BBMAs 2023
Tate McRae brought her first-ever award show performance of “Greedy” to the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy, and the pop star explained just why choreography had such an important role in the number. Elsewhere in our sitdown interview, McRae teased a track called “My Hometown” off her new album, Think Later, dropping Dec. 8.
Tate McRae:It is so exciting to perform “Greedy” today — it’s my first ever award show performance of it. For years I’ve been trying to figure out how to dance and sing at the same time. It’s been like an ongoing battle of, like, my songwriter side and my dancer side. And for the first time, I wrote a song that I can, like, fully dance to dance, influence on music so much just because I’ve been surrounded by it my whole life. My mom was my dance teacher at the age of two. She was just, like, putting so much music in front of me as a dancer — you just hear music different, you feel it. And I think that’s what makes me a pretty, like, soulful writer.
Tate McRae:Got to go to some very cool places. Honestly, one of the best places to go is Australia. For me, I think one of my craziest crowds are in Australia. I’ve no idea why. But I remember going last year for the first time — it was pretty nuts, just know, like, that far away across the world, people were listening to all my lyrics is surreal.
Tate McRae:I used to be scared of singing in front of people. And then I got to be able to tour for the first time. I’m just, like, I have the coolest fans who just want to have a good time and screaming lyrics as loud as possible. And that’s why I feel like it’s so special when I bring it — to see them even in a setting like this just to be able to interact with them any way just always makes me very happy.
I have a song on my upcoming album. It’s actually called “My Hometown.” It was actually, like, I remember going home for, like, a break for, like, two weeks and ended up writing the song, like, as I was there after I, like, just gotten home from a night out. And I, like, started the song and then finished it back in L.A., but it’s very personal to me. Fans can expect a totally different side of my personality. I usually always write to talk about, like, my deepest darkest fears and, like, the worst parts of my life, and this time I wanted to explore just having fun in the studio. It’s the coolest thing ever, charting on Billboard. I think you just go your whole life, like, looking at your favorite artists and your idols charting. And so it feels very surreal when you’re seeing the name up there. Yeah, every time it shocks me.
Go behind the scenes of Tate McRae’s “Greedy” performance at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy. The number was filmed at the Moxy Downtown Los Angeles. Moxy Hotels is one of over 30 hotel brands in the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio. Narrator:We’re here at the Moxie Hotel in downtown Los Angeles for the […]
Peso Pluma introduces his band while backstage at his Billboard Music Awards performance at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy. Peso Pluma: Here is the boss, music director, and the double bass and second voice, most bad ass producer. This is Iván Leal also known as “Parka.” On this side, we have […]
Here are the biggest winners, the best performances and all the highlights from the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy. Tetris Kelly:From Karol G’s theatrical performance in water, to Peso Pluma bringing us into the ring with a very special guest, the reimagined Billboard Music Awards took over the world Sunday night with […]
T.I. opens up about creating some of his greatest hits, leaving his DNA on tracks, working with Rihanna and Justin Timberlake and more for Hip-Hop Through the Charts at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy.
T.I.:This journey has taught me so much about how to respect your art and remain true to the essence of who you are, you know what I mean?
Dawton Thomas:My man, Tip, back in the building!
T.I.:What’s happening, king?
Dawton Thomas:Good to see you, family.
T.I.:Always a pleasure!
Dawton Thomas:So before we start into the tracks and everything and the accolades, how does it feel to have over 20 years of dope hip-hop success?
T.I.:Man, it feels like a lot of work. You know, what I’m saying? A lot of hard work that paid off. You know what I mean? I’m the proudest of the music that we made then, you know? It inspired so much to happen that has evolved to still be relevant now.
Dawton Thomas:That’s real, man. Three No. 1 albums, nine top 10s, four Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hits. We’re gonna get into some of these joints now.
T.I.:OK!
Dawton Thomas:“Bring Em Out” peaked at No. 9.
T.I.:Wow. I met Swizz in the room and remember it was me, him, Craig Kallman, and at first I heard it had Jay [Jay-Z] on there, and when I first heard it the first thing I said, “Hey, do Jay-Z know you’re playing this for me, man? Did he say … did he approve this, bro? I don’t just want to put his voice on my record and not have him OK it.”Watch the full video above!
