Drake has had a tough year. The rapper had war declared on him every other superstar in the genre. Then, he went toe-to-toe with Kendrick Lamar. He did an admirable job, but he lost, and he did so by a wide margin. “Not Like Us” ran the summer, and Drake has struggled to regain his chart dominance. At least, with new music. The 6 God managed to get a lick back on Thursday night, though. Drake and K. Dot were going head-to-head in several categories at the Billboard Music Awards. And Drizzy was the big winner.
Drake took home three massive awards at the BBMAs. He won Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Male Artist, and his 2023 album For All the Dogs won Top Rap Album. The decision to award For All the Dogs to Drake is somewhat logical, since Lamar didn’t have an album during the eligible period for consideration. He was still nominated for Top Rap Artist and Top Rap Male Artist, though, and Drake swept him. Kendrick Lamar did not win anything at the Billboard Music Awards, actually. There were only three artists nominated for Top Rap Male Artist, with the other being Travis Scott. That’s a pretty pointed W on Drake’s part.
It is worth noting, however, what For All the Dogs did beat. Lamar may not have had an album, but Future and Metro Boomin did. We Don’t Trust You went up against Drake’s latest for Top Rap Album and lost. It is a notable decision, given the Future and Metro album effectively started the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar battle in the first place. Lamar is featured on the album single “Like That,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and saw the rapper bash both Drizzy and J. Cole. All of Drake’s ops were shut out, and he managed to take home of trio of statues.
Billboard did extend flowers to both Drake and Lamar in the hours leading up to the awards, however. The organization dropped the shared revenue totals for the diss tracks that both artists released during the year. Drizzy and Kenny were responsible for a staggering $15.3 million. Lamar led the pack with “Not Like Us” and the aforementioned “Like That.” Still, Drizzy came in third and fourth with “Family Matters” and “Push Ups.” These two dominated the year’s rap cycle, there’s no denying it.
The 2024 Billboard Music Awards are set to air on December 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox (or on-demand via Paramount+). Aside from the awards themselves, the broadcast will also feature performances, and now we’re getting a clearer idea of who’s involved.
Today (December 4), it was revealed that Coldplay has joined the show. This news follows the announcements of Seventeen, Teddy Swims, and Tyla as performers earlier this week.
Coldplay is a finalist in a pair of categories this year: Top Duo/Group and Top Rock Touring Artist. It seems like they have a good shot in at least the latter category, considering their Music Of The Spheres tour has brought in about a billion dollars (not hyperbole) as the highest-grossing rock tour ever.
Meanwhile, both Swims and Tyla are in the running for a number of awards. Tyla is up for Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Female Artist, Top Afrobeats Artist, Top R&B Album (for Tyla), Top R&B Song (for “Water”), and Top Afrobeats song (for “Truth Or Dare,” “Water,” AND “Jump” with Gunna and Skillibeng). As for Swims, he’s a finalist for Top New Artist, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Streaming Song, Top Radio Song, Top Selling Song, Top Billboard Global 200 Song, and Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song (all for “Lose Control”). Seventeen is also up for Top K-Pop Touring Artist.
This is the time of year where the music industry generally starts to wind down (unless you’re Kendrick Lamar). Most of the year’s biggest albums have been released and folks are gearing up to make a splash next year.
There’s still one more significant matter to tackle in 2024, though: the 2024 Billboard Music Awards, which are set to air on December 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox (or on-demand via Paramount+). Today (November 25), the finalists were announced.
Unlike other award shows, instead of being voted on by a committee, winners are determined by year-end Billboard chart data from October 28, 2023 to October 19, 2024, so the winners are based on data, not the opinions of a select few.
Zach Bryan is this year’s leading finalist with 21 entries, while Taylor Swift is close behind with 17. After them are Morgan Wallen (15 entries), Sabrina Carpenter (9), Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone, Teddy Swims, Tyla (8 each), Bad Bunny, Benson Boone, Chandler Moore, Jung Kook, Naomi Raine, Shaboozey, and SZA (6 each).
