# 2014 Billboard Music Awards

The 2014 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held on May 18, 2014, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired live on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM Central. The show was hosted by Ludacris.
Justin Timberlake won 7 out of his 11 nominations, including Top Artist, Top Male Artist and top Billboard 200 Artist for The 20/20 Experience. Other winners included Imagine Dragons who won five of their 12 nominations and Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and T.I. scoring four trophies each. Lorde had 12 nominations. Katy Perry had 10 nominations, including top artist, top female and Hot 100 artist. Miley Cyrus received nine nominations, including top artist, top female, Hot 100 artist and top streaming artist. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis had eight nominations, including top duo/group. At the ceremony, Jennifer Lopez received the Icon Award.
The 2014 Billboard Music Awards had performances by Shakira, One Republic, John Legend, Lorde, Jason Derulo, Carrie Underwood, Miley Cyrus, among others. It was produced by Dick Clark Productions. Allen Shapiro and Mike Mahan were executive producers, with Barry Adelman, Mark Bracco, and Larry Klein as producers.

## Performances
### Pre-show

| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Austin Mahone | "Mmm Yeah" |
| Cher Lloyd | "Sirens" |

### Main show

| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Pitbull Jennifer Lopez Claudia Leitte | "We Are One (Ole Ola)" |
| OneRepublic | "Counting Stars" |
| Iggy Azalea Charli XCX Ariana Grande | "Fancy" (Azalea & XCX) "Problem" (Grande & Azalea) |
| Florida Georgia Line Luke Bryan | "This Is How We Roll" |
| Shakira | "Empire" |
| 5 Seconds of Summer | "She Looks So Perfect" |
| Katy Perry | "Birthday" (pre-recorded at the Metro Radio Arena) |
| Imagine Dragons | "Tiptoe" |
| Michael Jackson | "Slave to the Rhythm" (using Pepper's ghost illusion) |
| Ricky Martin | "Vida" |
| Luke Bryan | "Play It Again" |
| Lorde | "Tennis Court" |
| Miranda Lambert Carrie Underwood | "Somethin' Bad" |
| John Legend | "All of Me" "You and I (Nobody in the World)" |
| Jason Derulo Snoop Dogg 2 Chainz | "Wiggle" "Talk Dirty" |
| Miley Cyrus The Flaming Lips | "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (pre-recorded at the Manchester Arena) |
| Robin Thicke | "Get Her Back" |
| Jennifer Lopez | "First Love" |

