So, the 2013 Billboard Music Awards (BBMA) just happened at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The star-studded night saw the attendance from the roster some of the industry’s biggest stars and specially invited guests. Needless to say, our favourite R&B girl Rihanna aka RiRi swept the R&B categories at the award, winning an award in all three (Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Album, Top R&B Song). She was nominated for 10 awards in total, tying in close for second most awards of the night with Gotye.
The full list of winners as follows:
- TOP MALE ARTIST – Justin Bieber
- TOP ALBUM – “Red” (Taylor Swift)
- TOP TOURING ARTIST – Madonna
- TOP RAP SONG – Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, “Thrift Shop”
- TOP DIGITAL SONG – Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
- TOP RAP ARTIST – Nicki Minaj
- TOP SOCIAL ARTIST – Justin Bieber
- TOP NEW ARTIST – One Direction
- TOP FEMALE ARTIST – Taylor Swift
- TOP DUO/GROUP – One Direction
- TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST – Taylor Swift
- TOP BILLBOARD 100 ARTIST – Maroon 5
- TOP DIGITAL SALES ARTIST – Taylor Swift
- TOP RADIO SONGS ARTIST – Rihanna
- TOP TOURING ARTIST – Madonna
- TOP STREAMING ARTIST – Nicki Minaj
- TOP POP ARTIST – One Direction
- TOP R&B ARTIST – Rihanna
- TOP COUNTRY ARTIST – Taylor Swift
- TOP ROCK ARTIST – fun.
- TOP LATIN ARTIST – Jenni Rivera
- TOP DANCE ARTIST – Madonna
- TOP CHRISTIAN ARTIST – tobyMac
- TOP POP ALBUM – Adele “21″
- TOP R&B ALBUM – Rihanna “Unapologetic”
- TOP RAP ALBUM – Nicki Minaj “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”
- TOP COUNTRY ALBUM – Taylor Swift “Red”
- TOP ROCK ALBUM – Mumford & Son “Babel”
- TOP LATIN ALBUM – Jenni Rivera “Las Misma Gran Senora”
- TOP DANCE ALBUM – Madonna “MDNA”
- TOP EDM ALBUM – Skrillex “Bangarang”
- TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUM – tobyMac “Eye On It”
- TOP HOT 100 SONG – Gotye Featuring Kimbra “Somebody That I Used To Know”
- TOP RADIO SONG – Gotye Featuring Kimbra “Somebody That I Used To Know”
- TOP STREAMING SONG (Audio) – Gotye Featuring Kimbra “Somebody That I Used To Know”
- TOP STREAMING SONG (Video) – PSY “Gangnam Style”
- TOP POP SONG – Carly Rae Jepsen “Call Me Maybe”
- TOP R&B SONG – Rihanna “Diamonds”
- TOP COUNTRY SONG – Taylor Swift “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
- TOP ROCK SONG – Gotye Featuring Kimbra “Somebody That I Used To Know”
- TOP LATIN SONG – Michel Telo “Ai Se Eu Te Pego”
- TOP DANCE SONG – Baauer “Harlem Shake”
- TOP EDM SONG – Baauer “Harlem Shake”
- TOP CHRISTIAN SONG – Matt Redman “10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord)”
- TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM – Taylor Swift “Red”
- TOP MALE ARTIST – Justin Bieber
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