2013 Billboard Music Awards
| 2013 Billboard Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 19, 2013 | 
| Location | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | 
| Hosted by | Tracy Morgan | 
| Most awards | Taylor Swift (8) | 
| Most nominations | Maroon 5 (14) | 
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC | 
The 2013 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held on May 19, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was aired on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM central.[1] The show was hosted by Tracy Morgan.[2][3]
Performances
| Performer(s) | Song(s) | Digital sales reaction  | 
|---|---|---|
| Bruno Mars | "Treasure" | 24,000 (+220%) | 
| Selena Gomez | "Come & Get It" | 171,000 (+4%) | 
| The Band Perry | "Better Dig Two" | |
| Icona Pop | "I Love It" | 134,000 (+4%) | 
| Chris Brown | "Fine China" | 35,000 (+41%) | 
| Macklemore Ryan Lewis Wanz  |  "Thrift Shop" | |
| Taylor Swift Jabbawockeez  |  "22" | |
| Kacey Musgraves | "Merry Go 'Round" | |
| David Guetta Chris Brown Lil Wayne  |  "I Can Only Imagine" | |
| Justin Bieber | "Take You" | 81,000 (+3%) | 
| Pitbull Christina Aguilera Morten Harket (a-ha)  |  "Feel This Moment" "Take On Me"  |  3,000 (+30%)  | 
| Miguel | "Adorn" | 56,000 (+134%) | 
| Ed Sheeran | "Lego House" | |
| Jennifer Lopez Pitbull  |  "Live It Up" | 65,000 (+53%) | 
| will.i.am Justin Bieber  |  "#thatPOWER" | |
| David Guetta Akon Ne-Yo  |  "Play Hard" | 48,000 (+313%) | 
| Nicki Minaj Lil Wayne  |  "High School" | |
| Prince | "Let's Go Crazy" "FixUrLifeUp"  |  
Presenters
- Shania Twain — Presented "Top Rap Artist"
 - Jennifer Nettles – Introduced The Band Perry
 - Carly Rae Jepsen — Introduced Icona Pop
 - PSY — Introduced Chris Brown
 - Alyssa Milano and Avril Lavigne — Presented "Top Digital Song"
 - Hayden Panettiere — Introduced Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
 - Kid Rock — Presented "Top Rap Song"
 - Selena Gomez — Introduced Taylor Swift
 - Florida Georgia Line — Introduced Kacey Musgraves
 - will.i.am — Presented "Top Touring Artist"
 - Ariana Grande — Introduced Justin Bieber
 - Emmy Rossum and Jason Derulo — Presented "Top Billboard 200 Album"
 - Ke$ha — Introduced Pitbull and Christina Aguilera
 - Miley Cyrus — Presented "Top Male Artist"
 - Jennifer Morrison — Introduced Miguel
 - Chloë Grace Moretz — Introduced Ed Sheeran
 - Gabriel Mann and Stana Katic — Introduced Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull
 - Kelly Rowland and Austin Mahone — Presented "EDM – Electronic Dance Music"
 - Wiz Khalifa and SkyBlu — Introduced will.i.am and Justin Bieber
 - Jenny McCarthy – Introduced David Guetta, Akon and Ne-Yo
 - Cee Lo Green — Presented "Milestone Award"
 - Celine Dion — Presented "Artist of the Year"
 - Erykah Badu and Janelle Monáe – Presented "Icon Award"
 
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first.[4][5]
Artists with multiple wins and nominations
| Nominations | Artist | 
|---|---|
| 14 | Maroon 5 | 
| 13 | fun. | 
| 12 | Taylor Swift | 
| 10 | One Direction | 
| Rihanna | |
| 9 | Carly Rae Jepsen | 
| 7 | Flo Rida | 
| Gotye | |
| Justin Bieber | |
| Nicki Minaj | |
| 6 | David Guetta | 
| PSY | |
| 5 | Adele | 
| Bruno Mars | |
| Kimbra | |
| Mumford & Sons | |
| Skrillex | |
| 4 | Calvin Harris | 
| Coldplay | |
| Janelle Monáe | |
| Jenni Rivera | |
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | |
| Swedish House Mafia | |
| Wiz Khalifa | |
| 3 | Alicia Keys | 
| Baauer | |
| Chris Brown | |
| deadmau5 | |
| Don Omar | |
| Drake | |
| Jason Aldean | |
| Luke Bryan | |
| Madonna | |
| Pitbull | |
| Sia | |
| The Lumineers | |
| tobyMac | |
| Wanz | |
| 2 | 2 Chainz | 
| Bruce Springsteen | |
| Carrie Underwood | |
| Casting Crowns | |
| Frank Ocean | |
| Hunter Hayes | |
| Ellie Goulding | |
| Matt Redman | |
| MercyMe | |
| Phillip Phillips | |
| Prince Royce | |
| Romeo Santos | |
| Usher | 
| Wins | Artist | 
|---|---|
| 8 | Taylor Swift | 
| 4 | Gotye | 
| Kimbra | |
| Rihanna | |
| 3 | Justin Bieber | 
| Madonna | |
| Nicki Minaj | |
| One Direction | |
| 2 | Baauer | 
| Carly Rae Jepsen | |
| Jenni Rivera | |
| tobyMac | 
Live-GIFs
Tumblr chose the 2013 Billboard Music Awards as the basis for their first live TV integration.[7] Creative agency Deckhouse Digital was hired for the event, designing an innovative live-gif system which allowed them to produce animated GIFs during the broadcast, and post them directly to Billboard's tumblr page in real time.[8] Users of the blogging site were able to view and share animated images of events unfolding on stage just minutes after watching them live on ABC.[9]
References
- ^ "Prince to Be Honored at Billboard Music Awards on May 19". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
 - ^ Billboard Staff. "Tracy Morgan to Host Billboard Music Awards". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
 - ^ "Billboard' awards put on one impressive Vegas show". USA Today. 17 March 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
 - ^ "Taylor Swift, fun., Maroon 5 Lead 2013 Billboard Music Awards Finalists". Billboard.
 - ^ "Billboard Music Awards 2013: The Complete Winners List". MTV. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014.
 - ^ "2013 Billboard Milestone Award Nominees Announced". The Boot.
 - ^ "How Tumblr Animated ABC's 'Billboard Music Awards' in Real Time". Variety. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
 - ^ "2013 Billboard Music Awards: The GIF That Keeps on GIF'ing". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
 - ^ "Deckhouse Digital Live-GIFs from the 2013 Billboard Music Awards". Deckhouse Digital. Retrieved 2013-11-12.