The Billboard Music Awards 2016 are currently underway at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. As ever, That Grape Juice will be providing you with performances as they occur!
Check out live showings from Britney Spears, Rihanna, Pink, Celine Dion, Madonna, Fifth Harmony, and more below. Keep refreshing, as we’ll be updating minute-by-minute!
Rihanna
Ariana Grande
Madonna (Prince Tribute)
Britney Spears
Celine Dion
Troye Sivan
Fifth Harmony
Meghan Trainor
Justin Bieber
Shawn Mendes
P!nk
Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton
Lukas Graham
DNCE
Nick Jonas, Tove Lo, Demi Lovato
Kesha
QUEEN BRITNEY DID NOT COME TO PLAY, SHE CAME TO SLAY. I WAS NERVOUS AT FIRST BECAUSE SHE WAS STIFF, BUT SHE SNAPPED
No…it flopped..she will be out shined by Madonna and Rihourse
You meant Queen Stifney didn’t you?
That stiff biitch need to retire.kii
I loved brit new pre recorded vocals, she was moving like a updated robot.
“Updated robot” You sir won the comment section. XD
lmao!!!!!!!!!! f****** dead. Yes Brit you did that!!!!! I loved it. it’s more than what we’ve seen from Britney in quite some time. she slay!!!
FIFTH HARMONY DID THAT
Britney and Tyler smoking the same stuff y’all.
It’s soooo embarrassing watching Britney perform and I cringe everytime! It’s just so corny!
Ok she started off slow but the b**** murder that stage!!!
Good to see Britney knee caps are still in tact!
britney slayed
i think its what you call a throwback slay
These girls make it so easy for Beyoncé lol
Britney you are eliminated
OMG! The whole time I was rooting and waitin for some breakout moment that would make me go YAS B****!!! But it never happened and so the whole time I was thinking, Geez, Beyoncé really is just THAT b****. *sigh*
Meghan Trainor is awful like holy s***.
Poor Rihanna! Ludacris complimented Ciara on her legs. The camera turned to Rihanna. Rihanna looked like a nervous little mouse. What is it about Cici that has Rihanna so anxious and intimidated?
Ain’t nobody worried about Ciara
Your girl Riri sure is
Umm Rihanna smiled and looked to be in agreement. When Luda said Rihannas name, Ciara also smiled and clapped. There is no more beef between them.
Excuses, excuses
You’re pressed. Meanwhile Ciara hasn’t seen a Billboard chart in years.
Why is always people putting black women against each other the camera turning to rih is f****** messy no wonder these top women don’t want to show up to awards shows
Rihanna didn’t seem bothered to me, a compliment is the most Ciara is going to receive at these awards shows meanwhile Rihanna actually won an an award
Love Meghan Trainor performance! She didn’t do much dancing and kill-t Brittany performance
The hate for Britney is so real!!
Meghan Trainor annoys me
Yassssss!!!! The real Queen B bow down bitchezzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!
Here go Justin Bieber with his lip singing and typical white boy dance routine.
Justin better lip for his life!
??????? shaaaade ??
Justin Bieber lol. Dancing is not his strong suit. Looked like he just learned the moves or goofing around to mimic someone.
Justin was really good for all that he can do. The performance was very exciting. He’s really trying to take Chris Brown’s legacy down.
Nah he cant touch chris legacy. Chris will sing justin under a table as well as outperform him. bieber is just another twink that white people are gonna ignore in a couple of years until another white twink comes along.
I very much agree with you. They’re promoting him like non other with a massive budget. They’re trying to make him the new top male r&b/pop star
artists like him annoy me because theyre marketed to white people but with a tinge of black culture attached which is so shady to me u know? like meghan traionor and her no song thats obviously a try hard Destinys child anthem. Or even ariana all of a sudden calling herself a bad b**** on her new album. im so tired of it. they keep marketing artists with white demographics and its crazy how people love black culture but ONLY when white people are part of it.
I couldn’t agree with you more! They try so hard, but the problem is that they never win. Most of the true icons and legends are black, and you can never fake the real.
