| 2014 Billboard Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 18, 2014 |
| Location | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Hosted by | Ludacris |
| Most awards | Justin Timberlake (7) |
| Most nominations | Imagine Dragons (14) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
The 2014 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held on May 18, 2014, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired live on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM Central. The show was hosted by Ludacris.
Justin Timberlake won 7 out of his 11 nominations, including Top Artist, Top Male Artist and top Billboard 200 Artist for The 20/20 Experience. Other winners included Imagine Dragons who won five of their 12 nominations and Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and T.I. scoring four trophies each.[1] Lorde had 12 nominations. Katy Perry had 10 nominations, including top artist, top female and Hot 100 artist. Miley Cyrus received nine nominations, including top artist, top female, Hot 100 artist and top streaming artist. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis had eight nominations, including top duo/group.[2] At the ceremony, Jennifer Lopez received the Icon Award.[3]
The 2014 Billboard Music Awards had performances by Shakira, One Republic, John Legend, Lorde, Jason Derulo, Carrie Underwood, Miley Cyrus, among others. It was produced by Dick Clark Productions. Allen Shapiro and Mike Mahan were executive producers, with Barry Adelman, Mark Bracco, and Larry Klein as producers.
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Austin Mahone | "Mmm Yeah" |
| Cher Lloyd | "Sirens" |
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Pitbull Jennifer Lopez Claudia Leitte |
"We Are One (Ole Ola)" |
| OneRepublic | "Counting Stars" |
| Iggy Azalea Charli XCX Ariana Grande |
"Fancy" (Azalea & XCX) "Problem" (Grande & Azalea) |
| Florida Georgia Line Luke Bryan |
"This Is How We Roll" |
| Shakira | "Empire" |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | "She Looks So Perfect" |
| Katy Perry | "Birthday" (pre-recorded at the Metro Radio Arena) |
| Imagine Dragons | "Tiptoe" |
| Michael Jackson | "Slave to the Rhythm" (using Pepper's ghost illusion) |
| Ricky Martin | "Vida" |
| Luke Bryan | "Play It Again" |
| Lorde | "Tennis Court" |
| Miranda Lambert Carrie Underwood |
"Somethin' Bad" |
| John Legend | "All of Me" "You and I (Nobody in the World)" |
| Jason Derulo Snoop Dogg 2 Chainz |
"Wiggle" "Talk Dirty" |
| Miley Cyrus The Flaming Lips |
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (pre-recorded at the Manchester Arena) |
| Robin Thicke | "Get Her Back" |
| Jennifer Lopez | "First Love" |
Winners are listed first.[4][5]
| Nominations | Artist |
|---|---|
| 14 | Imagine Dragons |
| 12 | Justin Timberlake |
| Lorde | |
| 10 | Katy Perry |
| 9 | Miley Cyrus |
| Pharrell Williams | |
| 8 | Luke Bryan |
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | |
| 7 | Beyoncé |
| Robin Thicke | |
| 6 | Eminem |
| 5 | Drake |
| Jay-Z | |
| Rihanna | |
| T.I. | |
| 4 | Avicii |
| Daft Punk | |
| Florida Georgia Line | |
| Romeo Santos | |
| 3 | Marc Anthony |
| Capital Cities | |
| Lady Gaga | |
| Bruno Mars | |
| One Direction | |
| OneRepublic | |
| Passenger | |
| Prince Royce | |
| Blake Shelton | |
| Chris Tomlin | |
| Zedd | |
| 2 | Ray Dalton |
| Fall Out Boy | |
| Mandisa | |
| Pitbull | |
| Jenni Rivera | |
| Darius Rucker | |
| Skillet | |
| Taylor Swift | |
| Wanz | |
| Matthew West |
| Wins | Artist |
|---|---|
| 7 | Justin Timberlake |
| 5 | Imagine Dragons |
| 4 | T.I. |
| Robin Thicke | |
| Pharrell Williams | |
| 3 | Marc Anthony |
| Miley Cyrus | |
| 2 | Luke Bryan |
| Daft Punk | |
| Eminem | |
| Lorde | |
| Katy Perry |