Yesterday the 2020 Billboard Music Awards took place at the Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV, and were hosted by country artist Kelly Clarkson. This year, Lauren Daigle, for KING & COUNTRY, and Kanye West took home awards in the Christian music categories.
Kanye West won the categories of top Gospel artist, top Christian album, top Gospel album, as well as top Gospel song. Lauren Daigle won top Christian artist, and for KING & COUNTRY won top Christian song for their hit single "God Only Knows."
A list of the 2020 nominees and winners is below.
Top Christian Artist: WINNER: Lauren Daigle
Elevation Worship
For King & Country
Hillsong United
Kanye West
Top Gospel Artist:
Kirk Franklin
Koryn Hawthorne
Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Sunday Service Choir WINNER: Kanye West
Top Christian Album:
Bethel Music "Victory: Recorded Live"
Casting Crowns "Only Jesus"
Hillsong United "People"
Skillet "Victorious" WINNER: Kanye West "Jesus is King"
Top Gospel Album
Kirk Franklin "Long Live Love"
Donald Lawrence & The Tri-City Singers "Goshen"
William McDowell "The Cry: A Live Worship Experience"
Sunday Service Choir "Jesus Is Born" WINNER: Kanye West "Jesus is King"
Top Christian Song:
Bethel Music, Jonathan David Helser & Melissa Helser "Raise A Hallelujah"
Casting Crowns ft. Matthew West "Nobody"
Lauren Daigle "Rescue" WINNER: For King & Country "God Only Knows"
Kanye West "Follow God"
Top Gospel Song:
Kirk Franklin "Love Theory"
Kanye West "Closed on Sunday" WINNER: Kanye West "Follow God"
Kanye West "On God"
Kanye West "Selah"