Yeah, I’ve had my reservations about CB in recent years but Justin Bieber WILL NEVER amount to even half the talent Chris possesses as a performer. He has to be one of the biggest frauds in recent Pop music history – deceiving people that he actually has talent. Homeboy can’t sing (Chris ain’t no major vocalist either but you get the gist) and he sure as hell can’t dance and. Sh*t, he don’t even wanna take pics with his fans anymore. He is TIREDT of it all, lmao!
Ciara is doing an amazing job tonight so far. And looking fierce too!
Yawn. Ciara more class than Rihanna. Rihanna has to tempt married men on social media. The only reason Rihanna clapped was because the camera was on her. Rihanna wishes she was classy like Ciara
Rihanna also wishes she has Ciara’s success!!
What success?
This has to be a joke right?
This is not about success. Rihanna wishes she was secure and grounded like Ciara. I guarantee you that. Rihanna is a messy h##
Shut up thot.
The thot would be Rihanna, who tempts married men on social media
You stay on rih p**** what did she do to you do you really think rih care one thing rih is an island woman and they never get jealous of other people success that is African Americans who sit on blogs hate your own I bet rih sent her a gift for the baby stfu
Go back to your third world slums, coconut!
You should be ignored bye peasant your type of hate belongs in a psych ward you come on here hate everyone bipolar b**** go take your meds
Pink is always flying lol but she sounds and looks great
Pink wants to be a Bird, so, bad lol.
KIIIII
I know right?
Pink is everything ??
Yea everything but a good performer. Her tired circus routine couldn’t even save that song nor performance.
DAAAAMMMNN P!NK is horrible! She’s trying to do choreography and she’s need to stop. She should’ve stuck to the swinging acrobatics, and she along with Meghan Trainer just need to stop and realize that they look like a fool.
But Pink is an amazing dancer sis. She’s a very well rounded artist unlike Ciara.
I couldn’t care less about Ciara. Nice try troll
Ok Pink!!! Acrobatic incorporated! She SANG, danced and looked good doing it! I enjoyed. Go Pink!
Sidenote: Justin Bieber looked like he never even hit the stage. Not a visible sign of perspiration.
I swear these trolls are getting out of control. Staring sh!t. No one is even paying attention to that rih and ci sh#t. They grown AF and you can tell when Luda made the comment and how they reacted. Leave it alone.
But you’re a troll yourself sis, so please stop.
Nick Jonas is horrible. ??
Fifth Harmony has been the best so far. Britney hasn’t improved, her team has just gotten better at masking her stiffness. Like she really didn’t do anything but flap her arms around, whip her weave, and grind on a large guitar. Amazing what camera work and lighting can do. Same with Justin. He didn’t even bother to hide the fact that he didn’t sing a single note. Meghan’s performance was bland and unnecissary. And then we have D!ke. How many more years is this man going to fly around on the ceiling? That act is beyond tired. Her new song is God awful too. Her music continues to get worse with every release. That song sounded like a Ke$ha reject song. Its hard to believe she recorded Family Portrait over a decade ago. And LOL at her lipping those high notes! That awful raspy voice has finally gone out on her I see.
SCREAMING
I know the Petty black people can’t be happy for two black women then complain when these award shows have no black’s when they show up its your own hating ass criticizing them pathetic rih and ci have no time for the s*** their own people create dragging them down instead of praising pitiful
All these white ppl suck!!! Hurry up BET awards!!
Oh but it’s the navy who laughed at Ciara hosting the show
CICI looks handsome tonight sis.
And rich!
Molly shut the hell up. Ciara ain’t happening ever.
But you’re sitting at home watching her
Madonna come out come out and slay these bishes!
Demi has a beautiful voice, but this Award show is vey underwhelming.
Demi was hitt’n. Nick was cool.
Chile, i don’t even think my fave and her forehead can save this award show.
FH did great. Meghan’s performance was also cringeworthy as hell omg
I get annoyed every time Demi sings because she is wasting that voice on music that is complete @ss
Lukas Graham KILLED THAT!
God I can’t believe i am watching this show….Boring so far
I don’t care about Blake or Gwen’s heart, please get off the stage.
Lmao o sh!t. Gwen and her boo done got me gushy. They cute. Good performance.
Cake by the Ocean is my guilty pleasure I don’t I don’t care ??
Is it hard to believe that 5H had the best performance so far? lol those girls are not here to play.
