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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 […]

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.

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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.

Bebe Rexha’s choreographer Ruby shares a behind the scenes look at Bebe Rexha’s performance of “I’m Good (Blue)” and “One In A Million” with David Guetta at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy. RubyI am Ruby and I am choreographing Bebe Rexha’s BBMAs performance it has been nothing but amazing. We’ve had […]

Taylor Swift accepts 10 Billboard Music Awards including the Top Artist Award during the 2023 Billboard Music Awards. Taylor Swift:Well, this is unreal. This is the fact, that you guys have given me ten Billboard Awards, I’m talking to the fans specifically, none of this happens without you. Billboards base everything off of what you […]