Smooth Jazz Superstar Jessy J Releases My One And Only One

BRAND NEW ALBUM INSPIRED BY TRAVELS TO CUBA AND AFRICA

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“Sexy…Soulful…Irresistible…Incredible.”
–Smooth Jazz Monthly

“Increasing the boundaries of jazz.”
–Jazziz

My One And Only One is Jessy J’s most deliciously grooving, sensuous, and creative work to date. Inspired by her travels to Cuba and Africa and produced by the Grammy Award Winner Paul Brown (George Benson, Boney James, Peter White), the album breaks new frontiers of Jazz and Latin music packed with participations guest musicians such as Grammy winning keyboardist Gregg Karukas and many more. Highlights include Jessy’s sensitive re-imaginings of Adele’s “Lovesong,” Toni Braxton’s “You’re Makin’ Me High,” the R&B classic “Strawberry Letter 23” plus 7 great Jessy J originals, including the first single, “Tango Boy,” which is already climbing up the Smooth Jazz radio charts, and the perfect fusion of jazz and Cuban Son “Paraíso Mágico”! An upcoming tour of North America is on the way in support of this release.

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Saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter Jessy J is one of the brightest stars on the Smooth Jazz scene. Her combination of extraordinary musical talents and exciting live performances have garnered her several Smooth Jazz radio #1s, a #1 Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart position, Billboard’s and R&R’s Contemporary Jazz Song Of The Year Award and was even featured in People en Español’s issue of “Los 50 Mas Bellos” (The 50 most beautiful People). She also performs before millions as the saxophonist on television’s The Voice and has recorded and toured with music giants like Aerosmith and Michael Bolton.

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**Spanish Version**

SÚPER ESTRELLA DEL SMOOTH JAZZ JESSY J LANZA MY ONE AND ONLY ONE

NUEVO ÁLBUM INSPIRADO POR SUS VIAJES A CUBA Y AL ÁFRICA

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“Sensual…Sentimental… Irresistible.. Increíble.”
–Smooth Jazz Monthly

“Empujando las barreras del Jazz.”
–Jazziz

My One And Only One es la obra más sensual, rítmica y creativa que JESSY J ha entregado hasta la fecha. Producido por el maestro y ganador de Premio Grammy Paul Brown (George Bensen, Boney James, Peter White), es un álbum que cuenta con la participación especial de músicos estelares del género como el rtecladista y ganador del Grammy Gregg Karukas. Lo más destacado del álbum incluye las sensibles interpretaciones de canciones como “Lovesong” de Adele, “You’re Making Me High” de Toni Braxton, el clásico del género R&B “Strawberry letter 23” y siete canciones originales incluyendo el sencillo “Tango Boy,” cual ya está escalando las listas de Smooth Jazz y tambien una fusión perfecta de Jazz y Son Cubano en la canción titulada “Paraíso Mágico.” ¡Encuentra a JESSY J de gira este verano!

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La saxofonista, vocalista y cantautora JESSY J, es una de las estrellas más brillantes en la escena del Smooth Jazz. Su combinación de extraordinarios talentos musicales y emocionantes presentaciones en vivo, le han dado varios #1 en las emisoras de Smooth Jazz, un #1 en la lista Billboard de Contemporary Jazz, Premios ‘Canción del año’ en Billboard y R&B, y hasta formo parte de la edición de “Los 50 Más Bellos” de People en Español. También se presenta frente a millones como la saxofonista en el programa de televisión The Voice y ha grabado y salido de gira con gigantes actos musicales como Aerosmith y Michael Bolton.

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Avicii’s ‘Waiting For Love’ Lyric Video Out Today

IN AVICII’S “WAITING FOR LOVE” ANIMATED LYRIC VIDEO, LOVE CONQUERS ALL!

AVICII’S CATCHY PRODUCTION FEATURES UK’S CHERRY GHOST ON VOCALS

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The lyric video to Avicii’s new track “Waiting for Love” is out today. The uplifting video features hand drawn animation with script and direction from the At Night Studios in Stockholm. The video tells the story of losing the one thing that makes life worth living, and fighting through hell and back to find it again. Love and loyalty triumph!

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“Waiting for Love,” released globally earlier today on PRMD Music/Island Records, was written and produced by Avicii, Salem Al Fakir, Vincent Pontare and Simon Aldred and features the powerful vocals of UK-based artist Cherry Ghost, aka Simon Aldred. The catchy and radio-friendly vibe of “Waiting for Love” should be a festival favorite this summer during Avicii’s ambitious tour schedule (see below). “Waiting for Love” is from Avicii’s forthcoming album STORIES, due out later this year.

Earlier this month, Avicii and Volvo Cars, two of Sweden’s most influential brands, launched their collaboration on a new brand campaign which features Avicii’s reworking of the classic song Feeling Good. The music video for Feeling Good was filmed on location in Stockholm and Osterlen, southern Sweden in places of personal significance for Avicii and tells his own story of renewal, following several years of hard touring.

Date	Venue	Location
May 23	XS	Las Vegas, NV
May 24	Encore Beach Club	Las Vegas, NV
May 29	Findings Festival	Oslo, Norway
May 30	Aviciifest @ Summerburst	Goteborg, Sweden
June 5	World Club Dome	Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
June 6	Wembley Stadium	London, United Kingdom
June 12	Aviciifest @ Summerburst	Stockholm, Sweden
June 13	Megaland Evenemententerrein	Landgraaf, Netherlands
June 18	XS Nightclub	Las Vegas, NV
June 19	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	Las Vegas, NV
June 20	Encore Beach Club	Las Vegas, NV
June 27	XS Nightclub	Las Vegas, NV
July 3	Marlay Park – Sold Out	Dublin, Ireland
July 4	Wireless Festival	London, United Kingdom
July 10	ElectroBeach Festival	Le Barcares, France
July 11	T in the Park 2015	Chorley, United Kingdom
July 12	Opening Party-AVICII @ Ushuaia	Ibiza, Spain
July 19	AVICII @ Ushuaia	Ibiza, Spain
July 24	Platja del Forum I Parc de la Pau	Sant Adria De Besos, Spain
July 26	AVICII @ Ushuaia	Ibiza, Spain
July 31	Untold Festival	Cluj, Romania
August 2	AVICII @ Ushuaia	Ibiza, Spain
August 7	Smukfest	Skanderborg, Denmark
August 8	WKDN Festival	Helsinki, Finland
August 9	AVICII @ Ushuaia	Ibiza, Spain
August 16	AVICII @ Ushuaia	Ibiza, Spain
August 23	AVICII @ Ushuaia	Ibiza, Spain
August 29	Creamfields	Daresbury, United Kingdom
August 30	Closing Party-AVICII @ Ushuaia	Ibiza, Spain
September 5	Encore Beach Club	Las Vegas, NV
September 13	Encore Beach Club	Las Vegas, NV

About Avicii:

In 2011, Avicii reached critical mass with the global success of “Le7els,” which became a No. 1 dance hit in the U.S. and the U.K. and sold four million tracks worldwide. It topped the charts in six other territories, went top 10 in many more, and garnered Bergling his second Grammy nomination. Other hits brought a much-publicized remix of Madonna’s “Girl Gone Wild.” In 2013, Avicii won his first American Music Award (for Favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist) and his first MTV Europe Music Award (EMA) (for Best Electronic Artist).

