2015 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS ANNOUNCE WINNERS AT STAR- STUDDED EVENT HONORING MUSIC S BEST AND BRIGHTEST

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1 2015 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS ANNOUNCE WINNERS AT STAR- STUDDED EVENT HONORING MUSIC S BEST AND BRIGHTEST Taylor Swift Opened the Show with World Premiere of Her Music Video Bad Blood And Was The Night s Big Winner, Along With Sam Smith, and Pharrell Williams LAS VEGAS (May 17, 2015) The 2015 Billboard Music Awards, hosted by hip- hop artist and actor Ludacris, and TV host and supermodel Chrissy Teigen, was an amazing night of show- stopping musical performances, never- before- seen superstar duos, and explosive moments! Teigen s quick wit and ability to play to the crowd, and Ludacris comedic timing and hosting experience made this unexpected pair rival some of America s favorite hosting duos. The show aired live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on ABC. Taylor Swift was the night s big winner, taking home 8 awards including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album ("1989"), Top Streaming Song (Video) ("Shake It Off") and the fan voted Billboard Chart Achievement Award sponsored by Samsung. Swift also opened the show with the world debut of her highly anticipated music video for Bad Blood, the next single off her album The video, directed by Joseph Kahn and produced by Taylor Swift, included cameos from some of Swift s best friends including Jessica Alba, Lily Aldridge, Cindy Crawford, Cara Delevingne, Lena Dunham, Selena Gomez, Ellie Goulding, Gigi Hadid, Mariska Hargitay, Martha Hunt, Karlie Kloss, Kendrick Lamar, Ellen Pompeo, Serayah, Hailee Steinfeld, Hayley Williams, and Zendaya. Swift was on hand to then introduce legendary rock band, Van Halen, who performed their iconic hit Panama, marking the band s first- ever performance on an awards show with Eddie, Alex, Wolfgang Van Halen and David Lee Roth. Van Halen started the night s performances off with a bang, getting the crowd on their feet and rocking out! Sam Smith, and Pharrell Williams all followed Swift with 3 awards each. Smith took home Top Male Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, and Top New Artist, which he accepted via a homemade video from his hospital bed, where he is recovering from vocal cord surgery. Azalea received Top Streaming Artist, Top Rap Artist and Top Rap Song ("Fancy," featuring Charli XCX); and Williams was awarded Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Album ("G I R L") and Top R&B Song ("Happy"). Performance duo and John Legend earned two trophies each. Legend received two awards for his love ballad All of Me (Top Radio Song, Top Streaming Song [Audio]), while Trainor received two for her feel- good hit All About That Bass (Top Hot 100 Song, Top Digital Song). Jason Aldean, Hozier, Enrique Iglesias and One Direction all took home two trophies as well. Returning to the Billboard Music Awards performance stage after 17 years, Mariah Carey brought the audience to their feet with a medley of her classic debut single - - and first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit - - Vision of Love and new single Infinity. And Carey wasn t the only singer bringing a sense of nostalgia to the stage. Simple Minds, in honor of the 30 th anniversary of The Breakfast Club performed their No.

2 1 Hot 100 hit Don t You (Forget About Me), which has become synonymous with the film itself and topped the chart exactly 30 years ago this week. John Hughes darling and The Breakfast Club star Molly Ringwald was on- hand to welcome the band to the stage. Another '80s throwback came in the form of an explosive, neon- hued performance from music superstars Britney Spears and who brought their new single Pretty Girls to the stage for the first time ever. Jussie Smollet, Bryshere Yazz Gray, and Estelle delivered a powerful rendition of stand- out song Conquerer and viewer favorite You re So Beautiful from their breakout hit show Empire. The night was not short on memorable collaborations with duets from Nicki Minaj featuring David Guetta, Little Big Town with Faith Hill, Fall Out Boy with Wiz Khalifa, and Pitbull featuring Chris Brown. Solo artists also dominated the stage, with extraordinary performances by Kelly Clarkson, Hozier, Nick Jonas, Tori Kelly, Ed Sheeran, and Kanye West, who closed out the night with a commanding rendition of his hit All Day. While the majority of the broadcast was focused on high- energy, one- of- a- kind performances, there were several touching tributes to some of the great artists who ve passed away in recent months, including B.B. King, who received a heartfelt commemoration from host Ludacris as the camera panned to one of King s iconic Lucille guitars, which was on display on stage. Vegas hometown band, Imagine Dragons, delivered a special rendition of Stand By Me in honor of the late Ben E. King, whose family was in the audience for the moving moment. During Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth and Lindsey Stirling s powerful performance of the Furious 7 anthem See You Again, a poignant clip of the film's Paul Walker was shown to remember the actor and Ludacris longtime friend and colleague. [Pending talent/presenters] The musical acts weren t the only stars taking over the stage at this year s show. Presenters throughout the broadcast included 50 Cent, Lily Aldridge, Kaitlyn Bristowe, Charli XCX, Laverne Cox, Hannah Davis, Celine Dion, Brett Eldredge, the cast of Entourage, Fifth Harmony, Florida Georgia Line, Taraji P. Henson, Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, Kira Kazantsev, Danica McKellar, Idina Menzel, NE- YO, Britt Nilsson, One Direction, Rita Ora, Pentatonix, Ellen Pompeo, Prince Royce, Tracee Ellis Ross, Hailee Steinfeld, and Zendaya. See below for a full list of winners. ARTIST AWARDS TOP ARTIST: One Direction Katy Perry Sam Smith Top New Artist: 5 Seconds of Summer Hozier **Sam Smith

