Drake accepts Billboard’s top male artist award, one of 12 he carried home Wednesday night.
Kelly Clarkson hosted the awards from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and the show opened with a performance by Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie.
The top 5 moments from the Billboard Music Awards
It wouldn’t be a party without Cardi B, and she took home multiple awards, including top rap female artist, Top Hot 100 song, top-selling song, top radio song, top collaboration and top rap song.
See below for a list of winners:
Top artist
Cardi B
Drake (Winner)
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Top new artist
Bazzi
Juice WRLD (Winner)
Lil Baby
Dua Lipa
Ella Mai
Billboard Chart Achievement Award
Dan + Shay
Drake
Ariana Grande (Winner)
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Dua Lipa
Top male artist
Drake (Winner)
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Ed Sheeran
XXXTENTACION
Top female artist
Cardi B
Ariana Grande (Winner)
Halsey
Ella Mai
Taylor Swift
Top duo/group
BTS (Winner)
Dan + Shay
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Panic! at the Disco
Top Billboard 200 artist
Drake (Winner)
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
Travis Scott
XXXTENTACION
Top Hot 100 artist
Cardi B
Drake (Winner)
Ariana Grande
Juice WRLD
Post Malone
Top streaming songs artist
Cardi B
Drake (Winner)
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
XXXTENTACION
Top song sales artist
Drake (Winner)
Ariana Grande
Imagine Dragons
Lady Gaga
Post Malone
Top radio songs artist
Cardi B
Drake (Winner)
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Post Malone
Top social artist
BTS (Winner)
EXO
GOT7
Ariana Grande
Louis Tomlinson
Top touring artist
Beyoncé & JAY-Z
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran (Winner)
Taylor Swift
Justin Timberlake
Top R&B artist
H.E.R.
Khalid
Ella Mai (Winner)
The Weeknd
XXXTENTACION
Top R&B male artist
Khalid
The Weeknd (Winner)
XXXTENTACION
Top R&B female artist
H.E.R.
Ella Mai (Winner)
Queen Naija
Top R&B tour
Beyoncé & JAY-Z (Winner)
Childish Gambino
Bruno Mars
Top rap artist
Cardi B
Drake (Winner)
Juice WRLD
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Top rap male artist
Drake (Winner)
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Top rap female artist
Cardi B (Winner)
City Girls
Nicki Minaj
Top rap tour
Beyoncé & JAY-Z (Winner)
Drake
Travis Scott
