The biggest-selling musicians of the year were recognized at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards. Not surprisingly—perhaps because her fans purchase multiple copies of everything—Taylor Swift had the most nominations of any artist this year going into the ceremony with 20.
The “Anti-Hero” singer had racked up ten wins by the time the final award was given out, courtesy of her 2023 re-recording of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) and her late 2022 release of Midnights. She is currently tied with Drake for the most wins of any artist in BBMA history, having won more than any other female artist. Each of them has an astounding 39 awards. With 13 wins in a single night, Drake also owns the record for most Billboard Music Awards earned.
However, Morgan Wallen, who was nominated for 17 prizes and won 11, stole the show. Wallen also achieved a feat the show had not seen since Usher’s 2004 victories with Confessions and “Yeah!” (with Lil Jon & Ludacris)—winning both the top Billboard 200 album (One Thing at a Time) and the top Hot 100 song (“Last Night”).
Learn about the nominees, winners list, viewing instructions, and other details for the 2023 Billboard Music Awards.
What time are the Billboard Music Awards in 2023?
On Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, the 2023 BBMAs were broadcast.
How will the 2023 Billboard Music Awards be broadcast?
TV coverage of the 2023 Billboard Music Awards was absent. Rather, Spotify and Billboard collaborated to produce a show that is only available online. A few snippets are available to view on BBMAs.watch and Billboard’s social media sites.
There were performers from all over the world throughout the presentation.
Who will be performing at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards?
At the 2023 Billboard Music Awards, Queen of Christmas Mariah Carey had a memorable performance just in time for the holidays. She sang a joyful rendition of “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” modeled after Aspen. This was the first awards show performance of the beloved Christmas song.
Bebe Rexha, Karol G, David Guetta, Morgan Wallen, Peso Pluma, and Stray Kids were among the other performers.
2023 Billboard Music Awards Winners
Top Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Taylor Swift—WINNER
SZA
Morgan Wallen
Top New Artist
Zach Bryan—WINNER
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Peso Pluma
Bailey Zimmerman
Top Male Artist
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Drake
Morgan Wallen—WINNER
The Weeknd
Top Female Artist
Beyoncé
Miley Cyrus
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift—WINNER
SZA
Top Duo/Group
Eslabon Armado
Fifty Fifty
Fuerza Regida—WINNER
Grupo Frontera
Metallica
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Luke Combs
Drake
Taylor Swift—WINNER
SZA
Morgan Wallen
Top Hot 100 Artist
Luke Combs
Drake
Taylor Swift
SZA
Morgan Wallen—WINNER
Top Hot 100 Songwriter
Jack Antonoff
Zach Bryan
Ashley Gorley
Taylor Swift—WINNER
SZA
Top Hot 100 Producer
Jack Antonoff
Zach Bryan
Metro Boomin
Joey Boi—WINNER
Taylor Swift
Top Streaming Songs Artist
Zach Bryan
Drake
Taylor Swift
SZA
Morgan Wallen—WINNER
Top Radio Songs Artist
Miley Cyrus
Taylor Swift—WINNER
SZA
Morgan Wallen
The Weeknd
Top Song Sales Artist
Jason Aldean
Oliver Anthony Music
Miley Cyrus
Taylor Swift—WINNER
Morgan Wallen
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist
Bad Bunny
Taylor Swift—WINNER
SZA
Morgan Wallen
The Weeknd
Top Billboard Global Artist (Excluding U.S.)
