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The 2013 Billboard Music Awards kicked off with a bang in the form of Bruno Mars. Mars and his Smeezington buddies were clad in red pants, red jackets and black shirts. He let his curls run free, not topping his outfit with his usual fedora. There were horns, guitars, drums and, of course, that voice!

The 2013 Billboard Music Awards went down tonight (May 19) in Las Vegas! We kept track of all the winners while the show was happening, especially nod leaders Taylor Swift, Maroon 5, fun. and Rihanna. Swift took home three awards; some were obvious like the Top Billboard 200 album ('Red' was KILLER on the charts in the last year) and Top Country Artist...

Members of high-profile former couples, no matter how cordial or amicable their split, don't usually sit next to one another at industry awards shows. In fact, they often can make the request to event producers to put distance between themselves and their exes. That's not what's happening with Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards.

With every passing moment, our spidey senses are tingling and telling us that Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are, in fact, reunited. The latest Jelena rumor is that the Biebs will dedicate his performance at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards to his on-again, but mostly off-again (according to her at least) boo.

Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj will be going back to high school on Sunday night, May 19, when the YMCMB duo performs together at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards.

Miley Cyrus has been teasing fans with lots of photo shoots and personal drama, as well as by singing hooks on other people's songs. But her beloved Smilers were eager to hear new music from Cyrus herself as the main attraction, not the hook girl.

Seriously, you guys. You are not going to want to miss the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. Trust us. It has been announced that Pitbull, Christina Aguilera and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have been added to the performance bill. This should be one wild party!

Congrats to Taylor Swift and Maroon 5! They, along with fun., are leading the pack of 2013 Billboard Music Award nominees with 11 nods a piece!

If you had plans for May 19, do yourself a favor and cancel them immediately. Oh, you're getting married? Not anymore! Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars and Miguel will all perform at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards.

These worst dressed pictures from the 2012 Billboard Music Awards don’t necessarily include the most poorly dressed pack we’ve ever seen, but there were certainly a few artists who fell short when it came to their ensembles.

In these best dressed pictures from the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, we highlight the night’s most chic stars. While there were certain stars who fell flat with their wardrobe choices, there were a crop of standout artists that really dressed to impress, like Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Wiz Khalifa, Alicia Keys and the Wanted.

Don’t get us wrong — we love Nelly Furtado. But her performance of her new single ‘Big Hoops’ during the Billboard Music Awards fell a bit short of our expectations. With such big hits as ‘I’m Like a Bird’ and ‘Maneater,’ we were excited to see what the songstress had in store for us tonight.