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How to Watch the 2022 Billboard Music Awards Online From Anywhere: Live Stream the Ceremony

By Lore Apostol / May 15, 2022

This year's Billboard Music Awards are closing in, and the ceremony will soon air. We have all the information on the date, nominees, host, and performances, and the best part is that we will be able to easily watch it all online. This being said, let's see when, where, and how how to watch the 2022 Billboard Music Awards online from anywhere in the world.

The 2022 Billboard Music Awards will feature performances from Travis Scott, Burna Boy, Latto, Megan Thee Stallion, Rauw Alejandro, Florence and the Machine, Maxwell, Morgan Wallen (his first awards show performance since he was barred from attending and performing at various ceremonies in 2021 after he was caught on camera saying the N-word), Silk Sonic (their first performance since they swept four Grammys, including record and song of the year, in April), Ed Sheeran, Becky G, Elle King, and Miranda Lambert. Red Hot Chili Peppers were supposed to perform but will be replaced by Machine Gun Kelly and Dan + Shay instead.

This is Scott's first awards show performance since a crowd crush during his performance at the Astroworld Festival in Houston in November killed 10 people. As previously announced, Mary J. Blige will receive the Billboard Icon Award and will also perform during the event. Hosted by Sean “Diddy” Combs, the show will honor the year's top artists on the Billboard charts in 62 categories that you can find in this article.

Doja Cat and Olivia Rodrigo are among the nominees for the Top Artist, the Top Female Artist, and the Top Hot 100 Artist categories. The Weeknd is also nominated for Top Artist, the Top Male Artist, and the Top Hot 100 Artist, adding to other 14 categories.

The 2022 Billboard Music Awards will air on Sunday, May 15, 2022, and you will be able to watch the entire event on NBC at 5 pm ET / 3 pm PT. The BBMAs will be held in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena this year. Tickets to attend the show are open to the public. Prices per ticket start at $90 and are available for purchase here. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. PT.

How to Watch the 2022 Billboard Music Awards Online From Anywhere

When you are in your home country, you can easily subscribe to a live TV and streaming platform and watch your favorite content online. The problem appears when you are traveling abroad or even to some other states, as these platforms are geo-restricted due to licensing issues. This means you'll need a capable VPN to watch the 2022 Billboard Music Awards online. No matter where you are located, a VPN will let you change your IP address to make it seem you are in your home country, and this will help you bypass the geo-blocks and access the streaming service you subscribed to back home.

If you need a recommendation, you should go for ExpressVPN to unblock streaming platforms such as Hulu, Netflix, Peacock, and others. It offers over 3,000 servers in almost 100 countries all over the world, the best encryption protocols to secure your data, and it's extremely popular and easy to use. It comes with a no-questions-asked money-back guarantee, so you can try ExpressVPN for 30 days RISK-FREE. Moreover, it supports Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Roku, Android TV, PlayStation, Xbox, Smart TVs, and more.

It's extremely simple to get started and create an account with this tool, and you can also enjoy a significant discount when you subscribe to ExpressVPN (49% Discount + 3 Months FREE) on their website and select the annual plan. You need to fill in your details and pay, then you can download and install the VPN app for your device or system. The final step is to open the VPN app to connect to a server in your country and turn it on before accessing the streaming service of choice and tuning in to watch the 2022 Billboard Music Awards live online from anywhere.

How to Watch the 2022 Billboard Music Awards in the US

Since the ceremony airs on NBC, you will be able to watch the 2022 Billboard Music Awards without cable pretty easily through a live TV and streaming service that has the NBC network included.

Here's how to watch the 2022 Billboard Music Awards without cable:

If you can wait a day, the title will be available on the Peacock live TV and streaming platform because it's an NBC original. The service offers an ad-supported Free tier and an upgradable paid Premium tier - the limited-ads Premium tier costs $4.99 per month, and the Premium Plus tier costs $9.99 per month.

Sling TV is one of the most popular live TV platforms thanks to its affordable prices, and it also has several add-ons and premium channels if you want to customize your subscription. You will be able to watch the NBC network in select markets in two of its packs: Blue and Orange + Blue, which start at $35 per month, and you get a 50% discount for the first month on Sling TV right now.

If you're a sports fan, this one is for you - fuboTV offers multiple sports channels besides the regular networks, and all of the plans include NBC, so you can easily watch the 2022 Billboard Music Awards online. The cheapest plan starts at $69.99 per month, you also get a 7-day free trial on fuboTV upon subscribing, and several other perks are included.

One of the best deals right now is offered by the Hulu + Live TV service, and this platform offers NBC in select markets, so you can stream the 2022 Billboard Music Awards live online. For the regular price of $69.99 per month, you get the ad-supported Hulu On-Demand library and the Live TV platform, and you also get Disney Plus and ESPN Plus for free as a special deal right now.

If it's NBC you're after, YouTube TV is a great option for you. This service offers live TV from more than 85 channels, and NBC is featured on the channel list. Moreover, it also has NFL, NBA, and MLB networks and several attractive perks. Plans start at $64.99 a month, and you get a 7-day free trial if you're a new customer.

