May.12, 2021

DURAN DURAN TO PERFORM AT THE “2021 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS”

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Performer Highlights:

Duran Duran will be performing at the “2021 Billboard Music Awards.” The British pop-rock sensation will take the BBMA stage for the very first time, with a remote performance from London, England.
They will be performing their brand new soon-to-be-revealed single, and will be joined by Blur’s Graham Coxon.
This announcement is part of our very own “Daily Countdown” of performers, where we are announcing performers each day leading up to the show on May 23, 2021.
Duran Duran’s top chart achievements include:
- 21 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, including "Hungry Like the Wolf," "Rio," "Ordinary World" and "I Don't Want Your Love."
- Two No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 - "The Reflex" and "A View to a Kill."
- Top 20-charting albums on the Billboard 200 in the 80s, 90s, 00s and 10s.
- The band made its Billboard chart debut in April of 1981 with "Planet Earth" / "Girls On Film" - a double-sided hit on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart.
- Their most recent studio album, 2015's Paper Gods, debuted in the top 10 on the Billboard 200 and marked their highest charting album since 1993.

About the 2021 Billboard Music Awards:

Hosted by Nick Jonas, the BBMAs will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, May 23 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC.
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED: BTS and The Weeknd are set to perform at the “2021 Billboard Music Awards.” Global superstar P!NK will perform and receive the distinguished ICON Award. Drake will receive the Artist of the Decade Award.
This year’s awards are based on the chart period of March 21, 2020 through April 3, 2021. “Billboard Music Awards'' finalists and winners are based on key fan interactions with music, including audio and video streaming, album and digital song sales, radio airplay, and social engagement, tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including MRC Data and Next Big Sound.
Fan-voted categories include Top Social Artist and Top Collaboration. Voting is open from May 10 at 9am PT to May 21 at 11:59pm PT on Twitter and billboard.com/bbmasvote. For more information, visit billbaordmusicawards.com/vote.
The annual live broadcast showcases spectacular performances, unexpected collaborations, buzzworthy pop culture moments that keep fans talking all year and the prestigious ICON Award, which honors record-breaking artists and their impact on music.
The “2021 Billboard Music Awards” is produced by dick clark productions. Barry Adelman and Robert Deaton are executive producers.
For the latest news on the Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) visit billboardmusicawards.com and www.billboard.com/bbma. For exclusive content and more, be sure to follow the BBMAs on social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube) and join the conversation by using the official hashtag for the show, #BBMAs.

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