BBMA 2015 Show Highlights: Billboard Music Awards’ Best Moments

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May 17, 2015 6:41PM EDT

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chris-brown-royalty-billboard-awards-2015-spl — Chris Brown & Royalty attends the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (SplashNews)

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chris-brown-royalty-billboard-awards-2015-spl-2 — Chris Brown & Royalty attends the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (SplashNews)

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kanye-west-billboard-awards-2015-ftr — Kanye West performs onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/BMA2015/Getty Images for dcp)

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nicki-minaj-billboard-awards-2015 — Recording artist Nicki Minaj performs onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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iggy-azalea-britney-spears-billboard-awards-2015 — Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea perform at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images)

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iggy-azalea-britney-spears-billboard-awards-2015-01 — Britney Spears and Iggy Azalea perform at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images)

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taylor-swift-molly-ringwald-james-kerr-simple-minds-billboard-awards-2015-1 — Taylor Swift and Molly Ringwald attend the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter/BMA2015/Getty Images for dcp)

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taylor-swift-molly-ringwald-james-kerr-simple-minds-billboard-awards-2015-2 — Singer James Kerr of Simple Minds performs onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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chris-brown-pitbull-billboard-awards-2015–03 — Recording artists Pitbull (L) and Chris Brown perform onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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chris-brown-pitbull-billboard-awards-2015–02 — Recording artists Pitbull (L) and Chris Brown perform onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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chris-brown-pitbull-billboard-awards-2015–01 — Recording artists Pitbull (L) and Chris Brown perform onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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chris-brown-pitbull-billboard-awards-2015–04 — Recording artist Chris Brown performs onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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ed-sheeran-billboard-awards-2015 — Ed Sheeran performs onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/BMA2015/FilmMagic)

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taylor-swift-billboard-awards-2015 — Singer Taylor Swift (C) attends the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/BMA2015/FilmMagic)

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hozier-billboard-awards-2015-ftr — Recording artist Hozier performs onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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faith-hill-little-big-town-billboard-awards-2015 — Recording artists Faith Hill (L) and Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town perform onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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mariah-carey-billboard-awards-2015 — Recording artist Mariah Carey performs onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/BMA2015/WireImage)

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iggy-azalea-charli-xcx-billboard-awards-2015 — Recording artists Iggy Azalea (L) and Charli XCX accept the Top Rap Song award onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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wiz-khalifa-billboard-awards-2015 — Rapper Wiz Khalifa performs onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/BMA2015/FilmMagic)

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one-direction-billboard-awards-2015-ftr — Recording artists Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Harry Styles of One Direction accept the Top Duo/Group award onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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NICK-JONAS-billboard-awards-2015 — Recording artist Nick Jonas performs onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/BMA2015/WireImage)

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NICK-JONAS-billboard-awards-2015 — Singer Nick Jonas performs onstage at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Larry Busacca/BMA2015/Getty Images for dcp)

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meghan-trainer-john-legend-billboard-awards-2015 — Recording artists John Legend (L) and Meghan Trainor perform onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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pete-wentz-fall-out-boy-billboard-awards-2015 — Musician Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy performs onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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van-halen-billboard-awards-2015 — Drummer Alex Van Halen of Van Halen performs onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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chrissy-teigen-ludacris-billboard-awards-2015 — Hosts Chrissy Teigen (L) and Ludacris speak onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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fall-out-boy-billboard-awards-2015 — Recording artists Joe Trohman, Patrick Stump, Andy Hurley and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy perform onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Jussie-Smollet-billboard-awards-2015-01 — Actor/singers Jussie Smollett (L) and Bryshere Y. Gray perform onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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laverene-cox-billboard-awards-2015 — Actors Tracee Ellis Ross (L) and Laverne Cox speak onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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wiz-khalifa-billboard-awards-2015 — Recording artist Wiz Khalifa performs onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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wiz-khalifa-billboard-awards-2015 — Recording artist Wiz Khalifa performs onstage during the 2015 Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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kendall-jenner-balmain-billboard-awards-2015 — Kendall Jenner,& Jourdan Dunn, May 17, Billboard Music Awards (Courtesy of Instagram)

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kendall-jenner-balmain-billboard-awards-2015 — Kendall Jenner, Jourdan Dunn & Oliver Rousteing, May 17, Billboard Music Awards (Courtesy of Instagram)

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kendall-jenner-balmain-billboard-awards-2015 — Kendall Jenner, Jourdan Dunn & Oliver Rousteing, May 17, Billboard Music Awards (Courtesy of Instagram)

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