2013 Billboard Music Awards - May 19, 2013

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The 2013 Billboard Music Awards will be held on Sunday, May 19, 2013 in Las Vegas, NV at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The show will be broadcast at 8pm/7c on ABC.

Prince will be receiving the Billboard Icon Award, which has gone to Neil Diamond and Stevie Wonder in both 2011 and 2012. He will also perform during the show.

Madonna will be receiving the Top Touring Artist Award at the ceremony for her MDNA Tour.

The eligibility period for the show runs from February 27, 2012 to February 24, 2013.

HOST
Tracy Morgan

PERFORMERS
Akon • The Band Perry • Bruno Mars • Chris Brown • Christina Aguilera • David Guetta • Ed Sheeran • Icona Pop • Jennifer Lopez • Justin Bieber • Kacey Musgraves • Lil Wayne • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis • Miguel • Ne-Yo • Pitbull • Prince • Selena Gomez • Taylor Swift

PRESENTERS
Alanis Morissette • Alyssa Milano • Carly Rae Jepsen • Cee-Lo Green • Celine Dion • Chloe Grace Moretz • Emmy Rossum • Florida Georgia Line • Gabriel Mann • Hayden Panettiere • Jennifer Morrison • Jennifer Nettles • Kelly Rowland • Ke$ha • Kid Rock • Miley Cyrus • Psy • Shania Twain • Sky Blu • Stana Katic • Wiz Khalifa

NOMINEES
Top Artist
Justin Bieber
Maroon 5
One Direction
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Top New Artist
Gotye
Carly Rae Jepsen
The Lumineers
Psy
One Direction

Hot 100 Song
"Some Nights", fun.
"Somebody That I Used to Know", Gotye feat. Kimbra
"Call Me Maybe", Carly Rae Jepsen
"One More Night", Maroon 5
"Payphone", Maroon 5 feat. Wiz Khalifa

Billboard 200 Album
21, Adele
Red, Taylor Swift
Up All Night, One Direction
Take Me Home, One Direction
Babel, Mumford & Sons

Hot 100 Artist
Flo Rida
fun.
Maroon 5
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Top Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Justin Bieber
Drake
Flo Rida
Bruno Mars

Top Female Artist
Adele
Carly Rae Jepsen
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group
Coldplay
fun.
Maroon 5
Mumford & Sons
One Direction

Top Pop Artist
Adele
Justin Bieber
Maroon 5
Bruno Mars
One Direction

Top R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Alicia Keys
Ne-Yo
Rihanna
Usher

Top Rock Artist
Coldplay
Gotye
fun.
Mumford & Sons
Bruce Springsteen

Top Country Artist
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Hunter Hayes
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

Top Rap Artist
Drake
Flo Rida
Nicki Minaj
Pitbull
Psy

Top Latin Artist
Don Omar
Jenni Rivera
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos
Shakira

Top Dance Artist
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Madonna
Skrillex
Swedish House Mafia

Top Christian Artist
Casting Crowns
MercyMe
tobyMac
Chris Tomlin
Matt Redman

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Kelly, Kelly, Kelly, Kelly. Please.

[Au$tin]

They're really trying again? After last year's abomination?

[Enigma.]

A performance by Prince justifies ANY award show

[Living Legend]

Early Predictions (Based on Different Eligibility Dates)

Artist of The Year: Taylor Swift
New Artist of The Year: One Direction
Billboard 200 Artist: Taylor Swift
Billboard 200 Album: 21 or Red
Hot 100 Artist: Nicki Minaj
Hot 100 Song: Call Me Maybe
Digital Artists: Taylor Swift
Digital Song: Call Me Maybe
Pop Artists: Maroon 5
Pop Songs: Call Me Maybe/Lights/One More Night
Country Artist: Taylor Swift
Country Song: We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
Country Album: Red
R&B/Hip Hop Artist: Rihanna
R&B/Hip Hop Song: Diamonds

[KingB]

King B performance needed

[California Cheers]

Queen Riri performance has to be done.

