Taylor Swift proudly declared that her record-breaking Billboard Music Awards triumph was ‘the nicest early birthday present you could have given me.’
She won a whopping 10 of the 17 honors she was nominated for at the show, setting a record for the most all-time Billboard Music Award wins with 49 total.
The global superstar, who turned 35 on Friday, delivered her acceptance speech remotely Thursday night just hours after visiting a Kansas City children’s hospital.
Swift won the gongs for Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top Billboard Global (excl. U.S.) Artist.
‘It means the world to me that you guys have embraced the things I have made,’ said the songstress, who also claimed the prize for Top Billboard 200 Album for her latest release The Tortured Poets Department.
Swift expressed gratitude for her fans, noting that Billboard was ‘counting what you listen to,’ and that consequently ‘I count these as like fan-voted awards because you guys are the ones who care about our albums and come see us in concert.’
Taylor Swift proudly declared that her record-breaking Billboard Music Awards triumph was ‘the nicest early birthday present you could have given me’
She gushed that the 10 honors were ‘the nicest early birthday present you could have given me … it’s exactly what I wanted.’
The superstar songstress added, ‘Thank you to the Billboard Awards. Thank you to the fans, because Billboard is counting your stuff. They’re counting what you listen to, the albums that you’re passionate about, so I count these as like fan-voted awards because you guys are the ones who care about our albums and come see us in concert.
‘And everything that’s happened with The Eras Tour and the Tortured Poets Department, I just have to say thank you.’
Dua Lipa led off the 31st Billboard Music Awards winning the honors for Top Dance/Electronic Song for Houdini on Thursday night, with Michelle Buteau as hosting from the W Hollywood hotel.
‘Wow, this is so cool,’ Dua Lipa, 31, said in her acceptance speech from a remote location, as she was unable to attend due to touring obligations. ‘Thank you so much. Thank you for all the love and the support and for dancing with me to Houdini.
‘It means the world to me. I’m so sorry I can’t be there with you guys tonight.’
The London-born songstress, who was also nominated in the category for her single Illusion, said, ‘I’m currently on tour in Asia during the Radical Optimism tour … but I’ll be in a city close to you very soon. So come down, let’s carry on dancing. Lots of love.’
Tommy Richman was the next winner named, as he took home the honors for Top R&B Male Artist and Top R&B Song for Million Dollar Baby.
She won a whopping 10 of the 17 honors she was up for, setting a record for the most all-time Billboard Music Award wins with 49 total; pictured in concert in Vancouver last week
Swift won the honors for Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top Billboard Global (excl. U.S.) Artist
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Richman, 24, said in accepting the honors, ‘I’d like to thank my mom. I’d like to thank my friends … everybody who’s helped me along the way. And rest in peace, my cat Zoe, RIP, and just everybody – thank you.’
Richman said his success on the charts throughout 2024 came as an unexpected surprise.
‘It’s not how I thought it would play out, but how this year played out, it was great,’ Richman said. ‘I feel like I learned a lot from the universe, and I learned for better, for worse, but I’m gonna end this year with my head held high, for sure.’
Fuerza Regida was named the winner in the categories for Top Duo/Group & Top Latin Duo/Group
The group’s frontman Jesús Ortíz Paz, 27, said in their acceptance speech, ‘Hey, what’s up everybody? Hey, first of all, we want to thank all the fans.
‘Thank you guys very much, we really appreciate you guys. You know, we’re making history together.
He continued: ‘We’re making history together. We’re the best group right now in the world.
‘Thank you guys very much. And I want to thank my record label Street Mile Records. Thank you very much. Lets go.’
Dua Lipa, 31, led off the 31st Billboard Music Awards winning the honors for Top Dance/Electronic Song for Houdini on Thursday night
Country star Morgan Wallen, 31, took home four awards during Thursday’s show: Top Male Artist, Top Country Artist, Top Country Male Artist, and Top Collaboration for I Had Some Help with Post Malone
Shaboozey, 29, won three honors for Top Song Sales Artist; Top Selling Song and Top Country Song for A Bar Song (Tipsy)
The breakout musical artist also performed at Thursday’s show
Coldplay was on location in Brazil (they later performed on the telecast) as they accepted the honors for Top Rock Touring Artist.
Breakout artist Jelly Roll, 40, collected his first-ever Billboard Music Award for Top Hard Rock Song for All My Life, a collab with Falling In Reverse.
Singer-songwriter Teddy Swims, 32, won the honors for Top Hot 100 Song and Top Radio Song for Lose Control.
