The 2019 Billboard Music Awards were a big night for music. Taylor Swift made her Me! comeback, BTS won over yet more hearts, Priyanka Chopra wore Yeezys and there were more Madonnas than usual at the Las Vegas awards ceremony. Plus, there was a surprise Las Vegas wedding...
Here, we round up all of the most viral moments from the 2019 Billboard Music Awards:
1. BTS made history
Not only did the Korean superstars perform Boy With Luv with Halsey, they made history when they won Top Social Artist for the second year in a row and became the first K-pop band to scoop the Top Duo/Group award.
In their speech, Kim Nam-joon - known as RM - thanked the band's fans, known as the Army, saying: "I still can't believe we're here on this stage with so many great artists... this was only possible because of the little things we shared together, the BTS and Army power, am I right?"
The rapper added: "We're still the same boys from six years ago, we still have the same dreams, we still have the same fears, we still have the same thoughts. Let's keep dreaming the best dreams together."
2. That Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra moment
During Joe Jonas's Cake By The Ocean performance with his band, DNCE, his brother Nick Jonas was on guitar and walking through the crowd when he stole a moment to give wife, Priyanka Chopra, a quick kiss.
Fans on Twitter had a lot to say about the cute moment:
3. Priyanka Chopra in Yeezy's
Chopra wore a Zuhair Murad couture white, sequinned dress with a pearl necklace for the ceremony. Her shoes, however, came from a surprising brand: Yeezy.
The invisible shoes are from Kanye West's sixth Yeezy season, and she has worn them before; last October to be specific.
4. Taylor Swift's first Me! performance
Taylor Swift is officially back and fans loved her Me! performance with Brendon Urie. The duo opened the show with a super playful performance; think flying dancers, fireworks, a high school band and very colourful costumes.
You can watch the whole thing here:
Even Taylor Swift's ex, Joe Jonas, seemed to love it:
Although some did suggest the school band-themed elements were a little too much like Beyonce's Homecoming:
This Twitter user made a compelling "didn’t invent the marching band" point:
5. Cardi B's abs
Whether they are real, surgically enhanced or sprayed on (that has certainly been debated on Twitter), Cardi B's abs have got people talking.
"So Cardi B got them surgery abs?" one Twitter user commented, while another added: "suddenly I got the urge to work out".
6. Madonna performing with ... Madonnas
Never one to shy away from a self-assured move, Madonna performed with four hologram versions of herself, in a display that reportedly cost $5 million (Dh18.4 million).
The 60-year-old singer performed her new single, Medellin, with Maluma, and then four CGI and holographic versions of her image. The singer is said to have footed the bill for the seven-minute-long performance herself.
7. When Taylor Swift went starry-eyed for Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey won the Icon Award on the night and performed a medley of her many hits. Taylor Swift – known for being an awards ceremony camera person's emotive dream – absolutely loved every moment:
8. Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner's wedding
OK, this didn't technically take place at the awards, but Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner surprised everyone by getting married in a Las Vegas wedding chapel. Close friend Diplo documented the whole thing on Instagram story, writing, "Gotta hit up this wedding real quick", with a photo of Turner and Jonas going inside the venue.
All of the winners at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards:
Top Hot 100 song: Girls Like You, Maroon 5 featuring Cardi B
Top Billboard 200 album: Scorpion, Drake
Top artist: Drake
Top new artist: Juice WRLD
Top female artist: Ariana Grande
Top male artist: Drake
Top streaming songs artist: Drake
Top song sales artist: Drake
Top radio songs artist: Drake
Top duo/group: BTS
Top R&B artist: Ella Mai
Top rap artist: Drake
Top country artist: Luke Combs
Top rock artist: Imagine Dragons
Top Latin artist: Ozuna
Top dance/electronic artist: The Chainsmokers
Top Christian artist: Lauren Daigle
Top gospel artist: Tasha Cobbs Leonard
Top social artist: BTS
Top touring artist: Ed Sheeran
Chart achievement award: Ariana Grande
Icon award: Mariah Carey
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- It’s So Easy
- Mr Brownstone
- Chinese Democracy
- Welcome to the Jungle
- Double Talkin’ Jive
- Better
- Estranged
- Live and Let Die (Wings cover)
- Slither (Velvet Revolver cover)
- Rocket Queen
- You Could Be Mine
- Shadow of Your Love
- Attitude (Misfits cover)
- Civil War
- Coma
- Love Theme from The Godfather (movie cover)
- Sweet Child O’ Mine
- Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb cover)
- Wish You Were Here (instrumental Pink Floyd cover)
- November Rain
- Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden cover)
- Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (Bob Dylan cover)
- Nightrain
Encore:
- Patience
- Don’t Cry
- The Seeker (The Who cover)
- Paradise City
Key facilities
- Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
- Premier League-standard football pitch
- 400m Olympic running track
- NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
- 600-seat auditorium
- Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
- An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
- Specialist robotics and science laboratories
- AR and VR-enabled learning centres
- Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
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Born: Kuwait in 1986
Family: She is the youngest of seven siblings
Time in the UAE: 10 years
Hobbies: audiobooks and fitness: she works out every day, enjoying kickboxing and basketball
Red Sparrow
Dir: Francis Lawrence
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Egerton, Charlotte Rampling, Jeremy Irons
Three stars
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Jetour T1 specs
Engine: 2-litre turbocharged
Power: 254hp
Torque: 390Nm
Price: From Dh126,000
Available: Now
Rocketman
Director: Dexter Fletcher
Starring: Taron Egerton, Richard Madden, Jamie Bell
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Most sought after workplace benefits in the UAE
- Flexible work arrangements
- Pension support
- Mental well-being assistance
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COMPANY PROFILE
Name: HyperSpace
Started: 2020
Founders: Alexander Heller, Rama Allen and Desi Gonzalez
Based: Dubai, UAE
Sector: Entertainment
Number of staff: 210
Investment raised: $75 million from investors including Galaxy Interactive, Riyadh Season, Sega Ventures and Apis Venture Partners
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The specs: 2018 Harley-Davidson Fat Boy
Price, base / as tested Dh97,600
Engine 1,745cc Milwaukee-Eight v-twin engine
Transmission Six-speed gearbox
Power 78hp @ 5,250rpm
Torque 145Nm @ 3,000rpm
Fuel economy, combined 5.0L / 100km (estimate)
Sole survivors
- Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
- George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
- Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
- Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
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From Zero
Artist: Linkin Park
Label: Warner Records
Number of tracks: 11
Rating: 4/5
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Padmaavat
Director: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Starring: Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor, Jim Sarbh
3.5/5
The specs
Engine: 3.0-litre six-cylinder turbo
Power: 398hp from 5,250rpm
Torque: 580Nm at 1,900-4,800rpm
Transmission: Eight-speed auto
Fuel economy, combined: 6.5L/100km
On sale: December
Price: From Dh330,000 (estimate)
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Engine: Two-litre four-cylinder turbo
Power: 235hp
Torque: 350Nm
Transmission: Nine-speed automatic
Price: From Dh167,500 ($45,000)
On sale: Now
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Produced by: Carnival Cinemas, Zee Studios
Directed by: Anubhav Sinha
Starring: Ayushmann Khurrana, Kumud Mishra, Manoj Pahwa, Sayani Gupta, Zeeshan Ayyub
Our rating: 4/5
The low down
Producers: Uniglobe Entertainment & Vision Films
Director: Namrata Singh Gujral
Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Nargis Fakhri, Bo Derek, Candy Clark
Rating: 2/5