In 2014 Avicii cemented his place in the firmament of superstar recording artist/DJ’s with the success of his genre-defying debut album, True, on PRMD Records. The album not only satisfied the 26-year-old Swede’s restless creative urge to push musical boundaries, it also upped the ante on what dance music could be by blending the earthy sounds of folk, country, and bluegrass with soaring pop melodies, funky disco jams, and driving house beats. True spawned the 4x-platinum guitar-laden stomper “Wake Me Up,” which hit No. 1 in 81 countries and became the most streamed song of all time on Spotify (over 300 million plays) and the No. 1 most Shazamed song worldwide, while racking up 2.6 billion international streams and 600 million combined YouTube views. Upon True’s release, The New York Times heralded Avicii as “an artist carrying today — and tomorrow — on his shoulders.”

About PRMD MUSIC:

PRMD is an independent label, home to Avicii, Cazzette and iSHi, as well as the recently established ICONS label. Diverse in sound and sourcing talent from across the continents, the label approaches 2015 with a manifesto for taking its reign beyond the electronic dance bubble, tapping into the worlds of electronic music, hip-hop, indie rock and commercial pop, alongside a wealth of both new and already-established artists.

About Island Records:

Island Records, which celebrates its 56th anniversary in 2015, maintains its position as one of the world’s legendary record labels, a coveted destination for new and established artists of every description. Island staked its claim at the beginning of the musical revolution that shook the 1960s and ’70s, and continues that trend-spotting spirit of adventure. Today’s Island is home to a varied roster that ranges from Bon Jovi, Avicii, Fall Out Boy, Nick Jonas, and The Killers, to Shawn Mendes, The Gaslight Anthem, American Authors, Incubus, Jake Bugg, Tove Lo, Kiesza, and many more. Island Records is a division of Universal Music Group, the undisputed global music leader, with wholly owned operations in 60 territories. Universal Music Group is a fully owned subsidiary of Vivendi.

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Noel Torres Set To Perform At The Sesac Latina Music Awards 2015

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The SESAC Latina Music Awards 2015 take place on

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Wednesday, June 17^th at The Beverly Hills Hotel

SESAC Latina announced today that Regional Mexican superstar and fan favorite Noel Torres will perform at the SESAC Latina Music Awards 2015, on Wednesday, June 17^th, at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles. He joins previously announced urban music pioneer and newest SESAC success story Nicky Jam on the list of musical performances for the gala. The SESAC Latina Music Awards honor the creative talent of SESAC Latina songwriters, publishers and affiliates, including an impressive list of No. 1 charted songs and songs with extraordinary radio rotation.

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Noel Torres has taken Regional Mexican music scene by storm since his debut in 2010. Winning the ‘Best Male Artist of the Year’ for the awards Premios Texas and Premios de la Calle, has also been nominated numerous times for other internationally acclaimed awards shows such as the Billboard Latin Music Awards for ‘Artist of the Year’ and ‘Norteño Song of the Year,’ and in Premios Lo Nuestro for ‘Norteño Artist of the Year,’ ‘Song of the Year,’ ‘Male Artist of the Year,’ and ‘Album of the Year.’

Torres, who has recently been called “The New Idol of Regional Mexican Music,” has been rocketing up charts worldwide with his newest album La Balanza. The album’s first single “Me Interesas,” written by SESAC affiliate Luciano Luna, reached the No. 1 spot in rotation in Mexican radio and on the iTunes Regional Mexican Chart for being the best-selling digital track of the genre. That amazing accomplishment was repeated with his second single, “Para Que Tantos Besos,” also written by Luna. His party anthem ‘Amanecí Con Ganas,’ was written by the SESAC affiliate Maria Luisa Inzunza, and showcases the perfect blend of Norteño Music and Banda that has helped him earn a staggering total of 200 million views on YouTube and a sky-high number of followers on social media.

About SESAC Latina Awards:

SESAC Latina is celebrating another year of continued growth and success with this the SESAC LATINA MUSIC AWARDS this WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015 at The Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles

Just this last week, its affiliates ruled at No. 1 on eight of the most important Latin Billboard charts, including pop, rhythm, Regional Mexican, and streaming/digital.

Notably, SESAC Latina is at No 1 on Hot Latin Songs, the prestigious chart that ranks the week’s most popular singles on every Latin genre and includes airplay data from the United States and Puerto Rico. More songs by SESAC Latina affiliates went No. 1 and more stayed at the No. 1 position longer.

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About SESAC:

With a selective policy of affiliation that’s unique in the industry, SESAC represents the best composers and publishers. In so doing, SESAC has built a repertoire of quality that covers all genres and the most popular music of today. Artists affiliated with SESAC include such icons as Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Kurt Cobain’s Catalog, Mumford & Sons, Lady Antebellum, Bryan Michael Cox, Swizz Beatz, Rico Love, RUSH, Cassandra Wilson, MGMT, Alice In Chains, PSY and many more. SESAC Latina represents such prestigious artists as Draco Rosa, Jencarlos Canela, Reik, Carlos Baute, Enrique Bunbury, Rayito, Rafa Arcaute, Luz Casal, Intocable, Joey Montana, Luciano Luna, Calibre 50, Aleks Syntek, Fonseca, América Sierra, among many others. www.sesaclatina.com

As the first Latin music-focused division to be created by a performance-rights society originally founded in 1930, SESAC Latina is also recognized as a leader in technology, which allows it to process royalty payments more quickly and accurately. SESAC is the only society offering its affiliates monthly radio performance royalty payments.

**Spanish Version**

CONFIRMAN ACTUACIÓN DE NOEL TORRES EN LOS PREMIOS SESAC LATINA 2015

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Entrega de los Premios SESAC Latina 2015 se efectúa este 17 de junio en el histórico Beverly Hills Hotel

SESAC Latina ha anunciado hoy la presentación del súper astro y artista favorito del público Noel Torres en la ceremonia de entrega de sus premios el miércoles 17 de junio en el Beverly Hills Hotel, de la ciudad de Los Angeles. Se une en esta forma a la lista que también integra el pionero del movimiento urbano Nicky Jam, quien llega a esta gala con un impresionante historial de éxitos.

Los SESAC Latina Music Awards honran el talento creativo de los compositores, editoras y afiliados de SESAC Latina, incluyendo una significativa lista de canciones que han alcanzado el #1 en las listas de popularidad por su rotación radial.

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Arrasando en el género regional mexicano, la protagónica presencia de Noel Torres se inicia con su debut el año 2010. Ganador del Premio Texas en la categoría de Mejor Artista Masculino del Año y Premios de la Calle, por sus aclamados espectáculos también ha sido nominado en numerosas ocasiones a otros galardones, entre ellos el Premio Latin Billboard como Artista del Año y Canción Norteña del Año; y Premio Lo Nuestro, en las categorías de Artista Norteño del Año, Canción del Año, Artista Masculino del Año y Album del Año.

Recientemente llamado ‘Nuevo Ídolo de la Música Regional Mexicana’, Noel Torres ha ocupado los primeros lugares de popularidad con su nuevo álbum “La Balanza”, cuyo primer sencillo, “Me Interesas”, una composición del afliado de SESAC Latina Luciano Luna se posicionó en el #1 de Billboard, #1 en rotación radial en México y #1 en iTunes por ser el corte más vendido dentro de su género también en México. Este importante logro se repitió con el lanzamiento del siguiente sencillo, “Para Qué Tantos Besos”, también compuesto por Luna. Su festivo “Amanecí Con Ganas”, de la afiliada de SESAC Latina María Luisa Inzunza, en el cual se combinan a la perfección los estilos norteño y banda, le han permitido a Noel Torres acumular un total de 200 millones de vistas en YouTube y siderales cifras de seguidores en las redes sociales.

