Kelly Clarkson returns for hosting tasks.
The Billboard Music Awards, originally scheduled for April 29 but delayed by the pandemic, have a new date: October 14. More good news: Kelly Clarkson, who was originally announced as returning host six months ago, is still on board.
This will be Clarkson’s third consecutive year as host of the BBMAs – her first since winning her first Daytime Emmy Award. On June 26, Clarkson received the award for excellent host for talk show for entertainment for the first season of her hit talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show.
‘I’m glad I’m with me Billboard family, ”Clarkson said in a statement on Feb. 25, when she was first announced as host. ‘I love being part of an event that celebrates our greatest artists and entertains our fans. This is a night of music you will not miss! “
The 2019 Billboard Music Awards aired on May 1, 2019 and easily won the night. The show averages a 2.1 rating in adults 18-49 and 8 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research’s “live plus same day” ratings. Number crunchers reported that it was Wednesday in 18-49 NBC’s top-rated in-season, excluding Olympics, since Dec. 7. 2016.
Last year there were BBMAs with performances by Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Madonna and Maluma, BTS with Halsey, Ciara, Lauren Daigle, Dan + Shay with Tori Kelly, Jonas Brothers, Khalid, Panic! at the recipient of the Disco, Paula Abdul and Icon Award Mariah Carey.
Clarkson will simply become the third person to host the BBMAs three or more times as co-host. Comedian Kathy Griffin co-hosts the show three years running from 1998-2000. Rapper Ludacris will host the 2014 show and co-host the show for the next three years.
Clarkson knows what it’s like to be a BBMA nominee. She received five nominations, including Artist of the Year, at the 2005 show. Clarkson received a Music Powerhouse Award at the Billboard Women in Music event in 2017.
Clarkson is also a three-time Grammy winner. She was the first artist to win twice for best pop-vocal album (with Break out en More powerful). Adele has had the performance since (with 21 en 25).
Clarkson’s many other awards include four American Music Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music Awards, one Country Music Association Award and – let’s not forget – two Golden Raspberry Awards. She won those dubious honors in 2003 for her big screen flop From Kelly to Justin. Clarkson starred in the almost-packed movie with Justin Guarini, who was on the battlefield American idol the year she won the league.
Nominees and winners of the Billboard Music Awards are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital song sales, streaming, radio airplay, touring and social engagement, followed by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music / MRC Data.
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