The 2022 Billboard Music Awards ceremony took place on Sunday night (May the 15th) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The hip-hop artists were the most awarded. The big winners of the night are Kanye West and Drake. Both won awards in several categories.
Kanye West topped six categories for the night. He almost scored a new record, stepping back only for Olivia Rodrigo, who received seven awards for one night. Kanye’s most celebrated album Donda, named after his late mother, become first in two categories – Top Christian Album and Top Gospel Album.
Ye himself was pronounced Top Christian Artist and Top Gospel Artist. This year is the third one when Kanye receives an award for gospel singing, which is another record. He also won the award for a top gospel album for the second time. In his career, Ye has a total of seventeen Billboard placing which puts him in the seventh-place on the all-time BBMA leaderboard.
The absolute top artist on the leaderboard Drake added another five awards to his already impressive collection. His total of awards is thirty-four. On the evening of the 15th of May, he won the Top Male Artist, Top Male Rap Artist, and Top Artist categories. And that is not all – his album Certified Lover Boy was named Bes Rap Album of 2022.
Doja Cat is the next in the chart for the number of awards. She collected four at the ceremony. Planet Her became the Top R&B Album. She got the award for Top R&B Female Artist.
The Weekend got only one award – Top R&B Male Artist – but got seventeen nominations.
Diddy, who was the host of the show, opened the ceremony with his brand-new single. Bryson Tiller got on the stage with him, as he is featured in “Gotta Move On”.
Later that evening Travis Scott performed live for the first time since the Astroworld disaster event. At the Billboard Awards, he presented his single Mafia.
Travis Scott performing MAFIA at the Billboard Music Awards #BBMAs
pic.twitter.com/MgxNwA6uVs— TRAVIS SCOTT FANPAGE 🌵 (@dailytrvisxx) May 16, 2022
Full list of 2022 Billboard Music Awards here.
