Kelly Clarkson returned as host of the show, which aired live Wednesday night from Las Vegas on NBC.

The 2019 Billboard Music Awards were handed out Wednesday night.

Drake was the night's big winner, taking home the top artist award among his many honors. With his 12 wins Wednesday, Drake now holds the record for most wins in BBMA history, with a total of 27. Other winners included Ariana Grande, BTS and Imagine Dragons.

Music's biggest stars were at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for the show, which aired live from 8-11 p.m. ET (tape-delayed on the West Coast) on NBC. Kelly Clarkson returned as host and performed during the show.

Taylor Swift opened the kudocast with the worldwide premiere performance of her new song "ME!," featuring Brendon Urie from Panic! at the Disco. Mariah Carey received the Icon Award and also performed a medley of her greatest hits.

Other performers included Grande, who sang "7 Rings"; Madonna and Maluma, who performed "Medellín"; Paula Abdul, with a medley of her greatest hits; BTS and Halsey, with “Boy With Luv"; and the Jonas Brothers, who performed "Sucker."

In addition, Halsey took the stage for a solo performance of "Without Me," Ciara debuted her new single "Thinkin Bout You" for the first time on television, and country singers Dan + Shay performed with Tori Kelly. Lauren Daigle and Khalid also performed.

Presenters included Asher Angel, Becky G, Chrissy Metz & Justin Hartley, Cobie Smulders, Dave Bautista & Kumail Nanjiani, David Guetta, Erin & Sara Foster, Eva Longoria, Florida Georgia Line, Jennifer Hudson, Jesse Spencer, Julia Michaels, Julianne Hough, Kane Brown, Olivia Wilde, Beanie Feldstein & Kaitlyn Dever, Ralph Macchio, Rob Gronkowski, Ross Lynch & Kiernan Shipka, Sabrina Carpenter, Sophie Turner & Tye Sheridan, Terry Crews and William Zabka.

Cardi B was the most-nominated artist for the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, receiving a total of 21 nominations in categories such as top artist, top female artist, top rap artist and top rap album to name a few. Drake and Post Malone had the second-highest number of noms, with each artist gaining 17.

The Billboard Music Awards are produced by Dick Clark Productions — a division of Valence Media, the parent company of the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group.

• Top Artist

  

  Drake (WINNER)
  Cardi B
  Ariana Grande
  Post Malone
  Travis Scott

• Top New Artist

  

  Juice WRLD (WINNER)
  Bazzi
  Lil Baby
  Dua Lipa
  Ella Mai

• Billboard Chart Achievement Award

  

  Ariana Grande (WINNER)
  Dan + Shay
  Drake
  Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper
  Dua Lipa
• Top Male Artist

  

  Drake (WINNER)
  Post Malone
  Travis Scott
  Ed Sheeran
  XXXTENTACION

• Top Female Artist

  

  Ariana Grande (WINNER)
  Cardi B
  Halsey
  Ella Mai
  Taylor Swift

• Top Duo/Group

  

  BTS (WINNER)
  Dan + Shay
  Imagine Dragons
  Maroon 5
  Panic! At The Disco
• Top Billboard 200 Artist

  

  Drake (WINNER)
  Ariana Grande
  Post Malone
  Travis Scott
  XXXTENTACION

• Top Hot 100 Artist

  

  Drake (WINNER)
  Cardi B
  Ariana Grande
  Juice WRLD
  Post Malone

• Top Streaming Songs Artist

  

  Drake (WINNER)
  Cardi B
  Ariana Grande
  Post Malone
  XXXTENTACION
• Top Song Sales Artist

  

  Drake (WINNER)
  Ariana Grande
  Imagine Dragons
  Lady Gaga
  Post Malone

• Top Radio Songs Artist

  Cardi B
  Drake
  Ariana Grande
  Maroon 5
  Post Malone

• Top Social Artist

  

  BTS (WINNER)
  EXO
  GOT7
  Ariana Grande
  Louis Tomlinson
• Top Touring Artist

  

  Ed Sheeran (WINNER)
  Beyonce & Jay-Z
  Bruno Mars
  Taylor Swift
  Justin Timberlake

• Top R&B Artist

  

  Ella Mai (WINNER)
  H.E.R.
  Khalid
  The Weeknd
  XXXTENTACION

• Top R&B Male Artist

  

  The Weeknd (WINNER)
  Khalid
  XXXTENTACION
• Top R&B Female Artist

  

  Ella Mai (WINNER)
  H.E.R.
  Queen Naija

• Top R&B Tour

  

  Beyonce & Jay-Z (WINNER)
  Childish Gambino
  Bruno Mars

• Top Rap Artist

  

  Drake (WINNER)
  Cardi B
  Juice WRLD
  Post Malone
  Travis Scott
• Top Rap Male Artist

  

  Drake (WINNER)
  Post Malone
  Travis Scott

• Top Rap Female Artist

  

  Cardi B (WINNER)
  City Girls
  Nicki Minaj

• Top Rap Tour

  

  Beyonce & Jay-Z (WINNER)
  Drake
  Travis Scott
• Top Country Artist

  

  Luke Combs (WINNER)
  Jason Aldean
  Kane Brown
  Dan + Shay
  Florida Georgia Line

• Top Country Male Artist

  

  Luke Combs (WINNER)
  Jason Aldean
  Kane Brown

• Top Country Female Artist

  

  Carrie Underwood (WINNER)
  Maren Morris
  Kacey Musgraves
• Top Country Duo/Group Artist

  

  Dan + Shay (WINNER)
  Florida Georgia Line
  Old Dominion

• Top Country Tour

  

  Kenny Chesney (WINNER)
  Luke Bryan
  Shania Twain

• Top Rock Artist

  

  Imagine Dragons (WINNER)
  lovelytheband
  Panic! At The Disco
  Queen
  twenty one pilots
• Top Rock Tour

  

  Elton John (WINNER)
  The Rolling Stones
  U2

• Top Latin Artist

  

  Ozuna (WINNER)
  Anuel AA
  Bad Bunny
  J Balvin
  Romeo Santos

• Top Dance/Electronic Artist

  

  The Chainsmokers (WINNER)
  Calvin Harris
  Kygo
  Marshmello
  ODESZA
• Top Christian Artist

  

  Lauren Daigle (WINNER)
  Cory Asbury
  for KING & COUNTRY
  Hillsong Worship
  MercyMe

• Top Gospel Artist

  

  Tasha Cobbs Leonard (WINNER)
  Kirk Franklin
  Koryn Hawthorne
  Tori Kelly
  Marvin Sapp

• Top Billboard 200 Album

  

  Drake, Scorpion (WINNER)
  Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy
  Post Malone, beerbongs & bentleys
  Travis Scott, ASTROWORLD
  XXXTENTACION, ?
• Top Soundtrack

  

  The Greatest Showman (WINNER)
  13 Reasons Why: Season 2
  A Star is Born
  Bohemian Rhapsody
  Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

• Top R&B Album

  

  XXXTENTACION, 17 (WINNER)
  Ella Mai, Ella Mai
  H.E.R., H.E.R.
  Khalid, American Teen
  The Weeknd, My Dear Melancholy

• Top Rap Album

  

  Drake, Scorpion (WINNER)
  Cardi B, Invasion of Privacy
  Post Malone, beerbongs & bentleys
  Travis Scott, ASTROWORLD
  XXXTENTACION, ?
• Top Country Album

  

  Luke Combs, This One's For You (WINNER)
  Jason Aldean, Rearview Town
  Kane Brown, Kane Brown
  Dan + Shay, Dan + Shay
  Carrie Underwood, Cry Pretty

• Top Rock Album

  

  Panic! At The Disco, Pray For The Wicked (WINNER)
  Dave Matthews Band, Come Tomorrow
  Imagine Dragons, Origins
  Mumford & Sons, Delta
  twenty one pilots, Trench

• Top Latin Album

  

  Ozuna, Aura (WINNER)
  Anuel AA, Real Hasta la Muerte
  Bad Bunny, X 100PRE
  J Balvin, Vibras
  Maluma, F.A.M.E.
• Top Dance/Electronic Album

  

  The Chainsmokers, Sick Boy (WINNER)
  Clean Bandit, What Is Love?
  David Guetta, 7
  Kygo, Kids in Love
  Major Lazer, Major Lazer Essentials

• Top Christian Album

  

