{"id":1601,"date":"2018-05-22T15:01:04","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T14:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/?p=1601"},"modified":"2018-05-22T15:01:58","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T14:01:58","slug":"1601","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cmni.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/05\/22\/1601\/","title":{"rendered":"Billboard Music Award Winners 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Billboard music awards as always has a mega range of artists and performances and those who were country influenced did not disappoint! Winners included Maren Morris for Top Country Female Artist, Florida Georgia Line for Top Country Duo\/Group Artist, and Luke Bryan for Top Country Tour. Stay tuned to Taste of Country throughout the NBC telecast of the awards, as we will update the list of official winners throughout the night! Not only will we be watching the country-specific categories, but some all-genre categories in which country artists just might come home as a winner within!<\/p>\n<p><strong>2018 Billboard Music Awards Winners:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> Billboard Chart Achievement Award:<\/strong><br \/>\nCamila Cabello \u2014 WINNER!<br \/>\nCardi B<br \/>\nDrake<br \/>\nSam Hunt<br \/>\nEd Sheeran<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Billboard 200 Artist:<\/strong><br \/>\nDrake \u2014 WINNER!<br \/>\nKendrick Lamar<br \/>\nEd Sheeran<br \/>\nChris Stapleton<br \/>\nTaylor Swift<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Country Artist:<\/strong><br \/>\nKane Brown<br \/>\nLuke Combs<br \/>\nSam Hunt<br \/>\nThomas Rhett<br \/>\nChris Stapleton \u2014 WINNER!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thank you to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBMAs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBMAs<\/a> and all the fans who have supported us and made this possible. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3UIATvJIUo\">pic.twitter.com\/3UIATvJIUo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Stapleton (@ChrisStapleton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChrisStapleton\/status\/998623688432979968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Country Male Artist:<\/strong><br \/>\nSam Hunt<br \/>\nThomas Rhett<br \/>\nChris Stapleton \u2014 WINNER!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Country Female Artist:<\/strong><br \/>\nKelsea Ballerini<br \/>\nMiranda Lambert<br \/>\nMaren Morris \u2014 WINNER!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarenMorris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarenMorris<\/a> on your win! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBMAs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BBMAs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/krYa3Ros2S\">pic.twitter.com\/krYa3Ros2S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Billboard Music Awards (@BBMAs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBMAs\/status\/998631807359700992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Country Duo\/Group Artist:<\/strong><br \/>\nFlorida Georgia Line \u2014 WINNER!<br \/>\nOld Dominion<br \/>\nZac Brown Band<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Country Tour:<\/strong><br \/>\nLuke Bryan \u2014 WINNER!<br \/>\nFlorida Georgia Line<br \/>\nTim McGraw and Faith Hill<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Selling Album:<\/strong><br \/>\nKendrick Lamar, DAMN.<br \/>\nPink, Beautiful Trauma<br \/>\nEd Sheeran, \u00f7(Divide)<br \/>\nChris Stapleton, From A Room: Volume 1<br \/>\nTaylor Swift, Reputation \u2014 WINNER!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Say hello to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/taylorswift13?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@taylorswift13<\/a>, our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBMAs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BBMAs<\/a> winner for Top Female Artist and Top Selling Album! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lRsk4Kbom6\">pic.twitter.com\/lRsk4Kbom6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Billboard Music Awards (@BBMAs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBMAs\/status\/998414246172999680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Country Album:<\/strong><br \/>\nKane Brown, Kane Brown<br \/>\nLuke Combs, This One\u2019s for You<br \/>\nThomas Rhett, Life Changes<br \/>\nChris Stapleton, From A Room: Volume 1 \u2014 WINNER!<br \/>\nBrett Young, Brett Young<\/p>\n<p><strong>Top Selling Song:<\/strong><br \/>\nLuis Fonsi &amp; Daddy Yankee ft. 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