Di nuovo assegnati dalla “MGM Grand Garden Arena” di Las Vegas, nello stato del Nevada.. i “Billboard Music Awards“, in questa edizione 2019, hanno visto trionfare ieri notte.. su tutti.. il rapper Drake, che ha fatto incetta di riconoscimenti grazie alle vendite dell‘ultimo album, “Scorpion”, e alla sua “In My Feelings”, classificandosi perciò in vetta come “miglior artista”, “miglior artista maschile” e “miglior artista rap”. E’ “Girls Like You”, il brano dei “Maroon 5” (QUI) cantato in collaborazione con Cardi B, la canzone più venduta e suonata alla radio.. ma sono stati premiati anche.. gli “Imagine Dragons”, come “migliori artisti rock”.. Ariana Grande come “miglior artista donna”.. Travis Scott e, in maniera postuma per il “miglior album R&B”, il rapper XXXTentacion.
Le performances più discusse, sopra e fuori il palco, sono state quelle di Taylor Swift, che ha portato il singolo “ME!”.. e quella decisamente più provocante di Madonna, che con Maluma in Dsquared2, si è esibita in “Medellin” tratto dall’album di prossima uscita “Madame X”.. Infine, è stato consegnato a Mariah Carey, che ha cantato “Hero” in un medley dei suoi maggiori successi, il prestigioso “Icon Award”, prima di lei andato a Janet Jackson, Cher e Celine Dion.
Ecco di seguito l’elenco, con tutti i vincitori delle categorie più rappresentative:
Top Artist: Drake, Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Post Malone, Travis Scott
Top New Artist: Juice WRLD, Bazzi, Lil Baby, Dua Lipa, Ella Mai
Top Male Artist: Drake, Travis Scott, Ed Sheeran, XXXTentacion, Post Malone
Top Female Artist: Ariana Grande, Ella Mai, Cardi B, Halsey, Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group: “BTS”, “Dan+Shay”, “Imagine Dragons”, “Panic! At The Disco”, “Maroon 5”
Top Billboard 200 Artist: Drake, Post Malone, Ariana Grande, Travis Scott, XXXTentacion
Top Hot 100 Artist: Drake, Juice Wrld, Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Post Malone
Top Song Sales Artist: Drake, “Imagine Dragons”, Ariana Grande, Post Malone, Lady Gaga
Top Radio Songs Artist: Drake, Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Post Malone, “Maroon 5”
Top Touring Artist: Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Beyoncè & Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift
Top Social Media Artist: “BTS”, “EXO”, “GOT 7″, Ariana Grande, Louis Tomlinson
Top Streaming Songs Artist: Drake, Cardi B, Ariana Grande, Post Malone, XXXTentacion
Top R&B Artist: Ella Mai, “H.E.R.”, Khalid, XXXTentacion, “The Weeknd”
Top Rap Artist: Drake, Cardi B, Post Malone, Juice Wrld, Travis Scott
Top Country Artist: Luke Combs, “Florida Georgia Line”, Dan+Shay, Jason Aldean, Kane Brown
Top Rock Artist: “Imagine Dragons”, “Panic! At The Disco”, “Twenty One Pilots”, “Lovelytheband”, “Queen”
Top Latin Artist: Ozuna, Anuel AA, Bad Bunny, Romeo Santos, J Balvin
Top Dance/Electronic Artist: “The Chainsmokers”, Calvin Harris, Kygo, Marshmello, “ODESZA”
Billboard Chart Achievement Award: Ariana Grande, Dan+Shay, Drake, Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album: Drake,“Scorpion” – Cardi B, “Invasion of Privacy” – Post Malone, “Beerbongs & Bentleys” – Travis Scott, “ASTROWORLD” – XXXTentacion, “?”