First-time finalists include Swims, Tyla, Boone, Shaboozey, Tommy Richman, and Chappell Roan.
Check out the full list of finalists below.
Artist Awards
Top Artist
Zach Bryan
Sabrina Carpenter
Drake
Taylor Swift
Morgan Wallen
Top New Artist
Benson Boone
Tommy Richman
Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Top Male Artist
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Drake
Post Malone
Morgan Wallen
Top Female Artist
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Taylor Swift
SZA
Top Duo/Group
blink-182
Coldplay
Fuerza Regida
Linkin Park
Stray Kids
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Zach Bryan
Drake
Taylor Swift
SZA
Morgan Wallen
Top Hot 100 Artist
Zach Bryan
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Taylor Swift
Morgan Wallen
Top Hot 100 Songwriter
Amy Allen
Jack Antonoff
Zach Bryan
Kendrick Lamar
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Producer
Jack Antonoff
Zach Bryan
Daniel Nigro
Finneas O’Connell
Taylor Swift
Top Streaming Songs Artist
Zach Bryan
Sabrina Carpenter
Kendrick Lamar
Taylor Swift
Morgan Wallen
Top Radio Songs Artist
Sabrina Carpenter
Doja Cat
Taylor Swift
SZA
Morgan Wallen
Top Song Sales Artist
Jelly Roll
Jung Kook
Shaboozey
Taylor Swift
Teddy Swims
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top R&B Artist
Brent Faiyaz
Tommy Richman
SZA
Tyla
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist
Brent Faiyaz
Tommy Richman
The Weeknd
Top R&B Female Artist
Muni Long
SZA
Tyla
Top R&B Touring Artist
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
Usher
Top Rap Artist
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Metro Boomin
Travis Scott
Top Rap Male Artist
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Travis Scott
Top Rap Female Artist
Doja Cat
GloRilla
Nicki Minaj
Top Rap Touring Artist
Nicki Minaj
Travis Scott
$uicideboy$
Top Country Artist
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Post Malone
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen
Top Country Male Artist
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Top Country Female Artist
Beyoncé
Megan Moroney
Lainey Wilson
Top Country Duo/Group
Zac Brown Band
The Red Clay Strays
Treaty Oak Revival
Top Country Touring Artist
Zach Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Luke Combs
Top Rock Artist
Zach Bryan
Hozier
Jelly Roll
Noah Kahan
Linkin Park
Top Rock Duo/Group
Good Neighbours
Linkin Park
The Red Clay Strays
Top Hard Rock Artist
Bad Omens
Hardy
Linkin Park
Top Rock Touring Artist
Coldplay
The Rolling Stones
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Top Latin Artist
Bad Bunny
Fuerza Regida
Junior H
Karol G
Peso Pluma
Top Latin Male Artist
Bad Bunny
Junior H
Peso Pluma
Top Latin Female Artist
Karol G
Shakira
Kali Uchis
Top Latin Duo/Group
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Top Latin Touring Artist
Bad Bunny
Karol G
Luis Miguel
Top Global K-Pop Artist
Enhyphen
Jimin
Jung Kook
Stray Kids
Tomorrow X Together
Top K-Pop Touring Artist
Enhyphen
Seventeen
Tomorrow X Together
Top Afrobeats Artist
Asake
Burna Boy
Rema
Tems
Tyla
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Beyoncé
The Chainsmokers
Charli XCX
Dua Lipa
Calvin Harris
Top Christian Artist
Lauren Daigle
Elevation Worship
Forrest Frank
Brandon Lake
Anne Wilson
Top Gospel Artist
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
Chandler Moore
Naomi Raine
CeCe Winans
Album Awards
Top Billboard 200 Album
Zach Bryan — Zach Bryan
Drake — For All the Dogs
Noah Kahan — Stick Season
Taylor Swift — 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
Taylor Swift — The Tortured Poets Department
Top Soundtrack
Hazbin Hotel: Season One Trolls: Band Together Twisters: The Album Wish Wonka
Top R&B Album
Chris Brown — 11:11
Brent Faiyaz — Larger Than Life
PartyNextDoor — PartyNextDoor 4 (P4)
Bryson Tiller, Bryson Tiller
Tyla — Tyla
Top Rap Album
21 Savage — american dream
Drake — For All the Dogs
Future & Metro Boomin — WE DON’T TRUST YOU
Nicki Minaj — Pink Friday 2
Rod Wave — Nostalgia
Top Country Album
Beyoncé — Cowboy Carter
Zach Bryan — The Great American Bar Scene
Zach Bryan — Zach Bryan
Chris Stapleton — Higher
Bailey Zimmerman — Religiously. The Album.