Since almost all of the streaming platforms available in the US are geo-restricted, you will need to get a VPN subscription while traveling to lift any geo-blocks you may run into. You just need to select a server from a location back home and turn on the VPN before accessing the live TV service.

How to Watch the 2022 Billboard Music Awards in the UK

If you live in the UK, you probably already know that you can stream the award ceremony on Peacock since it launched in the UK and Ireland last year as part of the Sky TV and NOW streaming platforms. The NOW streaming platform offers Peacock in the Entertainment Pass plan, which starts at £9.99 per month. You can also enjoy a 7-day free trial upon subscribing if you are a new customer.

This streaming service has geo-restrictions in place since it's not available everywhere, so you may not be able to access your subscription while traveling abroad. To solve this issue, we recommend you turn to a capable VPN that can unblock this service - just select a server from back home before accessing the streaming platform for this to work.

How to Watch the 2022 Billboard Music Awards in Canada

The 2022 Billboard Music Awards will air live on Sunday, May 15 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV for Canadian fans, and that means you will be able to stream the event on the CTV website and the CTV app. Just log in with your cable provider credentials in order to access the content.

If you are traveling and want to watch the series online, you can still watch the show live when the episodes air. For that to happen, you need to use a VPN, pick a server from a home location, and then open the live TV and streaming service you used back home to watch the series.

Can I Watch the 2022 Billboard Music Awards in Australia?

At the moment, we cannot seem to find a service that will broadcast or host this event, so we're sorry to inform you that you may not be able to watch the 2022 Billboard Music Awards in Australia. One workaround is to subscribe to a good VPN and then create an account with Peacock to stream the event with the VPN running in the background.

2022 Billboard Music Awards Nominees

Top Artist
Doja Cat
Drake
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift
The Weeknd

Top New Artist
Givēon
Masked Wolf
Olivia Rodrigo
Pooh Shiesty
The Kid LAROI

Top Male Artist
Drake
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Lil Nas X
The Weeknd

Top Female Artist
Adele
Doja Cat
Dua Lipa
Olivia Rodrigo
Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group
BTS
Glass Animals
Imagine Dragons
Migos
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)

Top Billboard 200 Artist
Adele
Drake
Juice WRLD
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist
Doja Cat
Drake
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd

Top Streaming Songs Artist
Doja Cat
Drake
Lil Nas X
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd

Top Song Sales Artist
Adele
BTS
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Walker Hayes

Top Radio Songs Artist
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd

Top Billboard Global 200 Artist (NEW)
Doja Cat
Ed Sheeran
Justin Bieber
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist (NEW)
BTS
Dua Lipa
Ed Sheeran
Olivia Rodrigo
The Weeknd

Top Tour
Eagles (Hotel California Tour)
Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)
Harry Styles (Love on Tour)
The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)

Top R&B Artist
Doja Cat
Givēon
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak)
Summer Walker
The Weeknd

Top R&B Male Artist
Givēon
Khalid
The Weeknd

Top R&B Female Artist
Doja Cat
Summer Walker
SZA

Top R&B Tour
Bruno Mars (Bruno Mars at Park MGM)
Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)
Usher (The Vegas Residency)

Top Rap Artist
Drake
Juice WRLD
Lil Baby
Moneybagg Yo
Polo G

Top Rap Male Artist
Drake
Juice WRLD
Polo G

Top Rap Female Artist
Cardi B
Latto
Megan Thee Stallion

Top Rap Tour
J. Cole (The Off-Season Tour)
Lil Baby (The Back Outside Tour)
Omarion & Bow Wow (The Millennium Tour 2021)

Top Country Artist
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen
Taylor Swift
Walker Hayes

Top Country Male Artist
Chris Stapleton
Luke Combs
Morgan Wallen

Top Country Female Artist
Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift

Top Country Duo/Group
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Zac Brown Band

Top Country Tour
Luke Bryan (Proud to Be Right Here Tour)
Eric Church (Gather Again Tour)
Chris Stapleton (All-American Road Show Tour)

Top Rock Artist
Glass Animals
Imagine Dragons
Machine Gun Kelly
Måneskin
twenty one pilots

Top Rock Tour
Genesis (The Last Domino? Tour)
Green Day, Fall Out Boy & Weezer (The Hella Mega Tour)
The Rolling Stones (No Filter Tour)

Top Latin Artist
Bad Bunny
Farruko
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rauw Alejandro

Top Latin Male Artist
Bad Bunny
Farruko
Rauw Alejandro

Top Latin Female Artist
Kali Uchis
Karol G
Rosalía

Top Latin Duo/Group
Calibre 50
Eslabon Armado
Grupo Firme

Top Latin Tour
Bad Bunny (El Último Tour Del Mundo)
Enrique Iglesias & Ricky Martin (Live in Concert)
Los Bukis (Una Historia Cantada Tour)

Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Lady Gaga
Marshmello
Tiësto

Top Christian Artist
Carrie Underwood
Elevation Worship
for King & Country
Lauren Daigle
Ye

Top Gospel Artist
CeCe Winans
Elevation Worship
Kirk Franklin
Maverick City Music
Ye

ALBUM AWARDS

Top Billboard 200 Album
Adele, 30
Doja Cat, Planet Her
Drake, Certified Lover Boy
Morgan Wallen, Dangerous: The Double Album
Olivia Rodrigo, SOUR

Top Soundtrack
Arcane League of Legends
Encanto
In The Heights
Sing 2
tick, tick…BOOM!

