2005 Billboard Music Awards
Here are the finalists and winners at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards.
Winners and nominees
Artist of the year
Group of the year
Album of the year
Hot 100 song of the year
Top selling single of the year
Digital song of the year
New artist of the year
R&B/hip-hop album of the year
2012 Billboard Music Awards
The 2012 Billboard Music Awards is a music award ceremony that was held on May 20, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM central. The show was hosted by Modern Family's Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell.
The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2011.
Performances
Presenters
2013 Billboard Music Awards
The 2013 Billboard Music Awards was a music award ceremony that was held on May 19, 2013 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was aired on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM central. The show was hosted by Tracy Morgan.
Performances
Presenters
2015 Billboard Music Awards
The 2015 Billboard Music Awards was a music award ceremony that was held on May 17, 2015, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. It was aired live on ABC. The show was hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen.
Taylor Swift won 8 out of her 14 nominations, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album for 1989. Other winners included Sam Smith, Iggy Azalea, and Pharrell Williams scoring three trophies each. Meghan Trainor, One Direction, Jason Aldean, John Legend, and Hozier won two categories each. Swift premiered her "Bad Blood" music video at the start of the show.Mariah Carey performed at the ceremony, marking the first time she performed on the Billboard stage since 1998.
Performers
Presenters
Main show
Ciara
Ciara Princess Harris (born October 25, 1985), known mononymously as Ciara (pronounced /siːˈɛrə/, see-ERR-ə), is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress and fashion model. Born in Austin, Texas, she traveled around the world during her childhood, eventually moving to Atlanta, Georgia where she joined the girl group Hearsay (not to be confused with the British group Hear'Say); however, the group disbanded after having differences. It was at this time Ciara was noticed for her songwriting. In 2002, Ciara met music producer Jazze Pha. With his help, she signed a record deal with LaFace Records.
In 2004, Ciara released her debut studio album Goodies, which spawned three hit singles: "Goodies", "1, 2 Step", and "Oh". The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and earned her four nominations at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. She released her second studio album, Ciara: The Evolution, in 2006 which spawned the hit singles "Get Up", "Promise", and "Like a Boy". The album reached number one in the U.S. and was certified platinum.
Ciara (album)
Ciara is the eponymously titled fifth studio album by American recording artist Ciara, which was released on July 9, 2013, by Sony Music Entertainment. This album is the artist's first release under Epic, since publicly asking the now-defunct Jive Records to release her from her contractual obligations. The singer cited a lack of label support and financial funding for her previous albums Fantasy Ride (2009) and Basic Instinct (2010). On this fifth studio album, Ciara is reunited with her long-term mentor and friend L.A. Reid, chairman of Epic Records. Reid is credited with discovering Ciara in 2003 along with signing her to his LaFace Records label and executive-producing her debut studio album, Goodies (2004).
On Ciara, the singer is reunited with music producers Rodney Jerkins and Jasper Cameron, who have respectively worked on previous Ciara singles and albums. The duo were joined by The Underdogs, Soundz, D'Mile, Oligee, Josh Abraham and Mike Will Made It, amongst others. Writing contributions come from the likes of singer-songwriters: Wynter Gordon, Livvi Franc and Ali Tamposi, along with a number of contributions from Ciara herself. Rappers Future and Nicki Minaj respectively have guest vocals on the album, whilst Ciara herself is listed as a featured artist on the song "Super Turnt Up", a record where she raps and takes credit for co-producing the song.
Ciara (given name)
Ciara /ˈkɪərə/ is a popular Irish language female name and was tenth on the list of most popular names given to baby girls in Ireland in 2006. It is the feminine version of the name Ciarán, meaning "dark-haired" in Irish Gaelic, and was also the name of Saint Ciara, a seventh-century Irish saint venerated by the Roman Catholic Church. The name's spelling is often Anglicized as Keira, Kiera, Keara or Kira.
In the United States, the name Ciara is also sometimes pronounced /siːˈɑːrə/. This pronunciation may have been further promoted in part by the popularity of a perfume brand called Ciara (pronounced see-AR-ə, "C-R-uh" after the initials of Charles Revson) created by Revlon in 1973. It is also occasionally used in the United States as a spelling variant of the name Sierra, as popularized by the American R&B singer Ciara Harris.
