Awards
2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards Generate Record Engagement
The awards, broadcast on Telemundo, dominated television & social media. As live shows move increasingly to multiple screens, the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards managed to cross many of them, generating 45.9 million engagements across Telemundo-owned platforms, plus 38 million engagements across other platforms. The Billboard Latin Music Awards, which aired live on the Telemundo network Oct. 21 from the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla., also reached 3.5 million total viewers on linear television, ranking as the No. 1 Spanish-language special in primetime since the onset of the pandemic, according to Nielsen NPM. With seven wins apiece, Bad Bunny and Daddy Yankee were the big winners of night, which featured 18 performances, including artists like Anuel, Ozuna, Maluma and Daddy Yanke...
Kelsea Ballerini Asks Haters to ‘Politely Shut Up’ After CMT Music Awards Performance With Halsey
Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey rocked the CMT Music Awards this week with a Coyote Ugly-inspired performance of their song “The Other Girl.” And while the vocal powerhouses were received mostly with praise for their nostalgic, leather-clad duet, critics called out the song for not being “real” country music. Ballerini had no time for the haters, taking to Instagram on Thursday (Oct. 22) to share a selfie with a fittingly blasé thumbs up. “After reading way too many comments, I’d like to remind people that there are different kinds of country music and none are more ‘real’ than others when it comes from an honest place,” she wrote, “that women can wear whatever we want and shouldn’t be called names and criticized for it, an...
Watch Every Single Performance at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards: Maluma, Ozuna & More
Below, watch all 18 performances: Ozuna, “Gracias” Performing “Gracias” for the very first time on television, Ozuna returned to the stage for an intimate performance of the track from his latest album ENOC. Surrounded by candles and dressed in angelic white, a thankful Ozuna slowed things down for this stripped-down acoustic track. Making the performance even more special and personal, the superstar’s kids joined him onstage. By far one of the most beautiful performances of the night. Maluma, “Hawái” The awards kicked off with a bang thanks to Maluma, who sang his chart-topping global hit “Hawái.” The Colombian superstar, who was awarded with the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award, started his performance laying down on a white piano ...
Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan & More Record-Setters at the CMT Music Awards
Luke Bryan took male video of the year for the third time for “One Margarita.” He previously won for “I Don’t Want This Night to End” (2012) and “Play It Again” (2015). Dan + Shay won duo video of the year for the third consecutive year for “I Should Probably Go to Bed.” They previously won for “Tequila” (2018) and “Speechless” (2019). Dan + Shay are the third duo to win three consecutive awards in this category, following Sugarland and Florida Georgia Line. Old Dominion took their first award for group video of the year for “One Man Band.” Gabby Barrett took breakthrough video of the year for “I Hope.” This can’t hurt when the Grammy nominations review committee meets to determine the finals nominees for best new artist. Two previous CMT Music Award winners for breakthrough video of the y...
Top Moments at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards
Below, find the top five moments at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards. The speeches Banda MS’ frontmen Alan Ramírez and Oswaldo Silvas were the first to give an acceptance speech at the awards ceremony and their poignant words touched hearts. Wisin & Yandel was the next duo to send a powerful message through their speeches. In their first accpetance speech, Yandel ended with a resounding “no more abuse against women.” While Yandel urged Latinos to get out and vote on Nov. 3 during his second acceptance speech. “Go out and vote because we’re voting for our future. And vote for that person that will actually care about our community.” Daddy Yankee acknowledged that these have been “challenging times and want to share this award with thos...
Billboard Latin Music Awards: Maluma, Carlos Vives, Romeo Santos, Luis Fonsi and More Inspiring Speeches
All the speeches by artists who won special awards at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards The 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards feted a handful of artists and works for special achievements. Here are their most memorable words. Carlos Vives, Hall of Fame: Nearly 30 years ago I decided to make my music in an original way, without copying what existed at the time. The industry didn’t see it, but fans did. And we reached the top spots of this prestigious magazine. So thank you to Billboard for recognizing me tonight. And thanks Emilio Estefan for opening the doors to this city. Thank you Afo, Walter who always believed in me. My wife Claudia for believing more. And my country, Colombia, for the inspiration.And remember, each of you is unique, as unique as your music. You Deserve to Make Mon...
