Adele, Justin Bieber Among Winners of 2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS; Full List

The "2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS" hosted by hip-hop artist and actor Ludacris, and TV host and international music sensation Ciara, was a must-watch night of show-stopping musical performances and exclusive television premieres from today's hottest artists. Ludacris and Ciara's long-standing friendship was evident as the pair's hosting chemistry was on full display, creating some of the most buzzworthy moments of the show, which aired live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22 at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT on ABC. For the first time in BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS history, viewers on the West Coast were able to watch the show live with the rest of the country, allowing fans to interact like never before.

The Weeknd was the night's big winner, taking home eight awards including Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Album, Top Streaming Song (Audio) and Top R&B Song. That is the most of any male artist in a single night since the show was revived by ABC in 2011. Adele was also a big winner, taking home five awards including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album and Top Selling Song. Rihanna won the fan voted award of the evening, The "Billboard Chart Achievement Award." Other nominees for the fan-voted award included Adele, Drake, Little Big Town and The Weeknd. Other multiple winners of the evening included Kirk Franklin (3), Justin Bieber (2), Wiz Khalifa (2), Charlie Puth (2), twenty one pilots (2), Hillsong UNITED (2) and WALK THE MOON (2).

See below for a full list of winners.

ARTIST AWARDS

TOP ARTIST:
**Adele
Justin Bieber
Drake
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Top New Artist:
**Fetty Wap
OMI
Charlie Puth
Silentó
Bryson Tiller

Top Male Artist:
**Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
Ed Sheeran
The Weeknd

Top Female Artist:
**Adele
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group:
Maroon 5
**One Direction
twenty one pilots
The Rolling Stones
U2

Top Billboard 200 Artist:
**Adele
Justin Bieber
Drake
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Top Hot 100 Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
Taylor Swift
**The Weeknd

Top Song Sales Artist:
Adele
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
**The Weeknd

Top Radio Songs Artist:
Justin Bieber
Ellie Goulding
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
**The Weeknd

Top Streaming Songs Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Fetty Wap
Silentó
**The Weeknd

Top Social Media Artist:
**Justin Bieber
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande
Demi Lovato
Taylor Swift

Top Touring Artist:
Madonna
One Direction
The Rolling Stones
**Taylor Swift
U2

Top R&B Artist:
Chris Brown
Jeremih
Rihanna
Bryson Tiller
**The Weeknd

Top Rap Artist:
**Drake
Fetty Wap
Future
Wiz Khalifa
Silentó

Top Country Artist:
Zac Brown Band
**Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
Chris Stapleton
Carrie Underwood

Top Rock Artist:
Fall Out Boy
Elle King
**twenty one pilots
WALK THE MOON
X Ambassadors

Top Latin Artist:
Banda Sinaloense MS De Sergio Lizárraga
Juan Gabriel
Nicky Jam
Los Plebes Del Rancho de Ariel Camacho
**Romeo Santos

Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
The Chainsmokers
DJ Snake
**David Guetta
Major Lazer
Zedd

Top Christian Artist:
Casting Crowns
Lauren Daigle
**Hillsong UNITED
MercyMe
Chris Tomlin

Top Gospel Artist:
Anthony Brown and group therAPy
Tasha Cobbs
**Kirk Franklin
Travis Greene
Marvin Sapp

ALBUM AWARDS

Top Billboard 200 Album:
**Adele "25"
Justin Bieber "Purpose"
Ed Sheeran "x"
Taylor Swift "1989"
The Weeknd "Beauty Behind The Madness"

Top Soundtrack:
"Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1"
"Fifty Shades of Grey"
"Furious 7"
"Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1"
**"Pitch Perfect 2"

Top R&B Album
Chris Brown "Royalty"
Rihanna "Anti"
Bryson Tiller "T R A P S O U L"
Tyrese "Black Rose"
**The Weeknd "Beauty Behind The Madness"

Top Rap Album:
Drake "If You're Reading This It's Too Late"
Drake & Future "What A Time To Be Alive"
Dr. Dre "Compton
Kendrick Lamar "To Pimp A Butterfly"
**Meek Mill "Dreams Worth More Than Money"

Top Country Album:
**Chris Stapleton "Traveller"
Luke Bryan "Kill The Lights"
Sam Hunt "Montevallo"
Zac Brown Band "Jekyll + Hyde"
Carrie Underwood "Storyteller"

