Die Billboard Music Awards wurden am 20. Mai 2018 in der MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise verliehen. Es war die erste Veranstaltung, die von NBC übertragen wurde. Die Nominierungen wurden am 17. April 2018 verkündet. Moderatorin war Kelly Clarkson. Sponsoren waren Xfinity, Pepsi, T-Mobile, Uber und 23andMe.
Liveauftritte KünstlerSongsAriana GrandeNo Tears Left to CryKelly ClarksonMedley: My Church Too Good at GoodbyesHumbleThunderYoung Dumb & BrokeFinesse Shape of You There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back Look What You Made Me DoDua LipaNew RulesShawn MendesIn My BloodKhalidNormaniLove LiesJohn LegendA Good NightChristina AguileraDemi LovatoFall in LineEd SheeranGalway Girl (live aus Irland)Jennifer LopezDJ KhaledCardi BDineroShawn MendesKhalidMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School ChoirYouthZeddMaren MorrisGreyThe MiddleJanet JacksonNastyIfThrobMacklemoreKeshaGood Old Days (live vor der T-Mobile Arena)Kelly ClarksonWhole Lotta WomanPharrell WilliamsCamila CabelloSangria WineHavanaBTSFake LoveSalt-N-Pepa En Vogue Kelly ClarksonShoopLet's Talk About SexPush ItWhatta Man
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Top ArtistTop New Artist Ed Sheeran Drake Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Taylor Swift Khalid 21 Savage Camila Cabello Cardi B Kodak BlackTop Male ArtistTop Female Artist Ed Sheeran Drake Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Post Malone Taylor Swift Camila Cabello Cardi B Halsey Demi LovatoTop Duo/GroupTop Billboard 200 Artist Imagine Dragons The Chainsmokers Coldplay Migos U2 Drake Kendrick Lamar Ed Sheeran Chris Stapleton Taylor SwiftTop Billboard 200 AlbumTop Hot 100 Artist DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar More Life – Drake Stoney – Post Malone ÷ (Divide) – Ed Sheeran reputation – Taylor Swift Ed Sheeran Imagine Dragons Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Post MaloneTop Hot 100 SongTop Song Sales Artist Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber Humble. – Kendrick Lamar That's What I Like – Bruno Mars Rockstar – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage Shape of You – Ed Sheeran | valign="top" | Ed Sheeran Imagine Dragons Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Post Malone |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Selling Album ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Selling Song |- | valign="top" | reputation – Taylor Swift DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar Beautiful Trauma – Pink ÷ (Divide) – Ed Sheeran From a Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton | valign="top" | Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber Body Like a Back Road – Sam Hunt Believer – Imagine Dragons Thunder – Imagine Dragons Perfect – Ed Sheeran |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Radio Songs Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Radio Song |- | valign="top" | Ed Sheeran Halsey Imagine Dragons Bruno Mars Charlie Puth | valign="top" | Shape of You – Ed Sheeran Something Just Like This – The Chainsmokers and Coldplay Believer – Imagine Dragons That's What I Like – Bruno Mars Attention – Charlie Puth |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Streaming Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Streaming Song (Audio) |- | valign="top" | Kendrick Lamar Cardi B Drake Post Malone Ed Sheeran | valign="top" | Humble. – Kendrick Lamar Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber XO Tour Llif3 – Lil Uzi Vert Rockstar – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage Congratulations – Post Malone featuring Quavo |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Streaming Song (Video) ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Collaboration |- | valign="top" | Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) – Cardi B Gucci Gang – Lil Pump That's What I Like – Bruno Mars Shape of You – Ed Sheeran | valign="top" | Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber (Despacito) Camila Cabello featuring Young Thug (Havana) The Chainsmokers and Coldplay (Something Just Like This) French Montana featuring Swae Lee (Unforgettable) Post Malone featuring 21 Savage (Rockstar) |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Touring Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top R&B Artist |- | valign="top" | U2 Coldplay Guns n’ Roses Bruno Mars Ed Sheeran | valign="top" | Bruno Mars Chris Brown Khalid SZA The Weeknd |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top R&B Male Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top R&B Female Artist |- | valign="top" | Bruno Mars Khalid The Weeknd | valign="top" | SZA Beyoncé Rihanna |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top R&B Album ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top R&B Song |- | valign="top" | 24K Magic – Bruno Mars American Teen – Khalid CTRL – SZA Starboy – The Weeknd 17 – XXXTentacion | valign="top" | That's What I Like – Bruno Mars Redbone – Childish Gambino Wild Thoughts – DJ Khaled featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller Young, Dumb & Broke – Khalid Finesse – Bruno Mars featuring Cardi B |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top R&B Tour ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Rap Artist |- | valign="top" | Bruno Mars Lionel Richie The Weeknd | valign="top" | Kendrick Lamar Drake Lil Uzi Vert Migos Post Malone |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Rap Male Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Rap Female Artist |- | valign="top" | Kendrick Lamar Drake Post Malone | valign="top" | Cardi B Bhad Bhabie Nicki Minaj |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Rap Album ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Rap Song |- | valign="top" | DAMN. – Kendrick Lamar More Life – Drake Luv Is Rage 2 – Lil Uzi Vert Stoney – Post Malone Culture – Migos | valign="top" | Rockstar – Post Malone featuring 21 Savage Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) – Cardi B I'm the One – DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne Unforgettable – French Montana featuring Swae Lee Humble. – Kendrick Lamar |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Rap Tour ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Country Artist |- | valign="top" | Jay-Z J. Cole Kendrick Lamar | valign="top" | Chris Stapleton Kane Brown Luke Combs Sam Hunt Thomas Rhett |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Country Male Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Country Female Artist |- | valign="top" | Chris Stapleton Sam Hunt Thomas Rhett | valign="top" | Maren Morris Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Country Duo/Group Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Country Album |- | valign="top" | Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion Zac Brown Band | valign="top" | From A Room: Volume 1 – Chris Stapleton Kane Brown – Kane Brown This One's for You – Luke Combs Life Changes – Thomas Rhett Brett Young – Brett Young |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Country Song ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Country Tour |- | valign="top" | Body Like a Back Road – Sam Hunt What Ifs – Kane Brown featuring Lauren Alaina Small Town Boy – Dustin Lynch Meant to Be – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line In Case You Didn't Know – Brett Young | valign="top" | Luke Bryan Florida Georgia Line Tim McGraw and Faith Hill |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Rock Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Rock Album |- | valign="top" | Imagine Dragons Linkin Park Portugal. The Man Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Twenty One Pilots | valign="top" | Evolve – Imagine Dragons One More Light – Linkin Park Death of a Bachelor – Panic! at the Disco Woodstock – Portugal. The Man Songs of Experience – U2 |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Rock Song ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Rock Tour |- | valign="top" | Believer – Imagine Dragons Thunder – Imagine Dragons Heavy – Linkin Park featuring Kiiara Feel It Still – Portugal. The Man Wish I Knew You – The Revivalists | valign="top" | U2 Coldplay Guns n’ Roses |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Latin Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Latin Album |- | valign="top" | Ozuna J Balvin Daddy Yankee Luis Fonsi Romeo Santos | valign="top" | Odisea – Ozuna Fenix – Nicky Jam Me Dejé Llevar – Christian Nodal Golden – Romeo Santos El Dorado – Shakira |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Latin Song ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Dance/Electronic Artist |- | valign="top" | Despacito – Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber Mi Gente – J Balvin and Willy William featuring Beyoncé Mayores – Becky G featuring Bad Bunny Felices los 4 – Maluma Escápate Conmigo – Wisin featuring Ozuna | valign="top" | The Chainsmokers Calvin Harris Kygo Marshmello ODESZA |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Dance/Electronic Album ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Dance/Electronic Song |- | valign="top" | Memories...Do Not Open – The Chainsmokers Avīci (01) – Avicii Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1 – Calvin Harris Stargazing – Kygo A Moment Apart – ODESZA | valign="top" | Something Just like This – The Chainsmokers featuring Coldplay No Promises – Cheat Codes featuring Demi Lovato Rockabye – Clean Bandit featuring Sean Paul and Anne-Marie It Ain't Me – Kygo and Selena Gomez Stay – Zedd and Alessia Cara |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Christian Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Christian Album |- | valign="top" | MercyMe Elevation Worship Hillsong UNITED Hillsong Worship Zach Williams | valign="top" | Precious Memories Collection – Alan Jackson There Is a Cloud – Elevation Worship Wonder – Hillsong UNITED Let There Be Light – Hillsong Worship Lifer – MercyMe |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Christian Song ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Gospel Artist |- | valign="top" | What a Beautiful Name – Hillsong Worship O Come to the Altar – Elevation Worship I'll Find You – Lecrae featuring Tori Kelly Even If – MercyMe Old Church Choir – Zach Williams | valign="top" | Tasha Cobbs Leonard Anthony Brown & group therAPy Travis Greene J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise Tamela Mann |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Gospel Album ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Gospel Song |- | valign="top" | Heart. Passion. Pursuit. – Tasha Cobbs Leonard A Long Way From Sunday – Anthony Brown & group therAPy Crossover: Live from Music City – Travis Greene You Deserve It – J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise Close – Marvin Sapp | valign="top" | You Deserve It – J.J. Hairston & Youthful Praise Trust in You – Anthony Brown & group therAPy You Waited – Travis Greene Change Me – Tamela Mann I'm Blessed – Charlie Wilson |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Top Soundtrack/Cast Album ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%;"|Billboard Chart Achievement (fan-voted) |- | valign="top" | Moana Black Panther: The Album The Fate of the Furious: The Album The Greatest Showman Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2 Camila Cabello Cardi B Drake Sam Hunt Ed SheeranTop Social Artist (Fanvote)Icon Award BTS Justin Bieber Ariana Grande Demi Lovato Shawn MendesJanet Jackson
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