Top Rock Album
Zach Bryan — The Great American Bar Scene
Zach Bryan — Zach Bryan
Hozier — Unheard (EP)
Noah Kahan — Stick Season
Dolly Parton — Rockstar
Top Hard Rock Album
Bring Me The Horizon — POST HUMAN: NeX GEn
Falling In Reverse — Popular Monster
Hardy — Quit!!
Pearl Jam — Dark Matter
Sleep Token — Take Me Back to Eden
Top Latin Album
Bad Bunny — nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana
Fuerza Regida — Pa Las Baby’s Y Belikeada
Grupo Frontera — El Comienzo
Junior H — $AD BOYZ 4 LIFE II
Karol G — Mañana Será Bonito (Bichota Season)
Top K-Pop Album
Ateez — THE WORLD EP.FIN: WILL
Jung Kook — GOLDEN
Stray Kids — ROCK-STAR
Stray Kids — Ate: Mini Album
Tomorrow X Together — The Name Chapter: FREEFALL
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Charli XCX — BRAT
Jungle — Volcano
Odetari — XXIII SORROWS
Troye Sivan — Something to Give Each Other
John Summit — Comfort in Chaos
Top Christian Album
Elevation Worship — CAN YOU IMAGINE?
Forrest Frank — CHILD OF GOD
Brandon Lake — COAT OF MANY COLORS
Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine — The Maverick Way Complete: Complete Vol 02
Katy Nichole — Jesus Changed My Life
Top Gospel Album
Kirk Franklin — Father’s Day
Koryn Hawthorne — On God
Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine — The Maverick Way Complete: Complete Vol 02
CeCe Winans — More Than This
Naomi Raine — Cover The Earth: Live in New York
Song Awards
Top Hot 100 Song
Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things”
Jack Harlow — “Lovin on Me”
Post Malone Feat. Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Teddy Swims — “Lose Control”
Top Streaming Song
Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves — “I Remember Everything”
Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
Post Malone Feat. Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Teddy Swims — “Lose Control”
Top Radio Song
Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things”
Jack Harlow — “Lovin on Me”
Tate McRae — “Greedy”
Taylor Swift — “Cruel Summer”
Teddy Swims — “Lose Control”
Top Selling Song
Benson Boone — “Beautiful Things”
Jung Kook — “Standing Next to You”
Post Malone Feat. Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Teddy Swims — “Lose Control”
Top Collaboration
Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves — “I Remember Everything”
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar — “Like That”
Post Malone Feat. Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
Taylor Swift Feat. Post Malone — “Fortnight”
Morgan Wallen Feat. Ernest — “Cowgirls”
4batz Feat. Drake — “act ii: date @ 8 (remix)”
Muni Long — “Made for Me”
Tommy Richman — “MILLION DOLLAR BABY”
SZA — “Saturn”
Tyla — “Water”
Top Rap Song
Doja Cat — “Agora Hills”
Doja Cat — “Paint the Town Red”
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar — “Like That”
Jack Harlow — “Lovin on Me”
Kendrick Lamar — “Not Like Us”
Top Country Song
Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves — “I Remember Everything”
Dasha — “Austin”
Post Malone Feat. Morgan Wallen — “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey — “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Morgan Wallen — “Thinkin’ Bout Me”
Falling In Reverse Feat. Jelly Roll — “All My Life”
Falling In Reverse, Tech N9ne & Alex Terrible — “Ronald”
Hardy — “Psycho”
Linkin Park — “The Emptiness Machine”
Superheaven — “Youngest Daughter”
Top Latin Song
Bad Bunny — “MONACO”
Bad Bunny & Feid — “PERRO NEGRO”
FloyyMenor & Cris MJ — “Gata Only”
Karol G & Peso Pluma — “QLONA”
Xavi — “La Diabla”
Top Global K-Pop Song
ILLIT — “Magnetic”
Jimin — “Who”
Jung Kook — “Standing Next to You”
Jung Kook Feat. Jack Harlow — “3D”
Le Sserafim — “Perfect Night”
Top Afrobeats Song
Adam Port & Stryv Feat. Malachiii — “Move”
Tems — “Me & U”
Tyla — “Truth or Dare”
Tyla — “Water”
Tyla, Gunna & Skillibeng — “Jump”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Dua Lipa — “Houdini”
Dua Lipa — “Illusion”
Kenya Grace — “Strangers”
Ariana Grande — “yes, and?”
