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2019 Billboard Music Awards

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The Billboard Music Awards 2019 certainly provided many a notable moment courtesy of the host of music stars who took to the stage.

Now, following show-stopping performances from the likes of Icon recipient Mariah Carey, Madonna, Ciara, Ariana Grande, Khalid, BTS, Kelly Clarkson, and more, see who walked away with the show’s biggest star – its coveted trophies!

A full winners’ list awaits below [updating live]…

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Ariana Grande has joined an action packed stack of names performing at Wednesday night’s Billboard Music Awards 2019.

Full story below…

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Taylor Swift is wasting no time hitting the promo trail for new single ‘ME!’

The song premiered this morning and has already soared to #1 on iTunes globally.

Not resting on her laurels, Swift will be hitting the stage at next week’s Billboard Music Awards to deliver the first live performance of the catchy cut.

Details below…

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With the nominations out for the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, attention has turned to who’ll be gracing the stage at the May 1st extravaganza.

Well, wonder no more. Because the first batch of performers have announced.

And the list is lead by Normani and Sam Smith.

Dive below for details…

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It’s that time of year!

The Billboard Music Awards are back for its 2019 instalment and today the much anticipated nominees were revealed.

This year’s BBMAs host Kelly Clarkson as well as Dan + Shay were on-hand for the partial announcement this morning on the TODAY Show.

In the time since, the full list of finalists for the May 1st ceremony (which airs live on new network NBC from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas) has surfaced.

See who’s up for what after the jump…

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Lady Gaga‘s stellar performance in the latest telling of the ‘A Star is Born’ story saw her bag the award for Best Actress at last night’s Critics Choice Award.

Quite interestingly, the performer must share the gong with the seasoned actress Glenn Close who also won the award for her performance in ‘The Wife’ because it was a tie.

Now watch what happened when the thespians learned of the good news and how they celebrated their win below…

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Actors Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg hosted the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards, which aired live tonight on NBC.

The annual affair, often viewed as a precursor to the Academy Awards, continued to honor the year’s best and brightest film and television stars.  Tuck in below to find out who walked away with the coveted trophies from tonight’s showing at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.

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It’s Grammy nomination time!

Music’s biggest calendar night, the 61st annual Grammy Awards, are set to air February 10th 2019 live on CBS.

The industry’s brightest stars will align to shine at the event, which will boast performances from the creme de la creme.

Today, excitement for the ceremony soared to new heights as its committee reveals which artists have been nominated in which categories.

What are you waiting for? The full nominations for the 2019 Grammys await below…

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The nominations for the 2019 Golden Globe Awards have been announced – and it’s good news for the likes of Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Regina King, Billy Porter and Mahershala Ali.

As some of Hollywood’s most notable names, they have racked up noms for their efforts in titles including ‘A Star Is Born,’ ‘Seven Seconds’,’ ‘Pose,’ and ‘Green Book.’

Find out below who’s up for what at the 76th annual spectacle, which airs  live on January 6th 2019 on NBC.

The full nominations list awaits after the jump…

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Ahead of the September 27th kick off of his ’50th Intimate Nights’ tour (click here for the dates), the US Tennis Association (USTA) has announced that Grammy-winning crooner Maxwell‘s been tapped to deliver the U.S. national anthem at the 2018’s U.S. Open’s opening ceremony.

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While pop icon Mariah Carey has made headlines recently for referring to her early 90s marriage to legendary music exec Tommy Mottola as ‘wounding’ due to his alleged ‘controlling’ manner (click here to read more), he – on the other hand – has had nothing but glowing things to say about his former bride.

Taking to Variety magazine to dish on his exit from the music industry and entry into the theater realm, namely with his latest Broadway venture (the Donna Summer bio-musical), the one-time leader of Sony spoke candidly about his present relationship with the songstress.  Discussing her disastrous 2016 NYE performance and its 2017 redemptive redo, Mottola weighs in on the status of the singer’s current career while angering ‘American Idol’ fans for his comments on Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood.

Read his interesting words inside:

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