McSTREAMY.COM (05/17/2015) – There were plenty of winners qualified to win among the nominees for the 2015 Billboard Awards. Although not everyone could win, the truly deserving took the honors in the broadcast of the television festivities seen Sunday night. Taylor Swift was honored in eight categories. We also have the other winners, including Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea, and John Legend.
Four of the major winners are shown in the photo at the top of this article: Left to right – Sam Smith (3 wins), Taylor Swift (8 wins), John Legend (2 wins), and Iggy Azalea (3 wins). All winners in all categories are listed below, along with the other nominees in each category following the victor’s name.
TOP ARTIST: Taylor Swift – WINNER; Ariana Grande; One Direction; Katy Perry; Sam Smith.
TOP COUNTRY ARTIST: Florida Georgia Line – WINNER; Jason Aldean; Luke Bryan; Brantley Gilbert; Blake Shelton.
BILLBOARD CHART ACHIEVEMENT AWARD PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG GALAXY (FAN-VOTED): Taylor Swift – WINNER; Iggy Azalea; Meghan Trainor.
TOP TOURING ARTIST: One Direction – WINNER ; Lady Gaga; Katy Perry; The Rolling Stones; Justin Timberlake.
TOP FEMALE ARTIST: Taylor Swift – WINNER; Iggy Azalea; Ariana Grande; Katy Perry; Meghan Trainor.
TOP RADIO SONG: John Legend, “All of Me” – WINNER; Magic!, “Rude”; Nico & Vinz, “Am I Wrong”; Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”; Pharrell Williams, “Happy”.
TOP MALE ARTIST: Sam Smith – WINNER; Drake; Pharrell Williams; Ed Sheeran, Justin Timberlake.
TOP RAP SONG: Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX, “Fancy” – WINNER; Iggy Azalea featuring Rita Ora, “Black Widow”; Big Sean featuring E-40, “I Don’t F— With You”; Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda”; Bobby Shmurda, “Hot Boy”.
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM: Taylor Swift, 1989 – WINNER; Maroon 5, V; Pentatonix, That’s Christmas to Me; Ed Sheeran, x; Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour.
TOP DUO/GROUP: One Direction – WINNER; 5 Seconds of Summer; Florida Georgia Line; Magic!; Maroon 5.
TOP NEW ARTIST: Sam Smith – WINNER; 5 Seconds of Summer; Iggy Azalea; Hozier; Meghan Trainor.
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST: Taylor Swift – WINNER; One Direction; Pentatonix; Ed Sheeran; Sam Smith.
TOP HOT 100 ARTIST: Taylor Swift – WINNER; Iggy Azalea; Ariana Grande; Sam Smith; Meghan Trainor.
TOP DIGITAL SONGS ARTIST: Taylor Swift – WINNER; Iggy Azalea; Ed Sheeran; Sam Smith; Meghan Trainor.
TOP RADIO SONGS ARTIST: Sam Smith – WINNER; John Legend; Maroon 5; Ed Sheeran; Taylor Swift.
TOP SOCIAL ARTIST: Justin Bieber – WINNER; Miley Cyrus; Selena Gomez; Ariana Grande; Taylor Swift.
TOP STREAMING ARTIST: Iggy Azalea – WINNER; Ariana Grande; Nicki Minaj; Taylor Swift; Meghan Trainor.
TOP R&B ARTIST: Pharrell Williams – WINNER; Beyoncé; Chris Brown; John Legend; Trey Songz.
TOP RAP ARTIST: Iggy Azalea – WINNER; J. Cole; Drake; Nicki Minaj; Rae Sremmurd.
TOP ROCK ARTIST: Hozier – WINNER; Bastille; Coldplay; Fall Out Boy; Lorde.
TOP LATIN ARTIST: Romeo Santos – WINNER; J Balvin; Juan Gabriel; Enrique Iglesias; Prince Royce.
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST: Calvin Harris – WINNER; Avicii; Clean Bandit; Disclosure; Lindsey Stirling.
