The 2023 Billboard Music Awards are finally here — and, naturally, Taylor Swift is taking the lead with 20 nominations out of the 69 categories.
Swift, who is currently on her Eras Tour in Brazil, is the most decorated female BBMAs artist of all time with 29 wins. On Sunday night, some of her nods include for Top Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Billboard 200 Album (“Midnights”).
The “Archer” singer is followed on the leaderboard by Morgan Wallen, SZA, The Weeknd, Drake and Zach Bryan.
The Billboard Awards kick off at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, November 19, and will stream on Billboard social channels and at BBMAs.watch.
Scroll down to see the full list of nominees and winners at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards. And continue refreshing throughout the night!
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Top Artist
Drake Luke Combs Morgan Wallen SZA Taylor Swift
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 Miley Cyrus Olivia Rodrigo SZA Taylor Swift
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 WINNER: 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 (Excluding 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
Nicki Minaj won for Top Rap Female Artist. BillboardZack Brown took home the win for Top Country Duo/Group.Billboard
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 WINNER: Nicki Minaj
Metro Boomin showed off his award on Sunday night. BillboardCece Winans.Billboard
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 WINNER: 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
WINNER: 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
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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 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 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”
Lauren Daigle won for Top Christian Artist. BillboardMaverick City Music won for the album “Kingdom Book One.”Billboard
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)” WINNER: 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 Afrobeats Song
Ayra Starr “Rush” Libianca “People” Oxlade “KU LO SA” WINNER: Rema & Selena Gomez “Calm Down” Victony, Rema, & Tempoe ft. Don Toliver “Soweto” Top Dance/Electronic Song
Top Afrobeats Artist
Burna Boy Libianca Rema Tems Wizkid
Top Christian Artist
Brandon Lake Elevation Worship for KING & COUNTRY WINNER: Lauren Daigle Phil Wickham
Top Gospel Artist
CeCe Winans Elevation Worship WINNER: Kanye West Kirk Franklin Maverick City Music
Top Gospel Song
CeCe Winans “Goodness of God” 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” Zacardi Cortez “Lord Do It For Me (Live in Memphis)”
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