Sunday night saw the coming together of the biggest names of the music industry to celebrate the annually held Billboard Music Awards.&nbsp;

Singer Kelly Clarkson opened the night with a tribute to the victims of Friday's mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas. She said, "I'm a Texas girl and my home state has had so much heartbreak over this past year. And once again, y'all, we're grieving for more kids that have died for just no reason at all.” <a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/entertainment-janet-jackson-creates-history-by-becoming-the-first-black-woman-to-win-billboard-icon-award-138744">Also Read:&nbsp;Janet Jackson makes history by becoming </a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/entertainment-janet-jackson-creates-history-by-becoming-the-first-black-woman-to-win-billboard-icon-award-138744">first</a><a href="http://www.wionews.com/world/entertainment-janet-jackson-creates-history-by-becoming-the-first-black-woman-to-win-billboard-icon-award-138744"> black woman to win Billboard Icon Award</a>

Apart from important social messages at the event, artists including &nbsp;John Legend, Christina Aguilera, Demi Lovato, Ed Sheeran and Ariana Grande rocked the night with some chest-thumping music. Korean pop band BTS became the first-ever Korean act to perform at the ceremony, debuting their new single "Fake Love” while Janet Jackson won the Icon Award, gave her first TV performance in nine years and delivered a mashup of her hits.

Held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the night awarded the best musical talent of the year. Here is the complete list of winners across different categories.&nbsp;

Check out the list of winners below:

Top Artist 
Drake 
Kendrick Lamar 
Bruno Mars 
Ed Sheeran *WINNER 
Taylor Swift

Top New Artist 
21 Savage 
Camila Cabello 
Cardi B 
Khalid *WINNER 
Kodak Black

Billboard Chart Achievement Award 
Camila Cabello *WINNER 
Cardi B 
Drake 
Sam Hunt 
Ed Sheeran

Top Male Artist 
Drake 
Kendrick Lamar 
Bruno Mars 
Post Malone 
Ed Sheeran *WINNER

Top Female Artist 
Camila Cabello 
Cardi B 
Halsey 
Demi Lovato 
Taylor Swift *WINNER

Top Duo/Group 
The Chainsmokers 
Coldplay 
Imagine Dragons *WINNER 
Migos 
U2

Top R&B Artist 
Chris Brown 
Khalid 
Bruno Mars *WINNER 
SZA 
The Weeknd

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Top R&B Male Artist 
Khalid 
Bruno Mars *WINNER 
The Weeknd

Top R&B Female Artist 
Beyoncé 
Rihanna 
SZA *WINNER

Top Rap Artist 
Drake 
Kendrick Lamar *WINNER 
Lil Uzi Vert 
Migos 
Post Malone

Top Rap Male Artist 
Drake 
Kendrick Lamar *WINNER 
Post Malone

Top Rap Female Artist 
Bhad Bhabie 
Cardi B *WINNER 
Nicki Minaj

Top Country Artist 
Kane Brown 
Luke Combs 
Sam Hunt 
Thomas Rhett 
Chris Stapleton *WINNER

Top Country Male Artist 
Sam Hunt 
Thomas Rhett 
Chris Stapleton *WINNER

Top Country Female Artist 
Kelsea Ballerini 
Miranda Lambert 
Maren Morris *WINNER

Top Country Duo/Group Artist 
Florida Georgia Line *WINNER 
Old Dominion 
Zac Brown Band

Ed Sheeran won the Top Artist and Top Male Artist awards while Taylor Swift took home the Top Female Artist award

Sunday night saw the coming together of the biggest names of the music industry to celebrate the annually held Billboard Music Awards. Singer Kelly Clarkson opened the night with a tribute to the victims of Friday's mass shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas. She said, "I'm a Texas girl and my home state has had so much heartbreak over this past year. And once again, y'all, we're grieving for more kids that have died for just no reason at all.” Also Read: Janet Jackson makes history by becoming first black woman to win Billboard Icon Award Apart from important social messages at the event, artists including John Legend, Christina Aguilera, Demi Lovato, Ed Sheeran and Ariana Grande rocked the night with some chest-thumping music. Korean pop band BTS became the first-ever Korean act to perform at the ceremony, debuting their new single "Fake Love” while Janet Jackson won the Icon Award, gave her first TV performance in nine years and delivered a mashup of her hits. Held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, the night awarded the best musical talent of the year. Here is the complete list of winners across different categories. Check out the list of winners below: Top Artist Drake Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Ed Sheeran *WINNER Taylor Swift Top New Artist 21 Savage Camila Cabello Cardi B Khalid *WINNER Kodak Black Billboard Chart Achievement Award Camila Cabello *WINNER Cardi B Drake Sam Hunt Ed Sheeran Top Male Artist Drake Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Post Malone Ed Sheeran *WINNER Top Female Artist Camila Cabello Cardi B Halsey Demi Lovato Taylor Swift *WINNER Top Duo/Group The Chainsmokers Coldplay Imagine Dragons *WINNER Migos U2 Top R&B Artist Chris Brown Khalid Bruno Mars *WINNER SZA The Weeknd Also Watch: Top R&B Male Artist Khalid Bruno Mars *WINNER The Weeknd Top R&B Female Artist Beyoncé Rihanna SZA *WINNER Top Rap Artist Drake Kendrick Lamar *WINNER Lil Uzi Vert Migos Post Malone Top Rap Male Artist Drake Kendrick Lamar *WINNER Post Malone Top Rap Female Artist Bhad Bhabie Cardi B *WINNER Nicki Minaj Top Country Artist Kane Brown Luke Combs Sam Hunt Thomas Rhett Chris Stapleton *WINNER Top Country Male Artist Sam Hunt Thomas Rhett Chris Stapleton *WINNER Top Country Female Artist Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Maren Morris *WINNER Top Country Duo/Group Artist Florida Georgia Line *WINNER Old Dominion Zac Brown Band

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Billboard Music Awards: Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift are big winners of the night