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The 2014 Billboard Music Awards have come to an end at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, leaving in its wake a happy Justin Timberlake — who took home seven awards including Top Artist — and a rather incredulous Lorde, whose hit Royals nabbed the Top Rock Song award.
Timberlake was the man of the evening, with his 2013 album The 20/20 Experience bringing home the gold in the categories of Top Billboard 200 Album as well as Top R&B Album, and Timberlake himself scoring massive wins in just about every Artist category that Billboard have an award for.
Timberlake was joined by his band while accepting the award for Top Artist backstage. The singer thanked the other nominees, stating humorously, “It’s not a competition, but if it was, I won!” He then thanked “everybody on Earth,” except disgraced former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling.
Watch: Justin Timberlake Thanks Everybody In The World, Except Donald Sterling
http://youtu.be/rNarndkwaNU
Right behind JT were Las Vegas boys Imagine Dragons, who took home five awards, including Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Duo/Group, and Top Rock Artist, while Blurred Lines nabbed Robin Thicke, T.I., and Pharrell Williams four awards, among them, Top Hot 100 Song, and Top Digital Song.
Aussies were in full force during the ceremony, with performances from Queensland rapper Iggy Azalea, who was joined by Charli XCX and Ariana Grande to perform Fancy and Problem, while Kendall Jenner almost introduced Sydney pop punk boys 5 Seconds Of Summer as One Direction.
Watch: Kendall Jenner’s Billboard Music Awards Fail
http://youtu.be/s-LotzpIC2U
Another questionable occurrence was Lorde receiving the award for Top Rock Song. Much as we love the talented Kiwi, even Lorde herself confusedly flashed a corna before thanking the “superhuman” effort of her label. The telecast also featured a performance of her hit Tennis Court.
Among the other performances was a notable appearance from the late King of Pop Michael Jackson, who appeared in hologram form to perform Slave To The Rhythm, from the legendary performer’s recently released compilation of previously unreleased studio material, Xscape.
We also saw a trippy performance from Miley Cyrus — who took home the Top Streaming Artist trophy — who received help from Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne and Steven Drozd on a rendition of The Beatles‘ Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds, which will soon be released as a single.
Watch: Michael Jackson Slave To The Rhythm Live At BBMAs 2014
http://youtu.be/dX3AVw7TWgE
Viewers were also treated to two performances from Jennifer Lopez — among a total of 19 musical performances — a premiere of the Miranda Lambert-Carrie Underwood duet Somethin’ Bad, and Katy Perry managed to pop in remotely from London for a performance of her Billboard hit, Birthday.
Readers can check out the full list of winners from this year’s Billboard Music Awards below. Among the notable wins was Perry in the category of Top Female Artist, Bon Jovi receiving the award for Top Touring Artist, and pop recidivist Justin Bieber naturally nabbing the award for Top Social Artist.
Billboard Music Awards 2014 – Winners
ARTIST AWARDS
Top Artist
Justin Timberlake
Top New Artist
Lorde
Top Male Artist
Justin Timberlake
Top Female Artist
Katy Perry
Top Duo/Group
Imagine Dragons
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Justin Timberlake
Top Hot 100 Artist
Imagine Dragons
Top Digital Songs Artist
Katy Perry
Top Radio Songs Artist
Justin Timberlake
Top Touring Artist
Bon Jovi
Top Social Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist
Miley Cyrus
Top R&B Artist
Justin Timberlake
Top Rap Artist
Eminem
Top Country Artist
Luke Bryan
Top Rock Artist
Imagine Dragons
Top Latin Artist
Marc Anthony
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Daft Punk
Top Christian Artist
Chris Tomlin
ALBUM AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album
Justin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience
Top R&B Album
Justin Timberlake, The 20/20 Experience
Top Rap Album
Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Top Country Album
Luke Bryan, Crash My Party
Top Rock Album
Imagine Dragons, Night Visions
Top Latin Album
Marc Anthony, 3.0
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Daft Punk, Random Access Memories
Top Christian Album
Alan Jackson, Precious Memories: Volume II
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell, Blurred Lines
Top Digital Song
Robin Thicke, Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Blurred Lines
Top Radio Song
Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell, Blurred Lines
Top Streaming Song (Audio)
Imagine Dragons, Radioactive
Top Streaming Song (Video)
Miley Cyrus, Wrecking Ball
Top R&B Song
Robin Thicke Feat. T.I. & Pharrell, Blurred Lines
Top Rap Song
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton, Can’t Hold Us
Top Country Song
Florida Georgia Line Featuring Nelly, Cruise
Top Rock Song
Lorde, Royals
Top Latin Song
Marc Anthony, Vivir Mi Vida
Top Dance/Electronic Song
Avicii, Wake Me Up!
Top Christian Song
Matthew West, Hello, My Name Is
