1. Janet Jackson, “Nasty”/“If”/“Throb” Medley
It would've been easy for Janet to accept her lifetime achievement award with a medley of her biggest hits, but it takes a true Icon to have a career that spans 12 Hot 100 No. 1 smashes, and to encompass your life's work with a mini-set that doesn't include any of them. The forever block-rocking "Nasty" was an obvious choice, guaranteed by then-soon-to-be President Trump's thoughtless comments to be an anthem for the ensuing #MeToo era, and a quick dip into the iconic intro choreography to "If" -- which Janet can still nail at age 52 -- was an inspired break.
2. Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry (โชว์เปิดงานค่ะ)
Ariana had the unenviable task of opening the BBMAs following an appropriately tear-choked, wrenching speech from Kelly Clarkson about the Santa Fe shooting that happened late last week, which served as the show's cold open. But with her similarly emotional, rain-soaked performance of her Sweetenerlead single -- a song certainly no stranger to tragedy itself -- Ariana pivoted the catharsis back to a musical one with typical grace and professionalism, and with some show-stopping vocal runs in the final chorus that made "No Tears" even more of a wallop than usual.
3. Xtina + Demi Lovato - Fall In Line
Two generations of old-school belters came together for the most impressive sheer vocal showcase of the entire BBMAs, with Christina and Demi pushing each other to awesomely melismatic heights in a performance that made Tyra Banks understandably bug-eyed. The vocal calisthenics threatened to overshadow the song in spots, but that's fine -- "Fall in Line" was basically designed for its duet partners to stunt over it in such grand fashion, so that's sort of the point anyway
5. Salt-n-Pepa, "Shoop"/"Let's Talk About S"/"Push It"/"Whatta Man" (feat. En Vogue)
6. Khalid &Normani, "Love Lies"
7. Kelly Clarkson, 2017-'18 Hits Medley
8. Shawn Mendes & Khalid, "Youth"
9. . Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey, "The Middle”
10. 10. Ed Sheeran, "Galway Girl"
The Billboard Music Awards went down this Sunday night (May 20) with big wins for Taylor Swift, Luis Fonsi, Khalid and many more, and plenty of powerful moments inspired by recent real-world events.
And of course, there were great performances: duets that spanned generations, breakout moments from solo stars looking to go next-level, and icons proving why they're every bit worthy of the descriptor. Here are Billboard's ten favorite performances from the night that was.
Source: https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bbma/8456857/best-performances-2018-billboard-music-awards
เผยออกมาแล้ว! 10 โชว์ที่ดีที่สุดในงาน Billboard Twitter Fan Vote Awards 2018! Ariana Grande, Janet และ Xtina+Demi นำทัพ!
It would've been easy for Janet to accept her lifetime achievement award with a medley of her biggest hits, but it takes a true Icon to have a career that spans 12 Hot 100 No. 1 smashes, and to encompass your life's work with a mini-set that doesn't include any of them. The forever block-rocking "Nasty" was an obvious choice, guaranteed by then-soon-to-be President Trump's thoughtless comments to be an anthem for the ensuing #MeToo era, and a quick dip into the iconic intro choreography to "If" -- which Janet can still nail at age 52 -- was an inspired break.
2. Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry (โชว์เปิดงานค่ะ)
Ariana had the unenviable task of opening the BBMAs following an appropriately tear-choked, wrenching speech from Kelly Clarkson about the Santa Fe shooting that happened late last week, which served as the show's cold open. But with her similarly emotional, rain-soaked performance of her Sweetenerlead single -- a song certainly no stranger to tragedy itself -- Ariana pivoted the catharsis back to a musical one with typical grace and professionalism, and with some show-stopping vocal runs in the final chorus that made "No Tears" even more of a wallop than usual.
3. Xtina + Demi Lovato - Fall In Line
Two generations of old-school belters came together for the most impressive sheer vocal showcase of the entire BBMAs, with Christina and Demi pushing each other to awesomely melismatic heights in a performance that made Tyra Banks understandably bug-eyed. The vocal calisthenics threatened to overshadow the song in spots, but that's fine -- "Fall in Line" was basically designed for its duet partners to stunt over it in such grand fashion, so that's sort of the point anyway
5. Salt-n-Pepa, "Shoop"/"Let's Talk About S"/"Push It"/"Whatta Man" (feat. En Vogue)
6. Khalid &Normani, "Love Lies"
7. Kelly Clarkson, 2017-'18 Hits Medley
8. Shawn Mendes & Khalid, "Youth"
9. . Zedd, Maren Morris & Grey, "The Middle”
10. 10. Ed Sheeran, "Galway Girl"
The Billboard Music Awards went down this Sunday night (May 20) with big wins for Taylor Swift, Luis Fonsi, Khalid and many more, and plenty of powerful moments inspired by recent real-world events.
And of course, there were great performances: duets that spanned generations, breakout moments from solo stars looking to go next-level, and icons proving why they're every bit worthy of the descriptor. Here are Billboard's ten favorite performances from the night that was.
Source: https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bbma/8456857/best-performances-2018-billboard-music-awards