### Resident DJ

* Tiesto

## Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first.
| Top Artist | Top New Artist |
| Justin Timberlake Miley Cyrus Imagine Dragons Bruno Mars Katy Perry | Lorde Bastille Capital Cities Ariana Grande Passenger |
| Top Male Artist | Top Female Artist |
| Justin Timberlake Luke Bryan Drake Eminem Bruno Mars | Katy Perry Beyoncé Miley Cyrus Lorde Rihanna |
| Top Duo/Group | Top Touring Artist |
| Imagine Dragons Florida Georgia Line Macklemore & Ryan Lewis One Direction OneRepublic | Bon Jovi Beyoncé Pink Rihanna Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band |
| Top Billboard 200 Artist | Top Billboard 200 Album |
| Justin Timberlake Beyoncé Luke Bryan Eminem One Direction | The 20/20 Experience – Justin Timberlake Beyoncé – Beyoncé Crash My Party – Luke Bryan Nothing Was the Same – Drake The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem |
| Top Hot 100 Artist | Top Hot 100 Song |
| Imagine Dragons Miley Cyrus Lorde Katy Perry Justin Timberlake | "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams "Wrecking Ball" – Miley Cyrus "Radioactive" – Imagine Dragons "Royals" – Lorde "Roar" – Katy Perry |
| Top Radio Songs Artist | Top Radio Song |
| Justin Timberlake Imagine Dragons Lorde Bruno Mars Katy Perry | "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams "Wake Me Up!" – Avicii "Royals" – Lorde "Roar" – Katy Perry "Mirrors" – Justin Timberlake |
| Top Digital Songs Artist | Top Digital Song |
| Katy Perry Miley Cyrus Imagine Dragons Lorde Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams "Radioactive" – Imagine Dragons "Royals" – Lorde "Counting Stars" – OneRepublic "Roar" – Katy Perry |
| Top Social Artist (fan-voted) | Top Streaming Artist |
| Justin Bieber Miley Cyrus One Direction Rihanna Taylor Swift | Miley Cyrus Imagine Dragons Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Katy Perry PSY |
| Top Streaming Song (Audio) | Top Streaming Song (Video) |
| "Radioactive" – Imagine Dragons "Get Lucky" – Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams "Royals" – Lorde "Can't Hold Us" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams | "Wrecking Ball" – Miley Cyrus "Harlem Shake" – Baauer "We Can't Stop" – Miley Cyrus "Thrift Shop" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz "Roar" – Katy Perry |
| Top Christian Artist | Top Christian Song |
| Chris Tomlin Mandisa Skillet tobyMac Matthew West | "Hello, My Name Is" – Matthew West "We Won't Be Shaken" – Building 429 "Overcomer" – Mandisa "Help Me Find It" – Sidewalk Prophets "Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies)" – Chris Tomlin |
| Top Christian Album | Top Country Artist |
| Precious Memories Volume II – Alan Jackson Rise – Skillet Miracle – Third Day Burning Lights – Chris Tomlin WOW Hits 2014 – Various Artists | Luke Bryan Florida Georgia Line Darius Rucker Blake Shelton Taylor Swift |
| Top Country Song | Top Country Album |
| "Cruise" – Florida Georgia Line feat. Nelly "Crash My Party" – Luke Bryan "That's My Kind of Night" – Luke Bryan "Wagon Wheel" – Darius Rucker "Boys 'Round Here" – Blake Shelton feat. Pistol Annies & friends | Crash My Party – Luke Bryan Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences – Garth Brooks Here's to the Good Times – Florida Georgia Line Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas – The Robertsons Based on a True Story... – Blake Shelton |
| Top Dance/Electronic Artist | Top Dance/Electronic Song |
| Daft Punk Avicii Calvin Harris Lady Gaga Zedd | "Wake Me Up!" – Avicii "Get Lucky" – Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams "I Love It" – Icona Pop ft. Charli XCX "Applause" – Lady Gaga "Clarity" – Zedd ft. Foxes |
| Top Dance/Electronic Album | Top Latin Artist |
| Random Access Memories – Daft Punk True – Avicii Artpop – Lady Gaga Lindsey Stirling – Lindsey Stirling Clarity – Zedd | Marc Anthony Gerardo Ortiz Jenni Rivera Prince Royce Romeo Santos |
| Top Latin Song | Top Latin Album |
| "Vivir Mi Vida" – Marc Anthony "Limbo" – Daddy Yankee "Loco" – Enrique Iglesias ft. Romeo Santos "Darte un Beso" – Prince Royce "Propuesta Indecente" – Romeo Santos | 3.0 – Marc Anthony Confidencias – Alejandro Fernández 1969 - Siempre, En Vivo Desde Monterrey, Parte 1 – Jenni Rivera Soy el Mismo – Prince Royce Formula, Vol. 2 – Romeo Santos |
| Top R&B Artist | Top R&B Song |
| Justin Timberlake Beyoncé Pharrell Williams Rihanna Robin Thicke | "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell Williams "Drunk in Love" – Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z "Hold On, We're Going Home" – Drake ft. Majid Jordan "Happy" – Pharrell Williams "Suit & Tie" – Justin Timberlake ft. Jay-Z |
| Top R&B Album | Top Rap Artist |
| The 20/20 Experience – Justin Timberlake Beyoncé – Beyoncé Black Panties – R. Kelly Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 – Justin Timberlake | Eminem Drake Jay-Z Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Pitbull |
| Top Rap Song | Top Rap Album |
| "Can't Hold Us" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton "The Monster" – Eminem ft. Rihanna "Holy Grail" – Jay-Z ft. Justin Timberlake "Thrift Shop" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz "Timber" – Pitbull ft. Kesha | The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem Born Sinner – J. Cole Nothing Was the Same – Drake Magna Carta Holy Grail – Jay-Z The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |
| Top Rock Artist | Top Rock Song |
| Imagine Dragons Capital Cities Fall Out Boy Lorde Passenger | "Royals" – Lorde "Safe and Sound" – Capital Cities "Demons" – Imagine Dragons "Radioactive" – Imagine Dragons "Let Her Go" – Passenger |
| Top Rock Album | Milestone Award (fan-voted) |
| Night Visions – Imagine Dragons Born to Die – Lana Del Rey Save Rock and Roll – Fall Out Boy Pure Heroine – Lorde Babel – Mumford & Sons | Carrie Underwood Ellie Goulding (runner-up) OneRepublic (runner-up) Imagine Dragons John Legend Luke Bryan |
| Icon Award ||
| Jennifer Lopez ||

### Artists with multiple wins and nominations

Artists that received multiple nominations :
| Nominations | Artist |
| 14 | Imagine Dragons |
| 12 | Justin Timberlake |
| 12 | Lorde |
| 10 | Katy Perry |
| 9 | Miley Cyrus |
| 9 | Pharrell Williams |
| 8 | Luke Bryan |
| 8 | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis |
| 7 | Beyoncé |
| 7 | Robin Thicke |
| 6 | Eminem |
| 5 | Drake |
| 5 | Jay-Z |
| 5 | Rihanna |
| 5 | T.I. |
| 4 | Avicii |
| 4 | Daft Punk |
| 4 | Florida Georgia Line |
| 4 | Romeo Santos |
| 3 | Marc Anthony |
| 3 | Capital Cities |
| 3 | Lady Gaga |
| 3 | Bruno Mars |
| 3 | One Direction |
| 3 | OneRepublic |
| 3 | Passenger |
| 3 | Prince Royce |
| 3 | Blake Shelton |
| 3 | Chris Tomlin |
| 3 | Zedd |
| 2 | Ray Dalton |
| 2 | Fall Out Boy |
| 2 | Mandisa |
| 2 | Pitbull |
| 2 | Jenni Rivera |
| 2 | Darius Rucker |
| 2 | Skillet |
| 2 | Taylor Swift |
| 2 | Wanz |
| 2 | Matthew West |
Artists that received multiple awards :
| Wins | Artist |
| 7 | Justin Timberlake |
| 5 | Imagine Dragons |
| 4 | T.I. |
| 4 | Robin Thicke |
| 4 | Pharrell Williams |
| 3 | Marc Anthony |
| 3 | Miley Cyrus |
| 2 | Luke Bryan |
| 2 | Daft Punk |
| 2 | Eminem |
| 2 | Lorde |
| 2 | Katy Perry |