Tune into CBS Entertainment HD on HyppTV Ch. 616 to catch the highly anticipated star-studded 2016 Billboard Music Awards live via satellite from Las Vegas.
The 2016 Billboard Music Awards is primed to take place on 22 May 2016, 8pm ET at the beautiful T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with a stellar line up of performances including Madonna, Rihanna, Britney Spears and Kesha who was only just confirmed to perform at the event.
Last year, Taylor Swift walked away with six awards for Top Artist, Billboard Chart Achievement Award, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist and Top Streaming Song. This year, she has been nominated in eight categories. Will she be able to pull off a similar achievement as last year against a strong group of nominees consisting of Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and The Weeknd?
But before the tuning into the big event, here’s a quick guide to everything you need to know about the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.
Who are the presenters for the event:
Look forward to seeing Jessica Alba, Kristen Bell, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Wiz Khalifa, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and also Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz.
What performances to look out for:
Britney Spears, recipient of the Billboard Millennium Award will be opening the show with a medley
• Madonna pays tribute to Prince
• Pink will be performing her new single “Just Like Fire.”
• Celine Dion will perform Queen’s The Show Must Go On.”
• Adele will debut her music video of “Send My Love (to your New Lover)” during the telecast.
Which categories and nominees to look out for:
• Top Artist
o Adele
o Justin Bieber
o Drake
o Taylor Swift
o The Weeknd
• Top Male Artist
o Justin Bieber
o Drake
o Fetty Wap
o Ed Sheeran
o The Weeknd
• Top Female Artist
o Adele
o Selena Gomez
o Ariana Grande
o Rihanna
o Taylor Swift
• Top Billboard 200 Artist
o Adele
o Justin Bieber
o Drake
o Taylor Swift
o The Weeknd
• Top Hot 100 Artist
o Justin Bieber
o Drake
o Fetty Wap
o Taylor Swift
o The Weeknd
• Top Radio Songs Artist
o Justin Bieber
o Ellie Goulding
o Ed Sheeran
o Taylor Swift
o The Weeknd
• Top Social Media Artist
o Justin Bieber
o Selena Gomez
o Ariana Grande
o Demi Lovato
o Taylor Swift
And many more!