Bad Bunny
NewJeans
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift—WINNER
The Weeknd
Top R&B Artist
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
Rihanna
SZA—WINNER
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist
Chris Brown
Miguel
The Weeknd—WINNER
Top R&B Female Artist
Beyoncé
Rihanna
SZA—WINNER
Top R&B Touring Artist
Beyoncé—WINNER
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
Top Rap Artist
21 Savage
Drake—WINNER
Lil Baby
Metro Boomin
Travis Scott
Top Rap Male Artist
21 Savage
Drake—WINNER
Travis Scott
Top Rap Female Artist
Doja Cat
Ice Spice
Nicki Minaj—WINNER
Top Rap Touring Artist
50 Cent
Drake—WINNER
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
Top Country Artist
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Taylor Swift
Morgan Wallen—WINNER
Bailey Zimmerman
Top Country Male Artist
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen—WINNER
Top Country Female Artist
Megan Moroney
Taylor Swift—WINNER
Lainey Wilson
Top Country Duo/Group
Old Dominion
Parmalee
Zac Brown Band—WINNER
Top Country Touring Artist
Luke Combs
George Strait
Morgan Wallen—WINNER
Top Rock Artist
Zach Bryan—WINNER
Jelly Roll
Noah Kahan
Steve Lacy
Stephen Sanchez
Top Rock Duo/Group
Arctic Monkeys—WINNER
Foo Fighters
Metallica
Top Rock Touring Artist
Coldplay—WINNER
Depeche Mode
Elton John
Top Latin Artist
Eslabon Armado
Bad Bunny—WINNER
Fuerza Regida
KAROL G
Peso Pluma
Top Latin Male Artist
Rauw Alejandro
Bad Bunny—WINNER
Peso Pluma
Top Latin Female Artist
KAROL G—WINNER
ROSALÍA
Shakira
Top Latin Duo/Group
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida—WINNER
Grupo Frontera
Top Latin Touring Artist
Daddy Yankee
Karol G—WINNER
RBD
Top Global K-Pop Artist
Jimin
NewJeans—WINNER
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
TWICE
Top K-Pop Touring Artist
BLACKPINK—WINNER
SUGA
TWICE
Top Afrobeats Artist
Burna Boy—WINNER
Libianca
Rema
Tems
Wizkid
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Beyoncé—WINNER
Drake
David Guetta
Calvin Harris
Tiësto
Top Christian Artist
Lauren Daigle—WINNER
Elevation Worship
for KING & COUNTRY
Brandon Lake
Phil Wickham
Top Gospel Artist
Elevation Worship
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
Kanye West—WINNER
CeCe Winans
Top Billboard 200 Album
Drake & 21 Savage, Her Loss
Metro Boomin, HEROES & VILLAINS
Taylor Swift, Midnights
SZA, SOS
Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time—WINNER
Top Soundtrack
Barbie: The Album—WINNER
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By
ELVIS
Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From and Inspired by the Motion Picture)
Top Gun: Maverick
Top R&B Album
Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE
Drake, Honestly, Nevermind
Brent Faiyaz, WASTELAND
Steve Lacy, Gemini Rights
SZA, SOS—WINNER
Top Rap Album
Drake & 21 Savage, Her Loss—WINNER
Future, I Never Liked You
Lil Baby, It’s Only Me
Metro Boomin, HEROES & VILLAINS
Travis Scott, UTOPIA
Top Country Album
Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak
Luke Combs, Gettin’ Old
Luke Combs, Growin’ Up
Taylor Swift, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time—WINNER
Top Rock Album
Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak—WINNER
HARDY, the mockingbird & THE CROW
Jelly Roll, Whitsitt Chapel
Noah Kahan, Stick Season
Steve Lacy, Gemini Rights
Top Latin Album
Eslabon Armado, DESVELADO
Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti—WINNER
Ivan Cornejo, Dañado
KAROL G, MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO
Peso Pluma, GÉNESIS
Top K-Pop Album
Jimin, FACE
NewJeans, 2nd EP ‘Get Up’
Stray Kids, 5-STAR—WINNER
TOMORROW X TOGETHER, The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION
TWICE, READY TO BE: 12th Mini Album
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE—WINNER
Drake, Honestly, Nevermind
ILLENIUM, ILLENIUM
Kim Petras, Feed the Beast
Tiësto, DRIVE
Top Christian Album
CAIN, Rise Up
Lauren Daigle, Lauren Daigle
Brandon Lake, House of Miracles
Elevation Worship, LION
Anne Wilson, My Jesus—WINNER
Top Gospel Album
Zacardi Cortez, Imprint (Live in Memphis)
