| 2013 Billboard Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 19, 2013 |
| Location | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Hosted by | Tracy Morgan |
| Most awards | Taylor Swift (8) |
| Most nominations | Maroon 5 (14) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
The 2013 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held on May 19, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was aired on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM central.[1] The show was hosted by Tracy Morgan.[2][3]
| Performer(s) | Song(s) | Digital sales reaction |
|---|---|---|
| Bruno Mars | "Treasure" | 24,000 (+220%) |
| Selena Gomez | "Come & Get It" | 171,000 (+4%) |
| The Band Perry | "Better Dig Two" | |
| Icona Pop | "I Love It" | 134,000 (+4%) |
| Chris Brown | "Fine China" | 35,000 (+41%) |
| Macklemore Ryan Lewis Wanz |
"Thrift Shop" | |
| Taylor Swift Jabbawockeez |
"22" | |
| Kacey Musgraves | "Merry Go 'Round" | |
| David Guetta Chris Brown Lil Wayne |
"I Can Only Imagine" | |
| Justin Bieber | "Take You" | 81,000 (+3%) |
| Pitbull Christina Aguilera Morten Harket (a-ha) |
"Feel This Moment" "Take On Me" |
3,000 (+30%) |
| Miguel | "Adorn" | 56,000 (+134%) |
| Ed Sheeran | "Lego House" | |
| Jennifer Lopez Pitbull |
"Live It Up" | 65,000 (+53%) |
| will.i.am Justin Bieber |
"#thatPOWER" | |
| David Guetta Akon Ne-Yo |
"Play Hard" | 48,000 (+313%) |
| Nicki Minaj Lil Wayne |
"High School" | |
| Prince | "Let's Go Crazy" "FixUrLifeUp" |
Winners are listed first.[4][5]
| Nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 14 | Maroon 5 |
| 13 | fun. |
| 12 | Taylor Swift |
| 10 | One Direction |
| Rihanna | |
| 9 | Carly Rae Jepsen |
| 7 | Flo Rida |
| Gotye | |
| Justin Bieber | |
| Nicki Minaj | |
| 6 | David Guetta |
| PSY | |
| 5 | Adele |
| Bruno Mars | |
| Kimbra | |
| Mumford & Sons | |
| Skrillex | |
| 4 | Calvin Harris |
| Coldplay | |
| Janelle Monáe | |
| Jenni Rivera | |
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | |
| Swedish House Mafia | |
| Wiz Khalifa | |
| 3 | Alicia Keys |
| Baauer | |
| Chris Brown | |
| deadmau5 | |
| Don Omar | |
| Drake | |
| Jason Aldean | |
| Luke Bryan | |
| Madonna | |
| Pitbull | |
| Sia | |
| The Lumineers | |
| tobyMac | |
| Wanz | |
| 2 | 2 Chainz |
| Bruce Springsteen | |
| Carrie Underwood | |
| Casting Crowns | |
| Frank Ocean | |
| Hunter Hayes | |
| Ellie Goulding | |
| Matt Redman | |
| MercyMe | |
| Phillip Phillips | |
| Prince Royce | |
| Romeo Santos | |
| Usher |
| Wins | Artist |
|---|---|
| 8 | Taylor Swift |
| 4 | Gotye |
| Kimbra | |
| Rihanna | |
| 3 | Justin Bieber |
| Madonna | |
| Nicki Minaj | |
| One Direction | |
| 2 | Baauer |
| Carly Rae Jepsen | |
| Jenni Rivera | |
| tobyMac |
Tumblr chose the 2013 Billboard Music Awards as the basis for their first live TV integration.[7] Creative agency Deckhouse Digital was hired for the event, designing an innovative live-gif system which allowed them to produce animated GIFs during the broadcast, and post them directly to Billboard's tumblr page in real time.[8] Users of the blogging site were able to view and share animated images of events unfolding on stage just minutes after watching them live on ABC.[9]
