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taylor-alert-–-billboard-music-awards-2023-red-carpet:-mariah-carey,-bebe-rexha,-and-karol-g-hit-a-fashion-high-note-as-they-bring-some-serious-a-list-style-to-star-studded-affairTaylor Alert – Billboard Music Awards 2023 red carpet: Mariah Carey, Bebe Rexha, and Karol G hit a fashion high note as they bring some serious A-list style to star-studded affair

Music sensations Mariah Carey, Karol G, and Bebe Rexha were among the stars bringing some serious style to the 2023 Billboard Music Awards. 

This year’s musical ceremony will be taking place at various locations, and the songstresses brought their fashion A-game as they struck poses throughout Southern California on Sunday.

The We Belong Together hitmaker, 54, wowed in a white mini dress with the front zipper tugged down low, along with matching tights, knee-high boots, and a pair of matching sunnies tucked into her glamorous waves as she attended the Culver City celebrations. 

The songstress, known as the Queen of Christmas, will deliver the first ever awards show performance of her hit song ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ at the awards. 

Karol G, 32, dropped jaws in a sexy, nude inspired dress that displayed her fabulous legs. Her platinum blonde locks were also styled in a slick, edgy look as she struck poses at the festivities in Los Angeles, CA.

Music sensations Mariah Carey, Karol G, and Bebe Rexha were among the stars bringing some serious style to the 2023 Billboard Music Awards

Music sensations Mariah Carey, Karol G, and Bebe Rexha were among the stars bringing some serious style to the 2023 Billboard Music Awards

Music sensations Mariah Carey, Karol G, and Bebe Rexha were among the stars bringing some serious style to the 2023 Billboard Music Awards

Music sensations Mariah Carey, Karol G, and Bebe Rexha were among the stars bringing some serious style to the 2023 Billboard Music Awards

The Colombian hitmaker, 32, teamed the outfit with nude heels. As for glam, the Grammy Award nominated singer opted for smokey eye makeup. 

Meanwhile Bebe, 34, was a vision of glamour in a black dress with metallic accents at the Oxnard, California venue. 

The I’m Good singer accessorized with mesh black and silver gloves, and wore her light blonde tresses in a straight style. 

Bebe was also pictured posing with YouTuber Anna Sitar, who rocked a red zip-up jumpsuit. 

Mexican music sensation Peso Pluma rocked a black Balenciaga sports jersey and oversized track pants as he posed at The Mayan location in Los Angeles.

The hitmaker, 24 – born Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija – paired the outfit with a black snapback and a number of silver chains.

Peso – who has made history with his hit song ‘Ella Baila Sola’, for being the first regional Mexican song to reach the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 – finalized the sporty outfit with sneakers.

Tate McRae showed off her cool sense of style in a semi-transparent white tank top and black pleated skirt with silver embellishments, as she posed at the Moxy Hotel in Los Angeles.

The Canadian singing sensation, 20, paired the look with black knee-high boots and a layer of diamond chains. 

Va va voom! Karol G, 32, dropped jaws in a sexy, nude inspired dress that displayed her fabulous legs

Blondie: Her blonde locks were also styled in a slick, edgy look

Va va voom! Karol G, 32, dropped jaws in a sexy, nude inspired dress that displayed her fabulous legs. Her blonde locks were also styled in a slick, edgy look

Siren: Bebe, 34, was a vision of glamour in a black dress with metallic accents at the Oxnard, California venue

Siren: Bebe, 34, was a vision of glamour in a black dress with metallic accents at the Oxnard, California venue

Bombshell: The I'm Good singer accessorized with mesh black and silver gloves, and wore her light blonde tresses in a straight style

A kiss: The superstar playfully blew a kiss for the cameras

Bombshell: The I’m Good singer accessorized with mesh black and silver gloves, and wore her light blonde tresses in a straight style

Red hot: Bebe was pictured posing with YouTuber Anna Sitar, who rocked a red zip-up jumpsuit

Red hot: Bebe was pictured posing with YouTuber Anna Sitar, who rocked a red zip-up jumpsuit

Edgy: Tate McRae showed off her cool sense of style in a semi-transparent white tank top and black pleated skirt with silver embellishments, as she posed at the Moxy Hotel in Los Angeles

Edgy: Tate McRae showed off her cool sense of style in a semi-transparent white tank top and black pleated skirt with silver embellishments, as she posed at the Moxy Hotel in Los Angeles

Sparkling: The Canadian singing sensation, 20, paired the look with black knee-high boots and a layer of diamond chains

Sparkling: The Canadian singing sensation, 20, paired the look with black knee-high boots and a layer of diamond chains

Boxing legend Mike Tyson, 57, rocked a long-sleeve black top, blue jeans and white sneakers to the event. 

Popular music’s biggest stars will be on hand on Sunday, November 19, to inaugurate a new version of the Billboard Music Awards.