Acerca de los Premios SESAC Latina:

Con la entrega de sus premios 2015, SESAC Latina está celebrando otro año de continuo crecimiento y éxito este miércoles 17 de junio, 2015, en el Beverly Hills Hotel de la ciudad de Los Angeles.

Estas últimas semanas sus afiliados han ocupado el #1 en ocho de las listas latinas más importantes de Billboard, incluyendo pop, rhythm, regional mexicano, y streaming/digital.

Lo más notable de estos logros es que SESAC Latina permanece en el #1 del chart Hot Latin Songs, la prestigiosa lista de Billboard en que se incluyen los actuales sencillos promocionales de todos los géneros de música latina en los mercados de Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico. Más canciones de afiliados de SESAC Latina son #1 y permanecen como #1 durante más tiempo.

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Acerca de SESAC:

Con una selectiva política de afiliación, única en la industria, SESAC representa los mejores compositores y editores. Gracias a eso, SESAC dispone de un repertorio de calidad que abarca todos los géneros y la música actual más popular. Entre sus artistas afiliados se incluyen íconos como Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Kurt Cobain’s Catalog, Mariah Carey, Zac Brown, Mumford & Sons, Lady Antebellum, Bryan Michael Cox, Swizz Beatz, Rico Love, Rush, Cassandra Wilson, MGMT, Alice In Chains, PSY y muchos más. SESAC Latina representa a artistas tan prestigiosos como Draco Rosa, Nicky Jam, Gente D’ Zona, Reik, Jencarlos Canela, Carlos Baute, Enrique Bunbury, Gaby Moreno, Rayito, Rafa Arcaute, Luz Casal, Intocable, Joey Montana, Luciano Luna, Calibre 50, Aleks Syntek, Fonseca, y América Sierra, entre muchos otros. www.sesaclatina.com.

Como primera división especializada en música latina creada por una sociedad de derechos de autor originalmente fundada en 1930, SESAC también es reconocida como líder en tecnología, lo que le permite procesar pagos de regalías con mayor rapidez y precisión. SESAC es la única sociedad que ofrece a sus afiliados pagos mensuales de regalías por tocadas radiales.

The Huffington Post Premieres Singer-Songwriter Bean’s “Wildfire”

“WILDFIRE” IS THE iTUNES FREE DOWNLOAD OF THE WEEK

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Today, singer-songwriter Noelle Bean, aka Bean, released her infectious new single “Wildfire” (STRZ Enterprises). Bean’s sultry and soulful vocals, the captivating lyrics and undeniably catchy chorus set “Wildfire” up to be the indie-pop jam of the summer. The song’s message about being carefree and not allowing others to bring you down is perfectly summed up in the lyrics: “Rising like a phoenix, I’ll make you see. I’ll burn even higher, Burn even higher. I’m a Wildfire.” The Huffington Post premiered “Wildfire” today, and it is the free download of the week on iTunes.

Huffington Post Premiere here

Free iTunes Download here

Lyric Video here

The Los Angeles-based singer’s music has been featured in spots for global brands including Mitsubishi, Lay’s and Bud Light Lime. Bean is an iHeart Digital Integration Artist, iHeart Macy’s Rising Star Artist, and was a featured artist for Coca-Cola’s “52 Songs of Happiness” campaign.

Bean has performed on Kalin and Myles’ “Chase Dreams Tour,” a nation-wide Pepsi-sponsored High School Nation Tour with Drake Bell, and the iHeart On The Rise Tour with Becky G, Jake Miller and T Mills. She has written songs with Grammy award-winning writers and producers Toby Gad (Demi Lovato, One Direction, Selena Gomez), Jim Jonsin (Beyonce, Usher, Lil Wayne) and David Hodges (Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Christina Perri, Celine Dion).

Bean will perform at The Sayers Club on June 4. She recently took the stage at KIIS-FM’s Wango Tango VILLAGE pre-show on May 9, along with Fifth Harmony, Jake Miller, Eden xo, and more.

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2015 Billboard Music Awards Announce Winners At Star-Studded Event Honoring Music’s Best And Brightest

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Enrique Iglesias Wins Top Latin Album and Top Latin Song While Romeo Santos Wins for Top Latin Artist

Taylor Swift Opened the Show with World Premiere of Her Music Video “Bad Blood” And Was The Night’s Big Winner, Along With Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea and Pharrell Williams

The 2015 Billboard Music Awards, hosted by hip-hop artist and actor Ludacris, and TV host and supermodel Chrissy Teigen, was an amazing night of show-stopping musical performances, never-before-seen superstar duos, and explosive moments! Teigen’s quick wit and ability to play to the crowd, and Ludacris’ comedic timing and hosting experience made this unexpected pair rival some of America’s favorite hosting duos. The show aired live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on ABC.

Taylor Swift was the night’s big winner, taking home 8 awards including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album (“1989”), Top Streaming Song (Video) (“Shake It Off”) and the fan voted Billboard Chart Achievement Award sponsored by Samsung. Swift also opened the show with the world debut of her highly anticipated music video for “Bad Blood,” the next single off her album “1989.” The video, directed by Joseph Kahn and produced by Taylor Swift, included cameos from some of Swift’s best friends including Jessica Alba, Lily Aldridge, Cindy Crawford, Cara Delevingne, Lena Dunham, Selena Gomez, Ellie Goulding, Gigi Hadid, Mariska Hargitay, Martha Hunt, Karlie Kloss, Kendrick Lamar, Ellen Pompeo, Serayah, Hailee Steinfeld, Hayley Williams, and Zendaya. Swift was on hand to then introduce legendary rock band, Van Halen, who performed their iconic hit “Panama,” marking the band’s first-ever performance on an awards show with Eddie, Alex, Wolfgang Van Halen and David Lee Roth. Van Halen started the night’s performances off with a bang, getting the crowd on their feet and rocking out!

Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea and Pharrell Williams all followed Swift with 3 awards each. Smith took home Top Male Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, and Top New Artist, which he accepted via a homemade video from his hospital bed, where he is recovering from vocal cord surgery. Azalea received Top Streaming Artist, Top Rap Artist and Top Rap Song (“Fancy,” featuring Charli XCX); and Williams was awarded Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Album (“G I R L”) and Top R&B Song (“Happy”).

Performance duo Meghan Trainor and John Legend earned two trophies each. Legend received two awards for his love ballad “All of Me” (Top Radio Song, Top Streaming Song [Audio]), while Trainor received two for her feel-good hit “All About That Bass” (Top Hot 100 Song, Top Digital Song). Jason Aldean, Hozier, Enrique Iglesias and One Direction all took home two trophies as well.

Returning to the Billboard Music Awards performance stage after 17 years, Mariah Carey brought the audience to their feet with a medley of her classic debut single — and first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit — “Vision of Love” and new single “Infinity.” And Carey wasn’t the only singer bringing a sense of nostalgia to the stage. Simple Minds, in honor of the 30^th anniversary of “The Breakfast Club” performed their No. 1 Hot 100 hit “Don’t You (Forget About Me),” which has become synonymous with the film itself and topped the chart exactly 30 years ago this week. John Hughes darling and “The Breakfast Club” star Molly Ringwald was on-hand to welcome the band to the stage. Another ’80s throwback came in the form of an explosive, neon-hued performance from music superstars Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea who brought their new single “Pretty Girls” to the stage for the first time ever.

