The 2016 Billboard Music Awards broadcast has officially commenced. Shortly before it did, one of the night’s highest profile performers walked the red carpet.
Britney Spears, who will also be receiving the Millennium Award, is that high-profile performer.
Other recent arrivals include JoJo Fletcher, Keke Palmer, Shawn Mendes, Idina Menzel, Meghan Trainor, Serayah, The Go-Gos, Russell Wilson and co-hosts Ciara and Ludacris.
The program started at 8PM and will run through around 11PM ET. Check out ABC’s official red carpet photos:
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
THE GO-GO
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 SPEARS
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 SPEARS
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 SPEARS
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 SPEARS
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 SPEARS
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 SPEARS
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 PALMER
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
JOJO FLETCHER
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
JOJO FLETCHER
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 PALMER
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 PALMER
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
IDINA MENZEL
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 SPEARS
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 SPEARS
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 SPEARS
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 PALMER
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 PALMER
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
CIARA
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
CIARA
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
IDINA MENZEL
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
IDINA MENZEL
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 MENDES
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
RUSSELL WILSON, CIARA
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
LUDACRIS
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 MENDES
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
THE GO-GO’S
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
SERAYAH MCNEILL
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
MEGHAN TRAINOR
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 MENDES
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 MENDES
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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 MENDES
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
MEGHAN TRAINOR
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
MEGHAN TRAINOR
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
MEGHAN TRAINOR
Meghan Trainor [ABC]
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
JOJO FLETCHER
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
JOJO FLETCHER
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
JOJO FLETCHER
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
RYAN TRAINOR, MEGHAN TRAINOR
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
LUDACRIS, CIARA
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
CIARA
2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – Arrivals – 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)
CIARA
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