Sunday night (May 15), MRC and NBC celebrated an electrifying evening with the “2022 Billboard Music Awards” (BBMAs) broadcast live on NBC coast-to-coast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and live on Peacock.

Host Sean “Diddy” Combs was joined by today’s Billboard chart-topping artists for exhilarating performances, empowering moments, and historic wins. Eight on-air awards were given out, in addition to the earlier non-broadcast categories. Winners for relevant Christian and Gospel music categories are below.

This year’s awards are based on the chart period of April 10, 2021 through March 26, 2022. “Billboard Music Awards” finalists and winners are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital song sales, streaming, radio airplay, and social engagement, tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Luminate.

Top Christian Artist
Carrie Underwood
Elevation Worship
for KING & COUNTRY
Lauren Daigle
Ye – WINNER!

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

Top Christian Album
My Savior, Carrie Underwood
Believe For It, CeCe Winans
Old Church Basement, Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
Hymn Of Heaven, Phil Wickham
Donda, Ye – WINNER!

Top Gospel Album
Believe For It, CeCe Winans
Old Church Basement, Elevation Worship & Maverick City Music
Jubilee: Juneteenth Edition, Maverick City Music
move your heart., Maverick City Music & UPPERROOM
Donda, Ye – WINNER!

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

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

The “2021 Billboard Music Awards” (BBMAs) aired live on Sunday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC. For nearly 30 years, the BBMAs has celebrated music’s greatest achievements, honoring the hottest names in music today. Unique among music awards shows, honorees are determined by performance on the Billboard Charts, the ultimate authority and measure of success in music. Top Christian/Gospel Artist, Top Christian/Gospel Album and Top Christian/Gospel Song were among the honors awarded this year. See below for a list of relevant nominations.

Top Christian Artist
Casting Crowns
Elevation Worship – WINNER
for KING & COUNTRY
Carrie Underwood
Zach Williams

Top Gospel Artist
Kirk Franklin
Koryn Hawthorne
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Maverick City Music
Kanye West – WINNER

Top Christian Album
Bethel Music, Peace
Elevation Worship, Grave Into Gardens
Carrie Underwood, My Gift – WINNER
We The Kingdom, Holy Water
Zach Williams, Rescue Story

Top Gospel Album
Koryn Hawthorne, I AM
Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Royalty: Live at the Ryman
Maverick City Music, Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 1 – WINNER
Maverick City Music, Maverick City Vol. 3 Part 2
Kierra Sheard, Kierra

Top Christian Song
Elevation Worship ft. Brandon Lake, “Graves Into Gardens” – WINNER
for KING & COUNTRY, Kirk Franklin & Tori Kelly, “TOGETHER”
Kari Jobe, Cody Carnes, & Elevation Worship, “The Blessing (Live)”
Tauren Wells ft. Jenn Johnson, “Famous For (I Believe)”
Zach Williams & Dolly Parton, “There Was Jesus”

Top Gospel Song
Koryn Hawthorne, “Speak To Me”
Jonathan McReynolds & Mali Music, “Movin’ On”
Marvin Sapp, “Thank You For It All”
Tye Tribbett, “We Gon’ Be Alright”
Kanye West ft. Travis Scott, “Wash Us In The Blood” – WINNER