Jussie Smollet, Bryshere “Yazz” Gray, and Estelle delivered a powerful rendition of stand-out song “Conquerer” and viewer favorite “You’re So Beautiful” from their breakout hit show “Empire.” The night was not short on memorable collaborations with duets from Nicki Minaj featuring David Guetta, Little Big Town with Faith Hill, Fall Out Boy with Wiz Khalifa, and Pitbull featuring Chris Brown. Solo artists also dominated the stage, with extraordinary performances by Kelly Clarkson, Hozier, Nick Jonas, Tori Kelly, Ed Sheeran, and Kanye West, who closed out the night with a commanding rendition of his hit “All Day.”

While the majority of the broadcast was focused on high-energy, one-of-a-kind performances, there were several touching tributes to some of the great artists who’ve passed away in recent months, including B.B. King, who received a heartfelt commemoration from host Ludacris as the camera panned to one of King’s iconic Lucille guitars, which was on display on stage. Vegas’ hometown band, Imagine Dragons, delivered a special rendition of “Stand By Me” in honor of the late Ben E. King, whose family was in the audience for the moving moment. During Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth and Lindsey Stirling’s powerful performance of the “Furious 7” anthem “See You Again,” a poignant clip of the film’s Paul Walker was shown to remember the actor and Ludacris’ longtime friend and colleague.

The musical acts weren’t the only stars taking over the stage at this year’s show. Presenters throughout the broadcast included 50 Cent, Lily Aldridge, Kaitlyn Bristowe, Charli XCX, Laverne Cox, Hannah Davis, Celine Dion, Brett Eldredge, the cast of “Entourage”, Fifth Harmony, Florida Georgia Line, Taraji P. Henson, Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, Kira Kazantsev, Danica McKellar, Idina Menzel, NE-YO, Britt Nilsson, One Direction, Rita Ora, Pentatonix, Ellen Pompeo, Prince Royce, Tracee Ellis Ross, Hailee Steinfeld, and Zendaya.

See below for a full list of winners.

ARTIST AWARDS

TOP ARTIST:

Ariana Grande

One Direction

Katy Perry

Sam Smith

**Taylor Swift

Top New Artist:

5 Seconds of Summer

Iggy Azalea

Hozier

**Sam Smith

Meghan Trainor

Top Male Artist:

Drake

Pharrell Williams

Ed Sheeran

**Sam Smith

Justin Timberlake

Top Female Artist:

Iggy Azalea

Ariana Grande

Katy Perry

**Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

Top Duo/Group:

5 Seconds of Summer

Florida Georgia Line

MAGIC!

Maroon 5

**One Direction

Top Billboard 200 Artist:

One Direction

Pentatonix

Ed Sheeran

Sam Smith

**Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist:

Iggy Azalea

Ariana Grande

Sam Smith

**Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

Top Digital Songs Artist:

Iggy Azalea

Ed Sheeran

Sam Smith

**Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

Top Radio Songs Artist:

John Legend

Maroon 5

Ed Sheeran

**Sam Smith

Taylor Swift

Top Touring Artist

Lady Gaga

**One Direction

Katy Perry

The Rolling Stones

Justin Timberlake

Top Social Artist:

**Justin Bieber

Miley Cyrus

Selena Gomez

Ariana Grande

Taylor Swift

Top Streaming Artist:

** Iggy Azalea

Ariana Grande

Nicki Minaj

Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

Top R&B Artist:

Beyonce

Chris Brown

John Legend

Trey Songz

**Pharrell Williams

Top Rap Artist:

**Iggy Azalea

J. Cole

Drake

Nicki Minaj

Rae Sremmurd

Top Country Artist:

Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan

**Florida Georgia Line

Brantley Gilbert

Blake Shelton

Top Rock Artist:

Bastille

Coldplay

Fall Out Boy

**Hozier

Lorde

Top Latin Artist

J Balvin

Juan Gabriel

Enrique Iglesias

Prince Royce

**Romeo Santos

Top Dance/Electronic Artist

Avicii

Clean Bandit

Disclosure

**Calvin Harris

Lindsey Stirling

Top Christian Artist

Casting Crowns

**Hillsong

Lecrae

MercyMe

Newsboys

ALBUM AWARDS

Top Billboard 200 Album:

Maroon 5 “V”

Pentatonix “That’s Christmas To Me”

Ed Sheeran “x”

Sam Smith “In the Lonely Hour”

**Taylor Swift “1989”

Top Soundtrack:

“The Fault in Our Stars”

“Fifty Shades of Grey”

**“Frozen”

“Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix: Vol. 1”

“Into the Woods”

Top R&B Album

Beyonce “Beyonce”

Chris Brown “X”

Michael Jackson “Xscape”

John Legend “Love in the Future”

**Pharrell “G I R L”

Top Rap Album:

**J. Cole “2014 Forest Hill Drive”

Drake “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late”

Nicki Minaj “The Pinkprint”

Iggy Azalea “The New Classic”

Eminem “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”

Top Country Album:

**Jason Aldean “Old Boots, New Dirt”

Garth Brooks “Man Against Machine”

Luke Bryan “Crash My Party”

Brantley Gilbert “Just As I Am”

Miranda Lambert “Platinum”

Top Rock Album:

AC/DC “Rock or Bust”

The Black Keys “Turn Blue”

**Coldplay “Ghost Stories”

Hozier “Hozier”

Lorde “Pure Heroine”

Top Latin Album:

Juan Gabriel “Los Duo”

**Enrique Iglesias “Sex and Love”

Romeo Santos “Formula: Vol. 2”

Santana “Corazon”

Marc Anthony “3.0”

Top Dance/Electronic Album

Avicii “True”

Disclosure “Settle”

Calvin Harris “Motion”

Skrillex “Recess”

** Lindsey Stirling “Shatter Me”

Top Christian Album:

**Lecrae “Anomaly”

Casting Crowns “Thrive”

MercyMe “Welcome to the New”

NEEDTOBREATHE “Rivers in the Wasteland”

Chris Tomlin “Love Ran Red”

SONG AWARDS

Top Hot 100 Song:

Iggy Azalea Feat. Charli XCX “Fancy”

John Legend “All of Me”

Sam Smith “Stay With Me”

Taylor Swift “Shake It Off”

**Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass”

Top Digital Song:

Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”

Sam Smith “Stay With Me”

Taylor Swift “Shake It Off”

** Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass”

Pharrell Williams “Happy

Top Radio Song:

**John Legend “All of Me”

MAGIC! “Rude”

Nico & Vinz “Am I Wrong”

Sam Smith “Stay With Me”

Pharrell Williams “Happy

Top Streaming Song (Audio)

Iggy Azalea Feat. Charli XCX “Fancy”

Hozier “Take Me to Church”

**John Legend “All of Me”

Sam Smith “Stay With Me”

Tove Lo “Habits (Stay High)”

Top Streaming Song (Video)

Idina Menzel “Let It Go”

Bobby Shmurda “Hot Boy”

Taylor Swift “Blank Space”

**Taylor Swift “Shake It Off”

Meghan Trainor “All About That Bass”

Top R&B Song:

Chris Brown Featuring Lil Wayne, French Montana, Too $hort & Tyga “Loyal”

Jason Derulo Feat. 2 Chainz “Talk Dirty”

Jeremih Featuring YG “Don’t Tell ‘Em”

John Legend “All of Me”

**Pharrell “Happy”

Top Rap Song:

**Iggy Azalea Feat. Charli XCX “Fancy”

Iggy Azalea Feat. Rita Ora “Black Widow”

Big Sean Featuring E-40 “I Don’t F**k With You”

Nicki Minaj “Anaconda”

Bobby Shmurda “Hot Boy”

Top Country Song:

