Delivering yet another star-studded, blockbuster celebration of music, CTV continues its award show hot streak with exclusive coverage of THE 2013 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS. Grammy® Award winners Prince, Taylor Swift, and Bruno Mars are just some of the A-list acts set to take the stage. Hosted by Emmy® Award-nominated actor and comedian Tracy Morgan,THE 2013 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDSair live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 19 at 8 p.m. ETon CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times).
This year, THE 2013 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS also honours world-renowned music legend Prince with the Billboard Icon Award, highlighting his unique journey and history of groundbreaking accomplishments in music during the broadcast.
Music royalty continues to take the stage as THE 2013 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS also launches its new fan-driven Milestone Award, which celebrates the ingenuity of this year’s hitmakers. The narrowed down Top 3 finalists are pop sensation Justin Bieber and Grammy® Award winners Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars. Voting is open to Canadians by visiting Billboard.com/milestone and clicking on the “Vote Now” button. Voting is open now until the broadcast of THE 2013 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS.
Taylor Swift, indie pop band fun, and Maroon 5, fronted by Adam Levine, from CTV’s THE VOICE, lead in nominations for THE 2013 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS in a whopping 11 categories this year. Swift and Maroon 5 are also competing for the coveted Top Artist prize at this year’s ceremony. Other nominated artists include One Direction, Rihanna and Carly Rae Jepsen, who will also contend in several major categories. For a complete list of finalists, click here.
Previously announced performers set to grace the stage May 19 include Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Miguel, Pitbull, Christina Aguilera, Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, The Band Perry, Kacey Musgrave, and Bruno Mars – who ascended to the #1 spot single on the Billboard’s Hot 100 and will celebrate by opening the award show with a live performance.
As part of a multi-year deal with CTV, established in April 2011, THE 2013 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS provides a bridge between THE 2013 JUNO AWARDS and the always popular MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS coming up in June.