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Travis Scott announced on Tuesday that his non-profit organization Cactus Jack Foundation has awarded $1 million in scholarship aid to 100 graduating seniors from 38 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).«Excellence abounds in every Black household, but too often opportunity does not — and Black students are left behind or counted out,» the «Goosebumps» rapper said in a news release. «So that's what my family and I set out to change.

2024 Grammy nominations were announced.But even as top contenders SZA, Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo were already getting fitted for gowns, something was amiss.The fact that the nominees for music’s top prize were being announced before anyone got to chow and cocktail down for Friendsgiving — let alone Thanksgiving — made it feel way too early in the awards season.I mean, Mariah Carey didn’t even have enough time to properly defrost.Add to that the fact that the 2023 Country Music Awards took place just two days before the 2024 Grammy nominations were announced — and you knew that something just ain’t right with music award shows.That trend continued on Sunday night, when the Billboard Music Awards took the pre-Thanksgiving weekend spot long occupied by the American Music Awards — and turned it into one big turkey. (To make matters even weirder, both the BBMAs and the AMAs are owned by the same parent company.)Indeed, while the BBMAs were previously aired on NBC — these awards were relegated to a damn Billboard website.

Billboard Awards.Mariah Carey brought the holiday spirit to the stage with a Aspen-inspired performance of her record-breaking hit “All I Want for Christmas is You” on Sunday. Her performance marked the first time the “Vision of Love” singer performed her modern holiday classic at an awards show. Carey, 54, made her way onto the stage by slowly being dropped down by a ski lift.

2023 Billboard Music Awards are finally here — and, naturally, Taylor Swift is taking the lead with 20 nominations out of the 69 categories.Swift, who is currently on her Eras Tour in Brazil, is the most decorated female BBMAs artist of all time with 29 wins. On Sunday night, some of her nods include for Top Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Billboard 200 Album (“Midnights”).The “Archer” singer is followed on the leaderboard by Morgan Wallen, SZA, The Weeknd, Drake and Zach Bryan.The Billboard Awards kick off at 8 p.m.

Michael Bublé and his wife, Luisana Lopilato, are almost ready to be a family of six! The 46-year-old singer brought 34-year-old Lopilato to the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, marking the couple's first red carpet appearance together since they announced Lopilato's fourth pregnancy back in February. «This is the most fun I’ve ever had on a red carpet,» Bublé told ET's Cassie DiLaura, before joking that they wouldn't even have to take maternity photos after attending the event. «Paparazzi took a bunch of us and now I'll just download them off of Google and put them up in my house.»  Lopilato shared she's been «feeling so good» throughout her pregnancy and expressed that she was «so happy that we’re here together.»The couple has been married since 2011 and they have three other children, sons Noah and Elias, and daughter Vida. But they still haven’t decided on a name for baby No.

just won the Billboard Award for Top Rap Female Artist at the ceremony, which was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday.The 27-year-old “Body” singer — real name Megan Jovon Ruth Pete — kicked off the unbridled performance with a racy rendition of her new girl-power anthem “Plan B.” During the hot number, she sported a form-fitting one-piece with skimpy geometric cutouts that left little to the imagination. An itsy bitsy back thong silhouette and sleek black lace-up boots completed the smoldering ensemble — which was all custom Mugler, according to a recent Instagram post from the singer.Interestingly, many fans have speculated that “Plan B” was a diss track aimed at her ex, Tory Lanez, who shot Megan Thee Stallion in the foot in 2020.

Doja Cat has been cleaning up at awards shows recently, and Sunday's Billboard Music Awards was no exception!The «Kiss Me More” songstress took home multiple awards during the big show, held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. During her second acceptance speech of the night, she drew attention from fans by first downing a drink she had before taking to the stage after her name was called.Speaking with ET's Cassie DiLaura after the show, Doja Cat explained that it was because she wasn't really expecting to win — or even aware of what was going on at that exact moment.»I'm briefed on things, like there's things that I know, like when I'm nominated and things like that.

