At a ceremony that included a hologram Michael Jackson performance, Justin Timberlake brought home 7 awards including the Top Artist and Top Male Artist honors at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards. Eminem won the Top Rap Artist and Top Rap Album awards, the latter for his 2013 release The Marshall Mathers LP 2. Ludacris hosted the Awards show following Tracy Morgan’s hosting last year.
Eminem beat out Drake, Jay Z, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Pitbull for the Top Rap Artist award. In the Top Rap Album category, Eminem’s Marshal Mathers sequel faced off against J. Cole’sBorn Sinner, Drake’s Nothing Was the Same, Jay Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ The Heist.
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis were awarded the Top Rap Song award for their Ray Dalton featuring hit “Can’t Hold Us.” Robin Thicke, T.I., and Pharrell won several awards including Top Hot 100 Song and Top R&B Song for their shared smash “Blurred Lines.”
Other award winners include Lorde, Katy Perry, Imagine Dragons, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Daft Punk, and more.
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The 2014 Billboard Music Awards were broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas earlier tonight (May 18). A Michael Jackson hologram performed “Slave to the Rhythm” as a part of a five-piece band. Pop singer Katy Perry performed her new single “Birthday” at the show following performances from Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea among others.
A full list of tonight’s winners is available below via Billboard.
Top Artist
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Justin Timberlake
Top New Artist
Lorde
Top Male Artist
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Justin Timberlake
Top Female Artist
Katy Perry
Top Duo/Group
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Imagine Dragons
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Justin Timberlake
Top Hot 100 Artist
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Imagine Dragons
Top Digital Songs Artist
Katy Perry
Top Radio Songs Artist
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Justin Timberlake
Top Touring Artist
Bon Jovi
Top Social Artist
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Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist
Miley Cyrus
Top R&B Artist
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Justin Timberlake
Top Rap Artist
Eminem
Top Country Artist
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Luke Bryan
Top Rock Artist
Imagine Dragons
Top Latin Artist
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Marc Anthony
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Daft Punk
Top Christian Artist
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Chris Tomlin
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album
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Justin Timberlake, “The 20/20 Experience”
Top R&B Album
Justin Timberlake, “The 20/20 Experience”
Top Rap Album
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Eminem, “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”
Top Country Album
Luke Bryan, “Crash My Party”
Top Rock Album
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Imagine Dragons, “Night Visions”
Top Latin Album
Marc Anthony, “3.0”
Top Dance/Electronic Album
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Daft Punk, “Random Access Memories”
Top Christian Album
Alan Jackson, “Precious Memories: Volume II”
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SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell, “Blurred Lines”
Top Digital Song
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Robin Thicke, Featuring T.I. & Pharrell “Blurred Lines”
Top Radio Song
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell, “Blurred Lines”
Top Streaming Song (Audio)
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Imagine Dragons, “Radioactive”
Top Streaming Song (Video)
Miley Cyrus “Wrecking Ball”
Top R&B Song
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Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell, “Blurred Lines”
Top Rap Song
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton, “Can’t Hold Us”
Top Country Song
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Florida Georgia Line Featuring Nelly, “Cruise”
Top Rock Song
Lorde, “Royals”
Top Latin Song
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Marc Anthony “Vivir Mi Vida”
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Avicii “Wake Me Up!”
Top Christian Song
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Matthew West “Hello, My Name Is”
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