-SANTA MONICA, CA (May 8, 2014) – dick clark productions and Billboard announced today that New Zealand singer/songwriter Lorde will perform her new single “Tennis Court” on the 2014 Billboard Music Awards – the first time she will perform the song on television. She joins a star-studded lineup of previously announced must-see performers including 5 Seconds of Summer, Florida Georgia Line, Imagine Dragons, Jason Derulo, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Luke Bryan, Miley Cyrus, Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood, OneRepublic, Pitbull and Ricky Martin. The 2014 Billboard Music Awards will broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 18, on ABC at 8pm ET.
Lorde broke through in 2013 with her ubiquitous No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 single “Royals” and her debut album “Pure Heroine.” In addition to performing at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards, Lorde is tied with Imagine Dragons for being a finalist in the most categories this year. The categories include Top New Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Album, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Digital Song, Top Radio Song, Top Streaming Song (Audio), and Top Rock Song. Earlier this year, Lorde took home two Grammys at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for her debut single “Royals.” Lorde will be performing her new hit “Tennis Courts,” which hit the Billboard Adult Pop charts at No. 39 last week.
Fan voting for the 2014 Milestone Award presented by Chevrolet will continue through the first two hours of the awards show, ending at 10pm ET. To vote for finalists Ellie Goulding, OneRepublic or Carrie Underwood go to billboard.com/milestone.
The 2014 Billboard Music Award festivities start with the “Samsung Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2014 Billboard Music Awards,” which will live stream on Yahoo at 6pm ET / 3pm PT. The two hour pre-show, hosted by Lance Bass, Jordin Sparks, Ted Stryker and more, can also be viewed at BillboardMusicAwards.com, Billboard.com, and additional online destinations by embedding the Yahoo Screen media player (available upon request). Fans can check out the full experience at https://music.yahoo.com/programs/billboard-music-awards/
Fans can ask questions to their favorite nominees, presenters and performers at the Billboard Music Awards using Instagram’s Q&A Station.
To submit, fans should create an Instagram video and tag it with #AskBBMAs. Artists will see the fan questions backstage and respond live with their own 15 second video during the BBMAs on May 18. Answers will appear on the @officialbbmas Instagram account.
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SANTA MONICA, CA (8 de mayo, 2014) – dick clark productions y Billboard anunciaron el día de hoy que la cantautora neozelandesa, Lorde, interpretará su nuevo sencillo “Tennis Court” en los Billboard Music Awards 2014 – por primera vez en televisión. Lorde se une a la lista de estrellas previamente anunciada que incluye 5 Seconds of Summer, Florida Georgia Line, Imagine Dragons, Jason Derulo, Jennifer Lopez, John Legend, Luke Bryan, Miley Cyrus, Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood, OneRepublic, Pitbull y Ricky Martin. Los Billboard Music Awards 2014 serán transmitidos en vivo desde el MGM Grand Garden Arena en Las Vegas el domingo, 18 de mayo por la cadena ABC a las 8pm ET.
Lorde irrumpió en el 2013 con su difundido tema “Royals” el cual obtuvo la posición No. 1 de la lista Hot 100 de la revista Billboard y con su álbum debut, “Pure Heroine.” Además de presentarse en los Billboard Music Awards 2014, Lorde es una de las artistas más nominadas junto con la banda Imagine Dragons. Las categorías en las cuales Lorde está nominada este año incluyen: Top New Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Album, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Digital Song, Top Radio Song, Top Streaming Song (Audio), y Top Rock Song. A principios de año, Lorde se llevó a casa dos Grammys en la categoría Canción del Año y Mejor Interpretación Solista Pop con su canción “Royals.” Lorde estará interpretando su nuevo éxito “Tennis Court,” el cual entró en la lista Adult Pop de la revista Billboard en la posición No. 39 la semana pasada.
La votación de los fans para el premio Milestone Award 2014 presentado por Chevrolet continuará hasta las dos primeras horas de la ceremonia, culminando a las 10pm ET. Para votar por los finalistas de este año Ellie Goulding, OneRepublic o Carrie Underwood, entrar a la página billboard.com/milestone
Los Billboard Music Awards 2014 comenzarán con la trasmisión del “Samsung Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2014 Billboard Music Awards,” el cual será transmitido en vivo a través de Yahoo a las 6pm ET / 3pm PT. El programa de dos horas conducido por Lance Bass, Jordin Sparks, Ted Stryker entre otros, también podrá ser visto a través de las paginas BillboardMusicAwards.com, Billboard.com y en otros lugares en línea utilizando el Yahoo Screen media player (disponible bajo petición). Los fans pueden disfrutar toda la experiencia entrando a https://music.yahoo.com/programs/billboard-music-awards/.
“Los Billboard Music Awards 2014” son producidos por dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro y Mike Mahan son los productores ejecutivos.
Larry Klein, Barry Adelman y Mark Bracco son productores. Para más información de los “2014 Billboard Music Awards” visitenos http://www.billboardmusicawards.com o el centro de actividad Billboard http://www.billboard.com/bbma.
Para noticias adicionales y contenido exclusivo, siga @OfficialBBMAs #BBMAs en Twitter, al igual que en Facebook y sea parte de la conversación en Instagram y YouTube.[:]
