{"id":18054,"date":"2013-05-20T03:38:45","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T03:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=18054"},"modified":"2013-05-20T03:38:45","modified_gmt":"2013-05-20T03:38:45","slug":"billboard-awards-highlights-kacey-musgraves-ed-sheeran-shine-on-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2013\/05\/20\/billboard-awards-highlights-kacey-musgraves-ed-sheeran-shine-on-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Billboard Awards Highlights: Kacey Musgraves, Ed Sheeran Shine on Stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Geared towards mainstream pop and hip-hop, Sunday&#8217;s Billboard Music Awards were largely a showcase for high-energy performances. \u00a0From Taylor Swift&#8217;s gleeful rendition of &#8220;22&#8221; to Nicki Minaj&#8217;s buzzworthy on-stage lap dance to two dance-heavy Justin Bieber numbers, this was not a show for the understated.<\/p>\n<p>Prince, after all, was the headliner.<\/p>\n<p>But within the mix of pop, dance and hip-hop numbers were two very low-key, strong performances from breakout country superstar Kacey Musgraves and English soft-rock sensation Ed Sheeran. \u00a0Musgraves proved why &#8220;Merry Go Round&#8221; 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