NBC Lands Billboard Music Awards
Paul Telegdy, President, Alternative and Reality Group, NBC Entertainment said, “We are thrilled to collaborate with the Billboard Music Awards and dick clark productions to bring our mutual love of music and live programming together to showcase spectacular performances with the biggest names in music. The Billboard charts have long been the industry standard of greatness, making this show the #1 destination for music artists. We couldn’t imagine better partners than dcp, who we have teamed with on our Golden Globe telecasts for many years.”
Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on key interactions with music fans, as well as album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social engagement, as tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. The awards are based on a 12-month reporting period.