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Megan Fox Praises Machine Gun Kelly For ‘Vulnerable’ Performance at Billboard Music Awards
Megan Fox is Machine Gun Kelly’s biggest fan. The Transformers actress proved it once again with a post-Billboard Music Awards PDA for her fiancé, in the form of a social post. “Baby – so proud of you for giving such a vulnerable and emotional performance. You are magic,” she wrote, adding a pair of heart emojis. MGK was one of the stars of 2022 BBMAs, when he took the stage for a performance of “Twin Flame,” which appears on his latest album Mainstream Sellout, a No. 1 hit on the Billboard 200 albums chart last month. But it was his reference to Fox as his “wife” ahead of the performance, and his mid-song dedication to his “unborn child” that had fans chattering online for hours after the show wrapped. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news It’s uncl...
8 Best Moments From the 2022 Billboard Music Awards
The 2022 Billboard Music Awards took over the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday night (May 15), and with Diddy as the night’s host and self-proclaimed “vibe curator,” there was no shortage of amazing moments. From a celebration of love and inclusivity to a potential pregnancy announcement and some seriously impressive performances from today’s top artists, see below for the eight best moments from the BBMAs. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Diddy’s jam-packed opening performance The host teamed up with Bryson Tiller to kick off the night with a cover of “Gotta Move On,” originally by Toni Braxton, featuring H.E.R. Jack Harlow took over for his fellow Kentucky native Tiller to deliver his career-first solo Billboard Hot 100 ...
16 Things You Didn’t See on TV at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards
For the first time since 2019, the Billboard Music Awards returned to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday night (May 15), marking the 18th time the BBMAs were held at the storied Vegas venue — making it by far the most common host site for the 33-year-old awards show. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Memorable performances were delivered by the starry likes of Megan Thee Stallion, Silk Sonic, Ed Sheeran, Machine Gun Kelly and many more, while big winners on the evening included Doja Cat, Glass Animals and Icon Award recipient Mary J. Blige. But while you saw all that on TV and/or Peacock on Sunday night, there’s still plenty that went down inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena that you missed if you only watched remotely. Here’...
Billboard Explains: How to Dominate at the Billboard Music Awards
We’re just days away from Sunday’s (May 15) Billboard Music Awards, where music’s biggest stars get to celebrate their success on the Billboard charts. Who are some of the biggest artists of all time at the awards show, and who might dominate this year? Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news BBMA finalists and winners are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital song sales, streaming, radio airplay and touring. Drake currently has more BBMAs than any artist in history with 29 wins, thanks to his string of top albums and hit singles. Taylor Swift follows as the biggest female BBMA winner of all time with 25 total wins, stretching all the way back to 2011 when she won her first top country album award for Speak Now. ...
Billboard Explains: How to Dominate the Billboard Music Awards
The Billboard Music Awards are were music’s biggest stars get to celebrate and be honored for their success on the Billboard charts. So who are the most winning BBMAs artists of all time? How did they get there? And which music superstars could reign supreme this year? This is Billboard Explains: How to Dominate the Billboard Music Awards. [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”my_form” ajax=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”post_title” class=”fl-input” title=”Title” value=”” required=”true”][flexi-form-tag type=”category” title=”Select category”][flexi-form-tag type=”tag” title=”Insert tag”...
The Weeknd & Doja Cat Lead 2022 Billboard Music Awards Finalists: Full List
The Weeknd is the top contender for the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, which NBC will broadcast live coast-to-coast on Sunday, May 15. The show will emanate from its usual home, the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, for the first time since 2019. The Weeknd is a finalist in 17 categories, including top artist, top male artist and top Hot 100 artist. His collaboration with Ariana Grande, “Save Your Tears (Remix),” is up for six awards. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Doja Cat is the leading female finalist with 14 nods, including top artist, top female artist and top Hot 100 artist. Her album Planet Her is up for two awards, while her Grammy-winning smash “Kiss Me More,” featuring SZA, is up for top Hot 100 song and top collaboration, as well a...
