The 2019 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 1, 2019. It aired live on NBC and was hosted by Kelly Clarkson for a second year in a row. The list of nominees were announced on April 4, 2019. Mariah Carey received the Icon Award during the show.
Performers Performer(s) Song Taylor SwiftBrendon Urie "Me!"Kelly ClarksonMedley:"Meant to Be" by Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line"Eastside" by Benny Blanco, Halsey, Khalid"Boo'd Up" by Ella Mai"Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 and Cardi B"The Middle" by Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey "One Kiss" by Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa "I Like It" by Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin"Love Lies" by Khalid and Normani "High Hopes" by Panic! at the Disco "Tequila" by Dan + Shay "Material Girl" by Madonna "Touch My Body" by Mariah Carey"Wow" by Post Malone Later in the show:"Broken & Beautiful"Halsey "Without Me" Ciara "Thinkin Bout You" Dan + ShayTori Kelly "Speechless" Jonas Brothers"Jealous""Cake by the Ocean""Sucker"Khalid "Talk""Better"Ariana Grande"7 Rings"MadonnaMaluma "Medellín" Lauren Daigle "You Say" Mariah Carey "A No No""Always Be My Baby""Emotions""We Belong Together""Hero" Panic! at the Disco "Hey Look Ma, I Made It" BTSHalsey "Boy with Luv" Paula Abdul "Straight Up""The Way That You Love Me""Vibeology""Opposites Attract""Cold Hearted""Forever Your Girl" Notes Pre-recorded from the Sweetener World Tour at Rogers Arena in Vancouver
Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and bold.
Top Artist Top New ArtistBillboard Chart Achievement (fan-voted)Drake Ariana Grande Cardi B Post Malone Travis ScottJuice WRLD Bazzi Dua Lipa Ella Mai Lil BabyAriana Grande Dan + Shay Drake Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper Dua LipaTop Male ArtistTop Female ArtistTop Streaming ArtistDrake Ed Sheeran Post Malone Travis Scott XXXTentacionAriana Grande Cardi B Ella Mai Halsey Taylor SwiftDrake Ariana Grande Cardi B Post Malone XXXTentacionTop Duo/GroupTop Billboard 200 ArtistTop Radio Songs ArtistBTS Dan + Shay Imagine Dragons Maroon 5 Panic! at the DiscoDrake Ariana Grande Post Malone Travis Scott XXXTentacionDrake Ariana Grande Cardi B Post Malone Maroon 5Top Billboard 200 AlbumTop Hot 100 ArtistTop Social Artist (fan-voted)Scorpion – Drake? – XXXTentacion Astroworld – Travis Scott Beerbongs & Bentleys – Post Malone Invasion of Privacy – Cardi B | valign="top" |DrakeAriana Grande Cardi B Nicki Minaj Post Malone | valign="top" |BTSExo Got7 Ariana Grande Louis Tomlinson |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Hot 100 Song ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Song Sales Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Touring Artist |- | valign="top" |"Girls Like You" – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B"Better Now" – Post Malone "I Like It" – Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin "Lucid Dreams" – Juice Wrld "Sicko Mode" – Travis Scott | valign="top" |DrakeAriana Grande Imagine Dragons Lady Gaga Post Malone | valign="top" |Ed SheeranTaylor Swift The Carters Bruno Mars Justin Timberlake |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top R&B Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top R&B Male Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top R&B Female Artist |- | valign="top" |Ella MaiH.E.R. Khalid The Weeknd XXXTentacion | valign="top" |The WeekndKhalid XXXTentacion | valign="top" |Ella MaiH.E.R. Queen Naija |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Rap Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Rap Male Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Rap Female Artist |- | valign="top" |DrakeCardi B Juice Wrld Post Malone Travis Scott | valign="top" |DrakePost Malone Travis Scott | valign="top" |Cardi BCity Girls Nicki Minaj |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top R&B Tour ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Rap Tour ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Rock Tour |- | valign="top" |The CartersBruno Mars Childish Gambino | valign="top" |The CartersTravis Scott Drake | valign="top" |Elton JohnU2 The Rolling Stones |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Country Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Country Male Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Country Female Artist |- | valign="top" |Luke CombsKane Brown Jason Aldean Florida Georgia Line Dan + Shay | valign="top" |Luke CombsKane Brown Jason Aldean | valign="top" |Carrie UnderwoodMaren Morris Kacey Musgraves |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Country Tour ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Country Duo/Group ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Rock Artist |- | valign="top" |Kenny ChesneyShania Twain Luke Bryan | valign="top" |Dan + ShayFlorida Georgia Line Old Dominion | valign="top" |Imagine DragonsPanic! at the Disco Queen Lovelytheband Twenty One Pilots |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Dance/Electronic Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Latin Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Gospel Artist |- | valign="top" |The ChainsmokersCalvin Harris Kygo Marshmello Odesza | valign="top" |OzunaJ Balvin Romeo Santos Anuel AA Bad Bunny | valign="top" |Tasha Cobbs LeonardTori Kelly Marvin Sapp Koryn Hawthorne Kirk Franklin |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Christian Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top Soundtrack ! style="background:#EEDD82; width=50%" |Top R&B Album |- | valign="top" |Lauren DaigleFor King & Country Hillsong Worship MercyMe Cory Asbury | valign="top" |The Greatest Showman Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Bohemian Rhapsody A Star Is Born 13 Reasons Why: Season 217 – XXXTentacion Ella Mai – Ella Mai My Dear Melancholy – The Weeknd H.E.R. – H.E.R. American Teen – Khalid Top Gospel AlbumTop Country AlbumTop Christian AlbumHiding Place – Tori Kelly Snoop Dogg Presents Bible of Love – Snoop Dogg & Various Artists Gospel Greats – Aretha Franklin Unstoppable – Koryn Hawthorne Make Room – Jonathan McReynoldsThis One's For You – Luke Combs Rearview Town – Jason Aldean Kane Brown – Kane Brown Dan + Shay – Dan + Shay Cry Pretty – Carrie UnderwoodLook Up Child – Lauren Daigle Reckless Love – Cory Asbury Burn the Ships – For King & Country There Is More – Hillsong Worship Chain Breaker – Zach WilliamsTop Rap AlbumTop Rock AlbumTop Latin Album Scorpion – Drake ? – XXXTentacion Astroworld – Travis Scott Beerbongs & Bentleys – Post Malone Invasion of Privacy – Cardi BPray For The Wicked – Panic! at the Disco Come Tomorrow – Dave Matthews Band Origins – Imagine Dragons Delta – Mumford & Sons Trench – Twenty One Pilots Aura – Ozuna Real Hasta la Muerte – Anuel AA X 100pre – Bad Bunny Vibras – J Balvin F.A.M.E. – MalumaTop Dance/Electronic AlbumTop Streaming Song (Audio)Top Streaming Song (Video) Sick Boy – The Chainsmokers What Is Love? – Clean Bandit 7 – David Guetta Kids in Love – Kygo Major Lazer Essentials – Major Lazer"Sicko Mode" – Travis Scott "I Like It" – Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin "Lucid Dreams" – Juice Wrld "Better Now" – Post Malone "SAD!" – XXXTentacion"In My Feelings" – Drake "Lucid Dreams" – Juice Wrld "Girls Like You" – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B "Sicko Mode" – Travis Scott "SAD!" – XXXTentacionTop CollaborationTop Radio SongTop Selling Song"Girls Like You" – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B "I Like It" – Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin "Love Lies" – Khalid and Normani "Psycho" – Post Malone featuring Ty Dolla Sign "Happier" – Marshmello and Bastille"Girls Like You" – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B "Love Lies" – Khalid and Normani "Better Now" – Post Malone "Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line "The Middle" – Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey"Girls Like You" – Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B "I Like It" – Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin "In My Feelings" – Drake "Without Me" – Halsey "Shallow" – Lady Gaga and Bradley CooperTop Rap SongTop Christian SongTop Gospel Song"I Like It" – Cardi B, Bad Bunny and J Balvin "In My Feelings" – Drake "Lucid Dreams" – Juice Wrld "Better Now" – Post Malone "Sicko Mode" – Travis Scott"You Say" – Lauren Daigle "Reckless Love" – Cory Asbury "Joy" – For King & Country "Who You Say I Am" – Hillsong Worship "Known" – Tauren Wells"Won't He Do It" – Koryn Hawthorne "Your Great Name" – Todd Dulaney "Never Alone" – Tori Kelly featuring Kirk Franklin "Forever" – Jason Nelson "A Great Work" – Brian Courtney WilsonTop R&B SongTop Country SongTop Rock Song"Boo'd Up" – Ella Mai "No Brainer" – DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo "Trip" – Ella Mai "Better" – Khalid "Freaky Friday" – Lil Dicky feat. Chris Brown"Meant to Be" – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line "Heaven" – Kane Brown "She Got the Best of Me" – Luke Combs "Speechless" – Dan + Shay "Tequila" – Dan + Shay"High Hopes" – Panic! at the Disco "Sit Next to Me" – Foster the People "Natural" – Imagine Dragons "Whatever It Takes" – Imagine Dragons "Broken" – LovelythebandTop Latin SongTop Dance/Electronic SongIcon Award"Te Boté" – Casper Magico, Nio Garcia, Darell, Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny & Ozuna "Mia" – Bad Bunny featuring Drake "Dura" – Daddy Yankee "Taki Taki" – DJ Snake feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B "X" – Nicky Jam and J Balvin"The Middle" – Zedd, Maren Morris and Grey "Taki Taki" – DJ Snake feat. Selena Gomez, Ozuna and Cardi B "One Kiss" – Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa "Happier" – Marshmello and Bastille "Jackie Chan" – Tiësto and Dzeko feat. Preme and Post Malone Mariah Carey
Multiple nominations and awards The following received multiple awards:
Twelve: Drake
Six: Cardi B
Four: Maroon 5
Three: Ella Mai Luke Combs Lauren Daigle Ozuna
Two: Ariana Grande BTS The Carters The Chainsmokers Panic! at the Disco
The following received multiple nominations:
Twenty one: Cardi B Seventeen: Drake Post Malone Twelve: Travis Scott Ten: XXXTentacion Nine: Ariana Grande Eight: Bad Bunny Dan + Shay Ella Mai J Balvin Seven: Juice Wrld Maroon 5 Six: Imagine Dragons Khalid Five: Kane Brown Four: Florida Georgia Line Luke Combs Ozuna Panic! at the Disco Three: The Carters Cory Asbury Dua Lipa For King & Country H.E.R. Hillsong Worship Jason Aldean Koryn Hawthorne Lady Gaga Lauren Daigle Maren Morris Marshmello Tori Kelly The Weeknd Two: Anuel AA Bastille Bebe Rexha Bradley Cooper Bruno Mars BTS Calvin Harris Carrie Underwood The Chainsmokers DJ Snake Ed Sheeran Grey Halsey Kirk Franklin Kygo Lovelytheband Normani Selena Gomez Taylor Swift Twenty One Pilots Zedd
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