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  • Katy Perry Stuns In ‘Birthday’ Performance

    Katy Perry performed her latest hit Birthday at the Billboard Music Awards Sunday in typical Perry fashion.

    The Roar singer held her “Birthday” bash from the Newcastle Metro Radio Arena during the awards ceremony, which happened live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

    Donning a green-colored do, Perry invited a surprised fan who was celebrating her birthday to join her onstage. Channeling Peter Pan, Perry then flew away from the cake and backup dancers on the arena’s platform, riding a zipline over the audience in a bunch of balloons reminiscent of the Pixar film, Up.

    Birthday is the latest single from Perry‘s third studio album PRISM. Debuting at No. 1 when it was released in October, the single moved up four spots to No. 25 on this week’s Hot 100 chart. Other PRISM singles, Roar and Dark Horse — have already hit the No. 1 spot.

    Another unlikely performer was Michael Jackson, or rather, a hologram of the King of Pop.

    The controversial use of Jackson’s likeness was battled out in court, but a federal judge allowed the Billboard Music Awards to go ahead with its plans to use the hologram during the awards show.

    Perry was just one of the many stunning performances at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards. Shakira, Florida Georgia Line, Ariana Grande, 5 Seconds of Summer, and Iggy Azalea each took a turn wowing the audience.

    Justin Timberlake beat out Perry to become the 2014 Billboard Music Top Artist. Miley Cyrus, Imagine Dragons and Bruno Mars were the other contenders.

    Timberlake’s humor came out backstage when he posted a little celebratory dance:

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  • Justin Timberlake Wins Big At Billboard Music Awards

    Justin Timberlake is so happy about his Billboard win tonight, he just had to sing about it. The 33 year old pop singer wasn’t able to attend the Las Vegas ceremonies this year (he’s currently touring in Europe), but that doesn’t mean he couldn’t record a special acceptance speech just for the show.

    Timberlake accepted the award for “Top 200 Album” by taping a clip of him and his touring band singing a gospel-inspired “Thank You.” Timberlake, who beat out Beyonce and Drake for the award, was surprised and honored by the prize. Justin said tonight, “I’m shocked. I’m stunned. I’m really surprised…[I] don’t even wanna say thank you, we wanna sing thank you.”

    Timberlake wasn’t the only grateful and overwhelmed recipient of the night. Lorde, the 17 year-old New Zealand native, took home to award for Top New Artist and said: “This is embarrassing, I wrote my speech on my phone. I wrote this when I was 15, and now I’m 17 and a half now. I’m so thankful. And I’m so grateful for everything I’ve learned.” Imagine Dragons (or: the biggest band in the world right now) took home the Top Rock award for “Night Visions.” After receiving their award, they said, “Thank you to radio for playing us! This is an incredible honor.”

    But perhaps the biggest moment of the night was a performance of “Slave to the Rhythm” by a holographic Michael Jackson, who danced along to the newly released song. His image was rendered by computer-generated imaging; the sight of the late singer seemingly “dancing” at the awards show prompted an emotional standing ovation from the crowd.

    The Billboard Music Awards, hosted this year by rapper Ludacris, determines its winners by measuring the sales, radio play, and streaming of an artist’s music. It’s also become known as the main award show for artists to unveil performances of their new summer anthems. Billboard’s magazine tracks music popularity through sales, and has maintained a televised awards show since 1989. Congrats to Timberlake and all of the other winners tonight!

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  • Imagine Dragons Approaches a Billboard Record with ‘Radioactive’

    Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar gained many fans with their performance at this year’s Grammy awards show. But for months, Imagine Dragons overflowed the radio airwaves with their hit song “Radioactive.”

    Appearing in numerous ads, movie trailers, and various hit TV shows helped solidify the success of “Radioactive.” Therefore, it’s not surprising that “Radioactive” nears a major record: song on Billboard’s Hot 100 for the longest run.

    For 76 consecutive weeks, “Radioactive” maintained a spot on the Billboard charts. It now ties the record for longest time a single graced the Billboard’s Hot 100. This record was set in 2008-09 by Jason Mraz with his song “I’m Yours.” This week “Radioactive” ranks at the No.23 spot on the Hot 100, a slight decrease from its previous No.13 ranking. Because of song’s current spot on the chart, it’s likely to break the record.

    “Radioactive,” like “I’m Yours,” never reached the top spot on the Hot 100; “Radioactive” peaked at the No.3 spot.

    Imagine Dragons credited the songs versatility for its chart longevity. In an interview with Billboard the band said this about “Radioactive:”

    There is something that is so sexy about this song and there is so much depth to it. It’s completely different from anything else on the radio right now. Your first impression is that it’s a rock song on an alternative station. Then, it connects with the audience and won’t go away. Before you know it, it’s showing up in research on pop and adult stations … Radioactive’ is a little alternative, a little pop, a little dubstep … the best of three big genres. A perfect storm, so to speak.

    Besides Imagine Dragons, AWOLNATION creeps closer to beating Mraz’s record as well. Their song “Sail” just passed its 75th week on the Hot 100.

    Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” currently has 6.6 million downloads. Welcome to the new age indeed.

