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Justin Timberlake, Imagine Dragons Robin Thicke and Jennifer Lopez were among the big winners at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday (18May14), each taking home top honors.
The SexyBack hitmaker, who is currently on his world tour, emerged victorious in a total of seven categories, including Top Artist, Top Male Artist and Top Radio Songs Artist, while he also claimed the title for Top Billboard 200 Album for The 20/20 Experience.
Imagine Dragons and Robin Thicke were also multiple winners on the
night, while Lorde had double the reason to celebrate as she was
named Top New Artist and her hit Royals earned her the Top Rock
Song prize.
It was also a big night for Jennifer Lopez, who opened the Las
Vegas ceremony by joining Pitbull and Claudia Leitte to perform
their official 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer anthem, We Are One (Ole
Ola).
She returned to the stage almost three hours later to close the
show with her new song First Love as she was feted with the Icon
Award by pal Ricky Martin and rapper Iggy Azalea, while video
tributes from the likes of Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Cameron Diaz,
Britney Spears, Rihanna and Mary J. Blige were shown on a big
screen.
She grew emotional as she gave thanks to her friends, family and
key colleagues and she wrapped up her acceptance speech by
addressing all the youngsters watching the awards on TV, telling
them, "Have faith, think big, dream big and know that anything is
possible. You never know where you might end up. Thank you, I love
you."
Another performance which had fans buzzing was the resurrection of
Michael Jackson in hologram form. Producers used virtual technology
to bring the late King of Pop back to life to sing and dance to new
track Slave to the Rhythm in celebration of his new posthumous
album, Xscape, much to the delight of the audience.
Other show highlights included Ricky Martin's energetic Vida and
Lorde's first TV rendition of her new single Tennis Court.
There was also a pre-taped Birthday surprise from Katy Perry, who
recorded a segment from her recent gig in Newcastle, England, where
she plucked a real birthday girl from the audience and serenaded
her onstage, for the awards show, while footage from Miley Cyrus'
concert in Manchester, England last week (14May14), when she sang a
cover of the Beatles' Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds with the
Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd, also aired.
The main list of winners at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards,
presented by rapper Ludacris, is as follows:
Top Artist - Justin Timberlake
Top New Artist - Lorde
Top Male Artist - Justin Timberlake
Top Female Artist - Katy Perry
Top Duo/Group - Imagine Dragons
Top Touring Artist - Bon Jovi
Top Billboard 200 Artist - Justin Timberlake
Top Billboard 200 Album - Justin Timberlake, The 20/20
Experience
Top Hot 100 Artist - Imagine Dragons
Top Hot 100 Song - Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
Williams, Blurred Lines
Top Radio Songs Artist - Justin Timberlake
Top Radio Song - Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams,
Blurred Lines
Top Digital Songs Artist - Katy Perry
Top Digital Song - Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
Williams, Blurred Lines
Top Social Artist - Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist - Miley Cyrus
Top Streaming Song (Audio) - Imagine Dragons, Radioactive
Top Streaming Song (Video) - Miley Cyrus, Wrecking Ball
Top Christian Artist - Chris Tomlin
Top Christian Song - Matthew West, Hello, My Name Is
Top Christian Album - Alan Jackson, Precious Memories Volume II
Top Country Artist - Luke Bryan
Top Country Song - Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly, Cruise
Top Country Album - Luke Bryan, Crash My Party
Top Dance/Electronic Album - Daft Punk, Random Access Memories
Top Latin Artist - Marc Anthony
Top Latin Song - Marc Anthony, Vivir Mi Vida
Top Latin Album - Marc Anthony, 3.0
Top R&B Artist - Justin Timberlake
Top R&B Song - Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell
Williams, Blurred Lines
Top R&B Album - Justin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience
Top Rap Artist - Eminem
Top Rap Song - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton, Can't
Hold Us
Top Rap Album - Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Top Rock Artist - Imagine Dragons
Top Rock Song - Lorde, Royals
Top Rock Album - Imagine Dragons, Night Visions
Milestone Award - Carrie Underwood
Icon Award - Jennifer Lopez.