**Jason Aldean “Burnin’ It Down”

Luke Bryan “Play It Again”

Sam Hunt “Leave the Light On”

Florida Georgia Line Featuring Luke Bryan “This Is How We Roll”

Florida Georgia Line “Dirt”

Top Rock Song:

Bastille “Pompeii”

Coldplay “A Sky Full of Stars”

Fall Out Boy “Centuries”

**Hozier “Take Me to Church”

Paramore “Ain’t It Fun”

Top Latin Song:

J Balvin Featuring Farruko “6 AM”

**Enrique Iglesias Featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona “Bailando”

Romeo Santos “Eres Mia”

Romeo Santos Featuring Drake “Odio”

Romeo Santos “Propuesta Indecente”

Top Dance/Electronic Song:

Clean Bandit Featuring Jess Glynne “Rather Be”

Disclosure Featuring Sam Smith “Latch”

**DJ Snake & Lil Jon “Turn Down For What”

Ariana Grande Featuring Zedd “Break Free”

Calvin Harris “Summer”

Top Christian Song

Francesca Battistelli “He Knows My Name”

Hillsong “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)”

MercyMe “Greater”

newsboys “We Believe”

**Carrie Underwood “Something In The Water”

Billboard Chart Achievement Award

Iggy Azalea

***Taylor Swift

Meghan Trainor

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The “2015 Billboard Music Awards” are set to return to ABC and will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17 at 8:00pm ET/PT. The show will showcase this year’s hottest and biggest music stars. Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. The awards are based on the reporting period of March 10, 2014 through March 8, 2015. The “2015 Billboard Music Awards” is produced by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, Mark Bracco, Barry Adelman and Robert Deaton are Executive Producers.

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Cazzette vs. Tomoyasu Hotei ‘Battle Without Honor Or Humanity’

Swedish Duo Drop Fourth Eclectic Bootleg Ahead of Forthcoming Single ‘Together’

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Cazzette are priming the road to their next hotly anticipated single with a brand new installment from their popular bootleg series.

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With ‘Together’ scoped for release on May 29 via ICONS Music, the Swedish duo follows up on their Hype Machine charting bootleg of James Blake’s ‘Limit To Your Love’ with a brand new cut from their versatile studio archives. Taking the reigns of Tomoyasu Hotei’s infamous soundtrack moment for the “Kill Bill” series, Cazzette spins a nostalgic electro twist on the unmistakable original, seamlessly transporting the epic instrumental onto the club floor in the process.

Having streamed more than 90 million times on Spotify over the past year, Cazzette entered 2015 on an all-time-high. With consistent Hype Machine domination for their recent bootleg series and Main Stage duties at Ultra Music Festival already under their belts, Alexander Björklund and Sebastian Furrer have leapt from strength-to-strength with their experimental and highly evolved take on the modern dance sound.

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Pitbull And Chris Brown To Perform Smash Hit “Fun” On The “2015 Billboard Music Awards”

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The “2015 Billboard Music Awards” will be Hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen and Broadcast LIVE on ABC Sunday, May 17 at 8:00 PM ET From The MGM Grand Garden Arena

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Billboard and dick clark productions announced today international superstar Pitbull and award winning multi platinum artist Chris Brown will perform their hit song “Fun” at this year’s Billboard Music Awards. These stars join previously announced musical performers Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Imagine Dragons, Hozier, Nick Jonas, Tori Kelly, Ed Sheeran, Van Halen, Kanye West along with special duet performance by “Empire” recording artists Jussie Smollett and Bryshere “Yazz” Gray with Estelle, Fall Out Boy featuring Wiz Khalifa, Little Big Town and Faith Hill, Nicki Minaj and David Guetta, Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea, Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend, and Wiz Khalifa, Charlie Puth and Lindsey Stirling. The show will also include a special moment with Molly Ringwald introducing Simple Minds who will pay tribute to the 30^th anniversary of “The Breakfast Club” with their iconic song “Don’t You (Forget About Me). The “2015 Billboard Music Awards” will be hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen and broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17, on ABC from 8:00 PM–11:00 PM ET.

Talent fun facts include:

Billboard Music Award winner Pitbull has earned 10 top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including the No. 1s “Timber” and “Give Me Everything.” He has sold 41 million song downloads in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music, and 13 of his songs have moved more than a million copies. The rapper made his debut on Billboard’s charts in 2004 and has consistently straddled various genre charts — from pop and Latin to rhythmic and dance.

Four-time Billboard Music Award winner Chris Brown has charted a whopping 66 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, including 13 top 10 hits. Among those smashes are his No. 1s “Run It!” and “Kiss Kiss,” as well as top 10 tracks like “Loyal” and “Don’t Wake Me Up.” Brown, who is a finalist in three categories at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, has also achieved seven top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 chart (including two No. 1s) and 34 top 10 hits on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Armando Christian Perez, known around the world as Pitbull, is an internationally successful musician, performer, business entrepreneur, fashion icon and actor. His career sales have exceeded 5 million albums and 60 million singles worldwide. Pitbull has scored No. 1 hits in more than 15 countries, his videos have over 7 billion views, and his social media reach matches audiences of some television networks. Pitbull released his eighth studio album, Globalization on November 24. Along with his hit single “Time of Our Lives,” the release also includes “Celebrate,” a song heard in the animated film, Penguins of Madagascar. Pitbull partners with a number of guest artists on Globalization, including Jason Derulo, Juicy J, Heymous Molly and Sean Paul, as well as a new collaboration with Ne-Yo. Also featured on the album are the global smash hit “Fireball,” the FIFA World Cup official song, “We Are One (Ole Ola)” with superstars Jennifer Lopez and Claudia Leitte, current single “Fun” with Chris Brown and the Playboy summer anthem “Wild Wild Love” with G.R.L. The new album is the follow up to Global Warming: Meltdown, which included his second #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, “Timber” featuring Kesha. The release also featured the massive hit singles “Feel This Moment” with Christina Aguilera, “Don’t Stop The Party” and “Back In Time” from the action-comedy Men in Black 3. Pitbull’s world tours have sold out concerts in North and South America, Europe and the Far East. He recently wrapped up the second leg of a co-headlining arena tour of the U.S. and Canada with Enrique Iglesias plus finished a headline tour in the Far East. 2014 was a banner year for Pitbull, who was chosen to perform at the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup in Sao Paolo, Brazil and closed out the year with his New Year’s Eve special. In 2015, Pitbull will continue to live up to being Mr. Worldwide, when he receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, continues his world tour and releases his new Spanish album Dale in this summer.

Chris Brown is a Grammy Award winning and multi-platinum-selling singer/songwriter who recently made his sixth #1 album entry on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart with his latest release X (RCA Records), according to Nielsen SoundScan. Chris has racked up a total of 8.3 million in U.S. album sales, six No. 1 singles (two on the Hot 100; four on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs), 12 top 10 Hot 100 singles and 26 top 10 singles on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Meanwhile, his total song sales stand at 42 million and he has over one billion views on VEVO. Adding the coveted Grammy Award to his collection, Brown is the recipient of over 40 awards, including a Billboard Music Award for Top R&B Artist in addition to the 2012 BET Awards for Best Male R&B Artist and the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Male Video and Best Choreography for “Turn Up the Music.” With all of Chris’ success in the music industry he is also just as proud of his philanthropic work he does with his charity The Symphonic Love Foundation. Symphonic Love Foundation supports and creates arts programs for youth while encouraging every day public service, respect and kindness. When not working on his own music or helping out with his charity, Chris can be found either directing music videos for some of world’s top musical talent, cultivating the younger generations up and coming musicians with his label CBE (Chris Brown Entertainment) or refining his skill and love for street art and graffiti.

Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. The awards are based on the reporting period of March 10, 2014 through March 8, 2015. Since 1940, the Billboard charts have been the go-to guide for ranking the popularity of songs and albums, and are the ultimate measure of a musician’s success.

Tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster.com. Fans can also choose from multiple VIP premium ticket packages which include limited edition Billboard Music Awards merchandise, an invitation to the official Billboard Music Awards post-party and so much more! VIP premium ticket packages are available at www.cidentertainment.com/events/billboard-music-awards/.

Fan voting for the 2015 Billboard Chart Achievement Award presented by Samsung will continue through the first hour of the awards show, ending at 9pm ET. To vote for finalists Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea or Meghan Trainor go to BillboardMusicAwards.com/vote or the @OfficialBBMAs Twitter account. The special editorial award will be given to an innovative artist who has accomplished an outstanding and rare achievement on the Billboard music charts over the past year.

The 2015 Billboard Music Awards sponsors and partners include Cumulus Media, Kia Motors, Las Vegas, Music Choice, and Samsung Electronics America.

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PITBULL Y CHRIS BROWN HARÁN UNA PRESENTACIÓN MUSICAL DEL EXITOSO SENCILLO “FUN” EN LOS “PREMIOS BILLBOARD 2015”

Los “Premios Billboard 2015” serán presentados por Ludacris y Chrissy Teigen y transmitidos EN VIVO Y EN DIRECTO por el canal ABC, el domingo 17 de mayo a las 8pmET desde el MGM Grand Garden Arena

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Billboard Y dick clark productions hoy anunciaron que las estrellas internacionales Pitbull y el cantante de R&B Chris Brown presentarán el exitoso sencillo “Fun” en la edición de este año de los “Premios Billboard 2015.” Estas estrellas se unen a los actos musicales previamente anunciados por parte de Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Imagine Dragons, Hozier, Nick Jonas, Tori Kelly, Ed Sheeran, Van Halen, Kanye West junto con presentaciones especiales a dúo de los artistas de la serie “Empire” Jussie Smollett y Bryshere “Yazz” Gray con Estelle, Fall Out Boy con Wiz Khalifa, Little Big Town con Faith Hill, Nicki Minaj con David Guetta, Britney Spears con Iggy Azalea y Meghan Trainor con John Legend y Charlie Puth con Lindsey Stirling. El espectáculo también incluirá un acontecimiento especial con Molly Ringwald introduciendo a la agrupación Simple Minds, quienes rendirán tributo al aniversario número 30 de la película “The Breakfast Club” con su icónica canción “Don’t You (Forget About Me).” Los “Premios Billboard 2015” serán presentados por Ludacris y Chrissy Teigen y transmitidos EN VIVO Y EN DIRECTO desde el MGM Grand Garden Arena en Las Vegas el domingo 17 de mayo por el canal ABC desde las 8pm a las 11pm ET.

Datos Curiosos de los artistas incluyen:

Pitbull, ganador del Premio Billboard, ha tenido 10 top-10 sencillos en la lista Billboard Hot 100, incluyendo los No.1 “Timber” y “Give Me Everything.” También ha vendido más de 41 millones de canciones por medio digital en los Estados Unidos, según Nielsen Music, y 13 de sus canciones han movido más de un millón de copias. El rapero hizo su debut en las listas Billboard en el 2004 y ha pasado por varias listas de diferentes géneros desde pop y Latin hasta rhythmic y dance.

El cuatro veces ganador de Premios Billboard Chris Brown ha sumado la impresionante cifra de 66 entradas en la lista de sencillos Billboard Hot 100, incluyendo 13 en el top-10. Dentro de estos arrasadores temas están sus #1 “Run It!” y “Kiss Kiss,” como también las canciones en el top-10 como “Loyal” y “Don’t Wake Me Up.” Brown, quien es finalista en tres categorías en los “Premios Billboard 2015,” también ha tenido siete álbumes que han estado en el top-10 de la lista Billboard 200 (incluyendo dos No. 1) y 34 éxitos en el top-10 en la lista de canciones Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Armando Christian Perez, conocido en el mundo como Pitbull, es un músico de éxito internacional, un intérprete, un hombre de negocios, un icono de la moda y actor. Las ventas en su carrera han excedido los 5 millones de álbumes y 60 millones de sencillos por todo el mundo. Pitbull ha tenido sencillos en el puesto #1 en más de 15 países, sus videos tienen más de 7 mil millones de vistas y sus seguidores de redes sociales alcanzan números similares a algunas cadenas de televisión. Pitbull lanzó su octavo álbum de estudio Globalization el 24 de noviembre. Junto con su exitoso sencillo “Time of Our Lives,” el álbum también incluye “Celebrate,” una canción que se puede escuchar en la película animada Penguins of Madagascar. Pitbull hizo canciones con un gran número de músicos invitados en Globalization, incluyendo Jason Derulo, Juicy J, Heymous Molly y Sean Paul, como también una nueva colaboración con Ne-Yo. Allí también se encuentra en el álbum el éxito global “Fireball,” la canción oficial de la Copa Mundial de FIFA, “We Are One (Ole Ola)” con las superestrellas Jennifer Lopez y Claudia Leitte, el actual sencillo “Fun” con Chris Brown y el himno Playboy de verano “Wild Wild Love” con G.R.L. El nuevo álbum es el seguimiento de Global Warming: Meltdown, el cual incluyó su segundo sencillo #1 hit en la lista Billboard Hot 100, “Timber” con Kesha. El lanzamiento también incluyó los grandes exitazos “Feel This Moment” con Christina Aguilera, “Don’t Stop The Party” y “Back In Time” de la película de acción-comedia Hombres de Negro 3 (Men in Black 3). Las giras mundiales de Pitbull han agotado ventas de boletos en conciertos por Norte y Sudamerica, Europa y en el Lejano Oriente. Recientemente terminó el segundo tramo de su gira por arenas con Enrique Iglesias en los EE.UU y Canada, y además terminó una gira como acto principal en el Lejano Oriente. El 2014 fue un año de muestra para Pitbull, quien fue escogido para presentarse en la ceremonia de apertura de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA en Sao Paolo, Brasil y cerró el año con su Especial de Nuevo Año (New Year’s Eve special). En el 2015, Pitbull continuará llenando las expectativas de ser el Sr. Mundial cuando reciba su estrella en el Paseo de la Fama en Hollywood, continúe su gira mundial y lance su nuevo álbum en español Dale, todo en este verano.

Chris Brown es un cantautor ganador del Premio Grammy con ventas a nivel multi-platino quien recientemente hizo su sexta entrada en el puesto #1 en la lista Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop con su último lanzamiento titulado X (RCA Records), según Nielsen SoundScan. Chris ha sumado un total de 8.3 millón de álbumes vendidos en los Estados Unidos, seis sencillos No. 1 (dos en la lista Hot 100; cuatro en Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs), 12 top-10 sencillos en el Hot 100 y 26 top-10 sencillos en la lista Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Mientras tanto, 42 millones es el número total de canciones vendidas y tiene más de mil millones de vistas de videos en VEVO. Añadiendo el codiciado Premio Grammy a su colección, Brown ha recibido 40 premios más, incluyendo el Premio Billboard por ‘Top R&B Artist’ además del Premio BET 2012 por ‘Best Male R&B Artist’ e el Premio MTV Video Music 2012 por ‘Best Male Video’ y ‘Best Choreography” por el tema “Turn Up the Music.” Con todo el éxito de Chris en la industria musical, también es alguien muy orgulloso de su trabajo filantrópico el cual hace para la fundación The Symphonic Love. Symphonic Love es una fundación que apoya y crea programas de arte para la juventud mientras fomenta el servicio público, respeto y bondad. Cuando no se encuentra trabajando en su música o ayudando con esta caridad, a Chris se le puede encontrar dirigiendo videos musicales para algunos de los artistas más reconocidos en el mundo, o cultivando generaciones más jóvenes y músicos emergentes en la escena con su sello discográfico CBE (Chris Brown Entertainment), o afilando sus habilidades y amor por el arte callejero y el grafiti.