Top R&B Album: XXXTentacion, “17” – Khalid, “American Teen” – H.E.R., “H.E.R.” – Ella Mai, “Ella Mai” – “The Weeknd”, “My Dear Melancholy,”
Top Rap Album: Drake, “Scorpion” – Cardi B, “Invasion of Privacy” – Post Malone, “Beerbongs & Bentleys” – Travis Scott, “ASTROWORLD” – XXXTentacion, “?″
Top Country Album: Luke Combs, “This One’s For You” – “Dan+Shay”, “Dan+Shay” – Kane Brown, “Kane Brown” – Jason Aldean, “Rearview Town” – Carrie Underwood, “Cry Pretty”
Top Rock Album: “Panic! At The Disco”, “Pray For The Wicked” – “Imagine Dragons”, “Origins” – “Mumford & Sons”, “Delta” – “Dave Matthews Band”, “Come Tomorrow” – “Twenty One Pilots”, “Trench”
Top Latin Album: Ozuna, “Aura” – Maluma, “F.A.M.E.” – Bad Bunny, “X 100PRE″ – Anuel AA, “Real Hasta la Muerte” – J Balvin, “Vibras”
Top Dance/Electronic Album: “The Chainsmokers”, “Sick Boy” – David Guetta, “7” – “Major Lazer”, “Major Lazer Essentials” – “Clean Bandit”, “What Is Love?” – Kygo, “Kids in Love”
Top Soundtrack: “The Greatest Showman” – “Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse” – “Bohemian Rhapsody” by “Queen” – “A Star Is Born” by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – “13 Reasons Why. Season 2”
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song: “Maroon 5” ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You” – Juice Wrld, “Lucid Dreams” – Post Malone, “Better Now” – Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE” – Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It”
Top Selling Song: “Maroon 5” ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You” – Drake, “In My Feelings” – Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It” – Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, “Shallow” – Halsey, “Without Me”
Top Radio Song: “Maroon 5” ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You” – Khalid & Normani, “Love Lies” – Bebe Rexha & “Florida Georgia Line”, “Meant to Be” – Post Malone, “Better Now” – Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey, “The Middle”
Top Streaming Song (Audio): Travis Scott,“SICKO MODE” – Post Malone, “Better Now” – Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, “I Like It” – XXXTentacion, “SAD!” – Juice Wrld, “Lucid Dreams”
Top Streaming Song (Video): Drake, “In My Feelings” – “Maroon 5” ft. Cardi B, “Girls Like You” – Juice Wrld, “Lucid Dreams” – Travis Scott, “SICKO MODE” – XXXTentacion, “SAD!”
Top R&B Song: Ella Mai, “Boo’d Up” – Dj Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper & Quavo, “No Brainer” – Lil Dicky ft. Chris Bown, “Freaky Friday” – Khalid, “Better” – Ella Mai, “Trip”
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”
Top Country Song: Bebe Rexha & “Florida Georgia Line”, “Meant to Be” – Luke Combs, “She Got the Best of Me” – Kane Brown, “Heaven” – “Dan+Shay”, “Speechless” – “Dan+Shay”, “Tequila”
Top Rock Song: “Panic! At The Disco”, “High Hopes” – “Imagine Dragons”, “Natural” – “Foster the People”, “Sit Next to Me” –“Imagine Dragons”, “Whatever It Takes” – “Lovelytheband”, “Broken”
Top Latin Song: Casper Magico, Nio Garcia, Darell, Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny & Ozuna, “Te Bote” – Bad Bunny ft. Drake, “Mia” – Daddy Yankee, “Dura” – Nicky Jam & J Balvin, “X” – Dj Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B, “Taki Taki”
Top Dance/Electronic Song: Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey, “The Middle” – Dj Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B, “Taki Taki” – Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa, “One Kiss” – Marshmello & “Bastille”, “Happier” – Tiësto & Dzeko ft. Preme & Post Malone , “Jackie Chan”
via http://www.billboard.com
E sul tappeto rosso hanno sfilato: la vincitrice Cardi B in Moschino, Ciara in Stephane Rolland.. e le attrici Eva Longoria in Alberta Ferretti, Olivia Wilde in Ralph Lauren e Priyanka Chopra in Zuhair Murad..