2015 Billboard Music Awards
2015 Billboard Music Awards | |
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Date | May 17, 2015 |
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 |
The 2015
.Hozier won two categories.[1][2] Swift premiered her "Bad Blood" music video at the start of the show.[3] Mariah Carey performed at the ceremony, marking the first time she has performed on the Billboard stage since 1998.[4][5][6]
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.[8]
Artists with multiple wins and nominations
Nominations | Artist |
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14 | Taylor Swift |
13 | Sam Smith
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12 | Iggy Azalea |
9 | Meghan Trainor |
7 | John Legend |
6 | Ariana Grande |
Pharrell Williams | |
5 | Hozier
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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 |
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8 | Taylor Swift |
3 | Iggy Azalea |
Sam Smith
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Pharrell Williams | |
2 | Jason Aldean |
Hozier
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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.