Some notable people named Ciara
Ciara
ALBUMS
- Ciara released: 2013
- Playlist: The Very Best of Ciara released: 2012
- Basic Instinct released: 2010
- Fantasy Ride released: 2009
- The Evolution released: 2006
- Goodies released: 2004
The Evolution
Released 2006- That's Right
- Like a Boy
- The Evolution of Music (interlude)
- Promise
- I Proceed
- Can't Leave 'Em Alone
- C.R.U.S.H.
- My Love
- The Evolution of Dance (interlude)
- Make It Last Forever
- Bang It Up
- Get Up
- The Evolution of Fashion (interlude)
- Get In, Fit In
- The Evolution of C (interlude)
- So Hard
- I'm Just Me
- I Found Myself
The Awards
YSL Duffle be my carry on, YSL buckle just to carry chrome (uh huh)
Watching niggas hustle, ya’ll could carry on (I see you)
You cannon’s in the crib like Mariah Carey home (whoo)
My girls ex is a kingpin, (uh huh) so you know me I told her get them things then, (haaaaa)
Like no lie give him 45 he bring 10, I mean when cause right now downtowns where them fiends been (real shit)
Time to turn up, that's your word nigga word up, (uh huh) have a seat hang your murm up, (yeahh)
Roll some weed let it burn up (yeahhh) guarauntee we can earn up, (yeahhh)
Any beef that you heard of, let me know I got enough shooters my Steven Kerr up (wassup)
Uh that port will spur off on some bullshit, my niggas stand out and don't rap on some shug shit (slime)
I see your hand out but don't dap that's some bullshit, same time your hungry watch me feed him with this full clip (yeahh)
Yo while ya’ll was at the BET awards, I was was cooking up, fire high heating up the raw (haaaaaaa)
They talk fly but wasn’t speaking up before, red carpet, suit, tie, sneaker strings is on the floor, (huhhhhhhh)
While ya’ll was at the BET awards, I waz cookin up, fire high heating up the raw (haaaaa)
They talk fly but wasn’t speaking up before, (nahhh) red carpet, suit, tie, sneaker strings is on the floor (huhhhhhh)
Look I tried though, (I tried though) I'm fried yo, (huhh) 45 on me ducking 5-0 (wasssup)
It's real in the field, think I don't know? (I know) feds got enough pics to make a slideshow (yes)
Uh when the pictures fall shit hits the fan, (wordd) thay ain’t flicking no more they on instagram (haaa)
No banks after 4 I had to switch the plan, ( I did) if you my dog you my dog lets not pretend we fam (please)
You get around of applause and I don't mean with hands (huhhh) my niggas down for the cause and they don't need a hand (slimeee)
Red dot on your flag and I don't mean japan (word) I pop eyes and for that spinach I squeeze the can Blam
Cartoon niggas, (uh huh) strip you for money, jewels your car too nigga, (gimme that)
Pinned him up from his shoes in a dark room nigga, sketch him up with the tool like it's art school nigga (nigga)
Yo while ya’ll was at the BET awards, I was was cooking up, fire high heating up the raw (haaaaaaa)
They talk fly but wasn’t speaking up before, red carpet, suit, tie, sneaker strings is on the floor, (huhhhhhhh)
While ya’ll was at the BET awards, I waz cookin up, fire high heating up the raw (haaaaa)
They talk fly but wasn’t speaking up before, (nahhh) red carpet, suit, tie, sneaker strings is on the floor (huhhhhhh)
Look his numbers 48 got him for 42 (yes), first 48 they shot him on 40 duece, (times square)
Hope shorty straight he moved about 40 through, (I know) he let the 40 spray but them niggas had 40s too (whoo)
Since a quarter two been moving caine from the bench, (uhh) on the move only know the names through the prints (vado)
CL black same paint on the rims, chanel snapback gold chain on the brim, (yes)
Gazelles match that rocking pharrell napsack, (uh huhh) gat strapped nose on ur windshield tap tap, (haaaaa)
It's a fact that grinding is where you lack at, a stack stack ain’t enough you’ll be up in the trap trap
Yo while ya’ll was at the BET awards, I was was cooking up, fire high heating up the raw (haaaaaaa)
They talk fly but wasn’t speaking up before, red carpet, suit, tie, sneaker strings is on the floor, (huhhhhhhh)
While ya’ll was at the BET awards, I waz cookin up, fire high heating up the raw (haaaaa)