On Sunday, May 19th at 8:00pm the 2013 Billboard Music Awards premiered on ABC. The awards go out to different artists in various categories throughout the night as well as performances by many artists. Some of the categories included, “top artist”, “top hot 100 song”, “top new artist”, “top male artist”, “top female artist”, and many more! Some winners of the night included, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, and One Direction. Performances were done by artists like, Taylor Swift performing “22” and Selena Gomez performing “Come and Get it”. Amanda Awad stated, “Taylor Swift’s performance wasn’t like her usual performances, but I still enjoyed watching her, she’s one of my favorite artists.”
Although the night was entertaining to watch, there was much controversy caused by disastrous events that occurred throughout the night. Many artists made the worst dressed list such as, Carly Rae Jepson while others, like Ariana Grande, made the best dressed list. Meanwhile, Miguel, while taking a drastic jump from one part of the stage to another, ended up injuring a girl in the process. Rebecca Filgueiras stated, “He kept it professional even after realizing what had happened and continued singing.” Also, when Justin Bieber received the Milestone award, the crowd wasn’t too pleased and chants of booing and disappointment took place. Justin Bieber tried to keep calm, however, he wasn’t too happy and viewers could tell how upset he really was. Although mishaps like these occurred, overall, it was definitely a night to remember filled with excitement and tons of music!