Taylor Swift leads the nominations with a whopping 20 nods, after already winning a stunning 29 Billboard Music Awards in the past, making her the top female winner.

Swift will also be within striking distance of Drake, who tops all winners with 34 Billboard Music Awards. He has 14 nominations this year.

The rapper also holds the record for most wins in a single night with 13 from the 2017 show, but Taylor could be poised to break that record as well, though Drake could also technically top his own record if he won every category he was nominated in.

The 2023 version of the Billboard Music Awards will forgo its usual television broadcast in place of a more disjointed ceremony that exists completely online.

Viewers can check out the awards ceremony in its entirety at Billboard’s website for it, BBMAs.watch, starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

But fans can also catch individual performances and acceptance speeches on Billboard’s social media accounts.

The show no longer has any television broadcast partner. 

By downplaying a traditional ceremony, the new format will allow artists to hold performances across the globe. 

Sporty: Peso Pluma, 24, rocked a black Balenciaga sports jersey and oversized track pants as he posed at The Mayan location in Los Angeles

Relaxed: The hitmaker - who has made history with his hit song 'Ella Baila Sola', for being the first regional Mexican song to reach the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 - finalized the sporty outfit with sneakers

Sporty: Peso Pluma, 24, rocked a black Balenciaga sports jersey and oversized track pants as he posed at The Mayan location in Los Angeles

Cool guy: The Mexican musician - born Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija - paired the outfit with a black snapback and a number of silver chains

Cool guy: The Mexican musician – born Hassan Emilio Kabande Laija – paired the outfit with a black snapback and a number of silver chains

Packing a punch! Boxing legend Mike Tyson, 57, rocked a long-sleeve black top, blue jeans and white sneakers to the event

Packing a punch! Boxing legend Mike Tyson, 57, rocked a long-sleeve black top, blue jeans and white sneakers to the event

Southpaw: The athlete posed with a pair of red and black boxing gloves for the shutterbugs

Southpaw: The athlete posed with a pair of red and black boxing gloves for the shutterbugs  

Unlike other award shows, which have voters choosing winners based on quality and their subjective tastes, the BBMAs are ‘data driven’ and ‘chosen solely based on how well they perform on the Billboard charts, tracking album and digital song sales, radio airplay, as well as streaming and social engagement to choose the winner of each category,’ according to the publication.

Billboard also announced a partnership with Spotify to award ‘golden tickets’ to lucky fans to allow them to travel to the location of their chosen artist’s performance during the show.

In addition to Carey, other artists scheduled to sing their hits at the 2023 BBMAs include David Guetta and Bebe Rexha, KAROL G, NewJeans, Peso Pluma, Stray Kids and the controversial country artist Morgan Wallen. 

Wallen was temporarily banned from some radio stations due to his racist behavior after he was caught on camera in 2021 drunkenly shouting at someone and calling them the n-word.

Wallen is tied for the second-most nominations with SZA at 17. 

SZA was also the recipient of the most nominations for the upcoming Grammy Awards. 

The Weeknd received the next most nominations with 16, while Drake and Zach Bryan are tied with 14 nominations.

Luke Combs, who scored a surprise hit with his cover of Tracy Chapman’s Fast car, earned 10 nominations, while 21 Savage, Metro Boomin and Miley Cyrus are tied with nine each. 

Beyoncé and Rema both received seven nods, while Bad Bunny and Peso Pluma are in the running for six awards. 

Ariana Grande, David Guetta, Eslabon Armado, Karol G, NewJeans and Selena Gomez each received five nominations.

The Billboard Music Awards will be expanding its reach this year with nine new awards.

Two of the major new awards include Hot 100 songwriter and top Hot 100 producer, with Taylor Swift being nominated in the former while her regular collaborator Jack Antonoff is nominated for the latter category.

Rock artists will also benefit with a new category for the top duo/group in the genre. 

Four new categories are devoted to the massively popular K-pop genre: top global K-pop artist, top K-pop tour, top K-pop album and top global K-pop song.

Two others will honor the top Afrobeats artist and top Afrobeats song as the genre has seen a global surge in popularity. 

Awards eligibility for the BBMAs was determined this year based on chart performance from November 19, 2022, through Oct. 21, 2023.

