BTS won three awards, including Top Duo/Group, and became the most-awarded group in BBMA history with 12 wins overall, breaking a 17-year record previously held by Destiny's Child.
Justin Bieber became the first artist to win the Billboard Music Award for Top Hot 100 Song for a second time since the category's inception in 1990.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was announced as the show's host (and executive producer alongside Robert Deaton) on April 22.
[4] The awards were preceded by the first-ever Billboard MusicCon, a 2-day music event sponsored by Smirnoff and held on May 13 and 14 at Area15 in Las Vegas.
Participants comprised both artists and executives, and included industry managers such as Dina Sahim (Swedish House Mafia, French Montana), Alex DePersia (Pharrell Williams, Gracie Abrams), and Nelly Ortiz (DJ Khaled).
International artists invited as guest speakers included Anitta, Burna Boy, Ukrainian singer Max Barskih, and Rauw Alejandro.
It included four first-time performers: Rauw Alejandro, Megan Thee Stallion, Latto, and Burna Boy.
[8] Silk Sonic, Florence and the Machine, Maxwell—slated for a "special tribute performance to a pop icon"[9]—and Morgan Wallen were announced on April 29.
[11] The Red Hot Chili Peppers, who were included in the initial April 19 lineup,[8] cancelled their performance on May 11, "due to unforeseen circumstances".
[29] Winners for 54 non-televised awards were announced in a TikTok livestream on the red carpet, hosted by Tetris Kelly and Tiffany Taylor prior to the start of the show.