Backstage Look: Fifth Harmony, Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani, Others Enjoy Billboard Music Awards
The 2016 Billboard Music Awards ceremony just aired on ABC, but not all of the fun happened on camera.
Several of the night’s key performers, presenters and attendees — ranging from Fifth Harmony to Blake Shelton to Gwen Stefani to Keke Palmer to Thomas Rhett to Mila Kunis to Jessica Alba to Mark Cuban to Ciara — posed for off-camera and backstage photos at the event.
ABC issued many of them to the media following Sunday’s broadcast.
The official gallery follows:
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) BRITNEY SPEARSmore
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2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) TY DOLLA SIGNmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) MICHAEL STRAHAN, ASHTON KUTCHERmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) KATHRYN HAHN, MILA KUNIS, KRISTEN BELLmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) WIZ KHALIFA, ASHTON KUTCHERmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) KELLY ROWLAND, CIARAmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) KEKE PALMERmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) KEKE PALMERmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) FIFTH HARMONYmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) FIFTH HARMONYmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) FIFTH HARMONYmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) FIFTH HARMONYmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) KEKE PALMERmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) MILA KUNIS, KRISTEN BELL, KATHRYN HAHNmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) FIFTH HARMONYmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) WIZ KHALIFA, ASHTON KUTCHER, MARK CUBANmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) TROYE SIVAN, ZENDAYAmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) CIARAmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) SHAWN MENDESmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) KELLY ROWLAND, LAVERNE COXmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) KARIN KILDOW, KATE BECKINSALE, LINDSEY VONN, REBECCA ROMIJNmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) KRISTEN BELL, KATHRYN HAHN, MILA KUNISmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) KARIN KILDOW, KATE BECKINSALE, LINDSEY VONN, REBECCA ROMIJNmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) GWEN STEFANI, CIARAmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) GWEN STEFANI, CIARAmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) BLAKE SHELTON, GWEN STEFANImore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) BLAKE SHELTON, GWEN STEFANImore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) MILA KUNIS, JESSICA ALBAmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) MILA KUNIS, JESSICA ALBAmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) CIARAmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) THOMAS RHETT, PETE WENTZmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) CIARAmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) CIARAmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) CIARAmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) REBECCA ROMIJNmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) CIARAmore
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS - Backstage - The "2016 Billboard Music Awards" broadcast airs live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 22, at 8:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. PDT on ABC. (Getty Images via ABC) THOMAS RHETT, MARK CUBANmore
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