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Here's the Complete List of Billboard Music Awards Winners
Big winners include Adele, Justin Bieber and The Weeknd
Sunday's Billboard Music Awards honored the most popular songs and artists of the year based on chart performance , number of downloads and total airplay. The top performer in 2015 was Adele, followed by Justin Bieber and The Weeknd, who led all winners with eight awards. Performers during the awards show included Britney Spears, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, as well as Madonna and Stevie Wonder paying tribute to Prince.
Madonna silenced the haters with her touching tribute to Prince
Here's the full list of winners.
Top Artist:
Adele
Top Female Artist:
Adele
Top Male Artist:
Justin Bieber
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Adele
Top Billboard 200 Album:
Adele, 25
Top Hot 100 Artist:
The Weeknd
Top Hot 100 Song:
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, "See You Again"
Top New Artist:
Fetty Wap
Top Duo/Group:
One Direction
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
Billboard Chart Achievement Award (Fan-Voted):
Rihanna
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 Christian Artist:
Hillsong UNITED
Top Gospel Artist:
Kirk Franklin
Top Soundtrack:
Pitch Perfect 2
Top R&B Album:
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness
Top Rap Album:
Meek Mill, Dreams Worth More Than Money
Top Country Album:
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Top Rock Album:
twenty one pilots, Blurryface
Top Latin Album:
Juan Gabriel, Los Dúo
Top Dance/Electronic Album:
Zedd, True Colors
Top Christian Album:
Lauren Daigle, How Can It Be
Top Gospel Album:
Kirk Franklin, Losing My Religion
Top Selling Song:
Adele, "Hello"
Top Radio Song:
Walk the Moon, "Shut Up and Dance"
Top Streaming Song (Audio):
The Weeknd, "The Hills"
Top Streaming Song (Video):
Silentó, "Watch Me"
Top R&B Song:
The Weeknd, "The Hills"
Top Rap Song:
Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth, "See You Again"
Top Country Song:
Thomas Rhett, "Die A Happy Man"
Top Rock Song:
Walk the Moon, "Shut Up And Dance"
Top Latin Song:
Nicky Jam & Enrique Iglesias, "El Perdon"
Top Dance/Electronic Song:
Major Lazer & DJ Snake Featuring MØ, "Lean On"
Top Christian Song:
Hillsong UNITED, "Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)"
Top Gospel Song:
Kirk Franklin, "Wanna Be Happy?"