[RadioKaKa]

Awards:　my prediction
Top Hot 100 Song:　Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye feat. Kimbra
Top Digital Song:　Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
Top Radio Song:　Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye feat. Kimbra
Top Streaming Song (Audio):　Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye feat. Kimbra
Top Streaming Song (Video):　Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen / Gangnam Style - PSY
Top Pop Song:　Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
Top R&B Song:　Diamonds - Rihanna
Top Rap Song:　Wild Ones - Flo Rida feat. Sia
Top Rock Song:　Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye feat. Kimbra
Top Country Song:　We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift
Top Dance Song:　Starships - Nicki Minaj
Top EDM Song:　Titanium - David Guetta feat. Sia
Top Christian Song:　
Top Latin Song:　
Top Billboard 200 Album:　Red - Taylor Swift
Top Pop Album:　21 - Adele
Top R&B Album:　Unapologetic - Rihanna
Top Rap Album:　Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - Nicki Minaj
Top Rock Album:　Babel - Mumford & Sons
Top Country Album:　Red - Taylor Swift
Top Dance Album:　MDNA - Madonna
Top EDM Album:　Banggang (EP) - Skrillex
Top Christian Album:　Eye On It - tobyMac
Top Latin Album:　La Misma Gran Senora - Jenni Rivera
Top Artist:　Taylor Swift
Top New Artist:　One Direction
Top Male Artist:　Justin Bieber
Top Female Artist:　Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group:　fun.
Top Billboard 200 Artist:　Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist:　Maroon 5 / Rihanna
Top Digital Songs Artist:　Taylor Swift
Top Radio Songs Artist:　Rihanna
Top Streaming Artist:　 Rihanna / PSY
Top Social Artist:　Justin Bieber
Top Touring Artist:　Madonna
Top Pop Artist:　Adele
Top R&B Artist:　Rihanna
Top Rap Artist:　Nicki Minaj
Top Rock Artist:　fun.
Top Country Artist:　Taylor Swift
Top Dance Artist:　Madonna
Top EDM Artist:　Skrillex
Top Christian Artist:　
Top Latin Artist:　

[bornfearless2000]

Carrie Underwood has my permission to slay the show again like she did in 2012.

[NeRD]

Jan 21, 2013 15:33:30 GMT -5 California Cheers said:

Queen Riri performance has to be done.

Won't she be touring?

[josh]

GAGA to make her awards show performance return. Hopefully. *crosses fingers*

[slw84]

Because it's a legend like Prince I will let it slide but they seriously need to give the icon awards the the next 6 people:
2014 1) Britney Spears or Eminem
2015 2) Eminem or Britney
2016 3) Mary J. Blige
2017 4) Usher
2018 5) Jay z or Lil wayne
2019 6) Rihanna

Alicia Keys, Nicki Minaj, Adele, Taylor, Katy and Gaga, Bruno, Black eyed Peas next decade

[Kishi KCM]

Since Prince is performing and receiving the Icon award, I will be flying to Las Vegas and attending this show!!

MY LIST OF PREDICTED PERFORMERS
1. Prince
2. Rihanna (her first European date is May 26 in Spain...and she'll definitely win an award)
3. Lady Gaga
4. Bruno Mars
5. Drake
6. Taylor Swift
7. Kelly Clarkson
8. Maroon 5
9. Justin Bieber
10. Nicki Minaj
11. Justin Timberlake
12. a country act
13. a hip-hop act
14. Will.I.Am & Britney Spears

Alicia Keys, One Direction, and P!nk will all be on tour.

[josh]

Scream and Shout will be long dead by the awards, though.

And you forgot Beyonce.

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Performer predictions? Let's see...

I'd say that Gaga, Rihanna, Bruno Mars, and Taylor Swift will be locks. I'm also going to go ahead and predict that Kelly Clarkson, Beyonce, Maroon 5, and Nicki Minaj. I'm hesitant to say Carrie Underwood because she has tour dates on May 18th and May 20th, so I don't think she'll perform, but she's always been one to fly out to an awards show in between two tour dates (the ACA Awards in 2010 and 2012, for prime example), so I wouldn't shut out an appearance.

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This actually has the potential to be a GREAT show when you consider the people who are likely to have something to new(ish) to promote. Take Kishi's list (aside from Will.i.am and Brit - like Josh said, S&S will be dead by then) and add Beyonce and a rock/alternative group, and you have most of the current cream of the crop right there. I think there's also an outside chance of one or more of these people being there:

- Shakira (I saw a mention of her label planning to release an album after The Voice is over so April-May would be the right time to have the lead single out)
- Usher (like Shakira, he may capitalize on The Voice with new material, and I think he'll have at least one nomination for r&b album)
- Katy (I don't know what time table they have planned for her but she could also be ready to come back in the summer)
- another r&b act - Miguel might have a nomination so he's a possibility

I would prefer the other hip-hop act, if there is one, to be Kendrick Lamar but it will probably be either Lil Wayne, or yet another collab with five or six people I don't care about.