3 Top Male Artist: Drake Pharrell Williams Ed Sheeran **Sam Smith Justin Timberlake Top Female Artist: Katy Perry Top Duo/Group: 5 Seconds of Summer Florida Georgia Line MAGIC! Maroon 5 **One Direction Top Billboard 200 Artist: One Direction Pentatonix Ed Sheeran Sam Smith Top Hot 100 Artist: Sam Smith Top Digital Songs Artist: Ed Sheeran Sam Smith

4 Top Radio Songs Artist: John Legend Maroon 5 Ed Sheeran **Sam Smith Taylor Swift Top Touring Artist Lady Gaga **One Direction Katy Perry The Rolling Stones Justin Timberlake Top Social Artist: **Justin Bieber Miley Cyrus Selena Gomez Taylor Swift Top Streaming Artist: ** Nicki Minaj Taylor Swift Top R&B Artist: Beyonce Chris Brown John Legend Trey Songz **Pharrell Williams Top Rap Artist: ** J. Cole Drake Nicki Minaj Rae Sremmurd Top Country Artist: Jason Aldean Luke Bryan **Florida Georgia Line Brantley Gilbert Blake Shelton

5 Top Rock Artist: Bastille Coldplay Fall Out Boy **Hozier Lorde Top Latin Artist J Balvin Juan Gabriel Enrique Iglesias Prince Royce **Romeo Santos Top Dance/Electronic Artist Avicii Clean Bandit Disclosure **Calvin Harris Lindsey Stirling Top Christian Artist Casting Crowns **Hillsong Lecrae MercyMe Newsboys ALBUM AWARDS Top Billboard 200 Album: Maroon 5 V Pentatonix That s Christmas To Me Ed Sheeran x Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour 1989 Top Soundtrack: The Fault in Our Stars Fifty Shades of Grey ** Frozen Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix: Vol. 1 Into the Woods

6 Top R&B Album Beyonce Beyonce Chris Brown X Michael Jackson Xscape John Legend Love in the Future **Pharrell G I R L Top Rap Album: **J. Cole 2014 Forest Hill Drive Drake If You re Reading This It s Too Late Nicki Minaj The Pinkprint The New Classic Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Top Country Album: **Jason Aldean Old Boots, New Dirt Garth Brooks Man Against Machine Luke Bryan Crash My Party Brantley Gilbert Just As I Am Miranda Lambert Platinum Top Rock Album: AC/DC Rock or Bust The Black Keys Turn Blue **Coldplay Ghost Stories Hozier Hozier Lorde Pure Heroine Top Latin Album: Juan Gabriel Los Duo **Enrique Iglesias Sex and Love Romeo Santos Formula: Vol. 2 Santana Corazon Marc Anthony 3.0 Top Dance/Electronic Album Avicii True Disclosure Settle Calvin Harris Motion Skrillex Recess ** Lindsey Stirling Shatter Me Top Christian Album: **Lecrae Anomaly Casting Crowns Thrive MercyMe Welcome to the New NEEDTOBREATHE Rivers in the Wasteland Chris Tomlin Love Ran Red

7 SONG AWARDS Top Hot 100 Song: Feat. Charli XCX Fancy John Legend All of Me Sam Smith Stay With Me Taylor Swift Shake It Off ** All About That Bass Top Digital Song: Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars Uptown Funk! Sam Smith Stay With Me Taylor Swift Shake It Off ** All About That Bass Pharrell Williams Happy Top Radio Song: **John Legend All of Me MAGIC! Rude Nico & Vinz Am I Wrong Sam Smith Stay With Me Pharrell Williams Happy Top Streaming Song (Audio) Feat. Charli XCX Fancy Hozier Take Me to Church **John Legend All of Me Sam Smith Stay With Me Tove Lo Habits (Stay High) Top Streaming Song (Video) Idina Menzel Let It Go Bobby Shmurda Hot Boy Taylor Swift Blank Space Shake It Off All About That Bass Top R&B Song: Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne, French Montana, Too $hort & Tyga Loyal Jason Derulo Feat. 2 Chainz Talk Dirty Jeremih Featuring YG Don t Tell Em John Legend All of Me **Pharrell Happy

8 Top Rap Song: ** Feat. Charli XCX Fancy Feat. Rita Ora Black Widow Big Sean Featuring E- 40 I Don t F**k With You Nicki Minaj Anaconda Bobby Shmurda Hot Boy Top Country Song: **Jason Aldean Burnin It Down Luke Bryan Play It Again Sam Hunt Leave the Light On Florida Georgia Line Featuring Luke Bryan This Is How We Roll Florida Georgia Line Dirt Top Rock Song: Bastille Pompeii Coldplay A Sky Full of Stars Fall Out Boy Centuries **Hozier Take Me to Church Paramore Ain t It Fun Top Latin Song: J Balvin Featuring Farruko 6 AM **Enrique Iglesias Featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona Bailando Romeo Santos Eres Mia Romeo Santos Featuring Drake Odio Romeo Santos Propuesta Indecente Top Dance/Electronic Song: Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne Rather Be Disclosure Featuring Sam Smith Latch **DJ Snake & Lil Jon Turn Down For What Featuring Zedd Break Free Calvin Harris Summer Top Christian Song Francesca Battistelli He Knows My Name Hillsong Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) MercyMe Greater newsboys We Believe **Carrie Underwood Something In The Water Billboard Chart Achievement Award

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