<P> The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard, a publication and music popularity chart covering the music business . The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually since 1990 in December until it went dormant in 2006 . The awards returned in 2011 and is held annually in May . The 2018 Billboard Music Awards aired live on NBC on May 20 . </P> <P> Unlike other awards, such as the Grammy Award, which determine nominations as a result of the highest votes received by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on album and digital songs sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring, and social engagement . These measurements are tracked year - round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound . The 2018 awards are based on the reporting period of April 8, 2017 through March 31, 2018 . Awards are given for the top album / artist / single in different genres . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> TV </Th> <Th> Top Artist </Th> <Th> Multiple wins </Th> <Th> Top Billboard 200 Album </Th> <Th> Top Hot 100 Song </Th> <Th> Host (s) </Th> <Th> Venue </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Fox </Td> <Td> not awarded </Td> <Td> Janet Jackson (8 awards) </Td> <Td> not awarded </Td> <Td> "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips </Td> <Td> Paul Shaffer and Morris Day with Jerome Benton </Td> <Td> Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, California </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Garth Brooks and C + C Music Factory (5 awards) </Td> <Td> Mariah Carey Mariah Carey </Td> <Td> "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams </Td> <Td> Paul Shaffer </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> Michael Jackson (3 awards) </Td> <Td> not awarded </Td> <Td> "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men </Td> <Td> Phil Collins </Td> <Td> Universal Amphitheater, Los Angeles </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> Whitney Houston * </Td> <Td> Whitney Houston (11 awards) </Td> <Td> The Bodyguard Soundtrack Whitney Houston </Td> <Td> "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> not awarded </Td> <Td> Ace of Base (2 awards) </Td> <Td> not awarded </Td> <Td> "The Sign" by Ace of Base </Td> <Td> Dennis Miller and Heather Locklear </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> TLC </Td> <Td> TLC (3 awards) </Td> <Td> Cracked Rear View Hootie & the Blowfish </Td> <Td> "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio </Td> <Td> Jon Stewart </Td> <Td> Coliseum, New York City </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Alanis Morissette </Td> <Td> Mariah Carey (2 awards) </Td> <Td> not awarded </Td> <Td> "Macarena" by Los del Río </Td> <Td> Chris Rock </Td> <Td> Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> LeAnn Rimes </Td> <Td> Elton John (4 awards) </Td> <Td> Spice Spice Girls </Td> <Td> "Candle in the Wind 1997" by Elton John </Td> <Td> David Spade </Td> <Td> MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Usher </Td> <Td> Next (8 awards) </Td> <Td> Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture Celine Dion </Td> <Td> "Too Close" by Next </Td> <Td> Kathy Griffin and Andy Dick </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Backstreet Boys </Td> <Td> Backstreet Boys (4 awards) </Td> <Td> Millennium Backstreet Boys </Td> <Td> "Believe" by Cher </Td> <Td> Kathy Griffin and Adam Carolla </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Destiny's Child </Td> <Td> Sisqó (6 awards) </Td> <Td> No Strings Attached' N SYNC </Td> <Td> "Breathe" by Faith Hill </Td> <Td> Kathy Griffin and' N SYNC </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> R. Kelly and Tim McGraw (5 awards) </Td> <Td> The Beatles </Td> <Td> "Hanging by a Moment" by Lifehouse </Td> <Td> Bernie Mac </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Nelly </Td> <Td> Ashanti (8 awards) </Td> <Td> The Eminem Show Eminem </Td> <Td> "How You Remind Me" by Nickelback </Td> <Td> Cedric the Entertainer </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> 50 Cent </Td> <Td> R. Kelly (4 awards) </Td> <Td> not awarded </Td> <Td> not awarded </Td> <Td> Ryan Seacrest with Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Usher </Td> <Td> Usher (11 awards) </Td> <Td> Confessions Usher </Td> <Td> "Yeah!" by Usher (feat . Lil Jon & Ludacris) </Td> <Td> Ryan Seacrest </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> 50 Cent </Td> <Td> 50 Cent and Green Day (6 awards) </Td> <Td> The Massacre 50 Cent </Td> <Td> "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey </Td> <Td> LL Cool J </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Chris Brown </Td> <Td> Mary J. Blige (9 awards) </Td> <Td> Some Hearts Carrie Underwood </Td> <Td> not awarded </Td> <Td> No Host </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="10"> 2007--2010 not held </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> ABC </Td> <Td> Eminem </Td> <Td> Eminem (6 awards) </Td> <Td> Recovery Eminem </Td> <Td> "Dynamite" by Taio Cruz </Td> <Td> Ken Jeong </Td> <Td> MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Adele </Td> <Td> Adele (12 awards) </Td> <Td> 21 Adele </Td> <Td> "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO (feat . Lauren Bennett & GoonRock) </Td> <Td> Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Taylor Swift </Td> <Td> Taylor Swift (8 awards) </Td> <Td> Red Taylor Swift </Td> <Td> "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye (feat . Kimbra) </Td> <Td> Tracy Morgan </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Justin Timberlake </Td> <Td> Justin Timberlake (7 awards) </Td> <Td> The 20 / 20 Experience Justin Timberlake </Td> <Td> "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke (feat . T.I. & Pharrell) </Td> <Td> Ludacris </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Taylor Swift </Td> <Td> Taylor Swift (8 awards) </Td> <Td> Taylor Swift </Td> <Td> "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor </Td> <Td> Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Adele </Td> <Td> The Weeknd (8 awards) </Td> <Td> 25 Adele </Td> <Td> "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa (feat . Charlie Puth) </Td> <Td> Ludacris and Ciara </Td> <Td> T - Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Drake </Td> <Td> Drake (13 awards) </Td> <Td> Views Drake </Td> <Td> "Closer" by The Chainsmokers (feat . Halsey) </Td> <Td> Ludacris and Vanessa Hudgens </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> NBC </Td> <Td> Ed Sheeran </Td> <Td> Ed Sheeran and Kendrick Lamar (6 awards) </Td> <Td> Damn Kendrick Lamar </Td> <Td> "Despacito" Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee (feat . Justin Bieber) </Td> <Td> Kelly Clarkson </Td> <Td> MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> TV </Th> <Th> Top Artist </Th> <Th> Multiple wins </Th> <Th> Top Billboard 200 Album </Th> <Th> Top Hot 100 Song </Th> <Th> Host (s) </Th> <Th> Venue </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr>

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