Awards

19 Nov 2023

2023 Billboard Music Awards: Photos From the Red Carpet

The 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy are upon us! While the 2023 BBMAs are reimagined in a way that brings fans exclusive content in a fresh, new fashion, the annual awards show still comes with a red carpet. And the 2023 Billboard Music Awards red carpet features some of the hottest names in music: Mariah Carey, Karol G, Peso Pluma, Bebe Rexha and Jermaine Dupri.

The 2023 BBMAs will honor the year’s hottest names in music determined by year-end performance metrics on the Billboard charts. The program, produced by Dick Clark Productions, will deliver a reimagined award show concept that will entertain fans with music and exclusive content. Performances and award celebrations will take place in global locations, in the midst of sold-out tours, and in custom venues. In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the BBMAs and Spotify Fans First have teamed up to identify fans who have consumed the most hours of music over the past year and helped drive their favorite artists to the top spots on the Billboard charts. These fans received a “golden ticket” granting them access to attend a performance curated by their favorite artists, expressly for the 2023 BBMAs.

On Saturday (Nov. 18), the night before Sunday’s (Nov. 19) Billboard Music Awards, the party kicked off in Beverly Hills, Calif., with Billboard No. 1s: The Official Party of the Billboard Music Awards. See photos from that event here.

Watch the Billboard Music Awards on BBMAs.watch and across Billboard and BBMAs social channels beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

19 Nov 2023

Mariah Carey Shares Her Favorite Billboard Music Awards Memory & Recalls ‘Vision of Love’ Topping Hot 100

Mariah Carey will perform “All I Want for Christmas Is You” at an awards show for the very first time at tonight’s Billboard Music Awards, and in a pre-show interview, she reflected on some of her favorite memories with BiIlboard over the years.

“My favorite BBMAs memory is when I won artist of the decade,” she says of the honor she received in 1999. “I gave this kind of off-the-cuff speech. It was one of my favorite times at any awards show ever.”

As for her first Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper, “Vision of Love,” Carey says the whole moment was a whirlwind. “I think I didn’t really understand the magnitude of that at that time,” she recalls. “I’m pretty sure I celebrated. It’s a little bit blurry.”

Overall on the Billboard charts, Carey has had 19 No. 1 Hot 100 hits — the most of any solo artist. She is the artist with the most weeks at No. 1 (91). She is the female songwriter with the most No. 1 hits (18). She is the only artist to reach No. 1 with her first five singles: “Vision of Love,” “Love Takes Time,” “Someday,” “I Don’t Wanna Cry” and “Emotions.”

At the 2023 Billboard Music Awards, Carey will be honored with the Billboard Chart Achievement Award for “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” The holiday classic, which has climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 every year since 2019, has thus far spent 12 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard’s flagship chart, becoming one of three Carey hits to log 10 or more weeks in the top spot. It joins “One Sweet Day,” a collab with Boyz II Men that spent a then-record 16 weeks at No. 1 in 1995-96, and “We Belong Together,” which spent 14 weeks on top in 2005.

Performances and awards will roll out across BBMAs and Billboard social channels, as well as via BBMAs.watch, tonight beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Going into tonight’s show, Taylor Swift is the top finalist at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy, with nods in 20 categories. Wallen and SZA are runners-up, with 17 entries each. They are followed by The Weeknd (16); Drake and Zach Bryan (14); Luke Combs (10); 21 Savage, Metro Boomin and Miley Cyrus (nine each); Beyoncé and Rema (seven each); Bad Bunny and Pluma (six each); and Ariana Grande, Guetta, Eslabon Armado, Karol G, NewJeans and Selena Gomez (five each).

19 Nov 2023

Mariah Carey Shares Her Favorite Billboard Music Awards Moment & More | Billboard Music Awards 2023

Mariah Carey shares her favorite Billboard Music Awards moment, her upcoming Merry Christmas One and All tour, how she felt when her hit “Vision of Love” became her first No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and more at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy.

What is your favorite BBMAs memory?

Mariah Carey
Okay, well my favorite BBMAs memory is when I won Artist of the Decade and I gave this kind of like off the cuff speech that it was just one of my favorite times at any award show anywhere ever. That was a good one.

What can fans expect from your upcoming tour?

Mariah Carey
I’m mainly performing holiday songs, but I am also performing non-holiday songs because we have to be festive all throughout the year. So I’m excited. I got rehearsal tomorrow and everybody’s getting ready and we’re off.

“Vision of Love” was your first #1 on the Hot 100. Do you remember when it went to #1 and how did you celebrate?

Mariah Carey
Yes, “Vision of Love” was my first No. 1 on the Hot 100. And I think I didn’t really understand the magnitude of that. At that time. I’m pretty sure I celebrated. It’s a little bit blurry. Yeah, it was a it was an amazing moment because I never thought that song would be a big hit at all. That was not to me that wasn’t what was popular. That’s just something very different. And so yay, “Vision of Love.”

