Posts Categorized: 2016 Billboard Music Awards

INTERVIEW: Lindsey Stirling On Celine Dion, Steven Tyler, Christina Grimmie And New Album

Violinist Lindsey Stirling stopped by to talk about her new album “Brave Enough,” which is out August 19. The lead single, “Something Wild,” is in the upcoming Disney film “Pete’s Dragon,” out August 12. Stirling also chatted about performing with Celine Dion and meeting Steven Tyler at the Billboard Music Awards, the death of Christina… Read more »

INTERVIEW: RedOne Produced Eight New Songs With Lady Gaga

The rumor is that new music from Lady Gaga is coming later this year, and producer RedOne did nothing to quell that speculation. “Yes, let’s hope,” the GRAMMY Award winning producer responded when I brought up said rumor recently. “Yeah, let’s see what happens. We did eight songs so far and we’ll see what happens,… Read more »

PHOTOS: So, I Had Myself A Week

What a week. The eight or so days leading up to Memorial Day have proven to be some of the craziest since I moved to New York, and this year proved no different. The 2016 version of this stretch differed from previous years in that it didn’t begin until the Friday before Memorial Day Weekend;… Read more »

Here’s What Happened When A Father Asked Russell Wilson To Meet His Son At BBMAs

I am fortunate in that I have the opportunity to witness and/or experience a lot of cool moments due to my line of work. However, one moment sticks out from the rest, and it took place a few weeks ago at the Billboard Music Awards. The fact that this happened weeks ago and I still… Read more »

Backstage News And Notes From The 2016 Billboard Music Awards

Some news and notes from my weekend in Las Vegas covering the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. – If you saw a photo of me on stage at last Sunday night’s BBMAs, it was not an illusion. For the third consecutive year, dick clark productions hired me to fill the role of “warm-up act” for the… Read more »

PHOTOS: Red Carpet Pics From The 2016 Billboard Music Awards

Thanks to my producer Jay Buff, we have some snaps of the stars walking yesterday’s red… ahem, magenta carpet at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards! Also, MAJOR KEY ALERT – I made DJ Khaled’s Snapchat story! Check out the footage: A video posted by Ralphie Aversa (@ralphieaversa) on May 23, 2016 at 10:00am PDT

#WWOBackstage At The 2016 Billboard Music Awards!

On Saturday, I broadcasted live from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ahead of Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards. Our Westwood One Backstage event included Troye Sivan, Seal, Alesso, Fat Joe, Vegas-staple Carrot Top and more. Check out photos and videos from the event below!

MEDIA MONDAY: Billboard’s Ketih Caulfield Previews BBMAs

There’s one big difference between Sunday night’s Billboard Music Awards and every other music award show on television: the winners are a true reflection of not just what fans like, but what they actually consume and spend money on. “Those charts are what make our award show,” Billboard’s co-director of charts, Keith Caulfield, told me… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Ludacris And Ciara On BBMAs, Justin Bieber, Paul Walker And More

After revealing finalists for the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on Good Morning America, co-hosts Ludacris and Ciara chatted about the big awards show and the finalists in the night’s biggest category: Top Artist. The 2016 Billboard Music Awards air Sunday night May 22 at 8/7c on ABC from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.