2023 Billboard Music Award Nominations

Top Artist 

Drake

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift 

 

Top New Artist 

Bailey Zimmerman

Ice Spice

Jelly Roll

Peso Pluma

Zach Bryan

 

Top Male Artist 

Drake

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

The Weeknd

Zach Bryan

 

Top Female Artist 

Beyoncé

Miley Cyrus

Olivia Rodrigo

SZA

Taylor Swift

 

Top Duo/Group 

Eslabon Armado

Fifty Fifty

Fuerza Regida

Grupo Frontera

Metallica

 

Top Billboard 200 Artist 

Drake

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift leads the charge with an impressive 20 nominations

Taylor Swift leads the charge with an impressive 20 nominations 

 

Top Hot 100 Artist 

Drake 

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

 

Top Hot 100 Songwriter 

Ashley Gorley

Jack Antonoff

SZA

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

 

Top Hot 100 Producer

Jack Antonoff

Joey Moi

Metro Boomin

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

 

Top Streaming Songs Artist 

Drake

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

 

Top Radio Songs Artist 

Miley Cyrus

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

 

Top Song Sales Artist 

Jason Aldean

Miley Cyrus

Morgan Wallen

Oliver Anthony Music

Taylor Swift

 

Top Billboard Global 200 Artist 

Bad Bunny

Morgan Wallen

SZA

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

 

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist 

Bad Bunny

Ed Sheeran

NewJeans

Taylor Swift

The Weeknd

 

Top R&B Artist 

Beyoncé

Chris Brown

Rihanna

SZA

The Weeknd

 

Top R&B Male Artist 

Chris Brown

Miguel

The Weeknd

 

Top R&B Female Artist 

Beyoncé

Rihanna

SZA

 

Top R&B Touring Artist 

Beyoncé

Bruno Mars

The Weeknd

 

Top Rap Artist 

21 Savage

Drake

Lil Baby

Metro Boomin

Travis Scott

 

Top Rap Male Artist 

21 Savage

Drake

Travis Scott

 

Top Rap Female Artist 

Doja Cat

Ice Spice

Nicki Minaj

 

Top Rap Touring Artist 

50 Cent

Drake

Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa

 

Top Country Artist 

Bailey Zimmerman

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Taylor Swift

Zach Bryan

 

Top Country Male Artist 

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

Zach Bryan

 

Top Country Female Artist 

Lainey Wilson

Megan Moroney

Taylor Swift

 

Top Country Duo/Group 

Old Dominion

Parmalee

Zac Brown Band

 

Top Country Touring Artist 

George Strait

Luke Combs

Morgan Wallen

 

Top Rock Artist 

Jelly Roll

Noah Kahan

Stephen Sanchez

Steve Lacy

Zach Bryan

 

Top Rock Duo/Group 

Arctic Monkeys

Foo Fighters

Metallica

 

Top Rock Touring Artist 

Coldplay

Depeche Mode

Elton John

 

Top Latin Artist 

Bad Bunny

Eslabon Armado

Fuerza Regida

KAROL G

Peso Pluma

 

Top Latin Male Artist 

Bad Bunny

Peso Pluma

Rauw Alejandro

 

Top Latin Female Artist 

KAROL G

ROSALÍA

Shakira

 

Top Latin Duo/Group 

Eslabon Armado

Fuerza Regida

Grupo Frontera

 

Top Latin Touring Artist 

Daddy Yankee

Karol G

RBD

 

Top Global K-Pop Artist 

Jimin

NewJeans

Stray Kids

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

TWICE

 

Top K-Pop Touring Artist 

BLACKPINK

SUGA

TWICE

Top Afrobeats Artist 

Burna Boy

Libianca

Rema

Tems

Wizkid

 

Top Dance/Electronic Artist 

Beyoncé

Calvin Harris

David Guetta

Drake

Tiësto

 

Top Christian Artist 

Brandon Lake

Elevation Worship

for KING & COUNTRY

Lauren Daigle

Phil Wickham

 

Top Gospel Artist 

CeCe Winans

Elevation Worship

Kanye West

Kirk Franklin

Maverick City Music

 

Top Billboard 200 Album 

Drake & 21 Savage, Her Loss

Metro Boomin, HEROES & VILLAINS

Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time

SZA, SOS

Taylor Swift, Midnights

 

Top Soundtrack 

Barbie: The Album

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Music From and Inspired By

ELVIS

Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From and Inspired by the Motion Picture)

Top Gun: Maverick

 

Top R&B Album 

Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE

Brent Faiyaz, WASTELAND

Drake, Honestly, Nevermind

Steve Lacy, Gemini Rights

SZA, SOS

 

Top Rap Album 

Drake & 21 Savage, Her Loss

Future, I Never Liked You

Lil Baby, It’s Only Me

Metro Boomin, HEROES & VILLAINS

Travis Scott, UTOPIA

 

Top Country Album 

Luke Combs, Gettin’ Old

Luke Combs, Growin’ Up

Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time

Taylor Swift, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)

Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak

 

Top Rock Album 

HARDY, the mockingbird & THE CROW

Jelly Roll, Whitsitt Chapel

Noah Kahan, Stick Season

Steve Lacy, Gemini Rights

Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak

 

Top Latin Album 

Bad Bunny, Un Verano Sin Ti

Eslabon Armado, DESVELADO

Ivan Cornejo, Dañado

KAROL G, MAÑANA SERÁ BONITO

Peso Pluma, GÉNESIS

 

