| 2015 Billboard Music Awards | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | May 17, 2015 (2015-05-17) | |||
| Location | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |||
| Hosted by | Ludacris Chrissy Teigen | |||
| Most awards | Taylor Swift (8) | |||
| Most nominations | Taylor Swift (14) | |||
| Television/radio coverage | ||||
| Network | ABC | |||
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The 2015 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held on May 17, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It was aired live on ABC. The show was hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen.
Taylor Swift won 8 out of her 14 nominations, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album for 1989. Other winners included Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea and Pharrell Williams scoring three trophies each. Meghan Trainor, One Direction, Jason Aldean, John Legend, Enrique Iglesias and Hozier won two categories. Swift premiered her "Bad Blood" music video at the start of the show. Mariah Carey performed at the ceremony, marking the first time she has performed on the Billboard stage since 1998.
Performers
Presenters
- Taylor Swift, Ellen Pompeo, Zendaya, Lily Aldridge, Hailee Steinfeld, Martha Hunt – Introduced Van Halen
- Lily Aldridge & Charli XCX – Presented Top Duo/Group
- Laverne Cox & Tracee Ellis Ross – Presented Top Billboard 200 Album
- Chrissy Teigen – Introduced Fall Out Boy & Wiz Khalifa
- Kaitlyn Bristowe & Britt Nilsson from The Bachelorette – Introduced Nick Jonas
- Chrissy Teigen – Introduced Meghan Trainor & John Legend
- Idina Menzel – Introduced Mariah Carey
- Danica McKellar – Presented Top Rap Song
- Ludacris & Tyrese Gibson – Introduced Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth, and Lindsey Stirling
- Celine Dion – Presented Top Male Artist
- Taraji P. Henson – Introduced Jussie Smollett, Bryshere 'Yazz' Gray, and Estelle
- One Direction – Presented Top Radio Song
- Florida Georgia Line – Introduced Little Big Town & Faith Hill
- Ellen Pompeo – Presented Top Female Artist
- Kira Kazantsev & Pete Wentz – Presented Top Touring Artist
- Jennifer Lopez – Introduced Pitbull & Chris Brown
- Zendaya – Introduced Ed Sheeran
- Prince Royce – Presented Billboard Chart Achievement Award
- Fifth Harmony – Introduced Nicki Minaj & David Guetta
- Molly Ringwald – Introduced Simple Minds
- Pentatonix – Introduced Kelly Clarkson
- Brett Eldredge & Hailee Steinfeld – Presented Top Country Artist
- John Legend – Introduced Imagine Dragons
- Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, and Adrian Grenier – Presented Top Artist Award
- Kendall Jenner & Kylie Jenner – Introduced Kanye West
- Ludacris – Introduced Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first.
Artists with multiple wins and nominations
| Nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 14 | Taylor Swift |
| 13 | Sam Smith |
| 12 | Iggy Azalea |
| 9 | Meghan Trainor |
| 7 | John Legend |
| 6 | Ariana Grande |
| Pharrell Williams | |
| 5 | Hozier |
| Ed Sheeran | |
| Romeo Santos | |
| 4 | Luke Bryan |
| Drake | |
| Florida Georgia Line | |
| One Direction | |
| Katy Perry | |
| 3 | Jason Aldean |
| Chris Brown | |
| Coldplay | |
| Disclosure | |
| Calvin Harris | |
| Enrique Iglesias | |
| Maroon 5 | |
| MercyMe | |
| Nicki Minaj | |
| Charli XCX | |
| 2 | 5 Seconds of Summer |
| Avicii | |
| J Balvin | |
| Bastille | |
| Beyoncé | |
| Casting Crowns | |
| Clean Bandit | |
| Fall Out Boy | |
| Juan Gabriel | |
| Hillsong United | |
| J. Cole | |
| Lorde | |
| MAGIC! | |
| Newsboys | |
| Pentatonix | |
| Bobby Shmurda | |
| Lindsey Stirling | |
| Justin Timberlake |
| Wins | Artist |
|---|---|
| 8 | Taylor Swift |
| 3 | Iggy Azalea |
| Sam Smith | |
| Pharrell Williams | |
| 2 | Jason Aldean |
| Hozier | |
| Enrique Iglesias | |
| John Legend | |
| One Direction | |
| Meghan Trainor |
References
- "Billboard Music Awards 2015: See the Full List of Finalists". Billboard. April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
- "Billboard Music Awards 2015: See the Full Winners List". Billboard. May 17, 2015. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- "Taylor Swift to Debut 'Bad Blood' Video During 2015 Billboard Music Awards". billboard.com. May 7, 2015.
- "Mariah Carey to Perform at 2015 Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. May 5, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- "Taylor Swift is big winner at 2015 Billboard music awards". Guardian. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- "Billboard Music Awards 2015 recap: Taylor Swift, Sam Smith clean up". CNN. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- "50 Cent, Celine Dion Among Presenters Announced for Billboard Music Awards". Billboard.
- "Billboard Music Awards 2015: See the Full Winners List". Billboard.