TOP CHRISTIAN ARTIST: Hillsong United – WINNER; Casting Crowns; Lecrae; MercyMe; Newsboys.
TOP SOUNDTRACK: Frozen — WINNER; The Fault in Our Stars; Fifty Shades of Grey; Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix: Vol. 1; Into the Woods.
TOP R&B ALBUM: Pharrell Williams, G I R L – WINNER; Beyoncé, Beyoncé; Chris Brown, X; Michael Jackson, Xscape; John Legend, Love in the Future.
TOP RAP ALBUM: J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive – WINNER; Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late; Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint; Iggy Azalea, The New Classic; Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2.
TOP COUNTRY ALBUM: Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt – WINNER; Garth Brooks, Man Against Machine; Luke Bryan, Crash My Party; Brantley Gilbert, Just As I Am; Miranda Lambert, Platinum.
TOP ROCK ALBUM: Coldplay, Ghost Stories – WINNER; AC/DC, Rock or Bust; The Black Keys, Turn Blue; Hozier, Hozier; Lorde, Pure Heroine.
TOP LATIN ALBUM: Enrique Iglesias, Sex and Love – WINNER; Juan Gabriel, Los Dúo; Romeo Santos, Formula: Vol. 2; Santana, Corazon; Marc Anthony, 3.0.
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM: Lindsey Stirling, Shatter Me – WINNER; Avicii, True; Disclosure, Settle; Calvin Harris, Motion; Skrillex, Recess.
TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUM: Lecrae, Anomaly – WINNER; Casting Crowns, Thrive; MercyMe, Welcome to the New; NEEDTOBREATHE, Rivers in the Wasteland; Chris Tomlin, Love Ran Red.
TOP DIGITAL SONG: Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass” – WINNER; Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk!”; Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”; Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”; Pharrell Williams, “Happy.
TOP STREAMING SONG (AUDIO): John Legend, “All of Me” – WINNER; Iggy Azalea feat. Charli XCX, “Fancy”; Hozier, “Take Me to Church”; Sam Smith, “Stay With Me”; Tove Lo, “Habits (Stay High)”.
TOP STREAMING SONG (VIDEO): Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off” – WINNER; Idina Menzel, “Let It Go”; Bobby Shmurda, “Hot Boy”; Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”; Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”.
TOP R&B SONG: Pharrell Williams, “Happy” – WINNER; Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne, French Montana, Too $hort & Tyga, “Loyal”; Jason Derulo featuring 2 Chainz, “Talk Dirty”; Jeremih featuring YG, “Don’t Tell ‘Em”; John Legend, “All of Me”.
TOP COUNTRY SONG: Jason Aldean, “Burnin’ It Down” – WINNER; Luke Bryan, “Play It Again”; Sam Hunt, “Leave the Night On”; Florida Georgia Line feat. Luke Bryan, “This Is How We Roll”; Florida Georgia Line, “Dirt”.
TOP ROCK SONG: Hozier, “Take Me to Church” – WINNER; Bastille, “Pompeii”; Coldplay, “A Sky Full of Stars”; Fall Out Boy, “Centuries”; Paramore, “Ain’t It Fun”.
TOP LATIN SONG: Enrique Iglesias featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona, “Bailando” – WINNER; J Balvin featuring Farruko, “6 AM”; Romeo Santos, “Eres Mía”; Romeo Santos featuring Drake, “Odio”; Romeo Santos, “Propuesta Indecente”.
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONG: DJ Snake & Lil Jon, “Turn Down For What” – WINNER; Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne, “Rather Be”; Disclosure featuring Sam Smith, “Latch”; Ariana Grande featuring Zedd, “Break Free”; Calvin Harris, “Summer”.
TOP CHRISTIAN SONG: Carrie Underwood, “Something in the Water” – WINNER; Francesca Battistelli, “He Knows My Name”; Hillsong United, “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)”; MercyMe, “Greater”; Newsboys, “We Believe”.
