Lorde, Justin Timberlake win at Billboard Music Awards
1. Lorde, Justin Timberlake win at Billboard Music Awards
Lorde accepts the award regarding leading new artist throughout the 2014 Billboard Songs Awards
in the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Could 18, 2014, within Las Vegas. Ethan Miller/Getty Images
The King involving Pop along together with a most likely successor, prince of pop Justin Timberlake,
ruled the Billboard music Awards - though Michael Jackson designed a splash through hologram as
well as Timberlake accepted his awards via video via overseas.
A hologram of Jackson made its debut Sunday, mirroring the late icon's signature slick dance moves
as a few members of the audience became emotional, whilst Timberlake won seven prizes, which
includes best artist and Billboard 200 album, along with accepted the honors not in the country
exactly where he has been on tour.
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Billboard Songs Awards 2014
Red carpet arrivals and also show highlights in the annual awards ceremony throughout Las Vegas
"All one other finalists, Miley, Imagine Dragons, Bruno, Katy, I love you guys, it's not the
competition, but if it is, I won!" Timberlake exclaimed, dance along using his band. "I want by way of
thanking everybody on Earth, everybody in Earth, except, except Donald Sterling."
Timberlake's idol ended up being featured in hologram form, and it performed "Slave for the
Rhythm," a song from Jackson's new posthumous album "Xscape," alongside using a plethora
regarding track record dancers, beaming lights as well as fire blasts. It has been simply the greatest
moment at the awards show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena inside Las Vegas.
"We tried to do as greatest we might what we thought Michael would have loved, as well as those
folks that knew Michael really well, we were built using a good perspective on it," Epic Records CEO
L.A. Reid stated backstage. Reid labored about the album along with released it. "But the reality is,
you could not ever truly know because he wasn't there."
Robin Thicke, that won four awards such as best Hot one hundred song regarding "Blurred Lines,"
debuted a new song known as "Get Your Ex Back," planning to get over his actress-wife Paula Patton
following they will announced within February these were separating. He sang on bended knee as
well as ended with just about all the line: "I gotta obtain the girl again tonight."
2. "And most significantly I'd similar to saying thanks to my wife on her enjoy and support as well as
for adding with me every 1 of these years," Thicke said onstage when he accepted leading R&B
song.
The night featured the quantity of collaborative performances, including an explosive duet through
Carrie Underwood along with Miranda Lambert, whilst double winner Luke Bryan as well as Florida
Georgia line were crowd favorites when they performed "This Will Be The Means You Roll." Also
Underwood and her hockey player-husband Mike Fisher sang along.
Miley Cyrus performed The Actual Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky together with Diamonds" together with
Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips remotely from your United Kingdom, exactly where your woman
has been in tour.
"I need to of course thank most associated with my amazing fans. ... Thank a person everybody with
regard to making this (expletive) achievable - oops. I'm about ABC, sorry," your woman said when
accepting leading streaming artist, herniated your ex tongue in the end.
Katy Perry, which won leading female artist, furthermore performed remotely. Envision Dragons,
however, ended up being existing within Las Vegas, in which usually the Billboard Songs Awards
marked a homecoming for the band. the Las Vegas-based rockers won 5 honors, including top
duo/group as well as rock artist.
"We would not really be here nowadays if it wasn't for folks which believed inside our band, inside
our little band in which started here in las Vegas from the really beginning," leader Dan Reynolds
told the particular audience. He then thanked radio, family members and management pertaining to
their support, adding using a yell in the end: "And Billboard!"
Lorde was obviously a double winner, using house trophies pertaining to very best new artist along
with rock song for that ubiquitous hit "Royals."
"This complete factor began personally having a song that offers been written when I has been 15,
that I am aware every person knows, yet what I need to have for you to say is I am 17 along using a
half now as well as I'm thus thankful," your woman stated as a number of the crowd laughed. "That
wasn't a new joke. I'm thus thankful which I've had the particular chance to learn along with grow as
a brand name new artist within the spotlight."
Lorde performed her new hit "Tennis Court" in her signature black - and showcased her signature
twitchy dance moves. Various Other performers included John Legend, which sang his present No.
one hit "All of Me" about piano, the semi-racy Ariana Grande, the sultry Shakira as well as Jennifer
Lopez, whom received the icon award as well as performed at first as well as finish of the three-hour
show.
While musicians dominated your awards show, Kendall Jenner turned several heads when the girl
fumbled over your ex words - practically pulling the John Travolta -- when introducing Australian pop
team 5 seconds regarding Summer.
"And now we welcome ... 1 ..." the 18-year-old reality star said, seeming to nearly say one Direction,
as your woman put your ex head down.
"Guys, I'm the particular worst reader."
3. Check out their email list involving winners below:
TOP ARTIST: Justin Timberlake
TOP one hundred HOT SONG: "Blurred Lines," Robin Thicke (featuring T.I. & Pharrell)
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ALBUM: "The 20/20 Experience," Justin Timberlake
TOP DUO/GROUP: Envision Dragons
TOP NEW ARTIST: Lorde
TOP TOURING ARTIST: Bon Jovi
TOP MALE ARTIST: Justin Timberlake
TOP FEMALE ARTIST: Katy Perry
TOP HOT one hundred ARTIST: Envision Dragons
TOP BILLBOARD 200 ARTIST: Justin Timberlake
TOP DIGITAL SONGS ARTIST: Katy Perry
TOP RADIO SONGS ARTIST: Justin Timberlake
TOP SOCIAL ARTIST: Justin Bieber
TOP STREAMING ARTIST: Miley Cyrus
TOP R&B ARTIST: Justin Timberlake
TOP RAP ARTIST: Eminem
TOP COUNTRY ARTIST: Luke Bryan
TOP ROCK ARTIST: Picture Dragons
TOP LATIN ARTIST: Marc Anthony
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ARTIST: Daft Punk
TOP CHRISTIAN ARTIST: Chris Tomlin
TOP R&B ALBUM: "The 20/20 Experience," Justin Timberlake
TOP RAP ALBUM: "The Marshall Mathers LP2," Eminem
TOP COUNTRY ALBUM: "Crash My Party," Luke Bryan
TOP ROCK ALBUM: "Night Visions," Imagine Dragons
4. TOP LATIN ALBUM: "3.0," Marc Anthony
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC ALBUM: "Random Access Memories," Daft Punk
TOP CHRISTIAN ALBUM: "Precious Memories: Volume II," Alan Jackson
TOP DIGITAL SONG: "Blurred Lines," Robin Thicke (featuring T.I. & Pharrell)
TOP RADIO SONG: "Blurred Lines," Robin Thicke (featuring T.I. & Pharrell)
TOP STREAMING SONG (AUDIO): "Radioactive," Envision Dragons
TOP STREAMING SONG (VIDEO): "Wrecking Ball," Miley Cyrus
TOP R&B SONG: "Blurred Lines," Robin Thicke (featuring T.I. & Pharrell)
TOP RAP SONG: "Can't Maintain Us," Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Ray Dalton)
TOP COUNTRY SONG: "Cruise," Florida Georgia Range (featuring Nelly)
TOP ROCK SONG: "Royals," Lorde
TOP LATIN SONG: "Vivir Mi Vida," Marc Anthony
TOP DANCE/ELECTRONIC SONG: "Wake Me Up," Avicii
TOP CHRISTIAN SONG: "Hello, My Identify is," Matthew West
ICON AWARD: Jennifer Lopez