Top R&B Album
Doja Cat, Planet Her
Givēon, When It’s All Said and Done…Take Time
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), An Evening With Silk Sonic
Summer Walker, Still Over It
The Weeknd, Dawn FM

Top Rap Album
Drake, Certified Lover Boy
Moneybagg Yo, A Gangsta’s Pain
Rod Wave, SoulFly
The Kid LAROI, F*ck Love
Ye, Donda

Top Country Album
Florida Georgia Line, Life Rolls On
Lee Brice, Hey World
Taylor Swift, Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
Taylor Swift, Red (Taylor’s Version)
Walker Hayes, Country Stuff: The Album

Top Rock Album
AJR, OK Orchestra
Coldplay, Music of the Spheres
Imagine Dragons, Mercury – Act 1
John Mayer, Sob Rock
twentyone pilots, Scaled and Icy

Top Latin Album
Eslabon Armado, Corta Venas
J Balvin, Jose
Kali Uchis, Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞
Karol G, KG0516
Rauw Alejandro, Vice Versa

Top Dance/Electronic Album
C418, Minecraft – Volume Alpha
FKA twigs, Caprisongs
Illenium, Fallen Embers
Porter Robinson, Nurture
Rüfüs Du Sol, Surrender

Top Christian Album
Carrie Underwood, My Savior
CeCe Winans, Believe for It
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music, Old Church Basement
Phil Wickham, Hymn of Heaven
Ye, Donda

Top Gospel Album
CeCe Winans, Believe for It
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music, Old Church Basement
Maverick City Music, Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition
Maverick City Music & Upperroom, move your heart.
Ye, Donda

Top Hot 100 Song
Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Streaming Song
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Glass Animals, “Heat Waves”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Selling Song
BTS, “Butter”
BTS, “Permission to Dance”
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”

Top Radio Song
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Collaboration
Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON, “Peaches”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Billboard Global 200 Song (NEW)
Dua Lipa, “Levitating”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Olivia Rodrigo, “good 4 u”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song (NEW)
BTS, “Butter”
Ed Sheeran, “Bad Habits”
Lil Nas X, “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)”
The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber, “Stay”
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears”

Top Viral Song (NEW)
Doja Cat ft. SZA, “Kiss Me More”
Gayle, “abcdefu”
Glass Animals, “Heat Waves”
Masked Wolf, “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”

Top R&B Song
Doja Cat & The Weeknd, “You Right”
Givēon, “Heartbreak Anniversary”
Justin Bieber ft. Daniel Caesar & Givēon, “Peaches”
Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak), “Leave The Door Open”
WizKid ft. Justin Bieber & Tems, “Essence”

Top Rap Song
Drake ft. 21 Savage, Project Pat, “Knife Talk”
Drake ft. Future & Young Thug, “Way 2 Sexy”
Lil Nas X ft. Jack Harlow, “Industry Baby”
Masked Wolf, “Astronaut In The Ocean”
Polo G, “Rapstar”

Top Country Song
Chris Stapleton, “You Should Probably Leave”
Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood, “If I Didn’t Love You”
Jordan Davis ft. Luke Bryan, “Buy Dirt”
Luke Combs, “Forever After All”
Walker Hayes, “Fancy Like”

Top Rock Song
Coldplay X BTS, “My Universe”
Elle King & Miranda Lambert, “Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home)”
Imagine Dragons, “Follow You”
Måneskin, “Beggin’”
The Anxiety: Willow & Tyler Cole, “Meet Me at Our Spot”

Top Latin Song
Aventura x Bad Bunny, “Volví”
Bad Bunny, “Yonaguni”
Farruko, “Pepas”
Kali Uchis, “telepatía”
Rauw Alejandro, “Todo De Ti”

Top Dance/Electronic Song
Elton John & Dua Lipa, “Cold Heart – PNAU Remix”
Farruko, “Pepas”
Regard x Troye Sivan x Tate McRae, “You”
Tiësto, “The Business”
Travis Scott & HVME, “Goosebumps”

Top Christian Song
Anne Wilson, “My Jesus”
Ye, “Hurricane”
Ye, “Moon”
Ye, “Off The Grid”
Ye, “Praise God”

Top Gospel Song
Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music ft. Chandler Moore & Naomi Raine, “Jireh”
Ye, “Hurricane”
Ye, “Moon”
Ye, “Off the Grid”
Ye, “Praise God”



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