2022 Billboard Music Awards lit up the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, and some of the biggest names in music came together for a performance-filled night of fun and celebration.Sean «Diddy» Combs took over hosting duties for this year's show, and charismatically led a fun show filled with impressive musical numbers, stirring acceptance speeches and some truly unexpected surprises.Here's a look at some of the highlights you'll be talking about tomorrow from this year's Billboard Music Awards.Getting the 2022 #BBMAs started off the right way

Travis Scott officially made his return to an awards show stage on Sunday.

ICON Award on Sunday at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. She is one of only 11 other artists to receive the honor.While accepting her award, presented by Janet Jackson, Mary reflected on the status of an «icon» in culture, and the public perception of artists deemed icons.«The way the world is now, I think people think icons are born that way, that they become a legend overnight, but that is definitely not the case,» she shared. «It takes a lot of time, hard work, and a lot of surviving, trial and error, to achieve greatness.»«What an icon means to me is overcoming obstacles to accomplish the unthinkable and be wildly admired for having influence over a multitude of people, and that is what I've always represented,» she continued.

2022 Billboard Music Awards.The previously “canceled” 29-year-old performed not one, but two songs Sunday night a year after a February 2021 video of him surfaced drunkenly calling his friend the N-word and other expletives went viral.“F— Morgan Wallen and this Jim Crow music,” one user wrote. “With what just happened in Buffalo, we coulda cut him from the lineup.

2022 Billboard Music Awards, and they're walking the red carpet in style!Dressed to the nines in the most lavish looks and eye-catching ensembles, artists and celebs went all out as they posed for pics on the carpet at the Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday.The rockstar couple hit the carpet in neo-goth chic, with Fox showing off her figure in a curve-hugging black gown, while Kelly sparkled in a jewel-encrusted shirt under a spike-lined pseudo-tuxedo.The «Plan B» artist looked striking in a brown, white and tan ensemble that showed off her toned figure as she posed for the press ahead of the big show.The celebrated artist rocked a quasi-futuristic chic number with a dramatic black and semi-sheer gown that she paired with a golden bell jar clutch.For more red carpet sightings at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, check out the gallery below!  Billboard Music Awards 2022: How to Watch and Who's Performing Michael Bublé, Chloe Bailey & More to Present at the 2022 BBMAs Diddy on His 'Night of Surprises' as Host of Billboard Music Awards Travis Scott to Perform at 2022 Billboard Music Awards  

Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox have a lot of passion in their romance, and the rocker is set to show his fiancée just how special she is to him at this year's Billboard Music Awards.ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke with the couple on the red carpet at the star-studded show, held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, and MGK dished on his forthcoming performance of «Twin Flame,» which he wrote for Fox.«It's actually really cool because it's a lunar eclipse tonight, it's a full moon,» Kelly shared. «And it's gonna be my birthday tomorrow,» Fox chimed in.«I wrote this song two years ago exactly today,» Kelly recalled. «I played it for her, it's all a trip, it's like it's all meant to be.»«Yeah there's like super special secret meaning to the song as well,» Fox shared.

Megan Thee Stallion brought the heat with her Billboard Music Awards stage debut on Sunday night! The 27-year-old wowed the Billboard audience with her fiery performance of «Plan B.»Dressed in a black, body cutout bodysuit, the singer performed her recently released single, «Plan B,»  while literal flames blasted behind her. She first previewed the track for her fans during the opening weekend of the Coachella Music Festival. The rapper called the song «very motherf**king personal» during the performance, and personally dedicated it «to whom it may the f**k concern.» The track takes aim at an ex, with lines like «popping Plan Bs cuz I ain't plan to be stuck with 'cha» and «d*ck don’t run me, I run d*ck.» And the GRAMMY winner echoed the sentiments of iconic rappers before her like Queen Latifah and Lil' Kim as she rapped, «Ladies, love yourself 'cause this sh*t could get ugly, that’s why it's f**k n****s, get money.»She also twerked and rapped her verse to her and Dua Lipa's hit, «Sweetest Pie.»Not only did Meg perform, but she's also took home the award for Top Rap Female Artist, the same category she won the Billboard Music Award for in 2021.The full list of 2022 BBMAs finalists was announced last month, with The Weeknd landing nominations in 17 categories. It was also later announced that Mary J.

Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox have a lot of passion in their romance, and the rocker is set to show his fiancée just how special she is to him at this year's Billboard Music Awards.ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke with the couple on the red carpet at the star-studded show, held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, and MGK dished on his forthcoming performance of «Twin Flame,» which he wrote for Fox.«It's actually really cool because it's a lunar eclipse tonight, it's a full moon,» Kelly shared. «And it's gonna be my birthday tomorrow,» Fox chimed in.«I wrote this song two years ago exactly today,» Kelly recalled. «I played it for her, it's all a trip, it's like it's all meant to be.»«Yeah there's like super special secret meaning to the song as well,» Fox shared.

Morgan Wallen is giving props to his son. ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke to the country music singer at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas Sunday night, where he shared how his son has helped his «grow» over the past year.«I think mostly I can attribute it to being a dad,» Wallen said of his growth over the last year, which he attributes to one-year-old Indigo, who he shares with KT Smith.

Sean “Diddy” Combs opened up the 2022 Billboard Music Awards Sunday from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas with a positive, uplifting monologue — albeit one that still threw a little shade at Will Smith's Oscar slap.Toward the end of his opening speech, Diddy joked about how the whole show is held in the spirit of freedom and unbridled fun. However, he also had a bit of a warning.«If you feeling a little froggy tonight, don't feel froggy, but if you are feeling a little bit froggy and you decide to jump on this stage here tonight, I do suggest you have your affairs in order,» Diddy said with a slight laugh. «And I say that with love I say that with the ultimate and utmost love.»Jokes aside, the legendary music mogul/producer/rapper did double duty at Sunday night's show, both hosting and executive producing this year's awards show. He explained that he didn't look at himself as an award show host, but rather the «vibe curator, the frequency elevator, Black Brother Thunder, the Chocolate Boy Wonder.

Latto is bringing the energy to the Billboard Music Awards. ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke to the 23-year-old rapper at the 2022 awards show in Las Vegas Sunday about her BBMAs performance and working with Mariah Carey on the remix to her hit track, «Big Energy,» which samples Carey's 1995 hit, «Fantasy.»«It's so emotional,» Latto said of hitting the BBMAs stage for the first time. «I keep telling myself, don't cry.

Jack Harlow isn't looking to shoot his shot with any ladies at this year's Billboard Music Awards.ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke with the «First Class» artist on the red carpet at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, and the artist said he's just «chillin'» and enjoying his pre-show glory.The artist — who was named as the winner for Top Rap Song, alongside Lil Nas X, for their song “Industry Baby” — also opened up about his past online flirtations with Doja Cat -- most notably in an Instagram Live from 2020.«I've become cool with Doja. That was early in our friendship, now we know each other pretty well.

will be hosting the event live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 15 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m.

leads the nominations with 17 chances at a trophy. His future touring partner, Doja Cat, is right behind him with 14 nods. The two have had a major year with highly acclaimed sets at Coachella last month.

2022 Billboard Music Awards hosting and executive producer roles to spread “love and forgiveness” around some formerly unlovable dudes. The entertainment mogul, 52, backed the show’s decision to include rapper Travis Scott and country singer Morgan Wallen in its star-studded performance lineup.In fact, Diddy “demanded” that Scott perform.“I said, ‘My brother Travis Scott has to perform’ … And NBC said yes,” Diddy said in an Instagram video.“As a musical family, none of us are saints; none of us are without things that happen to them in life,” he said in a Billboard interview. “So one of the things I’m doing directly is uncanceling the canceled.

Billboard Music Awards are bringing some big names to the stage to present the show's top honors.On Friday, Billboard announced a slew of celeb presenters who've been tapped to grace this year's star-studded awards show, which takes place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15.The list includes some celebrated musical stars and entertainers, including Michael Bublé, Chloe Bailey and Giveon, Dixie D’Amelio, Liza Koshy, Heidi Klum and Dove Cameron.Also set to present is the young singer, and inaugural winner of the series AleXa.This year's Billboard Music Awards, hosted by Sean “Diddy'' Combs, will also feature some epic performances for a night of unforgettable music. Becky G will make her BBMAs performance debut, as will Megan Thee Stallion and Rauw AlejandroTop Country Female Artist nominee Miranda Lambert and fellow country star Elle King will also take the stage for a rollicking performance of their collab, «Drunk (And I Don’t Wanna Go Home),» a finalist for Top Rock Song.Travis Scott will also perform at this year's awards, marking his first awards show performance since the Astroworld tragedy six months ago in Houston, Texas. The full list of 2022 BBMAs finalists was announced last month, with The Weeknd landing nominations in 17 categories. It was also later announced that Mary J.

