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2016 Billboard Music Awards

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Hosted by
  
Ludacris Ciara

Most nominations
  
The Weeknd (20)

Date
  
May 22, 2016, 5:00 PM PDT

Hosts
  
Ludacris, Ciara

Most awards
  
The Weeknd (8)

Network
  
ABC

Other ceremonies
  
2015, 2017


Location
  
T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States

The 2016 Billboard Music Awards is a music award ceremony that was held on May 22, 2016, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the first nationally televised event to originate from that venue. It aired live on ABC with hosts Ludacris and Ciara.

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The nominees were announced on April 11, 2016, with The Weeknd earning the most nominations with twenty. Britney Spears received the Billboard Millennium Award. Celine Dion received the Billboard Icon Award in recognition of her career spanning over three decades. Madonna made an appearance to pay tribute to Prince. Adele premiered the music video for her single "Send My Love (To Your New Lover)" at the ceremony.

Main show

Source: Billboard

Winners and nominees

The winners are in bold.

References

2016 Billboard Music Awards Wikipedia