Whitney Houston, I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston
Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin, Kingdom Book One—WINNER
Jonathan McReynolds, My Truth
Tye Tribbett, All Things New
Top Hot 100 Song
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, “Creepin’”
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
SZA, “Kill Bill”
Morgan Wallen, “Last Night”—WINNER
Top Streaming Song
Zach Bryan, “Something in the Orange”
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
SZA, “Kill Bill”
Morgan Wallen, “Last Night”—WINNER
Top Radio Song
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”—WINNER
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, “Creepin’”
Rema & Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande “Die for You”
Top Selling Song
Jason Aldean, “Try That in a Small Town”
Oliver Anthony Music, “Rich Men North of Richmond”
Miley Cyrus,“Flowers”
Jimin, “Like Crazy”
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”—WINNER
Top Collaboration
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, “I’m Good (Blue)”
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, “Creepin’”—WINNER
Rema & Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”
Sam Smith & Kim Petras, “Unholy”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Die for You”
Top Billboard Global 200 Song
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”—WINNER
Rema & Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”
Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”
SZA, “Kill Bill”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Die for You”
Top Billboard Global (Excluding U.S.) Song
Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”—WINNER
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, “I’m Good (Blue)”
Rema & Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”
Harry Styles, “As It Was”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Die for You”
Top R&B Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, “Creepin’”
Miguel, “Sure Thing”
SZA, “Kill Bill”—WINNER
SZA, “Snooze”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Die for You”
Top Rap Song
Drake & 21 Savage, “Rich Flex”—WINNER
Gunna, “fukumean”
Coi Leray, “Players”
Lil Durk ft. J. Cole, “All My Life”
Toosii, “Favorite Song”
Top Country Song
Zach Bryan, “Something in the Orange”
Luke Combs, “Fast Car”
Morgan Wallen, “Last Night”—WINNER
Morgan Wallen, “You Proof”
Bailey Zimmerman, “Rock and a Hard Place”
Top Rock Song
Zach Bryan, “Something in the Orange”—WINNER
Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves, “I Remember Everything”
Jelly Roll, “Need A Favor”
Steve Lacy, “Bad Habit”
Stephen Sanchez, “Until I Found You”
Top Latin Song
Eslabon Armado x Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”—WINNER
Fuerza Regida x Grupo Frontera, “Bebe Dame”
Grupo Frontera x Bad Bunny, “un x100to”
KAROL G & Shakira, “TQG”
Yng Lvcas x Peso Pluma, “La Bebe”
Top Global K-Pop Song
Fifty Fifty, “Cupid”
Jimin, “Like Crazy”
Jungkook ft. Latto, “Seven”—WINNER
NewJeans, “Ditto”
NewJeans, “OMG”
Top Afrobeats Song
Libianca, “People”
Oxlade, “KU LO SA”
Rema & Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”—WINNER
Ayra Starr, “Rush”
Victony, Rema, & Tempoe ft. Don Toliver, “Soweto”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Bizarrap & Shakira, “Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53”
David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray, “Baby Don’t Hurt Me”
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, “I’m Good (Blue)”—WINNER
Elton John & Britney Spears, “Hold Me Closer”
Tiësto ft. Tate McRae, “10:35”
Top Christian Song
Lauren Daigle, “Thank God I Do”
Brandon Lake, “Gratitude”—WINNER
for KING & COUNTRY with Jordin Sparks, “Love Me Like I Am”
Chris Tomlin, “Holy Forever”
Phil Wickham, “This Is Our God”
Top Gospel Song
Zacardi Cortez, “Lord Do It for Me (Live in Memphis)”
Crowder & Dante Bowe ft. Maverick City Music, “God Really Loves Us”
Elevation Worship ft. Chandler Moore & Tiffany Hudson, “More Than Able”
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin ft. Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, “Fear is Not My Future”
