The 2023 Billboard Music Awards ceremony streamed on Sunday, November 19, at BBMAs.watch. The BBMAs awards trophies based on year-end performance metrics on the Billboard music charts.
Morgan Wallen taking home the most trophies of the night with 11 wins – including Top Male Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Hot 100 Song, and more.
Taylor Swift took home the coveted Top Artist award and a total of 10 trophies – bringing her career total to 39 wins, and tying Drake as the most awarded BBMA winner in history. Swift said in her acceptance speech: “The fact that you guys have given me 10 Billboard Awards… I’m talking to the fans specifically, none of this happens without you. Billboard base(s) everything off of what you are listening to and what you are passionate about, and I am so honored that this year you made “The Eras Tour” so magical. You went and saw the movie, you cared about my re-recordings…I love you so much, I feel like the luckiest person in the world to have you in my corner and caring about the music that I make, so thank you, thank you, thank you, 10 million times.”
Drake earned five awards, while Sza and Zach Bryan each earned four wins, and 21 Savage, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, and Miley Cyrus each won three BBMAs.
Music icon Mariah Carey was honored with the Billboard Chart Achievement Award for the chart-topping holiday classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” which was presented to her by her children Roc and Roe.
For the full list of winners, head to the Billboard website.
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