The 2019 Billboard Music Awards are officially underway. Some of the biggest acts in music have all come together at the GM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas tonight for the award show where Kelly Clarkson is holding down hosting duties.
With last year being a huge year for hip-hop, it comes as no surprise that some of the genre's leading acts are racking up the nominations. Cardi B is in the lead with 21 nominations including Top Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, and more. Drake and Post Malone follow with 17 apiece while XXXTENTACION and Ariana Grande round out the top five with 10 and 9 nominations, respectively.
Taylor Swift kicked the show off with a performance of her new single while Khalid, Ariana Grande, Halsey, and more set to take the stage.
Peep the list of winners below.
TOP ARTIST
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
Travis Scott
TOP NEW ARTIST
Bazzi
Juice WRLD
Lil Baby
Dua Lipa
Ella Mai
BILLBOARD CHART ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dan + Shay
Drake
Ariana Grande
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Dua Lipa
TOP MALE ARTIST
Drake
Post Malone
Travis Scott
Ed Sheeran
XXXTentacion
TOP FEMALE ARTIST
Cardi B
Ariana Grande
Halsey
Ella Mai
Taylor Swift
TOP DUO/GROUP
BTS
Dan + Shay
Imagine Dragons
Maroon 5
Panic! At The Disco
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST
Drake
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
Travis Scott
XXXTentacion
TOP 100 ARTIST
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Juice WRLD
Post Malone
TOP STREAMING SONGS ARTIST
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Post Malone
XXXTentacion
TOP SONG SALES ARTIST
Drake
Ariana Grande
Imagine Dragons
Lady Gaga
Post Malone
TOP RADIO SONGS ARTIST
Cardi B
Drake
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Post Malone
TOP SOCIAL ARTIST
BTS
EXO
GOT7
Ariana Grande
Louis Tomlinson
TOP TOURING ARTIST
Beyoncé & JAY-Z
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Justin Timberlake
TOP R&B ARTIST
H.E.R.
Khalid
Ella Mai
The Weeknd
XXXTentacion
TOP R&B MALE ARTIST
Khalid
The Weeknd
XXXTentacion
TOP R&B FEMALE ARTIST
H.E.R.
Ella Mai
Queen Naija
TOP R&B TOUR
Beyoncé & JAY-Z
Childish Gambino
Bruno Mars
TOP RAP ARTIST
Cardi B
Drake
Juice WRLD
Post Malone
Travis Scott
TOP RAP MALE ARTIST
Drake
Post Malone
Travis Scott
TOP RAP FEMALE ARTIST
Cardi B
City Girls
Nicki Minaj
TOP RAP TOUR
Beyoncé & JAY-Z
Drake
Travis Scott
TOP LATIN ARTIST
Anuel AA
Bad Bunny
J Balvin
Ozuna
Romeo Santos
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM
Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy
Drake, Scorpion
Post Malone, beerbongs & bentleys
Travis Scott, ASTROWORLD
XXXTentacion, ?
TOP SOUNDTRACK
13 Reasons Why: Season 2
A Star is Born, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
Bohemian Rhapsody, Queen
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
The Greatest Showman
TOP R&B ALBUM
Ella Mai, Ella Mai
H.E.R., H.E.R.
Khalid, American Teen
The Weeknd, My Dear Melancholy
XXXTentacion, 17
TOP RAP ALBUM
Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy
Drake, Scorpion
Post Malone, beerbongs & bentleys
Travis Scott, ASTROWORLD
XXXTentacion, ?
TOP LATIN ALBUM
Anuel AA, Real Hasta la Muerte
Bad Bunny, X 100PRE
J Balvin, Vibras
Maluma, F.A.M.E.
Ozuna, Aura
TOP GOSPEL ALBUM
Snoop Dogg & Various Artists, Snoop Dogg Presents Bible of Love
Aretha Franklin, Gospel Greats
Koryn Hawthorne, Unstoppable
Tori Kelly, Hiding Place
Jonathan McReynolds, Make Room
TOP HOT 100 SONG
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It”
Juice WRLD, “Lucid Dreams”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You”
Post Malone, “Better Now”
Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE”
TOP STREAMING SONG (AUDIO)
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It”
Juice WRLD, “Lucid Dreams”
Post Malone, “Better Now”
Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE”
XXXTentacion, “SAD!”
TOP STREAMING SONG (VIDEO)
Drake, “In My Feelings”
Juice WRLD, “Lucid Dreams”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You”
Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE”
XXXTentacion, “SAD!”
TOP SELLING SONG
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It”
Drake, “In My Feelings”
Halsey, “Without Me”
Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, “Shallow”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You”
TOP RADIO SONG
Khalid & Normani, “Love Lies”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You”
Post Malone, “Better Now”
Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, “Meant to Be”
Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey, “The Middle”
TOP COLLABORATION
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It”
Khalid & Normani, “Love Lies”
Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You”
Marshmello & Bastille, “Happier”
Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign, “Psycho”
TOP R&B SONG
DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo, “No Brainer”
Ella Mai, “Boo’d Up”
Ella Mai, “Trip”
Khalid, “Better”
Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown, “Freaky Friday”
TOP RAP SONG
Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It”
Drake, “In My Feelings”
Juice WRLD, “Lucid Dreams”
Post Malone, “Better Now”
Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE”
