THE 2018 BILLBOARD USIC AWARDS WAS NOTHING SHORT OF AMAZING!!!!
Christina Aguilera teamed up with Demi Lovato for what felt like the pop rendition of “Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better.” Rest assured, they both can Do It very well! Somewhere in the bellowing and the marching and the leather trenchcoats, though, the message of their single was lost.
Jennifer Lopez fared better, as only J. Lo can, with a performance of “Dinero,” a collab with Cardi B and DJ Khaled. Lopez sliced through a clean, we-miss-the-’00s dance performance while cigar-chomping Khaled, ever the puzzle, threw money at the audience. (The audience, based on Twitter’s reaction, was none too pleased; pregnant Cardi B, sadly, only appeared in video clips.)
Then, at the height of revelry, the ceremony paused to honor the victims of the Santa Fe shooting Friday. Mendes and Khalid teamed up with a choir from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida to sing their song “Youth.” As the camera panned over the audience, a number of attendees wept, including Halsey.
Next up, enter: Janet Jackson, who performed a somewhat jarring, random medley of her hits (“Nasty,” “If” and “Throb.” That’s it?!). It was too short, and not all-encompassing, especially when it comes to Jackson, whose had over three decades of bangers. Her acceptance speech, though, will be remembered.
Billboard Music Awards 2018: Full List Of Winners
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Drake — WINNER
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Chris Stapleton
Taylor Swift
Drake — WINNER
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Chris Stapleton
Taylor Swift
Top Streaming Songs Artist:
Cardi B
Drake
Kendrick Lamar — WINNER
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Cardi B
Drake
Kendrick Lamar — WINNER
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Top R&B Artist:
Chris Brown
Khalid
Bruno Mars — WINNER
SZA
The Weeknd
Top R&B Male Artist:
Khalid
Bruno Mars — WINNER
The Weekend
Top R&B Female Artist:
Beyonce
Rihanna
SZA — WINNER
Top R&B Tour:
Bruno Mars — WINNER
Lionel Richie
The Weeknd
Top Rap Artist:
Drake
Kendrick Lamar — WINNER
Lil Uzi Vert
Migos
Post Malone
Top Rap Male Artist:
Drake
Kendrick Lamar — WINNER
Post Malone
Top Rap Female Artist:
Bhad Bhabie
Cardi B — WINNER
Nicki Minaj
Top Rap Tour:
J. Cole
JAY-Z — WINNER
Kendrick Lamar
Top Billboard 200 Album:
Drake, More Life
Kendrick Lamar, DAMN. — WINNER
Post Malone, Stoney
Ed Sheeran ÷ (Divide)
Taylor Swift, reputation
No comments