2015 Billboard Music Awards | |
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Date | May 17, 2015 |
Location | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
Hosted by | Ludacris Chrissy Teigen |
Most awards | Taylor Swift (8) |
Most nominations | Taylor Swift (14) |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | ABC |
The 2015 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held on May 17, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It was aired live on ABC. The show was hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen.
Taylor Swift won 8 out of her 14 nominations, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album for 1989. Other winners included Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea and Pharrell Williams scoring three trophies each. Meghan Trainor, One Direction, Jason Aldean, John Legend, Enrique Iglesias and Hozier won two categories.[1][2] Swift premiered her "Bad Blood" music video at the start of the show.[3] Mariah Carey performed at the ceremony, marking the first time she has performed on the Billboard stage since 1998.[4][5][6]