They were so tired and out of breath ???. But they were visually stimulating. Pink had a chance to be the best but I guess she figured the props will do the job for her. She was lazy as heck. Justin was lazy as well. I was confused during his performance. Didn’t know if his Mic was on or not. Gwen stefani looked so bad. Her eyebrows were distracting. Nothing is worth waiting for but yours truly and this possibly terrible prince tribute.
Britney!!! That is all
COME THRU FIFTH HARMONYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But can I just say, I’d really love if it were just Normani, Dinah and Lauren as a group. The slayaaaage
Nice song Adele! I like it. Words were humble AF. Video simple but sweet. She had a little low key fierce swag in her sway… I really like the song tho.
The Weekend rolled his eyes when Ciara was performing. What’s the matter, Weekend, you jealous because this beautiful talented black woman puts your skinny ugly white girlfriend to shame?
Gurl ain’t nobody worried about no damn Ciaria!!
you sure are because you keep mentioning ciara @weezy
Oh no he didn’t, he better regonize when that milk goes bad and Ci still slaying years later youtufully ?
I guess they’re saving the best for last. Madonna you better do my baby Prince justice!
Last time I checked Ciara is pretty damn skinny herself.
So far me the best performances are 1. Justin 2. Fifth Harmony 3. Britney…This list is tentative. Also, what the hell is Ke$ha doing?
Ke$ha did alright. She has definitely improved on her singing. At this point Im waiting for Ariana and the Prince tribute to save the show.
I’m oven this Kesha chick. Sorry.
Kesha looks like she gained some weight, my fave also pack a couple of pounds from all those cheetos she’s been eating from smoking all that weed. So maybe they can go to weight watchers together.
ZENDAYA SO CUTE AND PETITE.
The Weeknd is slaying tonight.
Weekend Clocking.
Where is Ariana? I can already see her having the best performance of the night simply because everyone else has been terrible lol. Britney was typical, Pink was typical. Meghan was cringe worthy and Justin didn’t even try to hide his lip syncing. Fifth Harmony and Luke Graham have been the best so far.
OMG, Rihanna is serving vocals. WTF is going on!?
Rihanna sang that s*** b****
Rihanna SANG that!
Rihanna ATE that performance!!! Vocals for DAYS! Best vocal of the night so far, easily!
WOW lol. OK Rihanna! She did THAT! I was not expecting that performance at all. She took a different route. That’s a good look.
Alright Riri anyone talking s*** is a straight hater, baby girl delivered tonight and that was my song by her too. Yess bish yess yess, I loved that. She put them previous b****** to shame, every note of the song was hit lived !
RIHANNNNNNAAAa
Good lord Rihanna. FINALLY she came to play. More of THIS. Less of THAT. YES!
I’m done IM FVCKING DONE…She came to MURK motherphuckas. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the LAST ROCKSTAR, RIHANNA
I’m actually shocked Rihanna came thru with that vocal slayage. Yes I’m #TeamNavy but y’all gotta admit that’s probably the best she’s sounded live in her whole career. Omg those runs! Gwan RiRi!!
True
I’m ALL here for Rihanna and her solid vocals she finally gave me voice, emotion and stage presence. . .#ILIVE
Rihhhhhhhh
Madonna you a O.G. Make the Purple Army proud!
Wow Rihanna gave me chills!
Go buy Love On The Brain!!!
Rihanna slayed !!! She shocked the hell out of me !
Same. Did no she can sing like that.
That was THE best vocal performance of her career
It honestly caught me off guard
I agree
Congrats Celine and RIP to Renè ?
Rihanna did that
Madonna, come on, knock it out the block. I’m waiting
Celine Dion ladies and gentlemen ????
She slay ! That’s what you call a superstar ??
Umm how do you beyhive say it: “She didn’t come to play with you h*es, she came to slay”
That’s the best I ever heard Rhianna sound since her career started
Celine! Finally a real vocalist!
I did not realize Celine was performing tonight. Truly a living legend. Her voice is just timeless. She is killing it!
Rihanna was horrible, off key flat and pitchy and sharp. No vocal talent
The Navy don’t know any better. They are in awe of everything this little s### does
Rihanna won she did that her vocals were amazing she slayed
That’s not what everyone else is saying.
