The 2013 Billboard Music Awards is a music award ceremony that was held on May 19, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was aired on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM central. The show was hosted by Tracy Morgan. Nicki Minaj was nominated for seven awards and won 3. She performed "High School" off The Re-Up with Lil Wayne.
Nicki Minaj Nominations[]
Top Female Artist[]
- Nicki Minaj
- Taylor Swift (won)
- Rihanna
- Adele
- Carly Rae Jepsen
Top Radio Song Artist[]
- Nicki Minaj
- Rihanna (won)
- Maroon 5
- Flo Rida
- fun.
Top Streaming Artist[]
- Nicki Minaj (won)
- Baauer
- Rihanna
- Drake
- Psy
Top Rap Artist[]
- Nicki Minaj (won)
- Drake
- Psy
- Flo Rida
- Pitbull
Top Rap Album[]
- Based on a T.R.U. Story - 2 Chainz
- Good Kid, M.A.A.D City - Kendrick Lamar
- The Heist - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
- Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - Nicki Minaj (won)
- God Forgives, I Don't - Rick Ross
Top Dance Song[]
- "Harlem Shake" - Baauer (won)
- "Titanium" - David Guetta feat. Sia
- "Starships" - Nicki Minaj
- "Gangnam Style" - PSY
- "Where Have You Been" - Rihanna
Top R&B Song[]
- "Girl On Fire" - Alicia Keys feat. Nicki Minaj
- "Adorn" - Miguel
- "Thinkin Bout You" - Frank Ocean
- "Diamonds" - Rihanna (won)
- "Heart Attack" - Trey Songz
Live performance[]
The rapper donned a spike-adorned top with booty-hugging ripped pants as she took the stage to perform her track “High School”. She was later joined on stage by Lil Wayne and he rapped his verse taken from the song. Things then got steamy as Nicki treated Weezy to a twerk-filled lap dance.
Behind the scenes[]
On May 22, 2013, Grizz Lee, a well-known friend and vlogger of Nicki, posted a Behind the scenes footage of Nicki Minaj at the practice of her performance, chatting with Madonna, Justin Bieber and other friends of her. The video is called "THE ROAD TO BILLBOARD."
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