New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Billboard, dick clark productions and Chevrolet announced today that Carrie Underwood,
Ellie Goulding and
OneRepublic are the top three finalists for the
Milestone Award presented by Chevrolet at the 2014 Billboard
Music Awards on Sunday, May 18 at the MGM Grand Garden
Arena in Las Vegas, NV and broadcast LIVE on ABC at 8pm ET. Fan voting for the three finalists will continue online with the winner being announced during this year's broadcast.
This is the second year that this editorial award will go to an innovative artist who achieved a notable chart milestone in the past year. In addition to the three finalists, the other nominees for the 2014
Milestone Award presented by Chevrolet included Imagine Dragons, John Legend, and Luke Bryan.
Voting for the three finalists is now open on . Voting will continue through the first two hours of the live Billboard
Music Awards telecast, closing at 10pm ET / 9pm CT. The 2014
Milestone Award will be announced toward the end of the show and presented to the winner by superstar artist,
Kelly Rowland. Tune in for the announcement of a special sweepstakes during the show.
"The
Milestone Award presented by Chevrolet is a 100% fan voted category putting the final selection process in the hands of the music fans themselves," said Larry Klein, producer of the 2014 Billboard
Music Awards. "Carrie Underwood,
Ellie Goulding and
OneRepublic have made a tremendous impact on music over the past year making it an exciting race completely determined by the fans voting right up through the first two hours of the live broadcast."
The 2014 Billboard
Music Awards will broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden
Arena in Las
Vegas on Sunday, May 18th at 8pm ET on ABC.
The "2014 Billboard
Music Awards" are set to return to ABC and will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden
Arena in Las
Vegas on Sunday, May 18 at 8:00pm ET/PT. The show will showcase this year's hottest and biggest music stars. Billboard
Music Awards finalists are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, touring, streaming and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, VEVO, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music. These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound. The awards are based on the reporting period of March 11, 2013 through March 9, 2014. The "2014 Billboard
Music Awards" is produced by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro and Michael Mahan are Executive Producers. Larry Klein and Barry Adelman are Producers.