Marshmello & Kane Brown — “Miles on It”
Top Christian Song
Elevation Worship Feat. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore — “Praise”
Forrest Frank — “GOOD DAY”
Josiah Queen — “The Prodigal”
Seph Schlueter — “Counting My Blessings”
Tauren Wells with We The Kingdom & Davies — “Take It All Back”
Top Gospel Song
Koryn Hawthorne — “Look at God”
Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine — “God Problems”
Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine ft. Tasha Cobbs Leonard — “In the Room”
Victor Thompson X Gunna Feat. Ehis ‘D’ Greatest — “THIS YEAR (Blessings)”
CeCe Winans — “That’s My King”
Kendrick Lamar and Drake already had their big rap showdown earlier this year that still has legs, but they’ve got one more head-to-head before 2024 ends. At the Billboard Music Awards, which take place on Thursday, December 12, both artists were nominated in the Top Rap Artist and Top Rap Male Artist categories. Considering that the 6ix God also received nominations for huge categories like Top Artist, it doesn’t seem like a particularly close race, but K.Dot also has plenty of chances for uncontested wins in other categories. The BBMAs are different to other award shows as far as criteria, and Drizzy is an absolute juggernaut when it comes to wins from the outlet.
As such, maybe these Billboard Music Awards will hold some surprises, but the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle was never about sales… Or about Grammys, for that matter. It’s a biggest hater competition. Both MCs are still making a case for themselves being the biggest hater, with the Compton lyricist dropping the fiery and confrontational album GNX and his Toronto rival pettily calling out “fairy tales” on xQc’s stream.
But Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s feud also roped in a lot of other people just by pure association, which some of them found quite odd. For example, during his aforementioned livestream with xQc yesterday (Sunday, November 24), the OVO mogul called Steve Lacy “a fragile opp,” which The Internet’s guitarist found hilarious. He took to Instagram to issue out some troll responses to the call-out, joking about looking for someone to be fragile with him. Top5, a Toronto rapper, is also completely anti-West Coast right now, and it seems like a rite of passage for any affiliate of either superstar. There’s a choice: you call the other side out, or you wait for them to call you out.
Of course, the battle that began with “Like That” will always connect Kendrick Lamar to Drake, and vice versa. As such, there will be more showdowns between them to witness in the future, such as the latter’s Australian tour starting the same day as the Super Bowl. But we doubt that they will be the ones driving those conversations.
Drake shared a picture of the two Billboard Music Awards that he won in 2023 for Top Rap Song and Top Rap Album on his Instagram Story, Tuesday, while fans anticipate a response to Kendrick Lamar amid their ongoing feud. In the post, Drake wrote, “@21savage wipe down,” tagging his collaborator on Her Loss and “Rich Flex,” which notched them the awards.
