by Chinwe Okafor
This year’s edition of Billboard music Awards saw a lot of drama and eye openers. However, pop star Taylor Swift swept the board at the awards, winning eight of the 14 categories in which she was nominated for best female artist, best streaming song for Shake It Off and the ceremony’s top honour, artist of the year. Also British star Sam Smith won best new artist – and accepted his trophy using flash cards after having vocal surgery.
