Month: May 2015

BBMA Ratings Peaked During Britney & Iggy, Nicki Minaj, Tori Kelly Performances

Televised awards shows tend to open softly and then peak between 8:30PM and 10:30PM. Opening the 8-11PM Billboard Music Awards…

11 years ago

Mariah Carey’s “Infinity” Positioned in Top 50 at Urban Radio, Top 60 at Pop

In conjunction with its official impact on May 4 and 5, Mariah Carey's new single "Infinity" received more overall weekly…

11 years ago

Ratings: “AD: The Bible Continues” Hits Demo Low, “American Odyssey” Also Slips

Facing competition from ABC's Billboard Music Awards and still without any hint of momentum, NBC's "AD: The Bible" and "American…

11 years ago

Ratings: Billboard Music Awards Show Rises 6% This Year (Updated)

Update: Less significant than was signposted by the overnights, this year's Billboard Music Awards ceremony did enjoy a slight year-over-year…

11 years ago

BBMA Press Room & Results: Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor Show Off Multiple Trophies

A ceremony that began with the premiere of Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" video ultimately issued eight trophies to the singer-songwriter.…

11 years ago

Tori Kelly Shines in BBMA Performance; Ed Sheeran, John Legend Share Praise (Watch)

At Sunday's Billboard Music Awards ceremony, Kia's "One to Watch" gave a performance befitting the label. Singer-songwriter, who performed under…

11 years ago

Maroon 5’s “This Summer’s Gonna Hurt” Debuts at #35 on Pop Airplay Chart

Available for only two of the tracking week's seven days, Maroon 5's new "This Summer's Gonna Hurt" nonetheless received enough…

11 years ago

Adam Lambert’s “Ghost Town” Goes Top 30 at Hot AC, Top 40 at Pop

Three songs reach the Top 30 on this week's Mediabase hot adult contemporary airplay chart. Three songs reach the Top…

11 years ago

Taylor Swift & Kendrick Lamar’s “Bad Blood” Remix Reaches #1 on iTunes Sales Chart (Updated)

Update: By 10AM ET, Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood (featuring Kendrick Lamar)" had surged to the #1 position on the all-genre…

11 years ago

Fifth Harmony Doesn’t Perform at BBMA; Group Comments on Fan “Campaigning” (Updated)

Update: Ahead of Sunday's Billboard Music Awards, Billboard, dick clark productions and ABC all announced that Fifth Harmony would be…

11 years ago

Billboard Music Awards Crowd Boos Kendall, Kylie Jenner

For censorship reasons, ABC muted what seemed like half of the audio in Kanye West's Billboard Music Awards performance. One…

11 years ago

Billboard Awards Red Carpet: One Direction, Rita Ora Arrive at Sunday’s Show

Within the context of Sunday's Billboard Music Awards, British acts One Direction and Rita Ora had a lot in common.…

11 years ago