- Music
- 23 May 16
Adele & The Weeknd Dominate The Billboard Awards
English darling Adele and Canadian singer The Weeknd were the big winners at last night's event
There were two stand out winners at last night's Billboard Music Awards. Global icon Adele took home four awards, while the R&B performer The Weeknd won eight awards.
Adele was named Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album 25 and Top Selling Song 'Hello'. The Weeknd was crowned as Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Album, Top Streaming Song and Top R&B Song.
Other winners included Britney Spears for the Millennium Award, and Celine Dion was honored with the Icon Award. Performances on the night came from Kesha, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton, Madonna and Stevie Wonder, who performed a tribute to Prince.
A full list of winners is below.
Millennium Award: Britney Spears
Icon Award: Celine Dion
Top Artist: Adele
Top New Artist: Fetty Wap
Top Male Artist: Justin Bieber
Top Female Artist: Adele
Top Duo/Group: One Direction
Top Billboard 200 Artist: Adele
Top Hot 100 Artist: The Weeknd
Top Song Sales Artist: The Weeknd
Top Radio Songs Artist: The Weeknd
Top Streaming Songs Artist: The Weeknd
Top Social Media Artist: Justin Bieber
Top Touring Artist: Taylor Swift
Top R&B Artist: The Weeknd
Top Rap Artist: Drake
Top Country Artist: Luke Bryan
Top Rock Artist: twenty one pilots
Top Latin Artist: Romeo Santos
Top Dance/Electronic Artist: David Guetta
Top Christina Artist: Hillsong United
Top Gospel Artist: Kirk Franklin
Top Billboard 200 Album: Adele, 25
Top Soundtrack: Pitch Perfect 2
Top R&B Album: The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness
