The 2014 Billboard Music Awards airs tonight from the MGM Grand hotel and casino in Las Vegas. The 3-hour event starts at 8pm ET/7pm CT on ABC. Top Artist nominees include Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, and Justin Timberlake. The Top New Artist nominees include Bastille, Capital Cities, Ariana Grande, Lorde, and Passenger.
The list of performers for the evening is extensive, featuring some of the top names in music including Jennifer Lopez, Imagine Dragons, John Legend, Katy Perry, Lorde, Miley Cyrus, and Shakira. The Billboard Music Awards always has some surprises for viewers, so we can’t say the list below is conclusive.
However, we do know there will also be a tribute to Michael Jackson to promote the release of the Xscape album, with rumors of a Michael Jackson hologram to appear during the performance.
Tune in to ABC at 8 p.m. Eastern, 7 p.m. Pacific. And make sure you’re watching the HD broadcast of the event!
2014 Billboard Music Awards performers
- 5 Seconds of Summer
- Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert
- Florida Georgia Line
- Imagine Dragons
- Jason Derulo
- Jennifer Lopez
- John Legend
- Katy Perry
- Lorde
- Luke Bryan
- Miley Cyrus
- OneRepublic
- Pitbull
- Ricky Martin
- Robin Thicke
- Shakira
- Bonus: Michael Jackson tribute performance
