The 2018 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 20, 2018. It was the first ceremony to be broadcast on NBC. The list of nominees were announced on April 17, 2018. The show was hosted by Kelly Clarkson and was sponsored by Xfinity, Pepsi, T-Mobile, Uber, and 23andMe.
Performers Performers SongAriana Grande"No Tears Left to Cry" Kelly ClarksonMedley:"My Church" by Maren Morris"Too Good at Goodbyes" by Sam Smith"Humble" by Kendrick Lamar"Thunder" by Imagine Dragons"Young Dumb & Broke" by Khalid "Finesse" by Bruno Mars and Cardi B"Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" by Shawn Mendes"Look What You Made Me Do" by Taylor Swift Dua Lipa "New Rules" Shawn Mendes "In My Blood" KhalidNormani "Love Lies" John Legend "A Good Night" Christina AguileraDemi Lovato "Fall in Line"Ed Sheeran "Galway Girl" Jennifer LopezDJ KhaledCardi B "Dinero" Shawn MendesKhalidMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School Choir "Youth"ZeddMaren MorrisGrey"The Middle" Janet Jackson "Nasty""If""Throb" MacklemoreKesha "Good Old Days" Kelly Clarkson "Whole Lotta Woman" Pharrell WilliamsCamila Cabello "Sangria Wine""Havana" BTS "Fake Love" Salt-N-Pepa En VogueKelly Clarkson "Shoop""Let's Talk About Sex""Push It""Whatta Man"
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and bold. Top Artist Top New ArtistEd Sheeran Drake Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Taylor SwiftKhalid 21 Savage Camila Cabello Cardi B Kodak Black Top Male ArtistTop Female ArtistEd Sheeran Drake Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Post MaloneTaylor Swift Camila Cabello Cardi B Halsey Demi LovatoTop Duo/GroupTop Billboard 200 ArtistImagine Dragons The Chainsmokers Coldplay Migos U2 Drake Kendrick Lamar Ed Sheeran Chris Stapleton Taylor Swift Top Billboard 200 AlbumTop Hot 100 ArtistDamn – Kendrick LamarMore Life – Drake Stoney – Post Malone ÷ (Divide) – Ed Sheeran reputation – Taylor Swift | valign="top" |Ed SheeranImagine Dragons Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Post Malone |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Hot 100 Song ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Song Sales Artist |- | valign="top" |"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 SheeranImagine 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 SwiftDamn – 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 SheeranHalsey 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 LamarCardi 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" |U2Coldplay Guns N' Roses Bruno Mars Ed Sheeran | valign="top" |Bruno MarsChris 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 MarsKhalid The Weeknd | valign="top" |SZABeyoncé Rihanna |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top R&B Album ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top R&B Song |- | valign="top" |24K Magic – Bruno MarsAmerican 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 MarsLionel Richie The Weeknd | valign="top" |Kendrick LamarDrake 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 LamarDrake Post Malone | valign="top" |Cardi BBhad Bhabie Nicki Minaj |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Rap Album ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Rap Song |- | valign="top" |Damn – Kendrick LamarMore 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-ZJ. Cole Kendrick Lamar | valign="top" |Chris StapletonKane 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 StapletonSam Hunt Thomas Rhett | valign="top" |Maren MorrisKelsea 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 LineOld Dominion Zac Brown Band | valign="top" |From A Room: Volume 1 – Chris StapletonKane 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 BryanFlorida 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 DragonsLinkin Park Portugal. The Man Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Twenty One Pilots | valign="top"|Evolve – Imagine DragonsOne 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"|U2Coldplay Guns N' Roses |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Latin Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Latin Album |- | valign="top"|OzunaJ Balvin Daddy Yankee Luis Fonsi Romeo Santos | valign="top"|Odisea – OzunaFenix – 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 ChainsmokersCalvin 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 ChainsmokersAvīci (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" |MercyMeElevation Worship Hillsong UNITED Hillsong Worship Zach Williams | valign="top" |Precious Memories Collection – Alan JacksonThere 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 LeonardAnthony 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 LeonardA 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. 2Camila Cabello Cardi B Drake Sam Hunt Ed SheeranTop Social Artist (fan-voted)Icon AwardBTS Justin Bieber Ariana Grande Demi Lovato Shawn MendesJanet Jackson
Multiple wins and nominations