Zach Bryan, Morgan Wallen Win Giant at 2024 BBMAs

Taylor Swift was once the highest winner on the 2024 Billboard Song Awards — taking house 10 new prizes — and lots of different artists additionally scored a couple of wins over the process the two-hour display, which was once broadcast on Fox on Thursday (Dec. 12).

Zach Bryan gained 5 awards right through the night time, together with two wins in nation and two in rock, reflecting his genre-bridging enchantment. (His 5th award was once for Most sensible Streaming Tune.)

Morgan Wallen gained 4 awards, bringing his profession general to 19, only one shy of Garth Brooks’ checklist as the rustic artist with probably the most wins. Wallen gained Most sensible Nation Artist for the 3rd time, which permits him to tie Brooks and Swift for probably the most wins on this class. This was once Wallen’s 3rd win in 4 years on this key class. He was once bested in 2022 through (look ahead to it) Swift.

Shaboozey, Unhealthy Bunny, Drake and the Christian song workforce Elevation Worship every gained 3 awards. This brings Drake’s profession general to 42 wins, moment most effective to Swift. It brings Unhealthy Bunny’s profession general to 16 wins. Drake’s wins come with a record-extending 6th win for Most sensible Rap Artist. Bunny’s wins come with a record-extending 5th win, all consecutive, for Most sensible Latin Artist. Elevation Worship’s wins come with a moment win as Most sensible Christian Artist. They in the past gained in 2021. This places the crowd in a tie with Chris Tomlin for second-most wins within the class. Lauren Daigle leads with 4 wins.

Different artists who’re prime at the all-time BBMAs leaderboard and who moved up this yr come with Beyoncé, who landed her seventeenth award in a class that may have appeared fairly not going a yr in the past – Most sensible Nation Feminine Artist. Put up Malone landed his eleventh BBMA win for Most sensible Collaboration for “I Had Some Assist,” which he recorded with Wallen.

Benson Boone, CeCe Winans, Chandler Moore, Charli XCX, Fuerza Regida, Jung Kook, Kacey Musgraves, Linkin Park, SZA, Teddy Swims, Tommy Richman and Tyla every gained two awards.

SZA gained Most sensible R&B Artist for the second one yr in a row. SZA is the primary girl to win Most sensible R&B Artist greater than as soon as. R. Kelly has probably the most wins on this class – 4. Usher follows with 3. 50 Cent and The Weeknd have additionally gained two times.

The varied nature of the song scene in 2024 was once underscored in {that a} nation singer, Wallen, gained Most sensible Male Artist for the second one yr in a row, whilst a regional Mexican band, Fuerza Regida, gained Most sensible Duo/Workforce for the second one yr in a row. (Those are each all-genre classes.)

That is Wallen’s moment win for Most sensible Male Artist, which places him in a tie with Justin Bieber for second-most wins within the class. Drake leads with 3.

That is Fuerza Regida’s moment win for Most sensible Duo/Workforce, which places them in a tie with Future’s Kid and Consider Dragons for second-most wins on this class. BTS and One Path are tied for the lead, with 3 wins every.

The inroads that Black artists have made in nation song are observed now not most effective in Beyoncé’s win for Most sensible Nation Feminine Artist but additionally Shaboozey’s win for Most sensible Nation Tune for “A Bar Tune (Tipsy).” His crossover wreck has crowned Sizzling Nation Songs for 25 weeks.

The blurring traces between nation and rock have been observed in that artists essentially referred to as nation stars gained in rock and difficult rock classes. “I Take note The whole lot” through Zach Bryan that includes Kacey Musgraves gained Most sensible Rock Tune. Falling in Opposite’s “All My Existence” (that includes Jelly Roll, the 2023 CMA winner for brand spanking new artist of the yr) gained Most sensible Arduous Rock Tune.

Two artists controlled to win each best album and best tune of their respective genres. Jung Kook gained Most sensible K-pop Album for Golden and Most sensible World K-pop Tune for “Status Subsequent to You.” Elevation Worship gained Most sensible Christian Album for Can You Consider? and Most sensible Christian Tune for “Reward” that includes Brandon Lake and Chris Brown.

Amusing reality: Two artists named Chris Brown have been winners. The R&B superstar gained Most sensible R&B Album for 11:11. The Christian artist with the similar identify gained Most sensible Christian Tune, as famous above.

Some artists’ wins mark actual breakthroughs of their careers. Pink Clay Strays gained Most sensible Nation Duo/Workforce, beating Zac Brown Band and Treaty Oak Revival. Sleep Token’s Take Me Again to Eden gained Most sensible Arduous Rock Album, beating Pearl Jam’s Darkish Subject, amongst others. FloyyMenor & Cris MJ’s “Gata Best” gained Most sensible Latin Tune, beating two hits through Unhealthy Bunny and one through Karol G and Peso Pluma.

Jack Antonoff gained Sizzling 100 Manufacturer. This will have to give him some comfort for being all of a sudden handed over for a Grammy nod for manufacturer of the yr, non-classical.

Luis Miguel gained Most sensible Latin Traveling Artist, impressively beating Unhealthy Bunny (who gained Most sensible Latin Artist and Most sensible Latin Male Artist) and Karol G (who gained Most sensible Latin Feminine Artist).

There are some surprises at the winners record. Teddy Swims’ “Lose Regulate,” which crowned the Sizzling 100 for a unmarried week in March, gained Most sensible Sizzling 100 Unmarried, beating Shaboozey’s “A Bar Tune (Tipsy),” which crowned the chart for a record-tying 19 weeks. How is that imaginable? “Lose Regulate” was once in its tenth week at the Sizzling 100 on Oct. 28, 2023, the primary week of the monitoring duration. However it had but to climb above No. 58, so it didn’t lose out on many issues. In contrast, “A Bar Tune (Tipsy)” entered the chart on April 27, 2024, at which level part of the monitoring yr was once over. A sleeper hit that was once at the chart for all the monitoring duration beat an speedy wreck that was once at the chart for most effective part of the monitoring duration.

Trolls: Band In combination gained Most sensible Soundtrack, beating Hazbin Resort: Season One and Twisters, amongst others. Trolls: Band In combination debuted at the Soundtracks chart dated Nov. 4, 2023, every week after the chart yr started, and was once at the chart each week of the chart yr. Hazbin Resort debuted in February and Twisters in August. Trolls prevailed as a result of its sustained constant chart efficiency over a protracted duration, as opposed to soundtracks with a shorter burst of giant job.

Sabrina Wood worker, who was once a finalist for 9 awards, didn’t occur to win any, nor did Billie Eilish, Long term, Jack Harlow, Luke Combs, Metro Boomin or The Weeknd, every of whom have been finalists for 4 awards.

The monitoring duration for the 2024 Billboard Song Awards was once Oct. 13, 2023, via Oct. 10, 2024, which corresponds to Billboard chart dates from Oct. 28, 2023, via Oct. 19, 2024.

The Billboard Song Awards are produced through Dick Clark Productions, which is owned through Penske Media Company. PMC may be the mum or dad corporate of Billboard.