Los finalistas de los Premios Billboard son basados en interacciones claves por parte de la audiencia con la música, incluyendo ventas físicas y digitales, transmisiones por internet, giras e interacciones sociales en Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify y otros destinos populares en la red. Estas medidas son seguidas todo el año por Billboard y sus socios de datos los cuales incluyen a Nielsen Music y a Next Big Sound. Los premios son basados en el reporte que empieza desde el 10 de marzo del 2014 hasta el 8 de marzo del 2015. Desde 1940, las listas de Billboard han sido el principal medio para calificar la popularidad de canciones y álbumes, también son la manera definitiva de medir el éxito de un músico y/o agrupación.

Boletos ya a la venta en Ticketmaster.com. Fans también pueden escoger entre varios paquetes Premium de boletos VIP los cuales incluyen mercancía de edición limitada de los Premios Billboard, una invitación a la fiesta de cierre de Los Premios Billboard 2015 y mucho más! Paquetes Premium de boletos VIP se encuentran disponibles en www.cidentertainment.com/events/billboard-music-awards/.

La votación de los fans para el premio ‘Chart Achievement’ presentado por Samsung, continuará hasta la primera hora de la gala de premiación, terminando a las 9pm ET. Para votar por las finalistas Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea o Meghan Trainor, se debe ir a www.BillboardMusicAwards.com/vote o a la cuenta oficial en Twitter @OfficialBBMAs. El premio ‘Special Editorial’ será dado a un artista innovador quien haya consumado algún logro excepcional y poco común en las listas musicales de Billboard en el año que pasó.

Para mayor información de los “Premios Billboard 2015” visítanos en www.billboardmusicawards.com y en el centro de actividad Billboard: www.billboard.com/bbma. Los “Premios Billboard 2015” son producidos por dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, Mark Bracco, Barry Adelman y Robert Deaton son los productores ejecutivos.

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Billboard es la marca musical con más influencia en el mundo constituida por la más completa y respetada base de datos de listas de todos los géneros musicales. Las listas Billboard definen el éxito de la música. Desde la icónica Revista Billboard hasta Billboard.com, el cual es el más grande destino para millones de aficionados apasionados por la música, hasta la serie de conferencias más elite y eventos influyentes como el Power 100 y Women in Music, la marca de Billboard tiene una autoridad inigualable entre fanáticos, artistas y la industria como tal.

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Los “Premios Billboard 2015” están de regreso al canal ABC y serán transmitidos en vivo desde el MGM Grand Garden Arena en Las Vegas el domingo 17 de Mayo a las 8:00pm ET/PT. El show mostrará las estrellas más exitosas y grandes de la música. Los finalistas de los Premios Billboard, son seleccionados basándose en interacciones claves por parte de la audiencia con la música, incluyendo ventas físicas y digitales, transmisiones, giras e interacciones sociales en Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify y otros destinos populares en la red. Estas mediciones son seguidas todo el año por Billboard y sus socios de datos, incluyendo Nielsen Music y Next Big Sound. Los premios son basados en el reporte del 10 de marzo del 2014, hasta el 8 de marzo del 2015. Los “Premios Billboard 2015” son producidos por dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, Mark Bracco, Barry Adelman y Robert Deaton son los Productores Ejecutivos.

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Prince Royce, Lily Aldridge, Hannah Davis, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, Khloe Kardashian & Kylie Jenner, Danica Mckellar, Idina Menzel, Pentatonix, Trace Ellis Ross And Charli XCX To Present On The “2015 Billboard Music Awards”

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The “2015 Billboard Music Awards” will be Hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen and Broadcast LIVE on ABC Sunday, May 17 at 8:00 PM ET From The MGM Grand Garden Arena

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Billboard and dick clark productions announced today more stars slated to present on the “2015 Billboard Music Awards.” Presenters include Lily Aldridge, Hannah Davis, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, Khloe Kardashian & Kylie Jenner, Danica McKellar, Idina Menzel, Pentatonix, Tracee Ellis Ross, Prince Royce and Charli XCX. They join previously announced presenters 50 Cent, Kaitlyn Bristowe and Britt Nilsson from ABC’s “The Bachelorette,” Laverne Cox, Celine Dion, the cast of “Entourage” (Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier), Taraji P. Henson, Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev, NE-YO, One Direction, Rita Ora, Ellen Pompeo and Molly Ringwald. The “2015 Billboard Music Awards” will be hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen and broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17, on ABC from 8:00 PM–11:00 PM ET.

The night will also include must-see musical performances by Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Hozier, Imagine Dragons, Nick Jonas, Tori Kelly, Ed Sheeran, Van Halen, Kanye West, along with special duet performances by “Empire” recording artists Jussie Smollett and Bryshere “Yazz” Gray with Estelle, Fall Out Boy featuring Wiz Khalifa, Little Big Town and Faith Hill, Nicki Minaj featuring David Guetta, Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea, Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend and Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth with Lindsey Stirling. The show will also include a special moment with Molly Ringwald introducing Simple Minds who will pay tribute to the 30^th anniversary of “The Breakfast Club” with their iconic song “Don’t You (Forget About Me).

The 2015 Billboard Music Awards sponsors and partners include Cumulus Media, Kia Motors, Las Vegas, Music Choice, and Samsung Electronics America.

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PRINCE ROYCE, LILY ALDRIDGE, HANNAH DAVIS, BRETT ELDREDGE, FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE, KHLOE KARDASHIAN & KYLIE JENNER, DANICA MCKELLAR, IDINA MENZEL, PENTATONIX, TRACEE ELLIS ROSS y CHARLI XCX

A PRESENTAR GALARDONES EN LOS “PREMIOS BILLBOARD 2015”

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Billboard y dick clark productions hoy anunciaron más estrellas programadas para presentar en los “Premios Billboard 2015.” Como presentadores están incluidos Prince Royce, Brett Eldredge, Charli XCX, Danica McKeller, Florida Georgia Line, Hannah Davis, Idina Menzel, Khloe Kardashian & Kylie Jenner, Lily Aldridge, Paula Patton, Pentatonix, Tracee Ellis Ross y Victoria Justice. Ellos se unen a la lista de presentadores previamente anunciada la cual incluye a 50 Cent, Kaitlyn Bristowe y Britt Nilsson del programa de televisión de ABC “The Bachelorette,” Laverne Cox, Celine Dion, el elenco de “Entourage” (Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier), Taraji P. Henson, Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev, NE-YO, One Direction, Rita Ora, Ellen Pompeo y Molly Ringwald. Los “Premios Billboard 2015” serán presentados por Ludacris y Chrissy Teigen y transmitidos EN VIVO Y EN DIRECTO desde el MGM Grand Garden Arena en Las Vegas el domingo 17 de mayo por el canal ABC desde las 8pm a las 11pm ET.