If the post is a flex on Kendrick Lamar, the iconic rapper likely won’t take much offense. He’s already won six Billboard Music Awards throughout his career. They include Top Rap Album, Top Rap Artist, and more. Drake still has yet to address Lamar with a diss track of his own.
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – APRIL 02: J. Cole (L) and Drake (R) perform during the Dreamville Festival at Dorothea Dix Park on April 02, 2023, in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage)
The feud began when Cole referenced Lamar on his collaboration with Drake, “First Person Shooter.” He rapped: “Love when they argue the hardest MC/ Is it K. Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me?/ We the big three like we started a league, but right now, I feel like Muhammad Ali.” In response, Lamar hopped on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” to proclaim himself to be in a league of his own. “Yeah, get up with me, f–k sneak dissing/ ‘First Person Shooter,’ I hope they came with three switches,” he rapped. After two weeks of silence, Cole finally responded with “7 Minute Drill,” but has since apologized for doing so and revealed he wants to take the track off streaming services.
Drake Celebrates His Awards Success
Image via Instagram @champagnepapi
While Drake has kept his responses to vague Instagram captions, fans think an official response to Lamar is on the way. He recently shared a picture of his notebook on his Instagram Story alongside the Larry O’Brien trophy. Be on the lookout for further updates on Drake and Kendrick Lamar on HotNewHipHop.
Drake and Taylor Swift are two of the most dominant artists for the generation, maybe even of all time. Their albums, singles, and tours are almost always a global success. All we need to do is go back to when both of them dropped their most recent records. The first of the two to drop this year was Taylor with her redux of her 2010 record, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version). Just a couple of months later, she redid one of her most popular LPs, 1989, as well. It has been out for less than a month, and three songs are in the top five on her Spotify account.
Then, we shift our focus over to The Boy. It seems every record is highly anticipated. That was the case with For All The Dogs. The same thing applies to the Canadian rapper’s top five. “IDGAF” with Yeat, “First Person Shooter” featuring J. Cole,” and “Rich Baby Daddy” alongside SZA and Sexyy Red, are hot right now. In fact, the first two tracks were topping the Billboard Hot 100, nabbing Cole’s first number one song.
Now, both megastars can revel in more awards and records. The Billboard Music Awards took place last night (November 19) and Taylor made more history. After winning 10 out of her 20 nominations, she is now in lockstep with Drake. Both are now at a whopping 39 awards. Taylor took the time to thank her Swifties for the honors. According to Billboard, here is some of her speech. “I feel like the luckiest person in the world to have you in my corner and caring about the music that I make. So thank you — thank you, thank you, thank you 10 million times — for this.”
What are your initial thoughts on Drake and Taylor Swift now being tied with each other for the most Billboard Music Awards? Does this solidify Taylor as the greatest pop artist of all time, or just this generation? Whose music do you enjoy more? We would like to hear what you have to say about all of this. With that in mind, be sure to leave all of your hottest takes in the comments section below. Additionally, always keep it locked in with HNHH for all of the latest breaking news around Drake and Taylor Swift. Furthermore, stay with us for everything else going on around the music world.
For the first time in her career, Nicki Minaj took home the Top Female Rap Artist trophy at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday (November 19). Moreover, the organization created this category in 2018, and she previously took home the general Top Rap Artist accolade back in 2013. As such, it’s quite nice to see the Trinidadian MC receive this specific honor five years after the award’s inception. Another big winner from this ceremony was her Young Money partner Drake, who won five awards and swept many of the rap categories. In her video accepting the award, she thanked the ever-loyal and ever-present Barbz for their constant support and championing of her.
“Thank you to the Billboard Music Awards for presenting me with the best female rap award of 2023,” Nicki Minaj stated in a video. “Barbz, you are amazing. I appreciate you so much. And I can’t wait to share Pink Friday 2 with you on my birthday, December 8,” she concluded, blowing a kiss to the camera. The new album is closer than ever, and the die-hards couldn’t be more excited for this next long-awaited step in one of the most influential and impactful careers in all of hip-hop.
