DRAKE BREAKS THE RECORD FOR MOST BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS WINS OF ALL TIME!GLOBAL SUPERSTAR TAKES HOME 12 AWARDS TONIGHT, INCLUDING TOP ARTIST, BRINGING HIS ALL-TIME TOTAL TO 27Other Top Winners Include Cardi B with Six, Maroon 5 with Four and Ella Mai, Ozuna, Luke Combs and Lauren Daigle each with ThreeShow Highlights Included World Premiere Performances of Taylor Swift’s “ME!” with Brendon Urie, Madonna’s Boundary-Breaking Augmented Reality Performance with Maluma for “Medellín” and BTS’ “Boy With Luv” featuring HalseyOFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY Dick Clark Productions 2019 BBMA ICON Award Recipient Mariah Carey and BBMA Throwback Performer Paula Abdul Each Took the Stage for Epic Medleys of Their Greatest Hits LAS VEGAS (May 1, 2019) – Shattering the previous record of most all-time Billboard Music Awards wins, Drake took home 12 awards tonight, including Top Artist – the most of the evening, bringing his total to 27, now the most of any artist ever! Airing this evening from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas at 8pm ET/PT on NBC, the “2019 Billboard Music Awards” opened with a spectacular world premiere performance by global superstar Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie, followed by a show-stopping medley of today’s biggest hits from show host, Kelly Clarkson. The night was full of legendary, nostalgic, and never-before-seen performances, celebrating this year’s biggest and best in music! Cardi B followed Drake for most wins of the night, including Top Rap Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Selling Song, Top Radio Song, Top Collaboration and Top Rap Song. Her “Girls Like You” collaborators, Maroon 5, took home four awards including Top Hot 100 Song, Top Selling Song, Top Radio Song, and Top Collaboration. Other multi-category winners include: Ella Mai (Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Female Artist, Top R&B Song), Ozuna (Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Album, Top Latin Song), Luke Combs (Top Country Artist, Top Country Male Artist, Top Country Album), Bad Bunny (Top Rap Song, Top Latin Song), Panic! At the Disco (Top Rock Album, Top Rock Song), Beyoncé (Top R&B Tour, Top Rap Tour), Jay-Z (Top R&B Tour, Top Rap Tour), BTS (Top Duo/Group, Top Social Artist), and The Chainsmokers (Top Dance/Electronic Artist, Top Dance/Electronic Album). Lauren Daigle was the only artist to sweep every category she was nominated for, which included Top Christian Artist, Top Christian Album and Top Christian Song. The two fan-voted award winners were BTS for Top Social Artist and Ariana Grande for Billboard Chart Achievement Award. The show had jaw dropping moments from beginning to end, starting with Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie’s grand opening of the show, with their new smash hit, “Me!” in an explosion of color, which included a drum line, aerialists and flying umbrellas. Returning host, Kelly Clarkson, then gave a hilarious opening monologue, filled with special surprise guests and of course a song or two. Perhaps the most memorable was Madonna’s breathtaking performance with Maluma of their new song “Medellin,” with augmented reality technology. For AR imagery of the performance click here. ICON Award recipient Mariah Carey, showed off her pipes in a medley of her greatest hits, including “A No No,” “Always Be My Baby,” “Emotions,” “We Belong Together,” and “Hero.” Host Kelly Clarkson took the stage later in the night again, to sing her latest song “Broken and Beautiful” from the new family movie “Ugly Dolls.” Additional performances throughout the night included dance-inducing performances from K-Pop sensation BTS with Halsey, Ariana Grande, Ciara, and The Jonas Brothers, and soulful songs from Khalid Dan + Shay with Tori Kelly and Lauren Daigle. Both Halsey and Panic! At the Disco took the stage twice in the night, performing solo and in collaborations with BTS and Taylor Swift, respectively. Paula Abdul closed the show with a nostalgic performance, her first at an awards show in 29 years, of some of her biggest hits including “Straight Up,” “Way That You Love Me,” “Vibeology,” “Opposites Attract,” “Cold Hearted,” and “Forever Your Girl,” and proved she’s still got the moves 30 years after her debut album “Forever Your Girl”! Presenters throughout the evening included Presenters Asher Angel, Becky G, Chrissy Metz & Justin Hartley, Cobie Smulders, Dave Bautista & Kumail Nanjiani, David Guetta, Erin & Sara Foster, Eva Longoria, Florida Georgia Line, Jennifer Hudson, Jesse Spencer, Julia Michaels, Julianne Hough, Kane Brown, Olivia Wilde, Beanie Feldstein & Kaitlyn Dever, Ralph Macchio, Rob Gronkowski, Ross Lynch & Kiernan Shipka, Sabrina Carpenter, Sophie Turner & Tye Sheridan, Terry Crews, and William Zabka. See below for a full list of winners: ARTIST AWARDS **Designates Winner Top Artist: Top New Artist: Billboard Chart Achievement Award Top Male Artist: Top Female Artist: Top Duo/Group: Top Billboard 200 Artist: Top Hot 100 Artist: Top Streaming Songs Artist: Top Song Sales Artist: Top Radio Songs Artist: Top Social Artist: Top Touring Artist: Top R&B Artist: Top R&B Male Artist: Top R&B Female Artist: Top R&B Tour Top Rap Artist: Top Rap Male Artist: Top Rap Female Artist: Top Rap Tour Top Country Artist: Top Country Male Artist: Top Country Female Artist: Top Country Duo/Group Artist: Top Country Tour Top Rock Artist: Top Rock Tour Top Latin Artist: Top Dance/Electronic Artist: Top Christian Artist: Top Gospel Artist: ALBUM AWARDS Top Billboard 200 Album: Top Soundtrack: Top R&B Album: Top Rap Album: Top Country Album: Top Rock Album: Top Latin Album: Top Dance/Electronic Album: Top Christian Album: Top Gospel Album: SONG AWARDS Top Hot 100 Song: Top Streaming Song (Audio): Top Streaming Song (Video): Top Selling Song: Top Radio Song: Top Collaboration Top R&B Song: Top Rap Song: Top Country Song: Top Rock Song: Top Latin Song: Top Dance/Electronic Song: Top Christian Song: Top Gospel Song: “Billboard Music Awards” nominees and winners are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital song sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring and social engagement, tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. The awards are based on the chart period of March 23, 2018 through March 7, 2019. Since 1940, the Billboard charts have been the go-to guide for ranking the popularity of artists, songs and albums, and are the ultimate measure of success in music. The “2019 Billboard Music Awards” is produced by dick clark productions. Mark Bracco, Barry Adelman, Kelly Clarkson and Robert Deaton are executive producers. The “2019 Billboard Music Awards” are sponsored by T-Mobile. For the latest news on the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) visit www.billboardmusicawards.com and www.billboard.com/bbma. For exclusive content and more, be sure to follow the BBMAs on social media and join the conversation by using the official hashtag for the show, #BBMAs. 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