The Complete 2013 Billboard Music Awards Winner List; Taylor Swift Wins The Most Awards Last Night
Last night's Billboard Music Awards featured some amazing performances, but they also had a few trophies to give away as well. Taylor Swift was by far the biggest winner of the night on the winners list, winning in eight out of the 11 categories she was nominated for, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for Red. "You are the longest and best relationship I ever had," said Taylor to the crowd. Gotye and Rihanna, who came in at No. 2 on the overall winners list, had four awards each.
At least Taylor could be bothered to show up to the Billboard Music Awards, though. Rihanna gave the event a miss even though she won awards including Top R&B Artist. It doesn't even seem like there was a real reason for Rihanna to miss the awards show because she was spotted having a low-key dinner in Santa Monica that night. "Thank you #BILLBOARD for showing my fans the love they deserve! I'm truly grateful for these 4," she tweeted.
Justin Bieber won three awards including the fan-voted Milestone Award, which he was unceremoniously booed for upon receiving. Madonna also won three awards including top touring artist, and then tried to downplay her age by thanking the fans for "supporting me for three decades." (It's actually been four decades, but who's counting?) One Direction were the only other performers to complete the hat trick, winning three awards that included Top New Artist.
Check out the full winners list below!
MILESTONE AWARD: Justin Bieber
BILLBOARD ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Taylor Swift
TOP RAP ARTIST: Nicki Minaj
TOP DIGITAL SONG: Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe
TOP RAP SONG: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Thrift Shop
TOP TOURING ARTIST: Madonna
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM: Taylor Swift, Red
TOP MALE ARTIST: Justin Bieber
TOP HOT 100 SONG: Gotye featuring Kimbra, Somebody That I Used to Know
TOP DUO/GROUP: One Direction
TOP NEW ARTIST: One Direction
TOP EDM ARTIST: David Guetta
TOP FEMALE ARTIST: Taylor Swift
TOP HOT 100 ARTIST: Maroon 5
TOP RADIO SONGS ARTIST: Rihanna
TOP SOCIAL ARTIST: Justin Bieber
TOP STREAMING ARTIST: Nicki Minaj
TOP POP ARTIST: One Direction
TOP R&B ARTIST: Rihanna
TOP COUNTRY ARTIST: Taylor Swift
TOP ROCK ARTIST: fun.
TOP LATIN ARTIST: Jenni Rivera
TOP DANCE ARTIST: Madonna
TOP POP ALBUM: Adele, 21
TOP R&B ALBUM: Rihanna, Unapologetic
TOP RAP ALBUM: Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday:Roman Reloaded
TOP COUNTRY ALBUM: Taylor Swift, Red
TOP ROCK ALBUM: Mumford & Sons, Babel
TOP LATIN ALBUM: Jenni Rivera, La Misma Gran Senora
TOP DANCE ALBUM: Madonna, MDNA
TOP EDM ALBUM: Skrillex, Bangarang
TOP RADIO SONG: Gotye feat. Kimbra, Somebody That I Used To Know
TOP STREAMING SONG (AUDIO): Gotye feat. Kimbra, Somebody That I Used To Know
TOP STREAMING SONG (VIDEO): Psy, Gangnam Style
TOP POP SONG: Carly Rae Jepsen, Call Me Maybe
TOP R&B SONG: Rihanna, Diamonds
TOP COUNTRY SONG: Taylor Swift, We Are Never Getting Back Together
TOP ROCK SONG: Gotye feat. Kimbra, Somebody That I Used To Know
TOP DANCE SONG: Baauer, Harlem Shake
TOP EDM SONG: Baauer, Harlem Shake