2022 Billboard Music Awards are going to be a Diddy party! On Sunday, the 52-year-old mogul is set to host music’s big night, and it’s going to be one to remember.“I thought it was time for me to get back outside, reintroduce myself to the world and throw music’s biggest night,” Diddy tells ET’s Kevin Frazier. “I’m one of the greatest hosts in the world. You know, I love entertaining.”For the awards show, Diddy is pulling inspiration from one of the world’s best showmen, and one of his biggest inspirations -- P.T.

Billboard Music Awards are bringing your favorites to the stage! On Monday, Billboard announced a new slate of performers for the upcoming awards show, which takes place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15.Ed Sheeran will join the show for a remote performance all the way from Belfast, Northern Ireland, where he’s in the midst of his  stadium tour. Sheeran leads the list of BBMA finalists with a spot in nine categories including Top Male Artist, Top Song Sales Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, and more.Becky G will make her BBMAs performance debut, hot on the heels of her new album, , and her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs: «MAMIII,» with Karol G.

Morgan Wallen will soon be back on an awards show stage. On Friday, MRC and NBC announced that the 28-year-old country singer will perform at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards next month, marking his first awards show performance since he was seen on camera using a racial slur.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to host the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, MRC and NBC announced on Friday. The famed rapper and producer will be pulling double duty as executive producer of this year's show, which comes 25 years after Diddy's first-ever Billboard Music Award wins. «This will be unlike any awards show – I’m bringing the love and setting the frequency at an all-time high,» he said in a statement.

Billboard Music Awards are bringing your favorites to the stage! The first set of performers for this year's award show were announced on April 19, including Megan Thee Stallion and The Red Hot Chili Peppers.Megan Thee Stallion is set to make her Billboard Music Award debut at the event, which takes place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 15. In addition to her performance, the 27-year-old rapper is also a finalist for Top Rap Female Artist, the same category she won the Billboard Music Award for in 2021.The Red Hot Chili Peppers, meanwhile, are making their BBMAs comeback after 23 years.

2022 Billboard Music Award? We're one step closer to finding out!On Friday, the finalists for the 2022 Billboard Music Awards were announced, just over a month before the annual award show returns to Las Vegas after two years on Sunday, May 15. So who is a contender for a coveted trophy this year? After taking home 10 statues last year, The Weeknd leads the pack in 2022 as a finalist in 17 categories, including Top Artist and Top Male Artist.

2022 Billboard Music Awards will be airing live on May 15 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show will be broadcast on NBC, and the host as well as performers will be announced in the coming weeks. As always, honorees will be determined by their performance on the Billboard charts. Last year's show took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and The Weeknd took home the most wins, accepting 10 awards.

Michelle Obama is a fan of Alicia Keys, and during the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, she made sure to share the impact Keys’ music, and advocacy has on the world. “I remember what it felt like to feel like to hear the song ‘Fallin’ for the first time,” Obama recalled.

Machine Gun Kelly made a bold statement at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday by stepping out to the red carpet with his tongue painted black.The «Bloody Valentine» singer, whose real name is Colson Baker, showed off the unique look while posing for photographers at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, shortly after teasing the move via Instagram Stories.

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Leslie Odom Jr. is teasing great things ahead for . ET's Lauren Zima spoke to the 39-year-old  star at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, and he revealed what fans can look forward to from the highly-anticipated sequel to Rian Johnson's 2019 Oscar-nominated whodunnit.«I might have said too much already, but suspect everyone is what I can tell you,» Odom Jr.

Drake is officially Billboard's Artist of the Decade — but his 3-year-old son, Adonis, wasn't quite impressed!The rapper accepted the prestigious honor during the 2021 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, celebrating his status as the best-performing artist on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, the Billboard 200 albums chart and more throughout the 2010s.Drake took the stage with his crew, including Adonis, who was happy to hold his dad's award, even if he seemed a little overwhelmed by the