Nick Jonas to Host Billboard Music Awards

2021 Billboard Music Awards will have a slew of performances!Bad Bunny and Karol G are the latest musicians announced to hit the stage.

Ethan Shanfeld Nick Jonas will host this year’s Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), airing May 23 at 5 p.m. PT.“I’ve always been such a big fan of the show, both as a fan growing up watching it and then as a performer, presenter and nominee,” Jonas tells Variety.

Alicia Keys' first studio album,  was released 20 years ago this June, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200.

2021 Billboard Music Awards will have a slew of performances!Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis are teaming up with Sounds Of Blackness and Ann Nesby to deliver a moving performance of their iconic song, “Optimistic." They will perform remote from the late Prince’s Paisley Park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, marking Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis’ return to their roots in the legendary city.Pop trio AJR will make their awards show debut when they take the stage to perform their hit singles, “Bang!” and “Way Less

Twenty One Pilots will be performing at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. The duo and seven-time BBMA winners will be taking the stage for a performance of their hit single «Shy Away.»DJ Khaled was previously announced to perform at the awards show on May 23 with H.E.R.

2021 Billboard Music Awards. Nick Jonas will host the 2021 show — following a three-year run by Kelly Clarkson — which returns to its usual May date this year after being pushed to October in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.Jonas, of course, is a Billboard Music Awards veteran, previously winning three awards with the Jonas Brothers, and performing at the ceremony in 2019.

Duran Duran are set to perform with Blur‘s Graham Coxon at this year’s Billboard Music Awards.The band will appear as part of their 40th anniversary celebrations and will premiere a new single at the awards event, which takes place on May 23.

2021 Billboard Music Awards. Nick Jonas will host the 2021 show — following a three-year run by Kelly Clarkson — which returns to its usual May date this year after being pushed to October in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.Jonas, of course, is a Billboard Music Awards veteran, previously winning three awards with the Jonas Brothers, and performing at the ceremony in 2019.

The 2021 Billboard Music Awards continue to fill out their impressive roster of performers.

2021 Billboard Music Awards. The British pop-rock sensation will take the BBMA stage for the very first time, with a remote performance from London, England.  Duran Duran will perform their brand-new, soon-to-be-revealed song, and will be joined by Blur’s Graham Coxon.The group has had 21 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, including «Hungry Like the Wolf,» «Rio,» «Ordinary World» and «I Don't Want Your Love.» Their most recent studio album, 2015's , debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard

Chris Willman Music WriterDuran Duran has been named as a performer for the Billboard Music Awards, where the group will premiere a new single remotely from England, bringing in as their collaborator a fellow Brit, Blur’s Graham Coxon.Their appearance May 23 will be the first on a BBMAs telecast by the group, the fourth artist to be named for a performance slot following announcements for BTS, the Weeknd and Pink.The single Duran Duran will be premiering will advance a new album, the band’s

BTS will be taking the stage for the 2021 Billboard Music Awards. The K-pop group will be performing the world television debut of their English-language single, «Butter,» at the awards show, remotely from Korea.The Billboard Music Awards' official Instagram account teased the supergroup's performance on Instagram Tuesday.«Are you ready?! the world tv debut of @bts.bighitofficial’s BUTTER will be at the #BBMAs!!! don't miss it Sunday, may 23 at 8ET/5PT on NBC.

Chris Willman Music WriterBTS has set the television performance debut of the group’s forthcoming single, “Butter,” for the Billboard Music Awards May 23.The vocal group will perform remotely from Korea on the show, to be broadcast on NBC live across time zones in the U.S. at 8 p.m.

Drake is receiving a huge honor!

Chris Willman Music WriterDrake will be the recipient of an artist of the decade award when the Billboard Music Awards air on May 23, NBC and Dick Clark Productions announced Tuesday morning.Producers said the trophy is in honor of Billboard consumption data from 2009 through 2019. Drake is a shoo-in as its inaugural recipient by sheer numbers, having received the most Billboard Awards of anyone to date — 27.

Drake is set to receive the top honor of the decade at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards.

Billboard Music Awards with a performance at the show.Dick clark productions announced that the pop star will hit the stage at the May 23 event. It will air live on NBC from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.The Weeknd's nominations include top artist, top male artist, top R&B artist, top Billboard 200 album for “After Hours” and top Hot 100 song for “Blinding Lights,” the No.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Weeknd will perform at the Billboard Music Awards on May 23 — which is only fitting since he’s the top finalist this year with nominations in 16 categories, riding the success of his blockbuster “After Hours” album and its smash single “Blinding Lights,” which has crushed multiple streaming and chart records.Over the course of his decade-long career, the Weeknd has racked up a dazzling number of Billboard chart records: He’s had 34 top 40-charting hits on the

Photo By: Kayla Johnson The Weeknd at Bumbershoot 2015[F/caption]Last Thursday, dick clark productions and NBC announced the 2021 Billboard Music Awards (BBMA) finalists honoring the most successful artists across 51 different categories and all music genres.The Billboard Music Awards will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in L.A. on Sunday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET, 5 p.m. PT exclusively on NBC.The finalist list was announced by Access Hollywood’s Zuri Hall and comedian LaLa Milan.