It has been eight years because Britney Spears and Madonna shocked the world with their steamy onstage kiss on the lips in the MTV awards.
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| Billboard Music Awards 2011 |
And final night it was a familiar scene as the 29-year-old received a smooch from Rihanna as they performed onstage at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.
The 23-year old Barbados born singer planted the wet one on Britney's cheek immediately after they performed her hit single S&M.
Suitably both women were clad in identical bondage style body suit as they took to the stage.
While Britney slipped into the black style of suit, Rihanna opted for white, much like the pantsuit she arrived to the show in.
Britney's vigorous work-outs for her up-and-coming Femme Fatale tour proved to be paying off, with the blonde looking incredibly toned in her stage costume.
While Britney lip-synch her parts in the song, her stage antics were nothing less than crowd pleasing and the pair certainly didn't disappoint with their very steamy performance.
Britney also donned a bondage-style mask complete with bunny ears as she wrapped her wrists up in chains.
As always Rihanna turned up the heat on stage as she writhed around on the stage floor, while a pair of male hand attempted to grab her from underneath.
The Umbrella singer was also adorned with the kinky metal chains.
The two women topped off their show with a sexy pillow fight, hitting the male dancers with the bedding until feathers flew in the air.
The kinky performance was certain to make one man happy.
Britney's boyfriend Jason Trawick was watching from the sidelines.
The 39-year-old looked like the cat that got the cream because the couple posed for a happy snap backstage.
Britney proved that she was well and truly back to her best as she graced the stage for the second time in the night with rapper and singer/songwriter Nicki Minaj.
Nicki started out the performance with her song 'Super Bass', before Britney came onto the stage to sing her hit song 'Till the Planet Ends.'
Even though she appeared to be miming while Nicki sang live, Britney put more energy into her dance moves than she has in past performances in the last few months.
The act proving to be a successful practise run before the duo tour together this summer.
Nicki started the song wearing a skin-tight laddered white tank dress over matching leggings and a blue and white striped body suit.
The leotard matched her back-up singers, who acted as duplicates of Nicki, known for her quirky style.
In their blonde bobbed wigs they moved with the 26-year-old as she rocked the stage.
But it was Britney who stole the spotlight in a her tight black mini-dress worn underneath a cropped leather jacket and strappy stilettos.
Enjoying the show was Justin Bieber who was sitting in the crowd with his girlfriend, Selena Gomez.
The young couple were reminiscent of the Justin Timberlake and Britney of yesteryear, as they posed together smiling.
Selena affectionately rested her hand on Justin leg as they both smiled for the cameras.
The 17-year-old teen singing sensation looked every bit the popstar in his gold and black tuxedo jacket, while Selena,18, was the sexy starlet in her slinky black-cut gown.
After the performance the 29-year-old songstress received the Billboard Millennium Award.
She was presented with the accolade by her mother Tina Knowles and her sister Solange's son Daniel 'Juelz' Smith.
The overwhelmed singer thanked her parents, her Destiny Child bandmates Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams and former members LaToya Jackson and LaTavia Roberson.
But her sweetest thank-you of all was to her husband Jay-Z.
'I want to thank my bestfriend...I love me some Jay-Z,' she said.
The rapper lovingly smiled and nodded at his wife.
Beyonce also gave a show-stopping performance, steaming up the stage as she slipped into a risqué bodysuit to perform her new song Run the Planet (Girls).
The nude stocking outfit was adorned with carefully placed metal embellishments to cover her modesty.
Beyonce donned the sexy ensemble as she wowed the crowd with the lead single from her fourth studio album, '4' for the first time on network television.
Virtual duplicates of the singer danced behind her before a stronghold of 100 back-up dancers emerged to dance in procession with the singer.
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Before her performance. several of Beyoncé's relatives, friends and collaborators, including First Lady Michelle Obama, Lady Gaga, U2's Bono, Stevie Wonder, Barbara Streisand, and her mother and father, Matthew and Tina, all gave the star personal messages in a pre-recorded package.
Lady Gaga, who Beyoncé worked with on remixes of the quirky singer's singles Telephone and Videophone, gave her the biggest compliment of all telling her: 'You represent the dream.'
During the night were also performances by the Black Eyed Peas, Ke$ha, Cee Lo Green, Keith Urban and Neil Diamond, who won the Icon Award, among others.
Finalists and winners were determined by their rank on the Billboard charts and their 'social and streaming activity.'
The show was hosted by Ken Jeong who plays Mr. Chow from The Hangover and the up-coming The Hangover II.
The full list of winners of the
- Top Artist of the Year: Eminem
- Top Hot 100 Song: Taio Cruz - Dynamite
- Top Billboard 200 Album: Eminem - Recovery
- Top New Artist: Justin Bieber
- Top Touring Artist: U2
- Top Duo/group: The Black Eyed Peas
- Top Country Album: Taylor Swift - Speak Now
- Top Rap Album: Eminem - Recovery
- Top Rock Album: Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
- Top Social Artist: Justin Bieber
- Top Digital Song: Taio Cruz - Dynamite
- Top Radio Song: Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
- Top Streaming Song (Audio): Nelly - Just A Dream
- Top Streaming Song (Video): Justin Bieber feat. Ludacris - Baby
- Top Billboard 200 Artist: Taylor Swift
- Top Hot 100 Artist: Katy Perry
- Top Digital Songs Artist: Katy Perry
- Top Radio Songs Artist: Rihanna
- Top Streaming Artist: Justin Bieber
- Top Digital Media Artist: Justin Bieber
- Top Male Artist: Eminem
- Top Female Artist: Rihanna
- Top Rap Artist: Eminem
- Top Pop Artist: Lady Gaga
- Top R&B Artist: Usher
- Top Rock Artist: Train
- Top Alternative Artist: Mumford & Sons
- Top Country Artist: Taylor Swift
- Top Latin Artist: Shakira
- Top Dance Artist: Lady Gaga
- Top Christian Artist: Chris Tomlin
- Top Pop Song: Taio Cruz - Dynamite
- Top R&B Song: Usher feat Will.I.Am - OMG
- Top Rap Song: Eminem feat Rihanna - I Love The Way You Lie
- Top Country Song: Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
- Top Rock Song: Train - Hey Soul Sister
- Top Alternative Song: Neon Trees - Animal
- Top Latin Song: Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)
- Top Dance Song: Edward Maya &Vika Jigulina - Stereo Love
- Top Christian Song: Chris Tomlin - Our God
- Top Pop Album: Justin Bieber - My Globe 2.0
- Best R&B Album: Usher - Raymond V Raymond
- Top Alternative Album: Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
- Top Latin Album: Enrique Iglesias - Euphoria
- Top Dance/Electronic Album: Lady Gaga - The Fame
- Top Christian Album: Skillet - Awake
- Viral Innovator of the Year: Cee Lo Green
- Icon Award: Neil Diamond
- Millennium Artist Award: Beyonce
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