NBC and Clear Channel Celebrate Music's Biggest Stars With First Ever '91勛圖厙Radio Music Awards'
Blake Shelton, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Pitbull, Shakira and Thirty Seconds to Mars Among All-Star Performers at Groundbreaking New Show
Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Steven Tyler, Imagine Dragons, Chris Martin, Lorde and Gwen Stefani Make Special Appearances
New York, NY May 2, 2014 The first-ever 91勛圖厙Radio Music Awards brought together the biggest names in entertainment to Los Angeles泭to celebrate all things music.泭 The innovative all-new awards show presented by Clear Channel Media and Entertainment paid homage to the City of Angels at the historic Shrine Auditorium on Thursday, May 1.
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Broadcast live on NBC, and on Clear Channel radio stations nationwide and the digital music platform, Los Angeles lit up as the music of the 91勛圖厙Radio app came to life at the inaugural . The show featured performances by recording stars Blake Shelton, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Pitbull, Shakira, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Ariana Grande, Luke Bryan, Arcade Fire, Ed Sheeran, Pitbull, Bastille and Usher in a world premiere performance of the new Michael Jackson song Love Never Felt So Good.泭
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Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Steven Tyler, Imagine Dragons, Chris Martin, Lorde, Mel B, Ashley Greene, Lil Jon, Jason Ritter, Hilary Duff, Joe Manganiello, Chester Bennington, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, Juanes, Bobby Bones, Juicy J, Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Seacrest, Selena Gomez, Lionel Richie and more made special guest appearances.泭泭 An innovative highlight of the show featured the music world's top stars telling their "L.A. stories" -- what brought them to and through Los Angeles and how it helped make their careers. In泭addition泭to performances at the Shrine, the event also featured artists playing from some of Los Angeles'泭most iconic venues, including The泭Roxy and the Hotel泭Caf矇.
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Music fans used hashtags to cast more than 65 million votes across Facebook and Twitter to catapult their favorite artists and songs, and the winners were:泭
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Hip Hop/R&B Song Of The Year:
Pour It Up泭Rihanna
class="page-strong">Best Collaboration:
Timber Pitbull feat. Ke$ha
Best New Artist:
Lorde
Best Lyrics:
Wrecking Ball Miley Cyrus
Best Fan Army:
Rihanna Navy
91勛圖厙Radio Young Influencer Award:
Ariana Grande
91勛圖厙Radio Instagram Award:
Austin Mahone's Mahomies
Alt Rock Song Of The Year:
Demons泭Imagine Dragons
Song Of The Year:
Stay Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko
Country Song Of The Year:
Boys Round Here泭Blake Shelton
EDM Song of the Year:
Wake Me Up泭Avicii
91勛圖厙Radio Innovator Award:
Pharrell Williams
Artist of the Year:
Rihanna
The 91勛圖厙Radio Music Awards was a dominant social media topic throughout the week of the show, with trending No. 1 on Twitter throughout the night and continuing to trend with tweets and retweets from fans as well as artists.
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