Photos:: Billboard Music Awards 2015 | Red carpet arrivals

Zendaya, left, Hailee Steinfeld, Taylor Swift, Lily Aldridge and Martha Hunt arrive at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 17, 2015.

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Singers Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Harry Styles of One Direction.

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Prince Royce, Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev and Lindsey Stirling

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NBA basketball player Nick Young and Iggy Azalea

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Britney Spears and Charlie Ebersol

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Idina Menzel, left, Laverne Cox and Estelle

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Singer Rita Ora

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Mariah Carey

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Ed Sheeran

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Taylor Swift

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Singer Nick Jonas and model Olivia Culpo

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Host Chrissy Teigen and musician John Legend

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Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson III

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Lauren Jauregui, left, Ally Brooke, Normani Hamilton, Dinah-Jane Hansen and Camila Cabello of the musical group Fifth Harmony.

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Meghan Trainor

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Jennifer Lopez

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Rapper Wiz Khalifa

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Calvin Harris

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Phillip Sweet, left, Kimberly Schlapman, Karen Fairchild and Jimi Westbrook of the musical group Little Big Town arrive at the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 17, 2015.

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Avi Kaplan, left, Scott Hoying, Mitch Grassi and Kevin Olusola of the musical group Pentatonix.

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David Lee Roth, left, Giuliana Rancic and Andy Grammer.

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Andy Hurley, left, Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump and Joe Trohman of the musical group Fall Out Boy.

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Mark Pellizzer, left, Ben Spivak, Nasri and Alex Tanas of the musical group Magic!.

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Danica McKellar, left, Bonnie McKee and Kerri Kasem

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Dan Reynolds, left, Ben McKee, Daniel Sermon and Daniel Platzman of the musical group Imagine Dragons.

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Brian Kelley, left, and Tyler Hubbard of the musical group Florida Georgia Line.

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Charli XCX

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Bailee Madison, left, Zendaya and Jennette McCurdy

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Photos:: Billboard Music Awards 2015 | Red carpet arrivals

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