What You Missed at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards
The 2023 Billboard Music Awards have come and gone, but in case you missed it, here are the top winners.
One of the frontrunners was Taylor Swift, with 20 nominations overall, she had the highest number of any artists this year. Notably, Swift walked home with the Top Artist award. Other accolades she walked away with include Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Song Sales Artist, and many more.
Morgan Wallen won several awards, including Top Male Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist, and recognition in the country music category, making him the most awarded artist of the night.
All Billboard Music Awards are decided by year-end performance metrics and are tallied from November 19, 2022, to October 21, 2023.
Below is a list of some of the top winners for the 2023 season.
Top Artist
Taylor Swift (Winner)
Morgan Wallen
Top New Artist
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Top Female Artist
Taylor Swift (Winner)
SZA
Top Male Artist
Morgan Wallen (Winner)
Zach Bryan
Luke Combs
Drake
Top Duo/Group
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Taylor Swift (Winner)
Drake
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
SZA
Top Hot 100 Artist
Morgan Wallen (Winner)
Luke Combs
Drake
Taylor Swift
SZA
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Top Hot 100 Songwriter
Taylor Swift (Winner)
SZA
Zach Bryan
Top Hot 100 Producer
Joey Moi (Winner)
Jack Antonoff
Zach Bryan
Taylor Swift
Top Streaming Songs Artist
Morgan Wallen (Winner)
Zach Bryan
Drake
Taylor Swift
SZA
Top Radio Song Artist
Taylor Swift (Winner)
Miley Cyrus
SZA
Morgan Wallen
The Weeknd
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Top Song Sales Artist
Taylor Swift (Winner)
Miley Cyrus
Morgan Wallen
Top Billboard Global 200 Artist
Taylor Swift (Winner)
SZA
Morgan Wallen
The Weeknd
Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist
Taylor Swift (Winner)
Bad Bunny
The Weeknd
Top Billboard 200 Album
Morgan Wallen - One Thing at a Time (Winner)
Drake and 21 Savage - Her Loss
Metro Boomin - Heroes & Villains
Taylor Swift - Midnights
SZA - SOS
Top Hot 100 Song
Morgan Wallen - “Last Night” (Winner)
Miley Cyrus - “Flowers”
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, and 21 Savage - “Creepin”
Taylor Swift - “Anti-Hero”
SZA - “Kill Bill”
Top Streaming Song
Morgan Wallen - “Last Night” (Winner)
Zach Bryan - “Something in the Orange”
Miley Cyrus - “Flowers”
Taylor Swift - “Anti-Hero”
SZA - “Kill Bill”
Top Radio Song
Miley Cyrus - “Flowers” (Winner)
Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, and 21 Savage - “Creepin”
Rema and Selena Gomez - “Calm Down”
Taylor Swift - “Anti-Hero”
The Weeknd and Ariana Grande - “Die for You”
Top Selling Song
Taylor Swift - “Anti-Hero” (Winner)
Jason Aldean - “Try That in a Small Town”
Oliver Anthony Music - “Rich Men North of Richmond”
Miley Cyrus - “Flowers”
Jimin - “Like Crazy”
Top Billboard Global 200 Song
Miley Cyrus - “Flowers” (Winner)
Rema and Selena Gomez - “Calm Down”
Taylor Swift - “Anti-Hero”
SZA - “Kill Bill”
The Weeknd and Ariana Grande - “Die for You”
For a complete list of winners check out the Billboard Music Awards website.
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