Billboard awards winners 2015--full list + photos

Mariah Carey 

This year’s nominees were based on data from “album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music” between March 10, 2014 and March 8, 2015.
Taylor Swift received 14 nominations, more than any other star. She is up for the biggest category, Top Artist, against One Direction, Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, and Sam Smith. The 41 different categories cover virtually every genre, capped off by a fan-voted award for Billboard Chart Achievement. In that one, Swift is a contender alongside Iggy Azalea and Meghan Trainor. Tell us if your favorite wins!
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John Legend and wife Christie


 
Celine Dion  


   
Taraji P. Henson  
 
  

Britney Spears 








  





Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea  

 
TOP ARTIST
Taylor Swift
NEW ARTIST
Sam Smith
MALE ARTIST
Sam Smith
FEMALE ARTIST
Taylor Swift
DUO/GROUP
One Direction
TOURING ARTIST
One Direction
BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST
Taylor Swift
BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM
Taylor Swift, 1989
HOT 100 ARTIST
Taylor Swift
HOT 100 SONG
Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”
RADIO SONGS ARTIST
Sam Smith
RADIO SONG
John Legend, “All of Me”
DIGITAL SONGS ARTIST
Taylor Swift
DIGITIAL SONG
Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”
SOCIAL ARTIST
Justin Bieber
STREAMING ARTIST
Iggy Azalea
STREAMING SONG (AUDIO)
John Legend, “All of Me”
STREAMING SONG (VIDEO)
Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off”
CHRISTIAN ARTIST
Hillsong
CHRISTIAN SONG
Carrie Underwood, “Something In The Water”
CHRISTIAN ALBUM
Lecrae, Anomaly
COUNTRY ARTIST
Florida Georgia Line
COUNTRY SONG
Jason Aldean, “Burnin’ It Down”
COUNTRY ALBUM
Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt
DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST
Calvin Harris
DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONG
DJ Snake & Lil Jon, “Turn Down For What”
DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM
Lindsey Stirling, Shatter Me
LATIN ARTIST
Romeo Santos
LATIN SONG
Enrique Iglesias, featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona, “Bailando”
LATIN ALBUM
Enrique Iglesias, Sex and Love
R&B ARTIST
Pharrell
R&B SONG
Pharrell, “Happy”
R&B ALBUM
Pharrell, G I R L
RAP ARTISTIggy Azalea
RAP SONG
Iggy Azalea, “Fancy”
RAP ALBUM
J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hill Drive
ROCK ARTIST
Hozier
ROCK SONG
Hozier, “Take Me to Church”
ROCK ALBUM
Coldplay, Ghost Stories
SOUNDTRACK
Frozen
BILLBOARD CHART ACHIEVEMENT
Taylor Swift