Top Rock Album:
Alabama Shakes "Sound & Color"
David Bowie "Blackstar"
Coldplay "A Head Full Of Dreams"
Mumford & Sons "Wilder Mind"
**twenty one pilots "Blurryface"

Top Latin Album:
**Juan Gabriel "Los Dúo"
Juan Gabriel "Mis Número 1...40 Aniversario
Maná "Cama Incendiada"
Gerardo Ortiz "Hoy Más Fuerte"
Romeo Santos "Formula, Vol. 2"

Top Dance/Electronic Album
David Guetta "Listen"
Major Lazer "Peace Is The Mission"
ODESZA "In Return"
Skrillex & Diplo "Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü"
**Zedd "True Colors"

Top Christian Album:
**Lauren Daigle "How Can It Be"
Hillsong UNITED "Empires"
Joey + Rory "Hymns That Are Important To Us"
TobyMac "This Is Not A Test"
Chris Tomlin "Adore: Christmas Songs of Worship"

Top Gospel Album:
Anthony Brown & group therAPy "Everyday Jesus"
Tasha Cobbs "One Place Live"
**Kirk Franklin "Losing My Religion"
Jonathan McReynolds "Life Music: Stage Two"
Marvin Sapp "You Shall Live"

SONG AWARDS

Top Hot 100 Song:
Adele "Hello"
Fetty Wap "Trap Queen"
**Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth "See You Again"
The Weeknd "Can't Feel My Face"
The Weeknd "The Hills"

Top Selling Song:
**Adele "Hello"
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth "See You Again"
OMI "Cheerleader"
Rachel Platten "Fight Song"
The Weeknd "The Hills"

Top Radio Song:
Adele "Hello"
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth "See You Again"
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk!"
**WALK THE MOON "Shut Up And Dance"
The Weeknd "Can't Feel My Face"

Top Streaming Song (Audio):
Justin Bieber "Sorry"
Justin Bieber "What Do You Mean"
Fetty Wap "Trap Queen"
**The Weeknd "The Hills"
Drake "Hotline Bling"

Top Streaming Song (Video):
Fetty Wap "Trap Queen"
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth "See You Again"
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk!"
**Silentó "Watch Me"
The Weeknd "The Hills"

Top R&B Song:
Alessia Cara "Here"
Omarion Featuring Chris Brown & Jhene Aiko "Post To Be"
The Weeknd "Can't Feel My Face"
The Weeknd "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)"
**The Weeknd "The Hills"

Top Rap Song:
Drake "Hotline Bling"
Fetty Wap "Trap Queen"
Fetty Wap "679" feat. Remy Boyz
Silentó "Watch Me"
**Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth "See You Again"

Top Country Song:
Sam Hunt "Break Up In A Small Town"
Sam Hunt "Take Your Time"
Little Big Town "Girl Crush"
**Thomas Rhett "Die A Happy Man"
Chris Young "I'm Comin' Over"

Top Rock Song:
Fall Out Boy "Uma Thurman"
Elle King "Ex's & Oh's"
twenty one pilots "Stressed Out"
**WALK THE MOON "Shut Up And Dance"
X Ambassadors "Renegades"

Top Latin Song:
J Balvin "Ginza"
Ariel Camacho y Los Plebes del Rancho "Te Metiste"
**Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias "El Perdón"
Maluma "Borro Cassette"
Romeo Santos "Propuesta Indecente"

Top Dance/Electronic Song:
The Chainsmokers ft. ROZES "Roses"
DJ Snake & AlunaGeorge "You Know You Like It"
David Guetta feat. Nicki Minaj, Bebe Rexha & Afrojack "Hey Mama"
**Major Lazer & DJ Snake ft. MØ "Lean On"
Skrillex & Diplo "Where Are Ü Now" with Justin Bieber

Top Christian Song:
**Hillsong UNITED "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)"
Hillsong UNITED "Touch The Sky"
MercyMe "Flawless"
NEEDTOBREATHE Featuring Gavin DeGraw "Brother"
Chris Tomlin "Good Good Father"

Top Gospel Song:
Anthony Brown & group therAPy "Worth"
Erica Campbell feat. Big Shizz "I Luh God"
**Kirk Franklin "Wanna Be Happy?"
Travis Greene "Intentional"
Brian Courtney Wilson "Worth Fighting For"

Fan Voted Billboard Chart Achievement Award
Adele
Drake
Little Big Town
**Rihanna
The Weeknd

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