2017 Billboard Music Awards Explained

2017 Billboard Music Awards
Location:T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Host:Ludacris
Vanessa Hudgens
Network:ABC
Runtime:130 minutes
Ratings:8.70 million
Most Wins:Drake (13)
Most Nominations:The Chainsmokers and Drake (22 each)
Previous:2016
Main:Billboard Music Awards
Next:2018

The 2017 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 21, 2017.[1] The list of nominees was announced on April 10, 2017.[2] Non-televised awards were announced on Billboard website the same day as the main ceremony.[3]

Performances

Artist(s)[4] Song(s)[5] Introduced by
Nicki Minaj
Lil Wayne
David Guetta
Jason Derulo
"No Frauds"
"Light My Body Up"
"Swalla"
"Regret in Your Tears"
Ludacris
Vanessa Hudgens
Camila Cabello"I Have Questions"
"Crying in the Club"
G-Eazy
Ashley Tisdale
The Chainsmokers"Young"Rita Ora
Julia Michaels[6] "Issues"Bebe Rexha
DJ Khaled
Ed Sheeran"Castle on the Hill"Mark Cuban
Sara Foster
Miley Cyrus"Malibu"[7] Billy Ray Cyrus
Noah Cyrus
Lorde"Green Light"Hailee Steinfeld
Sam Hunt[8] "Body Like a Back Road"Vanessa Hudgens
Celine Dion"My Heart Will Go On"Lea Michele
Imagine Dragons"Believer"Ludacris
Vanessa Hudgens
Drake"Gyalchester"
Halsey"Now or Never"
Florida Georgia Line
John Legend[9]
"Surefire"
"H.O.L.Y."
Olivia Munn
Cher"Believe"
"If I Could Turn Back Time"
Gwen Stefani
Bruno Mars"Versace on the Floor"Ludacris
Vanessa Hudgens

Notes

Presenters

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first.[10]

Top ArtistTop New Artist
Top Female ArtistTop Male Artist
Top Duo/GroupBillboard Chart Achievement (fan-voted)
Top Billboard 200 ArtistTop Billboard 200 Album
Top Hot 100 ArtistTop Hot 100 Song
Top Song Sales ArtistTop Selling Song
Top Radio Songs ArtistTop Radio Song
Top CollaborationTop Streaming Artist
Top Streaming Song (Audio)Top Streaming Song (Video)
Top Touring ArtistTop Social Artist (fan-voted)
Top Christian ArtistTop Christian Song
Top Christian AlbumTop Gospel Artist
Top Gospel SongTop Gospel Album
Top Country ArtistTop Country Song
Top Country AlbumTop Country Collaboration
Top Country TourTop Dance/Electronic Artist
Top Dance/Electronic SongTop Dance/Electronic Album
Top Latin ArtistTop Latin Song
Top Latin AlbumTop R&B Artist
Top R&B SongTop R&B Album
Top R&B CollaborationTop R&B Tour
Top Rap ArtistTop Rap Song
Top Rap AlbumTop Rap Collaboration
Top Rap TourTop Rock Artist
Top Rock SongTop Rock Album
Top Rock TourTop Soundtrack/Cast Album
Icon Award
Cher

Artists with multiple wins and nominations

Artists that received multiple nominations
NominationsArtist
22Drake
The Chainsmokers
17Twenty One Pilots
14Rihanna
13The Weeknd
8Beyoncé
7Justin Bieber
Halsey
Kyla
WizKid
6Florida Georgia Line
5Daft Punk
Daya
Desiigner
4Coldplay
Rae Sremmurd
Justin Timberlake
3Kenny Chesney
Lauren Daigle
D.R.A.M.
Kirk Franklin
Future
Juan Gabriel
Ariana Grande
Travis Greene
Gucci Mane
Guns N' Roses
Lil Uzi Vert
Lil Yachty
Bruno Mars
Shawn Mendes
Hillary Scott & the Family
Sia
Keith Urban
Hezekiah Walker
X Ambassadors
2Adele
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Jekalyn Carr
Tasha Cobbs
J.Cole
Calvin Harris
Zay Hilfigerrr
J Balvin
Los Plebes del Rancho de Ariel Camacho
The Lumineers
Major Lazer
Maluma
Tamela Mann
Zayion McCall
Tim McGraw
Metallica
Migos
Nicky Jam
Frank Ocean
Sean Paul
Pink
Prince
Shakira
Blake Shelton
Skillet
DJ Snake
Chris Stapleton
Lindsey Stirling
Artists that received multiple awards
WinsArtist
13Drake
5Beyoncé
Twenty One Pilots
4The Chainsmokers
3Halsey
Kyla
WizKid
2Kenny Chesney
Lauren Daigle
Desiigner
Juan Gabriel
Justin Timberlake

Notes and References

  1. Billboard Music Awards 2017 Show Date Announced . Billboard.
  2. Drake, The Chainsmokers Lead Nominees for the 2017 Billboard Music Awards . . April 10, 2017 . April 10, 2017.
  3. Web site: "2017 Billboard Music Awards" Announce Non-Televised Award Recipients. Billboard Music Awards. May 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170605200330/https://www.billboardmusicawards.com/2017/05/2017-bbmas-announce-non-televised-award-recipients/. June 5, 2017. dead.
  4. Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello, Nicki Minaj & More to Perform at 2017 Billboard Music Awards. .
  5. Celine Dion to Perform 'My Heart Will Go On' at 2017 Billboard Music Awards. .
  6. Web site: T-Mobile Presents Julia Michaels To Perform – Billboard Music Awards. May 19, 2017. May 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170707001507/https://www.billboardmusicawards.com/2017/05/t-mobile-presents-julia-michaels-to-perform/. July 7, 2017. dead.
  7. Web site: Miley Cyrus. www.facebook.com.
  8. The Chainsmokers, Halsey and Sam Hunt Performing at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards. .
  9. News: John Legend & Florida Georgia Line to Perform (Together!) At 2017 Billboard Music Awards.
  10. Here Is the Complete List of Winners From the 2017 Billboard Music Awards. .
  11. Web site: Bigger than Bieber? K-pop group BTS beats US stars to win Billboard Music Award. CNN. 2016-11-05.