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – SEPTEMBER 12: Nicki Minaj attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Catherine Powell/Getty Images for MTV)
However, that’s not the only thing that the 40-year-old is incredibly excited about when it comes to new releases. She recently gave a shoutout to Sexyy Red, expressing her anticipation for her deluxe version of her breakout project, Hood Hottest Princess. In fact, previous interactions hinted at the St. Louis MC even picking up one of Nicki Minaj’s scrapped tracks for herself. With Pink Friday 2 right around the corner, fans are also hoping that we’ll get some great features, and hearing a “Skee yee!” on a PF2 beat would be electrifying.
Meanwhile, she also revealed new cover art for her highly anticipated studio offering, adding on to various others. This rollout has been very packed with content, extra material for context, and a whole lot of Internet discussion. Finally, with this award in mind, we can finally start getting ready to see its fulfillment. For more news and the latest updates on Nicki Minaj, check back in with HNHH.
The 2023 Billboard Music Awards went down on Sunday (November 19), and had a lot of big winners. Taylor Swift and Morgan Gallen were among the most awarded musicians of the night, but what’s a top dog conversation without the 6 Dog- I mean, God? Moreover, Drake won a total of five BBMA trophies for the occasion, pointing to his excellent commercial run over the past few years. Specifically, these awards were Top Rap Album for his 21 S*vage collab Her Loss, Top Rap Song for the project’s opener “Rich Flex,” Top Rap Artist, Top Male Rap Artist, and Top Rap Touring Artist.
Furthermore, this caps off a pretty great 2023 for Drizzy, with the expanded version of his album For All The Dogs coming out just a few days ago as of writing this article. Sure, that promo cycle brought him his fair share of beefs, too. But what’s the industry without a little tussling, especially when you’re at such a high peak of success and polarization? Regardless, congrats to Drake on these awards, and we’re sure that this won’t be the end of his award show run in the next few months.
For example, the Recording Academy nominated him for various Grammy awards after re-entering the submission process. For those unaware, the Toronto superstar hadn’t submitted his work for consideration in a long time, and it’s unclear if this will affect his nominations for the 2024 ceremony in a negative or positive light. Whichever way the wind blows, he might spit a bar or two about it eventually, but we’re sure it won’t faze him too much. After all, Drake basks in constant acclaim; only something really special these days to either hype him up or tick him off.
Meanwhile, Scary Hours 3 is shaping up to sell very well based on first-week projections, so the success will surely keep on rolling in. Do you think that he deserves these dubs or is Billboard not a good enough metric to determine his value? However you may feel, let us know in the comments down below. Also, stick around on HNHH for the latest news and updates on Drake.
Regardless of the constant online debate, for many artists, music metrics are vital to several parts of their creative strategies. This year alone, rap was scrutinized for its difficulty in securing the No. 1 spot on the charts. That was until Lil Uzi Vert, Doja Cat, and Drake dropped new projects. Today (November 19), the 2023 Billboard Music Awards reminded musicians, producers, and fans who dominated the charts throughout the year.
Taylor Swift led the nomination pack, pulling in 20 across different categories, including Top Artist. Meanwhile, SZA and Morgan Wallen trailed close behind with 17 nominations each. Yes, viewers at home are locked in for other aspects of the show, like the performances, but everyone wants to know we secured a trophy.
View the complete list of winners from the 2023 Billboard Music Awards below.
