perry
	+ Brendon Urie
	+ Ed Sheeran
	+ Normani
	+ *The witching hour* by Ariana Grande
	+ *Aladdin* by Katy Perry
	+ *BiTtErSwEeT* by Kesha
	+ *The Strawberry Kisses* (EP) by Rihanna
	+ *THE BEST... Is Yet to Come* by Selena Gomez
	+ *Trouble in Paradise* by The Weeknd
	+ "Blooddrops" by Ariana Grande featuring Selena Gomez
	+ "A Whole New World" by Katy Perry & Brendon Urie
	+ "Ultraviolet" by Normani featuring Iggy Azalea
	+ "Let's Start Again" by P!nk
	+ "Ain't No Rush" by Rihanna
	+ "Wait for Me" by The Weeknd featuring Lana Del Rey & New York
	+ "Blooddrops" by Ariana Grande featuring Selena Gomez
	+ "Go Go Gone" by Gwen Stefani featuring P!nk
	+ "A Whole New World" by Katy Perry & Brendon Urie
	+ "Birds" by Kesha featuring Ariana Grande & Selena Gomez
	+ "Dark Lady" (Remix) by Karen Smith
	+ "Black Girl Magic" (Remix) by Normani featuring Rihanna
	+ "Teardrops" (Remix) by Selena Gomez featuring Christina Aguilera & Ariana Grande
	+ "BLING BLING" (Skinny Entertainment Remix) by T.O.P featuring Ariana Grande
	+ *The witching hour* by Ariana Grande
	+ *VHS!* by Lady Gaga
	+ *summer blue forever* by Lana Del Rey
	+ *All the Poetry You Never Heard* by P!nk
	+ *Acid Dreams* (EP) by The Weeknd
	+ *afterlife* by Troye Sivan
	+ 1999: The Nostalgia Tour by Gwen Stefani
	+ Lost at Sea Tour by P!nk
	+ Digital Experience Tour by Rihanna
	+ French Summer Tour by The Weeknd
	+ Ariana Grande vs Selena Gomez
	+ Carrie Underwood & Ariana Grande vs Christina Aguilera
	+ Christina Aguilera vs TMZ
	+ Kim Petras vs Lana Del Rey
	+ Rihanna vs TMZ
	+ "Go Go Gone" is literally go go gone from the charts (Gwen Stefani & P!nk)
	+ P!nk exposes Lana Del Rey for talking about drinking horse cum
	+ The Weeknd breaks P!nk's spam record and still misses the top spot.
	+ Karen Smith
	+ Kesha
	+ Normani
	+ P!nk
	+ Rihanna
	+ T.O.P
	+ The Weeknd
	+ Ariana Grande
	+ Christina Aguilera
	+ Katy Perry
	+ Carrie Underwood
	+ Karen Smith
	+ Lana Del Rey
	+ New York
	+ Atlantic Records
	+ RCA Records
	+ Republic Records
* **Erika Jayne**
* **P!nk**
* **Rihanna**

## Multiple Nominations and Awards

The following received multiple nominations:

The following received multiple awards:

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 Troye Sivan