The 2022Billboard Music Awardsare officially in the books — and the “canceled” have made their return awards show performances.
In the lead-up to the show, much was made of the fact that performers would includeMorgan WallenandTravis Scott. Host Diddysaid he was “uncanceling” the two men, and the crowd inside Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena seemed to accept the decision, cheering loudly for both.
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“I’m not bad. I feel like I’m pretty good,” Michael Bublé told PEOPLE. He then added, “I’m not too sweaty. Am I? Like, I’m glowing!”
Check out PEOPLE’s fullBillboard Music Awardscoverage to get the latest news on music’s big night.
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As news ofKourtney KardashianandTravis Barker’smarriage went public, her sister — one of them — wasn’t there to wish the couple well.Kylie Jennerand her 4-year-old daughter,Stormi, were in Vegas at the Billboard Awards to support partner Travis Scott. Sunday marked Scott’s first televised performance since theAstroworld festival tragedylast November that left 10 dead and hundreds injured. After finishing, Scott must have felt good, as he jumped up and down with his dancers when the show went to a commercial.
Diddy will stick to no script. A teleprompter was set up just off of the camera’s view that should have served as Diddy’s script. However, within just a minute, he was very clearly not reading it. The words that came out of his mouth didn’t remotely match what was on the screen. There were times when Diddy spoke so much off the cuff that the prompter was all black and showed no words.
The evening’s master of ceremonies eventually made a reference to not following the unofficial rules, but his teleprompter defiance began long before he made that announcement.
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Glass Animals felt the cut. After receiving the mic drop award, frontman Dave Bayley thanked the usual suspects (fans, managers, etc). He then took a quick step back from the microphone, and producers were clearly given the impression that he was done.
Without realizing the microphone had been turned off, Bayley took a half-step forward and kept talking… but his voice couldn’t be heard. In just that split second, the show had already moved on. Bayley shrugged as he and the band walked off the stage without getting to say everything they wanted.
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The loudest screams of the night went to a band that wasn’t even there. While the show was in commercials, past Billboard performances played on large screens for the in-house audience. As soon asBTS' 2019 performance was put on the screens, the arena erupted.
Fans sang and danced and shrieked as if the K-pop group was actually there … which they weren’t.
The Billboard Music Awards aired live from Las Vegas on Sunday, May 15 on NBC and Peacock.
source: people.com
