Music Musings: Top-Billed Performers at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards

May 13, 2013
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In six days, Billboard's hottest acts will take to the MGM Grand Garden Arena stage and electrify audiences with their chart-topping hits. To date, there are 16 acts slated to entertain during one of music's biggest nights, from Bruno Mars and the Band Perry, to Icona Pop and Icon Award recipient Prince. American Idoljudge Nicki Minaj and labelmate Lil' Wayne will probably take us on a nostalgic trip to “High School” while Chris Brown may assume a Michael Jackson-worthy role and woo us with “Fine China.” Whatever these acts may have in store, we're sure to be entertained. In anticipation of this star-studded soiree, we've curated over an hour of listening with some of the biggest tracks that BMA 2013 performers have graced the masses with so far.

“Beautiful” | Christina Aguilera, 2002
“Better Dig Two” | The Band Perry, 2012
“Boyfriend” | Justin Bieber, 2012
“Don't Wake Me Up” | Chris Brown, 2012
“Come & Get It” | Selena Gomez, 2013
“Play Hard” | David Guetta, Akon, and Ne-Yo, 2013
“I Love It” | Icona Pop, 2012
“Dance Again” | Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull, 2012
“Can't Hold Us” | Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, 2011
“Locked Out of Heaven” | Bruno Mars, 2012
“How Many Drinks” | Miguel, 2013
“Superbass” | Nicki Minaj, 2011
“Merry Go 'Round” | Kacey Musgraves, 2012
“When Doves Cry” | Prince, 1984
“Drunk” | Ed Sheeran, 2012
“I Knew You Were Trouble” | Taylor Swift, 2012