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  • Taylor Swift Awkwardly Dances at Grammy’s

    Taylor Swift Awkwardly Dances at Grammy’s

    It seems Taylor Swift’s award acceptance speeches aren’t the only thing that the 24-year-old is animated about these days. Her energetic and sometimes awkward dancing has been catching the attention of fans and cameras alike during award season.

    While it’s not uncalled for to dance at concerts, it seems Swift just couldn’t contain herself this Sunday at the Grammy’s. The country sensation took to her feet to dance, throw her hands in the air and applaud fellow-musicians throughout the evening causing quite the scene.

    Taylor Swift seemingly channeled the energy of Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons while they performed a wicked mash-up of Lamar’s “M.A.A.A.d City” with Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive.” Lamar and the band brought the Staples Center down pumping along with the help of enthusiastic audience member Swift.

    Swift and pal were even having a ball backstage.

    Swift was nominated for best album for Red, but lost out to Daft Punk who scooped the award for Random Access Memories.

    And while T-Swift didn’t bring home a Grammy, the star did put on a killer performance of “All Too Well” (rumored to be about ex-Jake Gyllenhaal) that brought everyone including her very proud parents to their feet.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBuMFmPO31U

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  • Foo Fighters And Other Bands Set To Perform On Super Bowl Weekend

    Quite a lineup of musicians is being set up to play on a cruise ship during the weekend of the Super Bowl. Foo Fighters is one of the bands that have been selected to headline the event, and will play on the final day of the event, along with Zac Brown Band.

    In addition to the Foo Fighters, other artists are set perform on the cruise including Imagine Dragons, The Roots, who will be joined by Run-DMC and Busta Rhymes.

    It will be a big deal for all of the different musicians to be united in one place, and as they are playing during the weekend of the Super Bowl, they are guaranteed to bring in a large amount of fans.

    A wide variety of music will be offered for fans to see, as these groups span from rock to rap to country to pop. This also marks the second time that Foo Fighters and Zac Brown Band have teamed up together, and so recently.

    The bands will hit the stage on the Bud Light Hotel New York, a stage that will be docked at Pier 88 in Manhattan on the Hudson River. The Super Bowl will be played close by at MetLife Stadium in Rutherford, New Jersey.

    Each of the concerts will lead up to the big event, the Super Bowl, which is being held on February 2nd. For the first time in history, the Super Bowl is scheduled to be played in a cold weather state without a dome.

    The news of the snow is causing people to think about changing the date of the game because of the harsh and snowy weather conditions that are already being predicted, courtesy of the Farmer’s Almanac.

    The musical series will start off with The Roots on January 30th, followed by Imagine Dragons a day later. Foo Fighters will be the headliner, supported by Zac Brown Band. Bruno Mars is the musician scheduled to perform the halftime show at the Super Bowl.

    In addition to the Foo Fighters, and the other musical guests that will be featured throughout the days leading up to the Super Bowl, the cruise ship will offer lodging for 4,000 guests in 1,900 staterooms for fans that wish to see their favorite musicians performing on a cruise ship.

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  • Imagine Dragons Announces 2014 Tour

    Imagine Dragons Announces 2014 Tour

    Alternative rock band, Imagine Dragons will follow up with their successful 2013 tour with an arena headlining tour in early 2014. Shortly after they plan to return to the studio to start work on its sophomore album.

    Titled, Into The Night tour, the North American run will commence on Feb. 8, 2014 in Boise and end in Denver.

    The Naked and Famous will support the 2014 tour which is produced by Live Nation.

    Check out The Naked and Famous’ song, “Hearts Like Ours.”

    “It’s been just over a year since we released our debut album ‘Night Visions,’ and the show of support for the music on and off the road has been unbelievable and humbling,” says lead singer Dan Reynolds in a press statement. “This is our last North American tour before returning to the studio, so we plan to make it a very special experience for those who come out to share it with us.”

    Check out the dates for Imagine Dragons’ Into The Night tour below:

    Feb. 8: Boise, ID (Taco Bell Arena)
    Feb. 10: Vancouver, BC (Pepsi Live At Rogers Arena)
    Feb. 11: Seattle, WA (KeyArena)
    Feb. 13: San Jose, CA (SAP Center At San Jose)
    Feb. 14: Los Angeles, CA (The Forum)
    Feb. 15: San Diego, CA (Valley View Casino Center)
    Feb. 17: Phoenix, AZ (US Airways Center)
    Feb. 20: Austin, TX (Frank Erwin Center)
    Feb. 21: Dallas, TX (American Airlines Center)
    Feb. 24: Nashville, TN (Bridgestone Arena)
    Feb. 26: Atlanta, GA (Philips Arena)
    Feb. 28: Norfolk, VA (Constant Convocation Center)
    Mar. 1: Uncasville, CT (Mohegan Sun Arena)
    Mar. 3: Montreal, QC (Bell Centre)
    Mar. 4: Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre)
    Mar. 6: Worcester, MA (DCU Center)
    Mar. 7: Camden, NJ (Susquehanna Bank Center)
    Mar. 8: East Rutherford, NJ (IZOD Center)
    Mar. 12: St. Paul, MN (Xcel Energy Center)
    Mar. 13: Chicago, IL (Allstate Arena)
    Mar. 15: Denver, CO (Pepsi Center)

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