‘Two is absolutely bonkers, man. I’m so grateful,’ Swims said in his acceptance speech. Lose Control has changed my life. Thank you for changing my life.’
Breakout artist Jelly Roll, 40, collected his first-ever Billboard Music Award for Top Hard Rock Song for All My Life, a collab with Falling In Reverse
Tommy Richman was the next winner named, as he took home the honors for Top R&B Male Artist and Top R&B Song for Million Dollar Baby
Fuerza Regida was named the winner in the categories for Top Duo/Group & Top Latin Duo/Group. The group’s frontman Jesús Ortíz Paz, 27, said in their acceptance speech, ‘Hey, what’s up everybody? Hey, first of all, we want to thank all the fans’
Singer-songwriter Teddy Swims, 32, won the honors for Top Hot 100 Song and Top Radio Song for Lose Control
Country star Morgan Wallen, 31, took home four awards during Thursday’s show: Top Male Artist, Top Country Artist, Top Country Male Artist, and Top Collaboration for I Had Some Help with Post Malone.
‘I just wanted to say thank you guys for everyone who’s supported me along my journey, and as always, most importantly, thank you to my fans,’ Wallen said in accepting the honors. ‘You guys have just given me so much freedom to make music that I wanna make.
‘Whether it’s a song that sounds similar to something I’ve put out in the past or whether it’s something that’s completely different, you guys have always just at least given it a chance.
Wallen added: ‘And that’s all I can ask for. I really just wanna say thank you guys for being that way with my music. I hope I can come back next year and accept some more, but for now I really appreciate it. God bless.’
Seventeen was named Top K-Pop Touring Artist.
Shaboozey, 29, won three honors for Top Song Sales Artist; Top Selling Song and Top Country Song for A Bar Song (Tipsy).
Chappell Roan, 26, won the honors for Top New Artist, saying, ‘Thank you Billboard for naming me your top new artist of 2024. This is so awesome. You’ve really been so supportive and put not just one song, but multiple songs on the Billboard charts.
‘And this has taken a long time to be a new artist. But it’s awesome to be recognized and all these years of hard work are truly paying off and thank you for being a part of that.’
Tyla’s breakout anthem Water captured two honors for Top Afrobeats Song, while the 22-year-old artist was named the Top Afrobeats Artist and performed at the award show
Wallen said, ‘Whether it’s a song that sounds similar to something I’ve put out in the past or whether it’s something that’s completely different, you guys have always just at least given it a chance’
Chappell Roan, 26, won the honors for Top New Artist
She said, ‘This is so awesome. You’ve really been so supportive and put not just one song, but multiple songs on the Billboard charts’
Tyla’s breakout anthem Water captured two honors for Top Afrobeats Song, while the 22-year-old artist was named the Top Afrobeats Artist. Benson Boone, 22, captured two awards: Top Billboard Global 200 Song and Top Billboard Global (excl. U.S.) Song.
Among the other notable winners Thursday included Zach Bryan, who won five awards: Top Country Touring Artist, Top Country Album, Top Streaming Song, Top Rock Song and Top Rock Artist.
Amid a busy week, Beyoncé claimed the honors for Top Country Female Artist.
Drake and rival Kendrick Lamar both collected honors during Thursday’s show, as Drake won Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Male Artist and Top Rap Album, while Lamar won the honors for Not Like Us.
Bad Bunny won three honors on the evening, including Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Male Artist and Top Latin Album.
Other notable artists who took home singular honors included KAROL G (Top Latin Female Artist), Doja Cat (Top Rap Female Artist), Travis Scott (Top Rap Touring Artist), and Chris Brown (Top R&B Album).
A number of standout artists won multiple awards in the respective genres.
Cece Winans won the awards for Top Gospel Artist and Top Gospel Song for That’s My King, while SZA won Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Female Artist.
Charli XCX won the honors for Top Dance/Electronic Artist and Top Dance/Electronic Album, while Jung Kook won Top K-Pop Album and Top Global K-Pop Song.
Linkin Park’s (R-L) Colin Brittain, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, Emily Armstrong, Mike Shinoda and Joe Hahn took home a pair of honors on the night
Actress Michelle Buteau served as host for the evening’s festivities
The actress-comic, 47, brought a lighthearted energy to Thursday’s industry event
Linkin Park was named the Top Rock Duo/Group and Top Hard Rock Artist, while Kacey Musgraves took home Top Streaming Song and Top Rock Song. Chandler Moore claimed honors for Top Gospel Album and Top Christian Song.