David Guetta shares the story behind making his hit song “I’m Good (Blue)” with Bebe Rexha at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy. David GuettaThe story of “I’m Good” is actually crazy because we’re just jamming in the studio four years ago and we didn’t want to put it out really. I […]
Ludacris breaks down his biggest hits in Hip-Hop Through the Charts at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Mariott Bonvoy.
Ludacris:Hip-hop is everything to me. It’s how we talk, it’s how we dress, it’s how we walk. Like, everything that I do is to give back to the culture that gave me.
Datwon Thomas:My man Luda, thank you for rocking with us on Billboard Music Awards.
Ludacris:Always a pleasure, man. It’s always great. Let’s talk the hits, man.
Datwon Thomas:Got a lot of them.
Ludacris:Man, appreciate you, bro.
Datwon Thomas:We are going to run the stats real quick.
Ludacris:OK.
Datwon Thomas:You have five Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s, four No. 1 albums, 56 charted singles.
Ludacris:That’s dope.
Datwon Thomas:That’s crazy, bro.
Ludacris:It is crazy.
Datwon Thomas:That’s crazy.
Ludacris:I never knew that’s love. Wow.
Datwon Thomas:I’m gonna start with “Money Maker” featuring Pharrell. You were on there for 25 weeks.
Ludacris:I remember winning a Grammy for that single, man, and it was like a long time coming. It definitely put the stock up for them shows a little more. You could say that.
Datwon Thomas:“Stand Up.” 2003. Twenty-eight weeks on.
Ludacris:Yeah, man. My best memory of that is Irv Gotti. We were all at Def Jam. I just remember Irv coming up to us like, “That’s how you put out a first single right there.” For soon as he heard it, I was just like, yeah, man, we knew we had one man. It was like, tempo, you know, subject matter, just it was it was everything all balled in one.
Datwon Thomas:And the video?
Ludacris:Yeah, video with the big shoes. Yes. You know what I mean? So we made something that lasted.
Watch the interview above!
Mariah Carey’s production designer and producer Rohit Kapoor and director, creative director and choreographer Debbie Allen share a behind-the-scenes look at the star’s performance of “All I Want For Christmas Is You” at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy. Rohit Kapoor: I’m Rohit Kapoor, and I’m production designer and producer on the […]
Karol G’s makeup artist, Patrick Ta, explains how they collaborated to create the makeup look for her Billboard Music Awards performance at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy. Patrick Ta: I’m Patrick Ta and I’m Karol’s makeup artist. I started working with Karol G almost three years ago and it has been […]
Jermaine Dupri breaks down his biggest hip-hop hits throughout the years with Billboard and more for Hip-Hop Through the Charts at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy.Jermaine Dupri:Once I break through 20 on any song, you’ve got problems out of me. Especially if you’ve ever tried to combat what I’m doing.
Datwon Thomas:First and foremost, man, congrats on all the love you’ve been getting lately, man, These flowers are coming in. They come in by the boatloads, man.
Jermaine Dupri:Thank you.
Datwon Thomas:How’s it been just being able to get all this love?
Jermaine Dupri:This was a real true era of life that I would have hated to miss it.
Datwon Thomas:Exactly. But it’s so funny you helped start it.
Jermaine Dupri:Yeah.
Datwon Thomas:You know, the endpoint is there. You’ve had your hand in over eighty Hot 100 hits. Twenty-eight top 10 hits on the Hot 100. It’s either you producing or writing. Your first album Life In 1472 man.
Jermaine Dupri:Yeah.
Datwon Thomas:Now, you’re stepping out, you’re like, “Yo, look, this is me. Here I am, I could rap. I can make beats and I make stars.”
Jermaine Dupri:Yeah. It’s crazy because when I did “Money Ain’t A Thang,” the company, Columbia, they didn’t have really any idea what Jay-Z meant to the culture.
Datwon Thomas:Right?
Jermaine Dupri:Right. They were actually asking me like, why did I want the song to be my first single when I had “Sweetheart” with Mariah? And they thought they could do more with “Sweetheart” than they could do with “Money Ain’t A Thang.” And it’s crazy. Because like, that’s just this era and this time of these 30 years was such a learning period for so many people.