Enjoy Billboard Music Awards on VH1

The awards night will be aired live from Las Vegas on May 23 at 6.30 AM with a primetime repeat at 9 PM

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Mumbai | May 20, 2016

The English music channel of Viacom18, Vh1 has announced the telecast of The Billboard Music Awards 2016. The channel will air the awards night in record live format straight from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on May 23 at 6.30 am with a primetime repeat at 9 pm.

Vh1 hosts a few very popular international music awards, including Golden Globe Awards, The American Music Awards, The Annual Grammy Awards, Video Music Awards and Europe Music Awards.

Ferzad Palia

Ferzad Palia, EVP, Viacom18 and Head, English and Youth Entertainment, said, “In the past, we have received incredible response for the live telecast of the Golden Globe Awards and the Grammys. The telecast of Billboards is our endeavour to further our promise of showcasing the best in English Entertainment. Award shows have a huge impact on the music industry as they witness the union of numerous talented musicians from across the globe. We, at Vh1, are thrilled to telecast the grand celebration of music to our audience in India.”

The 2016 Billboard Awards will see the always eccentric actor and singer Ludacris along with the gorgeous supermodel and singer Ciara as hosts of the show. Top nominees for the show include The Weekend with a whopping 19 nominations across 16 categories, followed by Justin Bieber with 12 nominations across 11 categories. Drake and Fetty Wap are both nominated 11 times in 10 categories. Singing sensations Taylor Swift and Adele are competing with each other with eight nominations each.

The Joe Jonas-led band, Mendes, is set to join performers Pink and The Go-Go's to celebrate the 35th anniversary of "We Got the Beat" - A Go-Go's classic hit.

One of the highlights of the event is Pink gearing up to make the World Television Debut of "Just Like Fire," her new single from “Alice Through the Looking Glass”.  Alongside the glamorous and popular faces, a number of fresh talents such as DNCE and Shawn Mendes will also be seen performing at the glorious award ceremony.

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