Rita Ora hits Red Carpet for 2015 Billboard Awards
TUNE-IN TO THE “2015 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS” FOR STAR-STUDDED PERFORMANCES, LEGENDARY APPEARANCES AND THE WORLD PREMIERE OF TAYLOR SWIFT’S MUSIC VIDEO SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 AT MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA AT 8:00 PM ET ON ABC YAHOO TO LIVE STREAM SAMSUNG GALAXY RED CARPET PRE-SHOW AT 6:00 PM ET WHO: Hosts Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen, the world premiere of Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” music video WHAT: The “2015 Billboard Music Awards” are set to return to ABC and will be broadcast live from the MGM featuring Jessica Alba, Lily Aldridge, Cindy Crawford, Cara Delevingne, Lena Dunham, Selena Gomez, Ellie Goulding, Gigi Hadid, Mariska Hargitay, Martha Hunt, Karlie Kloss, Kendrick Lamar, Ellen Pompeo, Serayah, Hailee Steinfeld, Hayley Williams, and Zendaya along with performances by Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson, Fall Out Boy, Hozier, Imagine Dragons, Nick Jonas, Tori Kelly, Little Big Town with Faith Hill, Nicki Minaj featuring David Guetta, Pitbull featuring Chris Brown, Ed Sheeran, Simple Minds, Jussie Smollett and Bryshere “Yazz” Gray from Empire with Estelle, Britney Spears featuring Iggy Azalea, Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend, Van Halen, Kanye West, Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth and Lindsey Stirling, with presenters 50 Cent, Lily Aldridge, Kaitlyn Bristowe, Charli XCX, Laverne Cox, Hannah Davis, Celine Dion, Brett Eldredge, the cast of Entourage, Fifth Harmony, Florida Georgia Line, Taraji P. Henson, Khloe Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, Kira Kazantsev, Danica McKellar, Idina Menzel, Ne-Yo, Britt Nilsson, One Direction, Rita Ora, Pentatonix, Ellen Pompeo, Prince Royce, Molly Ringwald, Tracee Ellis Ross, Hailee Steinfeld, and Zendaya, with attending nominees Brantley Gilbert, Calvin Harris, and Magic! Additional guests include David Copperfield, Jourdan Dunn, Farruko, Nick Hissom, Daymond John, Rico Love, Jesse McCartney, MKTO, Serayah, T-Pain and more surprises. Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17 at 8:00pm ET/PT. The show will showcase this year’s hottest and biggest music stars. Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. The awards are based on the reporting period of March 10, 2014 through March 8, 2015. The “2015 Billboard Music Awards” is produced by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, Mark Bracco, Barry Adelman and Robert Deaton are Executive Producers. The “Samsung Galaxy Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2015 Billboard Music Awards” red carpet pre-show will stream LIVE