Stray Kids captured the honors for Top Global K-Pop Artist at Thursday’s event, while Noah Kahan won Rock Album for Stick Season and FloyyMenor was awarded Top Latin Song for Gata Only with Chris MJ.
The show also featured performances from Shaboozey, Tyla, Jellyroll, Megan Moroney, Fuerza Regida, Coldplay, Linkin Park, Stray Kids, Teddy Swims and Seventeen.
It is important to note that this will be Linkin Park’s first time performing on an award show with Emily Armstrong since the death of lead singer Chester Bennington in 2017.
The BBMAs – which are produced by Dick Clark Productions – measure music consumption from Billboard charts dated October 28, 2023 through October 19, 2024,
The annual event honors the year’s biggest artists, albums, songs, producers and songwriters, newcomers and music legends across multiple genres, based on data that tracks artist’s performance on the Billboard Charts.
The event was pre-recorded at multiple venues around the world with many of the performances tied to the show’s presenting sponsor Marriott Bonvoy.
The BBMAs air on Thursday, December 12, at 8:00 p.m. ET on FOX and Fire TV.
Viewers can also tune in on-demand on Paramount+. Performances will roll out across Billboard.com and on Billboard’s social media channels throughout the night.
Billboard Music Awards 2024 nominations in full
ARTIST AWARDS
Top Artist
Zach Bryan
Sabrina Carpenter
Drake
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift has the second most nominations with 17 including top honor Top Artist
Top New Artist
Benson Boone
Tommy Richman
Chappell Roan (WINNER)
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims
Top Male Artist
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Drake
Post Malone
Morgan Wallen (WINNER)
Zach Bryan leads all nominees with 19 nods including Top Male Artist
Top Female Artist
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
SZA
Top Duo/Group
blink-182
Coldplay
Fuerza Regida (WINNER)
Linkin Park
Stray Kids
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Zach Bryan
Drake
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
SZA
Morgan Wallen
Top Hot 100 Artist
Zach Bryan
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Morgan Wallen
Top Hot 100 Songwriter
Amy Allen
Jack Antonoff
Zach Bryan
Kendrick Lamar
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Top Hot 100 Producer
Jack Antonoff (WINNER)
Zach Bryan
Daniel Nigro
Finneas O’Connell
Taylor Swift
Top Streaming Songs Artist
Zach Bryan
Sabrina Carpenter
Kendrick Lamar
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
Morgan Wallen
Top Radio Songs Artist
Sabrina Carpenter
Doja Cat
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
SZA
Morgan Wallen
Sabrina Carpenter earned 9 nods including Top Radio Songs Artist
Top Song Sales Artist
Jelly Roll
Jung Kook
Shaboozey (WINNER)
Taylor Swift
Teddy Swims
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
The Weeknd
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist
Sabrina Carpenter
Billie Eilish
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift (WINNER)
The Weeknd
Top R&B Artist
Brent Faiyaz
Tommy Richman
SZA (WINNER)
Tyla
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist
Brent Faiyaz
Tommy Richman (WINNER)
The Weeknd
Top R&B Female Artist
Muni Long
SZA (WINNER)
Tyla
Tyla was recognized in the Top R&B Female Artist category
Top R&B Touring Artist
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars (WINNER)