19 Nov 2023

Here’s What Went Down At the Billboard No. 1 BBMAs Party | Billboard

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19 Nov 2023

Lexus Offers a Lucky Fan the Best Seat at the Billboard Music Awards 2023 | Billboard Music Awards 2023

The 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy were given a makeover, taking place in custom venues across the globe, and Lexus gave one lucky fan the best seat in the house to her favorite performer.

Karen:
Billboard Music Awards were reimagined to give fans access to exclusive performances. I have the best seat in the house. My name is Karen. I’m a mother, a Los Angeles native and a music super fan. Style is very important for me. I know my look is complete when I feel confident and I look good. I’m ready for the show. Oh my God that car is so fire!

I’m Mexican and Cuban. So music for me is a way to connect to my culture. And it’s even more special when an event like the Billboard Music Awards brings out huge artists to perform. Live music in Los Angeles is huge. There’s performances almost every night. Balancing work and motherhood can be hard sometimes. So having an adult like this is very important to me. And thanks to Lexus I was able to experience the best seat at the BBMAs.

19 Nov 2023

Tate McRae Reflects on Viral Success of ‘Greedy,’ Her Debut Performances on 2023 Billboard Music Awards & ‘SNL’

Tate McRae‘s star is quickly on the rise. The musician — who is Billboard‘s latest cover star — is having a massive weekend, with her debut performances on both Saturday Night Live (Nov. 18) and at Sunday’s’s 2023 Billboard Music Awards (Nov. 19).

Ahead of her BBMAs debut, the 20-year-old caught up with Billboard to reflect on her current hit “Greedy” (which peaks at No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week) and her breakthrough moment.

“I don’t think people really expected me to release a song like this. I didn’t expect me to release it. I was deciding for forever which song I wanted to come back from a 10-month break. I think also people weren’t expecting me to dance like I did in the music video, and I think it was just a little shocking,” she said of the track. “It also feels like a switch-up in my personality and I think my fans were ready to see a more confident bada– side of me. It feels very exciting starting the album with that kind of energy going into it.”

McRae, who is also fresh off the release of her new track “Exes,” hit up SNL on Saturday and then takes the stage of the Billboard Music Awards — something she admits has been “a bit of a whirlwind.”

“We just shot a music video a day ago. Billboard this weekend and Saturday Night Live, which has been like obviously on my bucket list for so long. Right now it feels like…stirred up in the moment,” she shared. “It’s very exciting because I really, really care about this project and I also feel like I’ve had such a hold on all the creative of everything and I just feel very proud of what I’m putting out so it feels very exciting to be able to share that on big shows like this.”

The Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy — where McRae has a nod in the top dance/electronic song category for her single “10:35” — can be viewed on BBMAs.watch or via the Billboard and BBMAs social media channels starting at 8 p.m. ET Sunday.

Watch McRae’s full interview in the video above.

19 Nov 2023

Tate McRae on The Success of “Greedy,” Her Favorite BBMAs Moment & More | Billboard Music Awards 2023

Tate McRae opens up about the success of her song “Greedy,” the relationship she has with her fans, remembers her favorite Billboard Music Awards moment and more. The 2023 Billboard Music Awards are presented by Marriott Bonvoy.

Tate McRae:
I think that’s dedication.

How is your relationship with your fans?

Tate McRae:
I feel like I’m really close to my fans. I feel like we just have a very, like, close friend vibe. They’re always, like, whenever I do performances, and I see them, I see a lot of the same people at these kinds of performances, and I feel like they just, like, make me so comfortable and calm, and it’s just the best feeling when I get to look at them and sing with them.

Why do you think “Greedy” resonated so much with your audience?

Tate McRae:
I don’t think people really expected me to release a song like this. I didn’t expect me to release it. I mean, I was deciding for forever on what song I wanted to come back from, like, a 10-month break from. And I think also, people weren’t expecting me to dance like I did in the music video. And I think it was just a little shocking, but it also just feels like a switch-up in my personality. And I think my fans are ready to see, like, a more confident, like, bad–s side of me. And yeah, it just feels very exciting starting the album, with that kind of energy, going into it.

Do you have a favorite Billboard Music Awards memory?

Tate McRae:
I am a big fan of The Weeknd. And anytime he performs, I’m a huge fan, but one of his best performances, I would say was the one with all the cars behind him and he was doing “Save Your Tears.” It was such a good show. But I also just, like, love him and all of his performances

Watch the full video above!

19 Nov 2023

Karol G Teases That Fans Will Be ‘Part of My Performance’ at 2023 Billboard Music Awards

As the 2023 Billboard Music Awards approach, Colombian superstar Karol G gave fans a glimpse into her musical faves this year and the significance of her record-breaking Mañana Será Bonito album being recognized at the awards show, which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET tonight.

“This year is kind of rare for me. I started looking backward to the music I used to listen to before a lot,” Karol G tells Billboard, citing Coldplay, U2 and Lana Del Rey as the artists she streamed the most this year. Delving into a deeper connection with music, she reveals, “I’m really spiritual this year … and have been listening to lyrics and music that connected more with my soul.”

