Taylor Swift si Ratu Billboard 2013

Penyanyi country, Taylor Swift menjadi ratu pada acara Billboard Music Award pada Minggu (19/5/13) malam waktu setempat yang diselenggarakan di MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.
Dilansir Contacmusic,  penyanyi asal Amerika Serikat (AS) tersebut dijuluki 'Ratu Billboard' sebab ia berhasil memboyong banyak penghargaan sekaligus.

Taylor berhasil memenangkan penghargaan kategori Top Female Artist bahkan Taylor mengalahkan penyanyi papan atas lainnya seperti, Adele, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj dan Carly Rae Jepsen.



Di ajang ini, Taylor Swift benar-benar mendominasi. Namanya ada di 11 kategori dan berhasil menyabet sembilan di antaranya. Yaitu. Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Country Artist: Taylor Swift, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Country Album, dan Top Country Song. Wow!

"Terima kasih telah membuat karyaku dan mengapresiasinya sebagai soundtrack untuk kehidupanmu," ujar Taylor Swift usai menerima trofi Artist of The Year.

Berikut, para pemenang penghargaan Billboard Music Awards:

Artis Awards

    Top Artist: Taylor Swift
    Top New Artist: One Direction
    Top Male Artist: Justin Bieber
    Top Female Artist: Taylor Swift
    Top Duo/Group: One Direction
    Top Billboard 200 Artist: Taylor Swift
    Top Hot 100 Artist: Maroon 5
    Top Digital Songs Artist: Taylor Swift
    Top Radio Songs Artist: Rihanna
    Top Touring Artist: Madonna
    Top Social Artist: Justin Bieber
    Top Streaming Artist: Nicki Minaj
    Top Pop Artist: One Direction
    Top R&B Artist: Rihanna
    Top Rap Artist: Nicki Minaj
    Top Country Artist: Taylor Swift
    Top Rock Artist: fun.
    Top Latin Artist: Jenni Rivera
    Top Dance Artist: Madonna
    Top EDM Artist: David Guetta
    Top Christian Artist: tobyMac

Album Awards

    Top Billboard 200 Album: "Red" - Taylor Swift
    Top Pop Album: "21" - Adele
    Top R&B Album: "Unapologetic" - Rihanna
    Top Rap Album: "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" - Nicki Minaj
    Top Country Album: "Red" - Taylor Swift
    Top Rock Album: "Babel" - Mumford & Sons
    Top EDM Album: "Bangarang" - Skrillex
    Top Latin Album: "La Misma Gran Senor" - Jenni Rivera
    Top Dance Album: "MDNA" - Madonna
    Top Christian Album: "Eye On It" - tobyMac

Song Awards

    Top Hot 100 Song: "Somebody That I Used to Know" - Gotye feat. Kimbra
    Top Digital Song: "Call Me Maybe" - Carly Rae Jepsen
    Top Radio Song: "Somebody That I Used to Know" - Gotye feat. Kimbra
    Top Streaming Song (Audio): "Somebody That I Used to Know" - Gotye feat. Kimbra
    Top Streaming Song (Video): "Gangnam Style" - PSY
    Top Pop Song: "Call Me Maybe" - Carly Rae Jepsen
    Top R&B Song: "Diamonds" - Rihanna
    Top Rap Song: "Thrift Shop" - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz
    Top Country Song: "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" - Taylor Swift
    Top Rock Song: "Somebody That I Used to Know" - Gotye feat. Kimbra
    Top EDM Song: "Harlem Shake" - Baauer
    Top Latin Song: "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" - Michel Telo
    Top Dance Song: "Harlem Shake" - Baauer
    Top Christian Song: "10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)" - Matt Redman

Special Awards

    Milestone Award: Justin Bieber
    Billboard Music Icon Award: Prince