Whose everyone else? Rihanna’s a h##. She’s trying to tempt a married man. I have no respect for her. She’s disgusting
Cinnamon girl get a life sis you’re pathetic
Now you know you a DAMN liar…
Stop lying to yourself just stawp
Celine. Another O.G.
Now I will sit back relax and wait for Madonna so I can drag her.
A Lil Wayne stan could never drag queen Madge
A CICI Stan can’t drag anybody. Cinnamon Toast Crunch b**** remove yourself from my reply section.
I’m not Cici the Supermodel. We are two different people ya big dummy!
B**** y’all the same person, I know damn well their aren’t that many Ciaria stans ????
Cici is the bomb!
And b**** you’re slipping up cause your Avi has changed twice already. Which means you’re signing in under different Emails. ??
Sorry, little gremlin Stan, but I am not CiciSupermodel
Kicks rocks b****. If you h*** could get your fave a hit then should would be sitting in the audience instead of having hosting duties.
Rihanna, booboo, have a seat. You can never be Whitney
Madonna hurry up. The purple army awaits you
Kii!
these male singers ain’t saying sh*t live! None of them! Shawn mendes was alright but no blow me away moments. Sidenote: nick should get braces…
Rihanna?????? That was so good omg OMG!
That was wonderful! Celine Dion looks GOOD!!! And sounds AMAZING! !! #IconShit! #Vocals
GO CICI!!!! Sexxxxxxy Ass Bang! ❤
Rihanna had the best performance of the night (and possibly of her career) AMAZING! Celine Dion slayed! I was legit about to shed a tear.
Not a Rihanna fan, but she murder that stage with her vocals.
Best performance of her career by far.
Did not know she can sing like that
Rihanna and Celine saved the show! That might have been Rih’s best performance ever and Celine is just a goddess!
rihanna performance was ok. She trying, but my eardrum hurted on some of her notes that she tried. I’ll give her a 6 for effort.
You illiterate baboon
I agree. These people have no ear for pitch.
Rihanna’s pefomance was good for her, however, she missed a lot of notes, was flat, Sharp, nasal, and whinny but it was great for her. That’s the thing with these non-singers, they only have to sound decent of better than their usual to get props! smh
Rihanna was trash
Congrats on the award Rihanna, gurl deserve it after that performance.
You always worried about Ciara ya hoodrat
F***** it’s obvious you don’t have a life so just like your other alias “Jackie” I’m done with you.
I lost my wig @Rihanna …take all from me
BUT WHY DID RIHANNA’S PERFORMANCE SLAY MY ENTIRE F$#$KING LIFE??????
Ariana I’m done with you.
Ariana Grande will be getting my money I don’t care. She is absolutely slaying this era.
Madonna hurry up. The Purple Army awaits you
Rihanna’s tousled looking wig was giving me whitney vibes (looks wise–not vocally). However She did amaze me!! I never knew she was capable of this. And you guys are going to come for me when i ask, does anyone else think it was pre-recorded?
To think this girl started out on a kid, preteen, t*** show to NOW performing at the Billboard Awards ….. … smh wow. She killed it. I like that song too. Gone head Grande!
Your so annoying and stupid
Please stop trolling me
I just wanna point out (this has the potential to start an unwarranted stan war but #iaintsorry) that I love how when the Hive always give credit to Rih when it’s due but we can never get it reciprocated (not that we need an validation from a Navy member, cmon now lol)… Buts we how everyone is praising Rih for SLAYING that s*** cuz she did!!! Beyoncé could cure lupus and the Navy will still talk about not having a #1 single or some other irrelevant negative b*******. I just had to get all hat off my chest lol. Nonetheless, good job Rih! You gave life!
And don’t mind the typos. I was typing fast lol
Go off into the world and enjoy your life, its not that serious.
@credits it was a simple observation. You know, what every one does on this blog? So worry about how deep that p**** is instead of what I freely decided to express.
I don’t know why you inserted yourself when it wasn’t directed to anyone specifically. And if you clearly read what I wrote I said “not that we need any validation from the navy”…. I was simply making an observation about how the Hive congratulates Rihanna but the Navy never congrats. Beyoncé. I didn’t want a medal, a cookie, or your declaration of how I’m “in too deep”… So YOU can calm your testes because it ISNT that “deep”
Cure lupus? She would first have to cure her lying and thieving ways ???You will be waiting an eternity for reciprocation. She’s a fraud and I will never. Furthermore congrats to Rih for the billboard achievement ! And the performance slayed me down! Ciara’s body was snatched, Celine did that. And that’s all I have good from the show. See yah next year.
