LAS VEGAS (CelebrityAccess) — The Weeknd ruled the roost at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards, taking home eight awards including Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Album, Top Streaming Song (Audio) and Top R&B Song. That is the most of any male artist in a single night since the show was revived by ABC in 2011.
Adele also had a big night, taking home five awards including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album and Top Selling Song. Rihanna won the fan voted award of the evening, The “Billboard Chart Achievement Award.”
Performances on the night included Britney Spears, who opened the show with a medley drawn from her catalog before accepting the Millennium Award. Celine Dion performed Queen's "The Show Must Go On" before accepting the Icon Award. Madonna performed a tribute to Prince and Adele debuted her new video "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)."
Other performances included Kesha, performing a tribute to Dylan with "It Ain't Me Babe" with Ben Folds on piano; the Go-Gos performing their classic hit "We Got The Beat"; a duet Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton; and Nick Jonas and Tove Lo singing their new single “Close.”
Hosted by Ludacris and Ciara, the show was broadcast live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Complete list of winners:
Top Artist:
Adele
Billboard Chart Achievement Award (Fan-Voted):
Rihanna
Top R&B Song:
The Weeknd, “The Hills”
Top Billboard 200 Album:
Adele, 25
Top Male Artist:
Justin Bieber
Top Country Song:
Thomas Rhett, “Die A Happy Man”
Top Hot 100 Song:
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Top Hot 100 Artist:
The Weeknd
Top New Artist:
Fetty Wap
Top Female Artist:
Adele
Top Duo/Group:
One Direction
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Adele
Top Song Sales Artist:
The Weeknd
Top Radio Songs Artist:
The Weeknd
Top Streaming Songs Artist:
The Weeknd
Top Social Media Artist:
Justin Bieber
Top Touring Artist:
Taylor Swift
Top R&B Artist:
The Weeknd
Top Rap Artist:
Drake
Top Country Artist:
Luke Bryan
Top Rock Artist:
twenty one pilots
Top Latin Artist:
Romeo Santos
Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
David Guetta
Top Christian Artist:
Hillsong United
Top Gospel Artist:
Kirk Franklin
Top Soundtrack:
Pitch Perfect 2
Top R&B Album:
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness
Top Rap Album:
Meek Mill, Dreams Worth More Than Money
Top Country Album:
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Top Rock Album:
twenty one pilots, Blurryface
Top Latin Album:
Juan Gabriel, Los Dúo
Top Dance/Electronic Album:
Zedd, True Colors
Top Christian Album:
Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be
Top Gospel Album:
Kirk Franklin, Losing My Religion
Top Selling Song:
Adele, “Hello”
Top Radio Song:
Walk the Moon, “Shut Up and Dance”
Top Streaming Song (Audio):
The Weeknd, “The Hills”
Top Streaming Song (Video):
Silentó, “Watch Me”
Top Rap Song:
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Top Rock Song:
Walk the Moon, “Shut Up And Dance”
Top Latin Song:
Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias, “El Perdon”
Top Dance/Electronic Song:
Major Lazer & DJ Snake Featuring MØ, “Lean On”
Top Christian Song:
Hillsong UNITED, “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)”
Top Gospel Song:
Kirk Franklin, “Wanna Be Happy?”
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