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As expected, MADONNA brought out several holograms of herself for her performance of “Medellin” with Latin artist MALUMA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2vt4YvwOQg
TAYLOR SWIFT and BRENDAN URIE started the show with “Me!“, although some people accused her of ripping off Beyoncéby including a drumline.
PAULA ABDUL closed the show with a medley of her hits. It was high energy and the dancing was great, but it was RIDICULOUSLY obvious that she wasn’t singing. But all of that was offset by the return of MC SKAT KAT during “Opposites Attract”.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsrU_BEamL8
As for the winners, it was all about DRAKE. He took home 12 trophies, bringing his total to 27. He now has more Billboard Music Awards than any other artist in history. CARDI B won six, and MAROON 5 took home four.
Drake’s awards included Top Artist . . . for which he thanked his MOM.
(Check out the complete winners’ list here. And you’ll find some videos from the show on NBC’s YouTube page.)