Top Artist
Drake
SZA
Taylor Swift
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Top New Artist
Bailey Zimmerman
Ice Spice
Jelly Roll
Peso Pluma
Zach Bryan
Top Male Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
The Weeknd
Zach Bryan
Top Female Artist
Beyoncé
Taylor Swift
Miley Cyrus
SZA
Olivia Rodrigo
Top Duo/Group
Eslabon Armado
Fifty Fifty
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Metallica
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Songwriter
Ashley Gorley
Jack Antonoff
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Hot 100 Producer
Jack Antonoff Joey Moi
Metro Boomin
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Streaming Songs Artist
Drake
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Radio Songs Artist
Miley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top Song Sales Artist
Jason Aldean
Miley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
Oliver Anthony Music
Taylor Swift
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist
Bad Bunny
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist
Bad Bunny
Ed Sheeran
NewJeans
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd
Top R&B Artist
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
Rihanna
SZA
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist
Chris Brown
Miguel
The Weeknd
Top R&B Female Artist
Beyoncé
Rihanna
SZA
Top R&B Touring Artist
Beyoncé
Bruno Mars
The Weeknd
Top Rap Artist
21 Savage
Drake
Lil Baby
Metro Boomin
Travis Scott
Top Rap Male Artist
21 Savage
Drake
Travis Scott
Top Rap Female Artist
Doja Cat
Ice Spice Nicki Minaj
Top Rap Touring Artist
50 Cent
Drake
Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
Top Country Artist
Bailey Zimmerman
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Zach Bryan
Top Country Male Artist
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Zach Bryan
Top Country Female Artist
Lainey Wilson
Megan Moroney
Taylor Swift
Top Country Duo/Group
Old Dominion
Parmalee Zac Brown Band
Top Country Touring Artist
George Strait
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Top Rock Artist
Jelly Roll
Noah Kahan
Stephen Sanchez
Steve Lacy
Zach Bryan
Top Rock Duo/Group
Arctic Monkeys
Foo Fighters
Metallica
Top Rock Touring Artist
Coldplay
Depeche Mode
Elton John
Top Latin Artist
Bad Bunny
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Karol G
Peso Pluma
Top Latin Male Artist
Bad Bunny
Peso Pluma
Rauw Alejandro
Top Latin Female Artist
Karol G
Rosalía
Shakira
Top Latin Duo/Group
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida
Grupo Frontera
Top Latin Touring Artist
Daddy Yankee
Karol G
RBD
Top Global K-Pop Artist
Jimin
NewJeans
Stray Kids
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
TWICE
Top K-Pop Touring Artist
Blackpink
Suga
TWICE
Top Afrobeats Artist
Burna Boy
Libianca
Rema
Tems
Wizkid
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Beyoncé
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Drake
Tiësto
Top Christian Artist
Brandon Lake
Elevation Worship
For King And Country Lauren Daigle
Phil Wickham
Top Gospel Artist
CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship Kanye West
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
Top Billboard 200 Album
Drake & 21 Savage — Her Loss
Metro Boomin — Heroes & Villains
Morgan Wallen — One Thing At A Time
SZA — SOS
Taylor Swift — Midnights
Top Soundtrack
“Barbie The Album”
“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
Brent Faiyaz — Wasteland
Drake — Honestly, Nevermind
Steve Lacy — Gemini Rights
SZA — SOS
Top Rap Album
Drake & 21 Savage — Her Loss
Future — I Never Liked You
Lil Baby — It’s Only Me
Metro Boomin — Heroes & Villains
Travis Scott — Utopia
Top Country Album
Luke Combs — Gettin’ Old
Luke Combs — Growin’ Up
Morgan Wallen — One Thing At A Time
Taylor Swift — Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
Zach Bryan — American Heartbreak
Top Rock Album
HARDY — the mockingbird & THE CROW
Jelly Roll — Whitsitt Chapel
Noah Kahan — Stick Season
Steve Lacy — Gemini Rights
Zach Bryan — American Heartbreak
Top Latin Album
Bad Bunny — Un Verano Sin Ti
Eslabon Armado — DESVELADO
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
TOMORROW X TOGETHER — The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION
TWICE — READY TO BE: 12th Mini Album
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Beyoncé — Renaissance
Drake — Honestly, Nevermind
ILLENIUM — ILLENIUM
Kim Petras — Feed The Beast
Tiësto — DRIVE
Top Christian Album
Anne Wilson — My Jesus
Brandon Lake — House of Miracles
CAIN — Rise Up
Elevation Worship — LION
Lauren Daigle — Lauren Daigle
Top Gospel Album