La noche de gala también incluirá presentaciones musicales imposibles de perder por parte de Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Hozier, Nick Jonas, Tori Kelly, Ed Sheeran, Van Halen, junto con presentaciones especiales a dúo de los artistas de la serie “Empire” Jussie Smollett y Bryshere “Yazz” Gray con Estelle, Fall Out Boy con Wiz Khalifa, Little Big Town con Faith Hill, Britney Spears con Iggy Azalea y Meghan Trainor con John Legend. El espectáculo también incluirá un acontecimiento especial con Molly Ringwald introduciendo a la agrupación Simple Minds, quienes rendirán tributo al aniversario número 30 de la película “The Breakfast Club” con su icónica canción “Don’t You (Forget About Me).”

Los artistas finalistas en las categorías de música Latina son:

Top Latin Artist Top Latin Album:

J Balvin Juan Gabriel “Los Dúo”

Juan Gabriel Enrique Iglesias “Sex and Love”

Enrique Iglesias Romeo Santos “Formula: Vol. 2”

Prince Royce Santana “Corazon”

Romeo Santos Marc Anthony “3.0”

Top Latin Song:

J Balvin Featuring Farruko “6 AM”

Enrique Iglesias Featuring Descemer Bueno & Gente de Zona “Bailando”

Romeo Santos “Eres Mía”

Romeo Santos Featuring Drake “Odio”

Romeo Santos “Propuesta Indecente”

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Yahoo Live To Exclusively Live Stream Two-Hour Red Carpet Pre-Show “Samsung Galaxy Red Carpet Live! @ The 2015 Billboard Music Awards”

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dick clark productions announced today that the “Samsung Galaxy Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2015 Billboard Music Awards” red carpet pre-show will stream LIVE online for fans worldwide on Yahoo Live (www.yahoo.com/live) beginning at 6pm ET/3PM PT on Sunday, May 17. The two-hour digital stream can also be watched at Yahoo.com/Live, ABC.com, BillboardMusicAwards.com, Billboard.com and additional online destinations via the Yahoo Screen App. available on iOS and Android, and connected devices including Apple TV, Roku and Xbox. The red carpet live stream pre-show precedes the “2015 Billboard Music Awards,” which will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and is hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen on Sunday, May 17, on ABC at 8:00 PM ET/PT.

The “Samsung Galaxy Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2015 Billboard Music Awards” will be hosted by Chelsea Briggs, Chelsea Cannell, M. Tye Comer, Bailee Madison, Jeannie Mai, Jennette McCurdy, Bonnie McKee and Ted Stryker.

“Samsung Galaxy Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2015 Billboard Music Awards” will provide fans with exclusive red carpet access, including celebrity arrivals and interviews, special musical performances and more. Fans will be able to interact with their favorite artists via interviews from the Fan Pit, as well as on social media through the show’s Twitter Stage, displaying fan Twitter commentary on a digital backdrop. This year’s red carpet also includes the Fashion Studio, where renowned photographer Ramona Rosales will photograph the evening’s red carpet looks.

Live red carpet performances include Natalie La Rose, Andy Grammer and MKTO, who will perform their hit singles “Classic” and “Bad Girls” for fans and red carpet guests.

Dutch native Natalie La Rose moved to Los Angeles at 20-years-old to pursue her dream of becoming a singer and dancer. Inspired by everyone from Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson to Mariah Carey, she honed her vocal chops through years of diligent practice. In 2011 while attending an ESPY Awards after party, she walked up to Flo Rida and told him they were going to work together. Struck by her charisma and confidence, the (intrigued) multi-platinum international superstar invited her to the studio the next day. Over the course of two years to follow, she performed alongside Flo across the globe at sold out shows. 2013 saw her officially ink a deal with his International Music Group (I.M.G.) label, formally solidifying their partnership. Her debut single for I.M.G./Republic Records, “Somebody” [featuring Jeremih], is shaping up to be one of this summer’s biggest singles. Soaring across multiple radio formats, the track reached No. 1 at Rhythm and recently entered the Top 3 on Top 40 airplay charts nationwide. What’s more, “Somebody” recently entered the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 as well as the Top 10 of both iTunes’ Pop and Overall Top Songs chart. “Somebody” has been one of the Top 5 “Most Shazamed Records in the USA,” has over 57 million streams on Spotify worldwide and just over 38 million YouTube/Vevo views and counting. La Rose recently made her national television debuts on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and the Late Late Show with James Corden. She also opened the Radio Disney Music Awards with Fifth Harmony, who she will be touring with this summer.

From hustling street performer on Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade to Platinum-selling recording artist, it seems like just yesterday that Andy Grammer was discovered by Steve Greenberg and signed to S-Curve Records. With his 2011 self-titled debut album, Grammer became the first male in a decade (since John Mayer in 2002), to reach the top 10 on the Adult Pop Songs airplay chart with his first two singles, “Keep Your Head Up” and “Fine By Me,” which have sold 2 million downloads combined, according to Nielsen Music. His latest album Magazines or Novels, has produced the fast-growing hit “Honey, I’m Good,” which is becoming the relationship anthem of the year, zooming into the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 this month.

LA pop duo MKTO are comprised of Tony Oller and Malcolm Kelly. The actors, whose credits include Malcolm starring in ABC’s LOST and Antoine Fisher and Tony in the feature film The Purge, met on the set of Teen Nick’s Gigantic in 2010. The duo immediately bonded over their passion for music and we’re signed with songwriters/producers Eman and Evan “Kidd” Bogart (Beyoncé, Ne-Yo, Rihanna) who inked them a deal to Columbia Records and began executive producing their self-titled debut album. MKTO featured the 2014 double platinum global smash single “Classic,” which hit No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the uplifting “American Dream.” The band headlined a 2014 summer club tour and served as the opening act on the U.S. leg of Demi Lovato’s World Arena Tour in Fall 2014, while they began to work on their sophomore album to be released later this year. In May 2015, MKTO will released their highly anticipated new single “BAD GIRLS” which is poised to be the summer anthem of 2015!

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Superstar Artist Kanye West To Close The “2015 Billboard Music Awards”

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The “2015 Billboard Music Awards” will be Hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen and Broadcast LIVE on ABC Sunday, May 17 at 8:00 PM ET From The MGM Grand Garden Arena

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Billboard and dick clark productions announced today superstar Kanye West will close this year’s Billboard Music Awards. Recognized worldwide as one of the great live performers of his generation, this will mark Kanye’s first ever performance on the BBMA stage. The “2015 Billboard Music Awards” will be hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen and broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17, on ABC from 8:00 PM–11:00 PM ET.

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Five-time Billboard Music Award winner Kanye West has racked up an incredible run of hit singles and albums on Billboard’s charts: He’s earned six No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 and nearly 70 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including the No. 1 singles “Gold Digger” and “Stronger,” and the top 10 smashes “FourFiveSeconds,” “Heartless” and “All Falls Down.” In 2015 alone, West has already notched five hits on the Hot 100, including three collaborations with Paul McCartney (“FourFiveSeconds,” “Only One” and “All Day”). In addition to West’s prolific chart history as an artist, he has also produced top 10 singles for the likes of Rihanna, Drake, Jay Z and Alicia Keys.

Kanye West, who yesterday received an honorary doctorate from the School Of The Art Institute of Chicago and was recently named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, has sold over 32 million albums and over 85 million digital tracks worldwide. Over the course of his legendary career, he has had six consecutive #1 albums and seven #1 singles, along with scores of radio hits and millions of concert tickets sold worldwide. West has garnered 57 Grammy nominations and has won 21 Grammys, along with numerous other awards and accolades. He is among the most acclaimed artists of the past decade.

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