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Chevrolet and Billboard team up to present first-ever Billboard Milestone Award

Fans can vote online from six selected nominees for the recipient of the 2013 Billboard Milestone Award. Fans can also enter to win a trip to the show and have the privilege of presenting the award to the artist on stage.

The final six nominees are: MIguel, The Band Perry, Bruno Mars, Pitbull, Taylor Swift, and Justin Bieber

[dbhmr]

Is it an April Fool's joke that the even nominated five other people besides Taylor in an online fan vote?

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Apr 1, 2013 18:35:21 GMT -5 dbhmr said:

Is it an April Fool's joke that the even nominated five other people besides Taylor in an online fan vote?

Don't discount Justin.

[dbhmr]

Apr 1, 2013 18:40:06 GMT -5 @14887fan said:

Apr 1, 2013 18:35:21 GMT -5 dbhmr said:

Is it an April Fool's joke that the even nominated five other people besides Taylor in an online fan vote?

Don't discount Justin.

Oh the censors through me off and I didn't realize his name was in there. There's a showdown.

[josh]

I love how they don't even say what the milestones are.

[Verisimilitude]

What is Pitbull's exactly? ???

[neverduplicated]

Apr 2, 2013 14:54:20 GMT -5 josh said:

I love how they don't even say what the milestones are.

They do say what the milestones are on the website where you can vote: www.billboard.com/milestone/vote.

Justin Bieber: first artist to have 5 no. 1 albums by age of 19
Bruno Mars: scored 4 no. 1 hits faster than any male artist in nearly 50 years
Taylor Swift: first female to have two albums sell 1 million in a week (though I think that equally impressive is having top-selling released albums from 3 different calendar years)
Miguel: record for longest run on R&B/Hip Hop airplay chart (22 weeks)
Band Perry: three no. 1 hits on the Hot Country songs chart
Pitbull: two different top 10 pop and Latin hits

I think that The Band Perry and Pitbull's "milestones" are pretty weak. Not sure why they're even nominated. I know everyone's probably tired of Adele getting awards, but 21's chart run and diamond status in the current market should make her a nominee in this category.

[dbhmr]

Apr 2, 2013 16:19:45 GMT -5 neverduplicated said:

Band Perry: three no. 1 hits on the Hot Country songs chart
Pitbull: two different top 10 pop and Latin hits

Did fridayteenage get a job at Billboard or something?

[Enigma.]

Apr 2, 2013 16:33:03 GMT -5 dbhmr said:

Apr 2, 2013 16:19:45 GMT -5 neverduplicated said:

Band Perry: three no. 1 hits on the Hot Country songs chart
Pitbull: two different top 10 pop and Latin hits

Did fridayteenage get a job at Billboard or something?

LOL

[jughead]

If Taylor wins a country award for We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together....

[maeve]

Apr 3, 2013 3:16:25 GMT -5 jughead said:

If Taylor wins a country award for We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together....

She will just like Rihanna will be winning best RnB song for Diamonds.

It's just the way things are

I can't wait for Prince to shut it down! Prince of pop

[ktos]

Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars, who have all topped the Billboard 200 in the past year, as well as critically acclaimed R&B stylist Miguel, are each set to perform at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, airing live on ABC from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 19.

www.billboard.com/articles/news/1555852/justin-bieber-taylor-swift-bruno-mars-and-miguel-to-perform-at-billboard-music

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The Milestone award is a cute idea in theory but in reality I don't see the point of forcing what is a legitimate accomplishment* into a popularity contest. Why not just one two-four minute segment where a little extra recognition is given to the artists who set a particular benchmark or broke a record within the last year, and leave it at that?


*And by 'legitimate' I don't mean TBP or Pitbull...those aren't milestones, just personal career highs. Nice to see them toss Miguel a bone though since the genre chart changes blocked him from doing so on the r&b/hip-hop songs chart.

[josh]

The awards would be 3 months (minus 1 day) since Gaga's surgery. Supposed to be 3 month recovery, and she was out walking in public today. I doubt she will perform, but it's not super far-fetched.