Usher
Top Rap Artist
Drake (WINNER)
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Metro Boomin
Travis Scott
Top Rap Male Artist
Drake (WINNER)
Kendrick Lamar
Travis Scott
Top Rap Female Artist
Doja Cat (WINNER)
GloRilla
Nicki Minaj
Top Rap Touring Artist
Nicki Minaj
Travis Scott (WINNER)
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Top Country Artist
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Post Malone
Chris Stapleton
Morgan Wallen (WINNER)
Top Country Male Artist
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen (WINNER)
Top Country Female Artist
Beyoncé (WINNER)
Megan Moroney
Lainey Wilson
Beyonce earned a nod in the Top Country Female Artist category
Top Country Duo/Group
Zac Brown Band
The Red Clay Strays (WINNER)
Treaty Oak Revival
Top Country Touring Artist
Zach Bryan (WINNER)
Kenny Chesney
Luke Combs
Top Rock Artist
Zach Bryan Hozier
Jelly Roll
Noah Kahan
Linkin Park
Top Rock Duo/Group
Good Neighbours
Linkin Park (WINNER)
The Red Clay Strays
Top Hard Rock Artist
Bad Omens
HARDY
Linkin Park (WINNER)
Top Rock Touring Artist
Coldplay (WINNER)
The Rolling Stones
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Top Latin Artist
Bad Bunny (WINNER)
Fuerza Regida
Junior H
KAROL G
Peso Pluma
Top Latin Male Artist
Bad Bunny (WINNER)
Junior H
Peso Pluma
Top Latin Female Artist
KAROL G (WINNER)
Shakira
Kali Uchis
Top Latin Duo/Group
Eslabon Armado
Fuerza Regida (WINNER)
Grupo Frontera
Top Latin Touring Artist
Bad Bunny
KAROL G
Luis Miguel (WINNER)
Top Global K-Pop Artist
ENHYPEN
Jimin
Jung Kook
Stray Kids (WINNER)
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Top K-Pop Touring Artist
ENHYPEN
SEVENTEEN (WINNER)
TOMORROW X TOGETHER
Top Afrobeats Artist
Asake
Burna Boy
Rema
Tems
Tyla (WINNER)
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Beyoncé
The Chainsmokers
Charli XCX (WINNER)
Dua Lipa
Calvin Harris
Charli xcx was recognized in the Top Dance/Electronic Artist category
Top Christian Artist
Lauren Daigle
Elevation Worship (WINNER)
Forrest Frank
Brandon Lake
Anne Wilson
Top Gospel Artist
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
Chandler Moore
Naomi Raine
CeCe Winans (WINNER)
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album
Zach Bryan “Zach Bryan”
Drake “For All The Dogs”
Noah Kahan “Stick Season”
Taylor Swift “1989 (Taylor’s Version)”
Taylor Swift “The Tortured Poets Department” (WINNER)
Noah Kahan was one of the many big names nominated for Top Billboard 200 Album
Top Soundtrack
“Hazbin Hotel: Season One”
“Trolls: Band Together” (WINNER)
“Twisters: The Album”
“Wish”
“Wonka”
Top R&B Album
Chris Brown “11:11” (WINNER)
Brent Faiyaz “Larger Than Life”
PARTYNEXTDOOR “PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4)”
Bryson Tiller “Bryson Tiller”
Tyla “Tyla”
Top Rap Album
21 Savage “american dream”
Drake “For All the Dogs” (WINNER)
Future & Metro Boomin “WE DON’T TRUST YOU”
Nicki Minaj “Pink Friday 2”
Rod Wave “Nostalgia”
Top Country Album
Beyoncé “Cowboy Carter”
Zach Bryan “The Great American Bar Scene”
Zach Bryan “Zach Bryan” (WINNER)
Chris Stapleton “Higher”
Bailey Zimmerman “Religiously. The Album.”
Top Rock Album
Zach Bryan “The Great American Bar Scene”
Zach Bryan “Zach Bryan”
Hozier “Unheard (EP)”
Noah Kahan “Stick Season” (WINNER)
Dolly Parton “Rockstar”
Top Hard Rock Album
Bring Me The Horizon “POST HUMAN: NeX GEn”
Falling In Reverse “Popular Monster”
HARDY “Quit!!”
