CLAP YOUR HANDS FOR THE 2013 BILLBOARD AWARDS
By: Hope Wilkos, Writer/Blogger
Sunday evening, May 19, 2013, was the night that the musical world had been waiting for all year. The entertainment industry celebrated the 2013 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Hotel. As usual, fashion was one of the tantalizing topics rocking the music world on Monday. The other topic seemed to be Justin Bieber and a bit of Taylor Swift.
Let’s first begin with the diverse fashions of the evening. From the far out to the sophisticated, we got a taste of it all. Z LaLa looked like she stepped right out of a spaceship decked out in glistening silver with a huge headdress and her own rendition of wings.
Nicki Minaj, even though she was in fiery red from head to toe, was a bit more subdued in her style and yet the look was lovely on her.
Coming on strong was Kelly Rowland in a long voluptuous gown by Rami Al Ali. A smile is worth a thousand words.
What was the hidden message that Ke$ha was trying to convey? We really aren’t quite sure.
Jennifer Lopez is all about sultry style and she absolutely sparkled in a gold Zuhair Murad gown with sheer bottom. She tends to get the crowd talking at every event that she attends.
Murad was popular dressing Taylor Swift in brilliant beaming blue and Emmy Rossum in beckoning black.
Selena Gomez looked spectacular in a white side slit gown by Atelier Versace.
Even in her 50’s, Madonna commands a crowd and stands out as she seems to make her own self-confident statement. On this particular evening, fishnets and feathers was her wardrobe of choice by designer Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy.
Miley Cyrus continues to make news in the tabloids and with bright red lips and what appeared to be a black and white macrame’ pantsuit by Balmain, she was surely a scene stealer on this night.
All the major musical artists like Celine Dion, Carly Rae Jepsen, Chris Brown, Shania Twain, PSY, Avril Lavigne, Akon, Jason Derulo, Pitbull and Christina Aguilera were all there. Even Mike Tyson made an appearance.
Las Vegas is the city that never sleeps and the awards event was full of action to last into the late evening hours. The winners were on a high as they held up their trophies.
Once again, Taylor Swift topped the list of winners as she walked away with eight trophies winning eight of the eleven categories. Gotye and Rihanna followed with four and three respectively.
Show-stopping performances by The Band Perry, Bruno Mars, Prince, Icona Pop, SkyBlu and Wiz Khalifa were memorable and made us truly understand the meaning of music. Host for the evening was ‘The Voice’s’ own Cee Lo Green.
Of course the show was not without its share of drama. Justin Bieber took the top honors of the evening being awarded the first ever ‘Milestone Award’, presented by Chevrolet, celebrating the ingenuity of the year’s hitmakers. Bieber is only 19 years old and has had 5 #1 songs on the Billboard 200 Chart, quite an accomplishment. As he accepted his trophy onstage, boos could be heard from the audience drowning out some of the cries of happiness from the crowd. He handled it well and continued on with his acceptance speech. Perhaps he was not the choice of the masses for this coveted award? We cut to backstage as Justin saw Selena Gomez with Taylor Swift in tow. As Selena and Justin pecked a kiss for old times, Taylor’s expression was caught on camera and she was not thrilled with the reunion of the on/off again couple.
After just about three hours of fashion, musical performances, a bit of humor thrown in for good measure and plenty of acceptance speeches, the evening came to a close. Here is the list of winners:
Top Artist – Taylor Swift
Top New Artist – One Direction
Top Male Artist – Justin Bieber
Top Female Artist – Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group – One Direction
Top Billboard 200 Artist – Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist – Maroon 5
Top Digital Songs Artist – Carly Rae Jepsen and Taylor Swift (tie)
Top Radio Songs Artist – Rihanna
Top Touring Artist – Madonna
Top Social Artist – Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist – Nicki Minaj
Top Pop Artist – One Direction
Top R&B Artist – Rihanna
Top Rap Artist – Nicki Minaj
Top Country Artist – Taylor Swift
Top Rock Artist – fun.
Top Latin Artist – Jenni Rivera
Top Dance Artist – Madonna
Top EDM Artist – David Guetta
Top Christian Artist – tobyMac
Top Billboard 200 Album – Taylor Swift, Red
Top Pop Album – Adele, 21
Top R&B Album – Rihanna, Unapologetic
Top Rap Album – Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Top Country Album – Taylor Swift, Red
Top Rock Album – Mumford & Sons, Babel
Top Latin Album – Jenni Rivera, La Misma Gran Senora
Top Dance Album – Madonna, MDNA
Top EDM Album – Skrillex, Bangarang
Top Christian Album – tobyMac, Eye On It
Top Hot 100 Song – Gotye featuring Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
Top Digital Song – Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
Top Radio Song – Gotye featuring Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
Top Streaming Song (Audio) – Gotye featuring Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
Top Streaming Song (Video) – PSY, “Gangnam Style”
Top Pop Song – Carly Rae Jepsen, “Call Me Maybe”
Top R&B Song – Rihanna, “Diamonds”
Top Rap Song – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz, “Thrift Shop”
Top Country Song – Taylor Swift, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
Top Rock Song – Gotye featuring Kimbra, “Somebody That I Used to Know”
Top Latin Song – Michel Telo, “Ai Se Eu Te Pego”
Top Dance Song – Baauer, “Harlem Shake”
Top EDM Song – Baauer, “Harlem Shake”
Top Christian Song – Matt Redman, “10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)”
PHOTO CREDITS: StartraksPhoto.com, AFP, Getty Images
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