Inside The Weeknd’s Billboard Music Awards Car Choreography: ‘There Was a Lot of Trust’
Directors Alex Lill and Charlie Morse recall coming up with the idea for “car choreography,” says Morse, before anything else. Morse soon after storyboarded their ideas (seen below) to show the larger team their vision. “From those drawings came a lot of realizations about all the different shapes you could do with cars, and I was doing a lot of them from the top down just to showcase the arrangements, and that’s when we realized that a lot of these play well from an aerial shot, which you see in the final big pullout” that they filmed using a drone. “One of the things we were always inspired by was those old 1950s synchronized swimmers,” says Lill. “So it was kind of recontextualizing that. We weren’t trying to do a Fast & Furious type th...
Here Are All of the Performances From the 2021 Billboard Music Awards
Among them were global superstars BTS, who gave the debut performance of their second English-language hit, “Butter,” which arrived only days earlier on May 21. P!nk, who was honored with the Icon Award, kicked off her career-spanning medley with a gravity-defying performance alongside 9-year-old daughter Willow Hart. And The Weeknd, who was the night’s top winner with 10 awards, commanded a fleet of convertibles in an empty parking lot for “Save Your Tears.” Check out all of the performances from the 2021 Billboard Music Awards below: AJR: “Bang!” and “Way Less Sad” Alicia Keys: “Piano and I,” “A Woman’s Worth,” “How Come You Don’t Call Me,” and “Fallin'” Bad Bunny: “Te ...
Nick Jonas Thanks Wife Priyanka Chopra For Helping Him ‘Feel My Best’ For 2021 Billboard Music Awards Hosting Gig
Nick said Priyanka helped him carry on after a “brutal” tumble off his bike. Nick Jonas thanked his wife, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, for helping him “feel my best” for Sunday’s 2021 Billboard Music Awards after a bike accident left him injured last week. “I started this last week by taking a brutal tumble on a bike fracturing my rib and ended it hosting the @bbmas with my incredible wife by my side who helped me every step of the way to recover and feel my best. I love you @priyankachopra,” Jonas tweeted early Monday morning (May 24) alongside a photo of him hugging his wife. The actress posted the same pic, with a supportive message for her husband, who not only capably hosted the COVID-safe show from Los Angeles, but also performed a medley with the ...
Bad Bunny Wins Top Latin Artist at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards
Bad Bunny was one of the big winners at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, taking home three of five awards in the Latin categories on Sunday night (May 23). During the awards ceremony that took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, the Puerto Rican artist was awarded the top Latin artist title for a second consecutive year. Reggaeton stars Anuel AA, J Balvin, Maluma and Ozuna were also finalists. “Thanks a lot, first of all, to my fans all over the world,” he said during his speech. “Without you, no award would exist. Thank you, Billboard. I share this [award] with all of my colleagues nominated who are doing big things for the genre.” You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins wi...
P!nk Accepts the Icon Award at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards as an ‘Apology’ From Jon Bon Jovi
In accepting her award, P!nk took time to thank all her fans for continuing to support her throughout her career, and looked forward to a time when touring officially came back. “I love what I do and I love the people that I get to do it with, and we’re pretty good at what we do, but it wouldn’t matter if no one came to see us and play with us,” she said, gesturing to the live audience. “So all of you guys out there, and around the world, thank you for coming out and for letting us all heal together. I can’t wait until we can do it all again, until we can just sweat all over each other.” Closing out her speech, the “So What” singer made sure to let her fans know to keep sight of what’s important in these dark times. ...
The Weeknd Wins Top Hot 100 Song, Hints at New Music at 2021 Billboard Music Awards
The Weeknd offered a similar message earlier in the month when talking to Variety. “If the last record is the after hours of the night,” he told the publication at the time, “then the dawn is coming.” Also nominated in the category of Top Hot 100 Song were 24kGoldn ft. Iann Dior for “Mood,” Gabby Barrett ft. Charlie Puth’s “I Hope,” Chris Brown & Young Thug’s “Go Crazy,” as well as DaBaby and Roddy Ricch’s “Rockstar.” Earlier in the evening, The Weeknd nabbed the trophy for Top Hot 100 Artist. Nick Jonas hosted the 2021 festivities, which this year were held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The Billboard Music Awards are produced by dick clark productions, which is owned by MRC. MRC and Penske Media are co-parent companie...