  Lauren Daigle, Look Up Child (WINNER)
  Cory Asbury, Reckless Love
  for KING & COUNTRY, Burn The Ships
  Hillsong Worship, There Is More
  Zach Williams, Chain Breaker

• Top Gospel Album

  

  Tori Kelly, Hiding Place (WINNER)
  Snoop Dogg & Various Artists, Snoop Dogg Presents Bible of Love
  Aretha Franklin, Gospel Greats
  Koryn Hawthorne, Unstoppable
  Jonathan McReynolds, Make Room
• Top Hot 100 Song

  

  Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B. "Girls Like You" (WINNER) 
  Juice WRLD, "Lucid Dreams"
  Post Malone, "Better Now"
  Travis Scot, "SICKO MODE"
  XXXTENTACION, "SAD!"

• Top Streaming Song (Audio)

  

  Travis Scott, "SICKO MODE" (WINNER)
  Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, "I Like It"
  Juice WRLD, "Lucid Dreams"
  Post Malone, "Better Now"
  XXTENTACION, "SAD!"

• Top Streaming Song (Video)

  

  Drake, "In My Feelings" (WINNER)
  Juice WRLD, "Lucid Dreams"
  Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, "Girls Like You"
  Travis Scott, "SICKO MODE"
  XXXTENTACION, "SAD!"
• Top Selling Song

  

  Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, "Girls Like You" (WINNER)
  Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, "I Like It"
  Drake, "In My Feelings"
  Halsey, "Without Me"
  Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, "Shallow"

• Top Radio Song

  

  Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, "Girls Like You" (WINNER)
  Khalid & Normani, "Love Lies"
  Post Malone, "Better Now"
  Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, "Meant to Be"
  Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey, "The Middle"

• Top Collaboration

  

  Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B, "Girls Like You" (WINNER)
  Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, "I Like It"
  Khalid & Normani, "Love Lies"
  Post Malone ft. Ty Dolla $ign, "Psycho"
  Marshmello & Bastille, "Happier"
• Top R&B Song

  Ella Mai, "Boo'd Up" (WINNER)
  DJ Khaled ft. Justin Bieber, Chance The Rapper & Quavo, "No Brainer"
  Ella Mai, "Trip"
  Khalid, "Better"
  Lil Dicky ft. Chris Brown, "Freaky Friday"

• Top Rap Song

  

  Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin, "I Like It" (WINNER) 
  Drake, "In My Feelings"
  Juice WRLD, "Lucid Dreams"
  Post Malone, "Better Now"
  Travis Scott, "SICKO MODE"

• Top Country Song

  

  Bebe Rexha & Florida Georgia Line, "Meant to Be" (WINNER)
  Kane Brown, "Heaven"
  Luke Combs, "She Got the Best of Me"
  Dan + Shay, "Speechless"
  Dan + Shay, "Tequila"

   
• Top Rock Song

  

  Panic! At The Disco, "High Hopes" (WINNER)
  Foster The People, "Sit Next to Me"
  Imagine Dragons, "Natural"
  Imagine Dragons, "Whatever It Takes"
  lovelytheband, "broken"
   

• Top Latin Song

  

  Casper Magico, Nio Garcia, Darell, Nicky Jam, Bad Bunny & Ozuna, "Te Bote"
  Bad Bunny ft. Drake, "Mia"
  Daddy Yankee, "Dura"
  DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B, "Taki Taki"
  Nicky Jam & J Balvin, "X"

• Top Dance/Electronic Song

  

  Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey, "The Middle" (WINNER)
  DJ Snake ft. Selena Gomez, Ozuna & Cardi B, "Taki Taki"
  Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa, "One Kiss"
  Marshmello & Bastille, "Happier"
  Tiesto & Dzeko ft. Preme & Post Malone, "Jackie Chan"
• Top Christian Song

  

  Lauren Daigle, "You Say" (WINNER)
  Cory Asbury, "Reckless Love"
  for KING & COUNTRY, "joy."
  Hillsong Worship, "Who You Say I Am"
  Tauren Wells, "Known"

• Top Gospel Song

  Koryn Hawthorne, "Won't He Do It" (WINNER)
  Todd Dulaney, "Your Great Name"
  Tori Kelly ft. Kirk Franklin, "Never Alone"
  Jason Nelson, "Forever"
  Brian Courtney Wilson, "A Great Work"