She adds another streaming favorite: “Karol G! I love my music and some of my old songs, remembering my process when I started and where I am right now. It’s really beautiful.”

While discussing the significance of her music being recognized at the Billboard Music Awards, the “Qlona” hitmaker expressed, “This album is the most intimate and special in my career. I wrote these songs about really special and confident moments in my life,” she says. With her fourth studio album, Mañana Será Bonito, the Colombian superstar broke the record for the biggest debut for a Spanish-language album by a woman, landing at No. 1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart.

Karol G also underscored her determination to create a transformative experience for her audience via her first international stadium tour. “I want people to see that Karol G can do a stadium tour,” she says with enthusiasm. “I’m ready, I’m prepared, and I can bring that experience instead of just a show or an entertainment moment. It’s an experience that you go to and you [will] share energy, love, tears and happiness.

“We took moments that we thought were going to be special,” she adds of tonight’s performance. “[My fans] are part of my performance today, like in the choreo.”

A finalist for five awards including Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Album and Top Latin Song, Karol G stands out as the only woman competing in multiple categories at the Billboard Music Awards 2023 presented by Marriott Bonvoy. La Bichota joins a star-studded lineup of BBMA performers that includes Mariah Carey, Bebe Rexha & David Guetta, Peso Pluma, NewJeans, Stray Kids and Morgan Wallen. It all starts at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT tonight.

Check back to Billboard.com throughout the night for the latest news on performances, special awards and more.

19 Nov 2023

Stray Kids Say They Want to Go on a Group Vacation Next Year During 2023 Billboard Music Awards

Stray Kids, one of the hottest K-pop groups on earth and a Billboard 200-topping artist, is a finalist at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards – and a performer at the 2023 BBMAs.

Ahead of their performance, a mashup of “S-Class” and “LALALALA,” the group sat down and spoke with Billboard about their BBMAs performance, the importance of STAY and why they want a group vacation next year.

Bang Chan explained why the group felt it was the right move to combine those two particular songs at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy. “All right, so ‘S-Class’ and ‘LALALALA,’ two very important songs to Stray Kids,” Bang Chan said. “And we thought, you know, it’d be good to mash up the two songs and show a very good performance. And show the full potential of the two songs.”

This year has been a busy one for Stray Kids, with the act releasing both the Billboard 200 No. 1 album 5-Star as well as the new EP Rock-Star. “The reason why we continue to release so much music is not only because of our fans who wait for our music, but also because there are still so many sides of our group and so much music that we want to show the world,” Changbin explained of their release-heavy year.

But after a period of hard work, at least one group member is ready for a little rest and relaxation in 2024 – and he wants his bandmates by his side. “Personally, I want to go on a vacation to somewhere nice, with all my Stray Kids members,” said Han. The rest of the group agreed: “That sounds great! Let’s go on a trip.”

A finalist for top K-pop album for 5-Star, the group is in the category alongside FACE by BTS’ Jimin, 2nd EP ‘Get Up’ by NewJeans, The Name Chapter: Temptation by TOMORROW X TOGETHER and Ready to Be by TWICE.

Watch the Billboard Music Awards here and on BBMAs and Billboard social channels to see which artist takes the win on Sunday (Nov. 19) night.

19 Nov 2023

Karol G Talks Her BBMAs Performance, Performing in Stadiums & More | Billboard Music Awards 2023

Karol G talks about performing in stadiums, the thinking behind her BBMAs performance, reveals what she has been streaming this year and more. The 2023 Billboard Music Awards are presented by Marriott Bonvoy.

What music did you stream the most this year?

Karol G:
Wow, that’s a good one. Coldplay. I was listening a lot to U2. This year, I listened more to Lana Del Rey. I don’t know why I connected with, like, I’m really spiritual this year. So I’m trying to know lyrics and music and have been listening to lyrics and music that connected more with my soul. Because this year, it’s kind of rare for me. I started looking backwards to the music. I used to listen before a lot like I’m more in baladas and pop. And I don’t know, Karol G. I love my music, and some of my old songs, remember my process when I started and where I’m right now, and it’s really beautiful. Yeah.

Tell us the significance of your music being recognized by the Billboard Music Awards this year.

Karol G:
This year has been really special for me. This album is the most intimate and special in my career. I wrote these songs about really special moments and confident moments in my life. Confident, really. But even with the tour, I’m like, “Wow!” It’s the first time that I’m doing stadiums tour. It’s the first time that a Latina singer is doing a stadium tour like Selena Quintanilla. That is something that she couldn’t finish. I remember when I sit down and start thinking about this tour, I really wanted it to be in the level. You know? Like, I want people to see that Karol G can do stadiums tour and I’m ready and I’m prepared and I can bring, like, experience instead of just a show or an entertainment moment. It’s just like an experience that you go and you share energy and love and tears and happiness.

Watch the full video above!