2015 Billboard Music Awards


The 2015 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held on May 17, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It was aired live on ABC. The show was hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen.
Taylor Swift won 8 out of her 14 nominations, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album for 1989. Other winners included Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea and Pharrell Williams scoring three trophies each. Meghan Trainor, One Direction, Jason Aldean, John Legend, Enrique Iglesias and Hozier won two categories. Swift premiered her "Bad Blood" music video at the start of the show. Mariah Carey performed at the ceremony, marking the first time she has performed on the Billboard stage since 1998.

Performers

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Winners are listed first.

Artists with multiple wins and nominations

NominationsArtist
14Taylor Swift
13Sam Smith
12Iggy Azalea
9Meghan Trainor
7John Legend
6Ariana Grande
6Pharrell Williams
5Hozier
5Ed Sheeran
5Romeo Santos
4Luke Bryan
4Drake
4Florida Georgia Line
4One Direction
4Katy Perry
3Jason Aldean
3Chris Brown
3Coldplay
3Disclosure
3Calvin Harris
3Enrique Iglesias
3Maroon 5
3MercyMe
3Nicki Minaj
3Charli XCX
25 Seconds of Summer
2Avicii
2J Balvin
2Bastille
2Beyoncé
2Casting Crowns
2Clean Bandit
2Fall Out Boy
2Juan Gabriel
2Hillsong United
2J. Cole
2Lorde
2MAGIC!
2Newsboys
2Pentatonix
2Bobby Shmurda
2Lindsey Stirling
2Justin Timberlake

WinsArtist
8Taylor Swift
3Iggy Azalea
3Sam Smith
3Pharrell Williams
2Jason Aldean
2Hozier
2Enrique Iglesias
2John Legend
2One Direction
2Meghan Trainor