Case and point.. ?? lmfao
Why should he care for reciprocation?! lol! To worry about someone else’s fan base not showing your favourite any love, is just too much. Danny bey, You’re in too deep.
Rihanna killed it, best performance of the night. Glad she performed Love on the brain, she sings that song so phenomenally
Ariana DID that!
Did what?
Actually performed, something your fave is unable to do since he has not hits.
I am the real Cinnamon Girl. You are not. Stop trolling
Please stop pretending to be me
It sucks to stan for Ciara i know but this petty hate it’s unecessary …i mean the zero-squad can’t come for any artist of tonight like ..when was the last time Transiara hit the stage on an award show apart BET awards ?
Its means Dickiara is the least relevant artist right now so yall better calm down
Booked a stage and SANG LIVE on it. Ci-error hasn’t done that ever. Why isnt she at home feeding her baby?
Prince tribute was impressive
It was quite boring and typical
The audience disagrees given their standing ovation
They gave everyone one.
Zzzzzzzz
Madonna sounds a mess. They could have gotten Sinead to perform her own song.
Madonna is trash
Granny is doing a horrible as expected.
Madonna just wanted publicity and Prince would NOT want her doing this
If Prince was watching he would have kick Madonna off the stage like he did with Kim Kardashian ?
Stevie Wonder saved this performance????
That was the best rihanna performance i have ever seen!!
That Madonna tribute was cringeworthy. Sorry but it was truly dreadful.
Why does Madonna sound like a southern white women? ?
Madonnas vocals are disgusting
No Riri didn’t just DAB during the Purple Rain performance. Lol! She’s a mess and I love it!! And Madge is lucky she brought out Stevie to salvage that snoozefest of a tribute. R.I.P. Prince
Stevie Wonder! !!!!! That man still has pipes! #RESPECK #PRINCE #RIP
This show was boring asf as usual and only one black performer and yes she slayed ( Rihanna) I’m not including the girl from 5th H or Stevie cause they weren’t solo perfomers. F*** this show and Madonna tribute was ass, I’m looking forward to the BET Awards and Soul Train.
Yet you watched 2 hours of it. Sit down, you fools cry every year, yet tune in every year for these shows.
Mark please iight, I didnt pay this show any f****** ratings. I an constantly updated on the show on this very site, my twitter and Instagram timeline. You tried but like Aaliyah always said “try again” baby. I stop watching this award show since 2011 which was four years ago.
Oh ok, then we’re both the same, because they weren’t getting NO nielsen ratings over here as well.
Stevie had to save her!
Good Prince tribute
Madonna & Grandpa Stevie did an excellent job! RIP Prince
Left to get a snack during Madonna’s performance lmao
OMG Love on the brain is #39 on iTunes. Riri better send this to radio like tomorrow.
YESSSS She betta! Fvck them other singles, she needs to capitalize off this NOW! Then she needs to drop the video by the end of next week.
I knew it I knew it! I said I bet it rises on iTunes
People only know of Work and Needed Me mostly this era they don’t know how solid of an album Anti is. Personally one of her best to me the album is underrated
Lady Gaga slays Madonna vocally. That bish would never rely on a soul singer like that who are you, Iggy Azalea?? Madge can’t sang. Never could.
Madonna had no right! …
LMAO Your comment has won the internet
The only performances I lijed were Celine and Demi!
Britney was a lip-syching mess she lipped a whole medley she’s trash a stiff dancing zombie!
Rihanna has no soul a pitchy mess! Xtina would of SLAYED that kinda song!
Justin sucked period!
Pink need to sit her tired ass down with that tired circus act that’s all she does is fly in the damn air a mess!
XTINA REALLY IS THE BEST FEMALE SINGER AND ARTIST WISH SHE WOULD OF HAVE PERFORMED!
Xxltina is not the best singer!! Karen Clark Sheard, Celine (when her mic is on), Tamela Mann, Yolanda Adams, Ledisi, Fantasia, Patti, and more would murder her on off key screaming ass and that fake soul right off the stage.
