ICYMI: 2016 Billboard Music Awards top performances

J.G. Taruc

May 23, 2016

• This year’s Billboard Music Awards was filled with top caliber performances from a variety of artists such as DNCE up to music Hall of Famers like Stevie Wonder.

  Here are the top 10 performances at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards:

  Cake by the Ocean by DNCE

  Wow moment: When guitarist JinJoo Lee and bassist Cole Whittle shred their guitars to wrap up the band’s performance.

  Work From Home by Fifth Harmony

  Wow moment: Rapper Ty Dolla $ign joins them on stage.

  Company/Sorry by Justin Bieber

  Wow moment: The kaleidoscopic neon visuals made Bieber’s performance very dynamic.

   Medley by Britney Spears

  Wow moment: Britney brought the whole house down when she started to strip from a military-inspired red jacket to a sizzling red bikini.

   Just Like Fire by Pink

  Wow moment: Her impressive ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ theme upped the ante. And don’t forget the oversized flaming clock.

   Dangerous Woman/Into You by Ariana Grande

  Wow moment: The Vocoder-only performance of ‘Dangerous Woman’.

   Love on the Brain by Rihanna

  Wow moment: Her out-of-this-world vocal performance, flexing her falsetto to deliver a great effect to the song.

   It Ain’t Me Babe by Kesha featuring Ben Folds

  Wow moment: Their evocative rendition of Bob Dylan’s song quieted the entire venue. She kept in a Dylan-esque way.

   The Show Must Go On by Celine Dion featuring Lindsey Stirling

  Wow moment: The guest appearance of Lindsey Stirling.

   Nothing Compares 2 U/Purple Rain by Madonna and Stevie Wonder

  Wow moment: When Stevie Wonder, Rihanna and The Weeknd entered the stage to sing Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’.

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