New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Multi-platinum music superstar, Billboard chart topper and current "
Voice" coach
Kelly Clarkson will host NBC's three-hour live telecast of the "2018 Billboard
Music Awards," set for Sunday, May 20 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT from MGM Grand Garden
Arena in Las Vegas.
This will mark the first year the highly popular "Billboard
Music Awards" will air on NBC. The show will feature this year's hottest musical acts, biggest performances, unexpected collaborations and buzzworthy pop culture moments.
The announcement was made by Paul Telegdy, President, Alternative and Reality Group, NBC Entertainment.
"Kelly Clarkson has long been a Billboard chart phenomenon and has a first-hand understanding of what matters most in music today," Telegdy said. "Her enthusiasm for all genres of music and her innate sense of humor will make for a truly memorable night."
"To prepare for hosting the 'Billboard
Music Awards,' I already have 20 costume changes planned," Clarkson said. "I will be flying in like my girl P!nk, and calling Amy Schumer and
Sarah Silverman for jokes. Well, or I'm just gonna show up and celebrate my favorite artists and get to know a few more. Yeah, maybe I'll go with that plan."
Clarkson has sold more than 25 million albums and 36 million singles worldwide. She has placed 10 singles in the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and is the recipient of three Grammy Awards, four American
Music Awards, three MTV Video
Music Awards, two Academy of Country
Music Awards and a CMA Award.
The acclaimed singer/songwriter released her highly anticipated new album "Meaning of Life," the first for Atlantic Records, on Oct. 27, 2017. "Meaning of Life," featuring the emotionally charged new single, "I Don't Think About You," is the album Clarkson was destined to make with Atlantic, a collection of smart and sensual soul-inspired pop that immediately belongs among the legendary label's classic canon. For her eighth studio album - and follow-up to 2015's chart-topping "
Piece By Piece" - Clarkson united a stellar team of top songwriters and producers to collaborate, among them past collaborators Jason Halbert,
Jesse Shatkin and Grammy Award-winning Producer of the Year Greg Kurstin, as well as first-time collaborators Mick Schultz, the Monarch and Nick Ruth, among others.
Clarkson's "Piece by Piece," debuted at #1 on Billboard's Top 200 chart, marking her third #1 debut. "Piece by Piece" garnered two 2016 Grammy nominations (Pop Vocal Album and Pop Solo Performance for her hit single "
Heartbeat Song").
Clarkson's 2011 release, "Stronger," was certified platinum by the Recording
Industry Association of America, won the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album, and produced the smash singles "
Mr. Know It All" and "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)," which marked her ninth and 10th Top 10 hits. "
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" was #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart for two consecutive weeks (three weeks total), marking her third #1 on the Hot 100 chart. In 2013, she released her first holiday album, "Wrapped in Red," which debuted at #3, was the biggest holiday album debut for a female artist since 2010, and is certified platinum.
Clarkson is also a New York Times best-selling author, having recently released her 2nd children's picture book, "River Rose and the Magical Christmas". This is the follow-up to "River Rose and the Magical Lullaby," which debuted at #7 on The New York Times bestsellers list for children's picture books.
Clarkson currently serves as a coach on the four-time Emmy Award-winning competition series "The Voice." On next Monday's, telecast (8-10 p.m.), "
The Voice" will debut special themed weeks, starting with "Story of the Song," during which artists will reveal the story of what their song means to them — special memories, significant life moments and covering artists who have inspired them.
The "2018 Billboard
Music Awards" is produced by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, Mark Bracco, Barry Adelman and Robert Deaton are executive producers.
See the full list of this year's nominations below:
Top Artist:
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Top New Artist:
21 Savage
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Khalid
Kodak Black
Billboard Chart Achievement Award:
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Drake
Sam Hunt
Ed Sheeran
Top Male Artist:
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Top Female Artist:
Camila Cabello
Cardi B
Halsey
Demi Lovato
Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group:
The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons
Migos
U2
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Ed Sheeran
Chris Stapleton
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist:
Imagine Dragons
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Top Streaming Songs Artist:
Cardi B
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
Top Song Sales Artist:
Imagine Dragons
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars
Post Malone
Ed Sheeran