Jonathan McReynolds — My Truth Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin — Kingdom Book One
Tye Tribbett — All Things New
Whitney Houston — I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston
Zacardi Cortez — Imprint (Live in Memphis)
Top Hot 100 Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage — “Creepin’”
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Morgan Wallen — “Last Night”
SZA — “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Top Streaming Song
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Morgan Wallen — “Last Night”
SZA — “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Zach Bryan — “Something in the Orange”
Top Radio Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage — “Creepin’”
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
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”
Jimin — “Like Crazy”
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Oliver Anthony Music — “Rich Men North of Richmond”
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
Top Collaboration
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha — “I’m Good (Blue)” Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage — “Creepin’”
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”
Rema & Selena Gomez — “Calm Down”
SZA — “Kill Bill”
Taylor Swift — “Anti-Hero”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande — “Die For You”
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song
David Guetta & Bebe Rexha — “I’m Good (Blue)”
Harry Styles — “As It Was”
Miley Cyrus — “Flowers”
Rema & Selena Gomez — “Calm Down”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande — “Die For You”
Top R&B Song
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage — “Creepin’”
Miguel — “Sure Thing”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande — “Die For You”
SZA — “Kill Bill”
SZA — “Snooze”
Top Rap Song
Coi Leray — “Players”
Drake & 21 Savage — “Rich Flex”
Gunna — “Fukumean”
Lil Durk Feat. J. Cole — “All My Life”
Toosii — “Favorite Song”
Top Country Song
Bailey Zimmerman — “Rock and a Hard Place”
Luke Combs — “Fast Car”
Morgan Wallen — “Last Night”
Morgan Wallen — “You Proof”
Zach Bryan — “Something in the Orange”
Top Rock Song
Jelly Roll — “Need A Favor”
Stephen Sanchez — “Until I Found You”
Steve Lacy — “Bad Habit”
Zach Bryan Feat. Kacey Musgraves — “I Remember Everything”
Zach Bryan — “Something in the Orange”
Top Latin Song
Eslabon Armado x Peso Pluma — “Ella Baila Sola”
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”
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)”
Elton John & Britney Spears — “Hold Me Closer”
Tiësto Feat. Tate McRae — “10:35”
Top Christian Song
Brandon Lake — “Gratitude”
Chris Tomlin — “Holy Forever”
for KING & COUNTRY with Jordin Sparks — “Love Me Like I Am”
Lauren Daigle — “Thank God I Do”
Phil Wickham — “This Is Our God”
Top Gospel Song
CeCe Winans — “Goodness of God”
Crowder & Dante Bowe Feat. Maverick City Music — “God Really Loves Us”
Elevation Worship Feat. Chandler Moore & Tiffany Hudson — “More Than Able”
Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin Feat. Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore — “Fear is Not My Future”
Zacardi Cortez — “Lord Do It For Me (Live in Memphis)”
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
The year is winding down, but before it does, it is always fun to reflect on what happened thus far. In the world of music (at least on the fans’ end), Apple Music Replay and Spotify Wrapped remind listeners of their favorite albums, EPs, and singles. Likewise, the Billboard Music Awards is all about the collective data. Last month, the complete nomination list was shared. So, who is performing at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards?
Thus far, only four featured performances have been announced. Those entertainers are Bebe Rexha, David Guetta, Peso Pluma, and NewJeans. The organizers revealed that additional performers will be announced on social media leading up to the ceremony.
Based on the stacked nominee lists, fans hope SZA, up for 17 awards, could hit the stage, especially after she reportedly opted out of performing at the 2023 VMAs. The most nominated artist of the evening is Taylor Swift, up in 20 listed categories. Peso Pluma is nominated in six. David Guetta and NewJeans are nominated in five each.
The 2023 Billboard Music Awards ceremony and performances from the evening will be shared across their official social media platforms or seen live on November 19 at 8 p.m. Eastern. Find more information here.
Some artists covered here are Warner Music artists. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.
