Billboard Music Awards

The Weeknd Performs “Save Your Tears” at 2021 Billboard Music Awards: Watch

<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-24T02:50:26+00:00“>May 23, 2021 | 10:50pm ET The Grammys pissed off one of music’s biggest names when they completely snubbed The Weeknd at this year’s awards ceremony, and you can bet the Billboard Music Awards aren’t making the same mistake. Not only did they hand the After Hours singer seven trophies before the televised event even began, they gave him the first broadcast award of the night for Top Hot 100 Artist. (And a handful more after that.) Later in the show, they also provide him with a whole dang parking lot for his performance of “Save Your Tears”. The Weeknd’s performance made innovative use of vehicles instead of backup dancers. It began with him leading a gang of r...

Duran Duran Teams Up with Blur’s Graham Coxon for Billboard Music Awards: Watch

<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-05-24T03:01:31+00:00“>May 23, 2021 | 11:01pm ET Duran Duran turned up at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards to perform their new single “Invisible” as well as a pair of classics. Appearing virtually from London, the legendary new wave rockers were joined by Blur guitarist Graham Coxon. Together, they performed “Notorious” and “Hungry Like a Wolf” in addition to the live debut of “Invisible”. Replay Duran Duran’s full set below, and head here to see other performances from tonight’s Billboard Music Awards, including Doja Cat with SZA, The Weeknd, and BTS. Related Video “Invisible” serves as the lead single for the veteran band’s upcoming 15th studio album, FUTURE PAST— which i...

Jonas Brothers and Marshmello Drop New Collab “Leave Before You Love Me”

Earlier in the week, Marshmello took to Twitter to tease fans with the prospect of new music on the horizon. With very short notice, the masked producer went on to announce that his latest song would soon drop before revealing hours later that it would be titled “Leave Before You Love Me”—and it’s with Disney stars-turned internationally successful pop group, Jonas Brothers. They’ve now unveiled the song, which arrived today by way of Mello’s Joytime Collective. You can listen to the honeyed pop tune below. “Leave Before You Love Me” will also be making its television debut this weekend, just two days after its release. On Sunday the pop trio will take the stage at the Billboard Music Awards for a closing performance featuring many of their cl...

Jonas Brothers and Marshmello Are Releasing a New Song Tonight

Earlier in the week, Marshmello took to Twitter to tease fans with the prospect of new music on the horizon. With very short notice, the masked producer announced today that his latest song would soon drop before revealing hours later that it would be titled “Leave Before You Love Me”—and it’s with Disney stars-turned internationally successful pop group, Jonas Brothers. On Twitter, the cover art and release time for the upcoming single was shared. As stated on the pre-save portal, fans who pre-save the tune will be able to listen to an exclusive clip of the song before it drops. Unfortunately for those hoping to see exactly what’s in store, the clip is only a few seconds long and shares less than one line of the song. “Leave Before You Love Me” wil...

Jonas Brothers and Marshmello Set to Perform at 2021 Billboard Music Awards

They join a stacked bill that includes BTS, Duran Duran, The Weeknd, Migos and DJ Khaled featuring H.E.R., and twenty one pilots  Also, P!nk will both perform and receive the Icon Award. It’s shaping as a huge weekend for the JoBros and Marshmello, whose collaboration “Leave Before You Love Me” will drop tonight at midnight ET. Just this week, the bros announced a sprawling massive summer “Remember This” tour, scheduled to kick off  Aug. 20 at the Park Theater in Las Vegas. The Weeknd leads all BBMAs finalists with nods in 16 categories, followed by DaBaby (11 nominations), the late Pop Smoke (10) and Gabby Barrett (nine). Also on the night, Drake will receive the Artist of the Decade Award&nbs...

Post Malone Forgets How to Lip-Sync During Billboard Music Awards: Watch

Post Malone led the 2020 Billboard Music Awards with 16 nominations across 15 categories. The Hollywood’s Bleeding rapper also performed during the telecast, appearing remotely from a Los Angeles refinery, where he was joined by Tyla Yaweh. Unsurprisingly given the location, the “performance” was clearly lip-synched — and not terribly well. Posty started from atop the industrial structure, barely keeping himself timed to the playback of “Circles”. As he walked down to join Yaweh, fireworks started shooting off around them… silently, because again, none of the audio was live. The pair “delivered” their collaborative single “Tommy Lee”, gamely trying to sing along but coming off more as a pantomime of a rap performance. Frankly, the entirety of the pandemic-era 2020 Billboard Music Awar...