Top K-Pop Album 

Jimin, FACE

NewJeans, 2nd EP ‘Get Up’

Stray Kids, 5-STAR

TOMORROW X TOGETHER, The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION

TWICE, READY TO BE: 12th Mini Album

 

Top Dance/Electronic Album 

Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE

Drake, Honestly, Nevermind

ILLENIUM, ILLENIUM

Kim Petras, Feed the Beast

Tiësto, DRIVE

 

Top Christian Album 

Anne Wilson, My Jesus

Brandon Lake, House of Miracles

CAIN, Rise Up

Elevation Worship, LION

Lauren Daigle, Lauren Daigle

 

Top Gospel Album 

Jonathan McReynolds, My Truth

Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin, Kingdom Book One

Tye Tribbett, All Things New

Whitney Houston, I Go to the Rock: The Gospel Music of Whitney Houston

Zacardi Cortez, Imprint (Live in Memphis)

 

Top Hot 100 Song 

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, Creepin’

Miley Cyrus, Flowers

Morgan Wallen, Last Night

SZA, Kill Bill

Taylor Swift, Anti-Hero

 

Top Streaming Song 

Miley Cyrus, Flowers

Morgan Wallen, Last Night

SZA, Kill Bill

Taylor Swift, Anti-Hero

Zach Bryan, Something in the Orange

 

Top Radio Song 

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, Creepin’

Miley Cyrus, Flowers

Rema & Selena Gomez, Calm Down

Taylor Swift, Anti-Hero

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, Die for You

 

Top Selling Song 

Jason Aldean, Try That in a Small Town

Jimin, Like Crazy

Miley Cyrus, Flowers

Oliver Anthony Music, Rich Men North of Richmond

Taylor Swift, Anti-Hero

 

Top Collaboration 

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, I’m Good (Blue)

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, Creepin’

Rema & Selena Gomez, Calm Down

Sam Smith & Kim Petras, Unholy

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, Die for You

 

Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Song 

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, I’m Good (Blue)

Harry Styles, As It Was

Miley Cyrus, Flowers

Rema & Selena Gomez, Calm Down

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, Die for You

 

Top R&B Song 

Metro Boomin, The Weeknd & 21 Savage, Creepin’

Miguel, Sure Thing

The Weeknd & Ariana Grande, Die for You

SZA, Kill Bill

SZA, Snooze

 

Top Rap Song 

Coi Leray, Players”

Drake & 21 Savage, Rich Flex

Gunna, fukumean

Lil Durk ft. J. Cole, All My Life

Toosii, Favorite Song

 

Top Country Song 

Bailey Zimmerman, Rock and a Hard Place

Luke Combs, Fast Car

Morgan Wallen, Last Night

Morgan Wallen, You Proof

Zach Bryan, Something in the Orange

 

Top Rock Song 

Jelly Roll, Need A Favor

Stephen Sanchez, Until I Found You

Steve Lacy, Bad Habit

Zach Bryan ft. Kacey Musgraves, I Remember Everything

Zach Bryan, Something in the Orange

 

Top Latin Song 

Eslabon Armado x Peso Pluma, Ella Baila Sola

Fuerza Regida x Grupo Frontera, Bebe Dame

Grupo Frontera x Bad Bunny, un x100to

KAROL G & Shakira, TQG

Yng Lvcas x Peso Pluma, La Bebe

 

Top Global K-Pop Song 

Fifty Fifty, Cupid

Jimin, Like Crazy

Jungkook ft. Latto, Seven

NewJeans, Ditto

NewJeans, OMG

 

Top Afrobeats Song 

Ayra Starr, Rush

Libianca, People

Oxlade, KU LO SA

Rema & Selena Gomez, Calm Down

Victony, Rema, & Tempoe ft. Don Toliver, Soweto

 

Top Dance/Electronic Song 

Bizarrap & Shakira, Shakira: Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53

David Guetta, Anne-Marie & Coi Leray, Baby Don’t Hurt Me

David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, I’m Good (Blue)

Elton John & Britney Spears, Hold Me Closer

Tiësto ft. Tate McRae, 10:35

 

Top Christian Song 

Brandon Lake, Gratitude

Chris Tomlin, Holy Forever

for KING & COUNTRY with Jordin Sparks, Love Me Like I Am

Lauren Daigle, Thank God I Do

Phil Wickham, This Is Our God

 

Top Gospel Song 

CeCe Winans, Goodness of God

Crowder & Dante Bowe ft. Maverick City Music, God Really Loves Us

Elevation Worship ft. Chandler Moore & Tiffany Hudson, More Than Able

Maverick City Music & Kirk Franklin ft. Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, Fear is Not My Future

Zacardi Cortez, Lord Do It for Me (Live in Memphis)