VIDEO: Ariana Grande, Nick Jonas & More Perform on BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS

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 . Click here for a full list of winners.

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).

Below, watch highlights of the musical performances from the night including:

Demi Lovato's performance of "Cool for the Summer"; Stevie Wonder and Madonna perform "Nothing Compares 2 U" and "Purple Rain" in honor of the late musician Prince; Ariana Grande delivers a performance of two singles from her new album, Dangerous Woman; Celine Dion delivers a powerful, tear-jerking performance in honor of her late husband; Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Perform 'Go Ahead and Break my Heart'; Rihanna performs 'Love on the Brain; Nick Jonas and Tove Lo perform hit single "Close"

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