Pearl Jam “Dark Matter”
Sleep Token “Take Me Back To Eden” (WINNER)
Top Latin Album
Bad Bunny “nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana” (WINNER)
Fuerza Regida “Pa Las Baby’s Y Belikeada”
Grupo Frontera “El Comienzo”
Junior H “$AD BOYZ 4 LIFE II”
KAROL G “MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO (BICHOTA SEASON)”
Bad Bunny was nominated for Top Latin Album
Top K-Pop Album
ATEEZ “THE WORLD EP.FIN: WILL”
Jung Kook “GOLDEN” (WINNER)
Stray Kids “ROCK-STAR”
Stray Kids “Ate: Mini Album”
TOMORROW X TOGETHER “The Name Chapter: FREEFALL”
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Charli XCX “BRAT” (WINNER)
Jungle “Volcano”
Odetari “XXIII SORROWS”
Troye Sivan “Something To Give Each Other”
John Summit “Comfort In Chaos”
Top Christian Album
Elevation Worship “CAN YOU IMAGINE?” (WINNER)
Forrest Frank “CHILD OF GOD”
Brandon Lake “COAT OF MANY COLORS”
Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine “The Maverick Way Complete: Complete Vol 02”
Katy Nichole “Jesus Changed My Life”
Top Gospel Album
Kirk Franklin “Father’s Day”
Koryn Hawthorne “On God”
Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine “The Maverick Way Complete: Complete Vol 02” (WINNER)
CeCe Winans “More Than This”
Naomi Raine “Cover The Earth: Live in New York”
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song
Benson Boone “Beautiful Things”
Jack Harlow “Lovin on Me”
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Teddy Swims “Lose Control” (WINNER)
Record-breaker Shaboozey was nominated for Top Hot 100 Song for track A Bar Song (Tipsy)
Top Streaming Song
Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything” (WINNER)
Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us”
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”
Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Top Radio Song
Benson Boone “Beautiful Things”
Jack Harlow “Lovin on Me”
Tate McRae “Greedy”
Taylor Swift “Cruel Summer”
Teddy Swims “Lose Control” (WINNER)
Top Selling Song
Benson Boone “Beautiful Things”
Jung Kook “Standing Next to You”
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (WINNER)
Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Top Collaboration
Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar “Like That”
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help” (WINNER)
Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone “Fortnight”
Morgan Wallen ft. ERNEST “Cowgirls”
Top Billboard Global 200 Song
Benson Boone “Beautiful Things” (WINNER)
Sabrina Carpenter “Espresso”
Tate McRae “Greedy”
Taylor Swift “Cruel Summer”
Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song
Benson Boone “Beautiful Things” (WINNER)
Sabrina Carpenter “Espresso”
Tate McRae “Greedy”
Taylor Swift “Cruel Summer”
Teddy Swims “Lose Control”
Tate McRae earned a nod in the Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song category for Greedy
Top R&B Song
4batz ft. Drake “act ii: date @ 8 (remix)”
Muni Long “Made for Me”
Tommy Richman “MILLION DOLLAR BABY” (WINNER)
SZA “Saturn”
Tyla “Water”
Top Rap Song
Doja Cat “Agora Hills”
Doja Cat “Paint The Town Red”
Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar “Like That”
Jack Harlow “Lovin on Me”
Kendrick Lamar “Not Like Us” (WINNER)
Top Country Song
Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything”
Dasha “Austin”
Post Malone ft. Morgan Wallen “I Had Some Help”
Shaboozey “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (WINNER)
Morgan Wallen “Thinkin’ Bout Me”
Top Rock Song
Zach Bryan “Pink Skies”
Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves “I Remember Everything” (WINNER)
Djo “End of Beginning”
Hozier “Too Sweet”
Noah Kahan “Stick Season”
Top Hard Rock Song
Falling In Reverse ft. Jelly Roll “All My Life” (WINNER)
Falling In Reverse, Tech N9ne & Alex Terrible “Ronald”
HARDY “Psycho”
Linkin Park “The Emptiness Machine”
Superheaven “Youngest Daughter”
Top Latin Song
Bad Bunny “MONACO”
Bad Bunny & Feid “PERRO NEGRO”
FloyyMenor & Cris MJ “Gata Only” (WINNER)
KAROL G & Peso Pluma “QLONA”
Xavi “La Diabla”
Top Global K-Pop Song
ILLIT “Magnetic”
Jimin “Who”
Jung Kook “Standing Next to You” (WINNER)
Jung Kook ft. Jack Harlow “3D”
LE SSERAFIM “Perfect Night”
Top Afrobeats Song
Adam Port & Stryv ft. Malachiii “Move”
Tems “Me & U”
Tyla “Truth or Dare”
Tyla “Water” (WINNER)
Tyla, Gunna & Skillibeng “Jump”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Dua Lipa “Houdini” (WINNER)
Dua Lipa “Illusion”
Kenya Grace “Strangers”
Ariana Grande “yes, and?”
Marshmello & Kane Brown “Miles On It”
Dua Lipa earned two nominations in the Top Danc/Electronic Song category for Houdini and Illusion
Top Christian Song
Elevation Worship ft. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore “Praise” (WINNER)
Forrest Frank “GOOD DAY”
Josiah Queen “The Prodigal”
Seph Schlueter “Counting My Blessings”
Tauren Wells with We The Kingdom & Davies “Take It All Back”
Top Gospel Song
Koryn Hawthorne “Look At God”
Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine “God Problems”
Maverick City Music, Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine ft. Tasha Cobbs Leonard “In the Room”
Victor Thompson X Gunna ft. Ehis ‘D’ Greatest “THIS YEAR (Blessings)”
CeCe Winans “That’s My King” (WINNER)