Here Are All the Performers & Presenters at the 2020 CMT Music Awards
The 2020 CMT Music Awards will air live from Nashville on Wednesday night (Oct. 21) at 8 p.m. ET on CMT, MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop and TV Land. Below, find all the performers and presenters at the 2020 CMT Awards. Main Stage Performers: Ashley McBryde Dan + Shay Gabby Barrett Jimmie Allen + Noah Cyrus Kelsea Ballerini + Halsey Kane Brown Little Big Town Luke Bryan Luke Combs + Brooks & Dunn Maren Morris Morgan Wallen Sam Hunt Shania Twain Ram Trucks Side Stage Performers: Caylee Hammack HARDY Ingrid Andress Mickey Guyton Riley Green Travis Denning Presenters: Brandi Carlile Demi Lovato Diplo Idina Menzel Jessica Chastain Katy Perry Kelly Clarkson Rob Thomas Tanya Tucker Taylor Swift You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagine...
Post Malone, Billie Eilish & More Artists Who Made History at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards
Here are 14 artists not named Post who made history at the show. Billie Eilish: The teen phenom’s When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? won top Billboard 200 album, nearly nine months after it won the Grammy for album of the year. It’s the fourth album in the past 10 years to receive both of these awards, following Adele’s 21 and 25 and Taylor Swift’s 1989. Eilish also won top female artist, beating last year’s winner, Ariana Grande, and three-time category champ Swift. Eilish also took top new artist. She’s the first female artist to win in this category since Lorde in 2014. Luke Combs: The 30-year old country star won top country artist for the second year in a row, becoming the first artist to win back-to-back awards in this category since the show’s relaunch in 2011. Swif...
Sam Smith, Maluma, Doja Cat & More to Perform at 2020 MTV EMA
This year’s show will be shot in multiple locations around the world. Sam Smith, Maluma, Doja Cat, Yungblud and Zara Larsson are the first performers announced to appear on the 2020 MTV EMA (Europe Music Awards), which are set to air globally on MTV on Nov. 8. The timing works out especially well for Smith and Yungblud, who are set to release new studio albums near the show date. Smith’s third studio album, Love Goes, is due Oct. 30. Yungblud’s second studio album, Weird!, is due Nov. 13. Maluma and Doja Cat will be performing on the EMA stage for the first time. Maluma is nominated for three awards, including two categories that are newly added this year: best Latin and best virtual live. The latter category was created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and is expected to be short-live...
Here Are All the Political Moments At the 2020 Billboard Music Awards
Here are the political moments that came up during the 2020 Billboard Music Awards. Billie Eilish’s Top Female Artist Acceptance Speech While accepting her second award of the night, 18-year-old Eilish first thanked the women who “paved the way” before her. Then she brought it to the topic of the global health crisis. “Please vote, please wear a mask, please wash your hands, be safe,” she urged viewers. Lizzo’s Powerful Sartorial and Verbal Message Lizzo took the stage to accept her award for top sales song artist in a one-shoulder black dress with the word “vote” printed all over it in white lettering. The dress spoke loudly, but the “Truth Hurts” singer had more to share. “I’ve been thinking a lot about suppres...
The 12 Can’t Miss Moments From the 2020 Billboard Music Awards
While discussing all the ways we’ve reacted to the music of the past year in her opening monologue, The BBMAs’ third-timer host included this line — along with a little voice crack and self-effacing chuckle. It showed that even if she may have been reading the all-too-relatable line off a teleprompter, she still felt it a little more deeply than she was likely comfortable with. Billie Eilish in the camo pajamas If you wondered if Eilish would be making a body-image statement following a day or two of far too much discussion of her post-pandemic figure, you got your answer from the baggy camouflage-style PJs (“Duck Hunt chic,” as offered by our Stephen Daw in the Billboard Slack) she wore as she accepted her multiple BBMA awards. She had weightier concerns on her mind anyway: “P...
Ahead of Billboard Icon Award, Garth Brooks Reflects on His Career, Why He’d Never Run for President & The Return of Chris Gaines
Brooks will break out of his pandemic bubble to receive the coveted Icon Award in Los Angeles at the Billboard Music Awards, which air Wednesday, Oct. 14, on NBC. He joins such past recipients as Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey and Jennifer Lopez. Ever since he broke through in 1989 with first single “Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)” — he was 27 at the time — the Oklahoma native established a new kind of superstar: Someone who broke sales and attendance records at seemingly every turn, yet stayed down to earth and approachable. And, above all, grateful. “My hardest day of work in this business never felt like work,” he says. Brooks, 58, has sold 159 million albums, making him the No. 1-selling solo artist in U.S. history, according to the Recording Industry Association of Am...
