The 2019 Billboard Music Awards took place on Wednesday with some of your favorite black musicians notably taking home accolades and making history in the process.
Held at the MGM Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the night’s big winner was Canadian rapper Drake, who took home 12 awards out of the 17 he was nominated for. With a total of 27 awards now, he is officially the artist with the most awards in BBMA history, overtaking Taylor Swift who has won 23.
Receiving the award for Top Artist of the year, the Scorpion rapper paid tribute to his mother.
“No matter how long it took me to figure out what I wanted to do, you were always there to give me a ride and now we’re all on one hell of a ride,” he said, according to Billboard.
Leading the 2019 BBMAs with 21 nominations, rapper Cardi B took home 6 awards including Rap Female Artist of the year, Rap Song of the year and the other four for her “Girls Like You” collaboration with Maroon 5.
British R&B singer Ella Mai won three awards including Top R&B artist making her the third woman after Rihanna and Beyoncé to win an award in that category since the relaunch of the BBMAs in 2011.
Check out the complete list of winners below:
- Top Artist – Drake
- Top New Artist – Juice WRLD
- Billboard Chart Achievement Award – Ariana Grande
- Top Male Artist – Drake
- Top Female Artist – Ariana Grande
- Top Duo/Group – BTS
- Top Billboard 200 Artist – Drake
- Top Hot 100 Artist – Drake
- Top Streaming Songs Artist – Drake
- Top Song Sales Artist – Drake
- Top Radio Songs Artist – Drake
- Top Social Artist – BTS
- Top Touring Artist – Ed Sheeran
- Top R&B Artist – Ella Mai
- Top R&B Male Artist – The Weeknd
- Top R&B Female Artist – Ella Mai
- Top R&B Tour – Beyoncé & JAY-Z
- Top Rap Artist – Drake
- Top Rap Male Artist – Drake
- Top Rap Female Artist – Cardi B
- Top Rap Tour – Beyoncé & JAY-Z
- Top Country Artist – Luke Combs
- Top Country Male Artist – Luke Combs
- Top Country Female Artist – Carrie Underwood
- Top Country Duo/Group – Dan + Shay
- Top Country Tour – Kenny Chesney
- Top Rock Artist – Imagine Dragons
- Top Rock Tour – Elton John
- Top Latin Artist – Ozuna
- Top Dance/Electronic Artist – The Chainsmokers
- Top Christian Artist – Lauren Daigle
- Top Gospel Artist – Tasha Cobbs Leonard
- Top Billboard 200 Album – Drake – Scorpion
- Top Soundtrack – Various Artists – The Greatest Showman
- Top R&B Album – XXXTentacion – 17
- Top Rap Album – Drake – Scorpion
- Top Country Album – Luke Combs – This One’s For You
- Top Rock Album – Panic! At This Disco – Pray For The Wicked
- Top Latin Album – Ozuna – Aura
- Top Dance/Electronic Album – The Chainsmokers – Sick Boy
- Top Christian Album – Lauren Daigle – Look Up Child
- Top Gospel Album – Tori Kelly – Hiding Place
- Top Hot 100 Song – Maroon 5 – “Girls Like You (ft. Cardi B)”
- Top Streaming Song (Audio) – Travis Scott – “SICKO MODE”
- Top Streaming Song (Video) – Drake – “In My Feelings”
- Top Selling Song – Maroon 5 – “Girls Like You (ft. Cardi B)”
- Top Radio Song – Maroon 5 – “Girls Like You (ft. Cardi B)”
- Top Collaboration – Maroon 5 – “Girls Like You (ft. Cardi B)”
- Top R&B Song – Ella Mai – “Boo’d Up”
- Top Rap Song – Cardi B – “I Like It (ft. Bad Bunny & J Balvin)”
- Top Country Song – Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line – “Meant to Be”
- Top Rock Song – Panic! At The Disco – “High Hopes”
- Top Latin Song – Casper Magico, Nio Garcia, Darell, Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny & Ozuna – “Te Bote”
- Top Dance/Electronic Song – Zedd – “The Middle (ft. Maren Morris & Grey)”
- Top Christian Song – Lauren Daigle – “You Say”
- Top Gospel Song – Koryn Hawthorne – “Won’t He Do It”
