Nicki Minaj accepts the top female rap artist award at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy.
Nicki Minaj: Thank you to the Billboard Music Awards for presenting me with the best female rap award of 2023. Barbz, you are amazing. I appreciate you so much. And I can’t wait to share Pink Friday 2 with you on my birthday, Dec. 8.
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Rema and Selena Gomez accept the top Afrobeats song award for their track “Calm Down” at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy.
Rema:
This honor for “Calm Down” is a celebration of unity and the global domination of Afrobeats. I want to say a big shoutout to Selena Gomez, Mavin Records, Josie Ward as well as the amazing fans who supported us all the way to this point. I want to say a big thank you to Billboard — I’m very grateful. All the way from Nigeria, Rema. One love.
Selena Gomez:
Hi, Billboard! Thank you guys so, so much for this award. This is honestly Rema’s doing. He chose me to be a part of such an incredible song. So I want to thank him and thank all of you for streaming and listening and I wish we could be there. But thank you!
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Zac Brown Band accepts the top country duo/group artist award at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy.
Zac Brown Band:
Hey, Zac Brown here. On behalf of me and Zac Brown Band, we’re so excited to win this Billboard Award for best country group of the year. Thank you so much. We’re so grateful. Come see us on the road. Thank you for all the love that you give to us. This really means a lot to us. Thank you so much.
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.”
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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.
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
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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.
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Peso Pluma explains the meaning behind his artist name, what it means for him to be on the Billboard charts, the worldwide success of “Ella Baila Sola” and more as part of the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy.
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Peso Pluma
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What does charting on the Billboard charts mean for you and your career?
Peso Pluma
It’s amazing it’s just a dream come true and just having the name of Peso Pluma as a group there and representing Mexico wherever we go, it’s a good thing just to be proud you know.
What did you stream most this year?
Peso Plus
I guess Drake.
Why the name Peso Pluma?
Peso Pluma
Because we were all skinny when we began and we were playing on a private party, and we we met Marco Antonio Barrera, which he was champion in that in that way. At his time, and we knew from that moment it was it was destiny. We have to we just have to go by that name.
What is your earliest memory with boxing?
Peso Pluma
Going to Canelo’s fight in Guadalajara. That was a pretty good moment.
What does it mean to you having Mike Tyson here?
Peso Pluma
It’s amazing. It’s it’s another dream come true. I’ve been watching him all my life and he’s an inspiration and a motivation for me to keep going and to do whatever I like you know?
Do you have a name for your hairstyle?
Peso Pluma
Uh know the Peso Pluma cut.
When did you realize you were a global sensation?
Peso Pluma
When uh, yeah, “Ella Baila Sola” became so global. I think it was just an hour before and enacted, when I start seeing that, that my music was playing in this whole different countries like China and Japan everywhere. Places where they don’t even speak Spanish, you know? And it’s real cool. Just to, to hear people that doesn’t know a Spanish that doesn’t know the lyrics just they, they liked the music and that’s magic of music.
Stray Kids talk about their performance at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards Presented by Marriott Bonvoy, releasing their EP Rock-Star and their full album 5-Star in the same year, what artists they have been streaming this year and more.
Why was this creative/song choice important to you?
Stray Kids:
All right, so “S-Class” and “LALALALA.” Two very important songs to Stray Kids. 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.
Why is it so important to share this moment with your fans?
Stray Kids:
We’ve only been able to achieve this much thanks to our STAY for being by our side, so we want to celebrate with our STAY.
What artists did you stream the most this year?
Stray Kids:
For me, it would be LANY. And I love the recent album. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Tell us about your EP Rock-Star and how it feels to have released a full album and an EP in one year. Why is it important to put out so much music?
Stray Kids:
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.
What’s in store for 2024?
Stray Kids:
Personally, I want to go on a vacation to somewhere nice, with all my Stray Kids members.
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