Brit did well. She said she got her ody back and y’all gonna see it one more time. Rihanna KILLED it. I just knew this was the one song she would NOT be able to sing LIVE and she put my foot in my mouth. Side note, I’m not giving Kesha the poor her vote, she was never known as a singer, just an auto tune pop star that rapped/sing.
Madonna and Stevie were awful PRINCE deserved a better tribute then that they both sounded an off key mess just horrible!
Honey just you wait for the BET Awards and Soul Train.
Madonna messed up the tribute, but I already expected it. Celine was lip syncing her ass off. That’s the same prerecorded track I heard a few months back when I saw her in Vegas. Rihanna killed that s*** IDGAF what no one say. Ariana was cute.Justin was terrible, but I still wanna f***. Britney was cute for a throwback MySpace playlist teas, but she was definitely stiff.
Celine was lip syncing ?! No no mon ami.
Maybe you’re just not use to that kind of vocals ?
I’m still stuck on Rihanna y’all. I’m in tears looking at my girl give the performance of her career. She gave the performance that I always knew that she was capable as. No matter what the haters say, she IS a legend.
Lmao she is not a legend… Give her time and she MIGHT become one.
“Celine was lip syncing her ass off. That’s the same prerecorded track I heard a few months back when I saw her in Vegas.”
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GURL! You know I can’t stand yo ass! But, you ain’t lying. Celine lips just as much as Mariah. But, nobody will EVER know. Because she’s so good at it. Glad somebody other than my good sis LaChele caught it too. Love Celine, but her voice haven’t been that thick, resonant & powerful since 1998.
??????? #haters
Rihanna, Celine, and Ariana KILLED
I love Rihanna, but she was a pitchy mess, a vocalist she is not. Other than that, she is so pretty.
LIESSSS
Rihanna was a pitchy goat sounding mess with a old woman wig on yall love anything wtf!
People are giving Madonna too much crap. The tribute wasn’t up to Prince standards, but you can tell that at least her effort was honest unlike Gaga’s.
Celine though… Lipping for the Gods, and when she pretended to be winded when she was receiving her award. Girl, you better get an acting award for your commitment to the art of Lip Sync.
Pink, Britney, Celine, DNCE, Demi, Ariana & Rihanna all did great..
Perfect no but what a HUGE vocal level of improvement on the live stage. Hit all the key notes on point and gave the right level of emotion. Few notes hmmm but not gonna dim the light on Rihanna because i was very pleased with what I heard.
Though one my favs P!nk would bring something different but nooooppppeee. Gotta switch it up a bit. As someone mentioned Demi is better singer than the songs she sings. Brit errrm. Arianna not connecting for me this era.
Who is Ciara dahhling?
best performances : rihanna , ariana , celine
worst : madonna , britney and pink
sorry and the queen adele for sure
YESSS Rihanna you better slay that sh!t!!!!
Proud of her????
Everyone was coconuts
Not trying to be funny, Rihanna did do a good job but that was all she had if she had to do that a minute more her veins in her head would have popped out. That’s not good for a singer. Madonna was a hot mess.
That absolutely horrific show last night only made me miss the days when the real Legends of Stage used to blaze award shows; Janet, Michael, Prince, Whitney. They used to turn award shows into must-see events. I don’t know what the hell that mess was last night.
I’m late but yes Rih! That was by far her best performance ever. I knew she would kill the song because she did an amazing job at her show. I love it Rih. I love this Rih way better than Hot 100 pop Rih. Please keep doing that. In my book you’ve officially established yourself.
I only saw two real legands and divas on taht stage, one taht can sing and the other can´t, but both divas for different reasons: Celine and Madonna. Dead at Celine Dion with her NOT COMPARABLE AT ALL current voice to what it was in the 90s outsinging EVERYBODY. She keeps on looking amazing btw. She´s always in great shape but without overdoing it or looking manly (like Madonna, no shade). Lipped or not, she just outsang everybody as always (and yes Celine lips more than Mariah, belive it or not, but it´s true).
About Rihanna: LOL as if giving the best vocals of her career meant much LMAO Dead at some going crazy because they are so used to mediocrity that they seemed to them like best of the night “material”. Well overall these award shows are terrible.
Has rihanna scanned 2million yet or is she still at 400k?
Everyone did nice job performance on the award show