Billboard Explains: The Billboard Music Awards

The 2021 Billboard Music Awards promise to be a star-studded affair when they are broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC. Hosted by Nick Jonas, this year’s ceremony will include Drake receiving the Artist of the Decade Award, P!nk receiving the ICON Award, Trae Tha Truth receiving the Change Maker Award, and performances by (in alphabetical order by principal performer) AJR, Bad Bunny and Karol G, BTS, DJ Khaled featuring