Killer Mike Accepts First-Ever Change Maker Award at Billboard Music Awards: Watch

Killer Mike is one of the best rappers in the game — and perhaps the most socially active. His passion could be heard when he gave a speech to Atlanta protesters after the murder of George Floyd, or when he subsequently appeared on Colbert. His careful consideration and belief in Americans’ rights could be read in his op-ed supporting Black gun ownership. And he literally put his money where his mouth is earlier this week when he announced the launch of his Black-owned digital bank, Greenwood. Honestly, the Run the Jewels rapper’s credentials pretty much speak for themselves, but a little recognition never hurt anyone. At Wednesday night’s Billboard Music Awards, Killer Mike was honored with the first-ever Change Maker Award. “Killer Mike’s dedication to equality, social justice and financ...

BTS Perform “Dynamite” at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards: Watch

If you thought K-pop couldn’t get any bigger than it already was, just look at the year BTS have been having. The septet became multi-millionaires when their label, Big Hit, went public; they took over The Tonight Show for an entire week; and their most recent single, “Dynamite”, became not only their first No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, but the first song from a Korean group to ever take the top spot. That’s on top of the two LPs they’ve already released this year, Map of the Soul: 7 and the Japanese-language companion LP Map of the Soul: 7 – The Journey. On Wednesday night, they continued their mega-success by taking home the Billboard Music Awards’ Top Social Artist trophy — for the fourth year in a row. To celebrate, BTS delivered a performance all the way from South Korea. In wha...

Killer Mike To Earn Change Maker Recognition At Billboard Music Awards

Source: Prince Williams / Getty Killer Mike is known for not only his savvy rapping abilities but also for his political activism and hard-hitting analysis.  The Run The Jewels star will receive the first ever Change Maker Award during the Billboard Music Awards. As reported by Billboard, the Change Maker Award “recognizes an artist or group that speaks truth to power through their music and celebrity.” Born Michael Render, Killer Mike’s profile as a supporter of civil rights, social justice, and pushing positive change in the inner cities and other communities has become as much his calling as making music. As one half of Run The Jewels with fellow revived Hip-Hop mainstay in El-P (Jaime Meline), KM’s alignment with Bernie Sanders and his tireless media run speaking on behalf of dise...

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...

Avicii Receives Posthumous Nominations at 2020 Billboard Music Awards

Avicii may now only exist in the collective memory of the dance music community, but his legacy and spirit refuse to fade into the mist. The late dance music icon, whose estate posthumously released his third studio album, Tim, has been nominated for two Billboard Music Awards ahead of the show’s 2020 edition. The news arrives after Avicii’s would-be 31st birthday, as well as the conclusion of Suicide Prevention Week. Avicii received nominations in the categories of “Top Dance/Electronic Artist” and “Top Dance/Electronic Album.” Rounding out the list of nominees for the former category are The Chainsmokers, DJ Snake, Illenium, and Marshmello while the latter saw nods for Avicii’s Tim, The Chainsmokers’ World War Joy, ...

Billboard Music Awards 2020 nominees; Post Malone, Lil Nas X, Khalid & more make list

The 2020 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) is just a few weeks away and the list of nominees has been published. The 2020 edition of the Billboard Music Awards comes in later in the year due to the effect of the pandemic. As usual Kelly Clarkson would continue as host for this year’s event happening on 14th October. Billboard announced its list of nominees today September 22, and some top American music stars have bagged nominations on the BBMAs. Some Billboard Music Awards 2020 nominees are Khalid, Drake, Post Malone, Billie Eilish, BTS etc., see full list below. Top Artist Billie Eilish Jonas Brothers Khalid Post Malone Taylor Swift Top Billboard 200 Album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? (Billie Eilish) thank u, next (Ariana Grande) Free Spirit (Khalid) Hollywood’s B...