FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2014 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS

Contacts: Andy Gelb Slate PR (310) 461-0111 andy@slate- pr.com FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 2014 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS Top Finalists Include, Lorde, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams, Beyoncé and Robin Thicke To Air Live Sunday, May 18, 2014 From The MGM Grand Garden Arena on ABC at 8:00 PM ET SANTA MONICA, CA (April 9, 2014) With help from pop R&B singer Jason Derulo live this morning on Good Morning America, dick clark productions and Billboard, the ultimate authority in music and home of the iconic Billboard charts defining success in music, today announced the finalists for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards, honoring the year s most successful artists in 40 categories. The 2014 Billboard Music Awards will broadcast LIVE from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 18, on ABC from 8:00 PM 11:00 PM ET, with performances from music s biggest stars. The 2014 Billboard Music Awards is produced by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro and Mike Mahan are Executive Producers. Larry Klein and Barry Adelman are Producers. Derulo appeared in the 8:00 AM ET hour of Good Morning America today, to announce his participation as a performer in this year s Billboard Music Awards. Derulo also announced five of the 40 finalist categories, including: Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Female Artist, Top R&B Artist, and Top Country Artist. Finalists and Lorde lead with twelve categories each. is vying for its first Billboard Music Award this year. The quartet burned up the charts in 2013 with its album "Night Visions" (which is also a finalist for Top Rock Album) and its many hit singles. Among those is the smash hit "Radioactive," which broke the record for the most weeks ever on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Lorde broke through in 2013 as well with her inescapable No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 single "Royals" and debut album "Pure Heroine." The two musical acts go head- to- head in nine categories, including Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Album, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Digital Song, Top Streaming Song (Audio), and Top Rock Song. Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis follow with 11, 10 and 8 categories respectively. Justin Timberlake could capture his first Billboard Music Award this year as a solo artist. Included in his 11 categories, are Top Artist and Top Billboard 200 Album. With the group 'N Sync, Timberlake earned five Billboard Music Awards, including the 2000 trophy for Album of the Year ("No Strings Attached"). Katy Perry is already a three- time Billboard Music Award winner, with the 2011 Top

Hot 100 Artist and the Top Digital Songs Artist, and the 2012 Spotlight Award, honoring her achievement as the first woman to earn five No. 1 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart from one album ("Teenage Dream"). Macklemore & Ryan Lewis are also past winners, receiving Top Rap Song at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. Some other fun finalist facts include: Both Lorde and Robin Thicke, T.I. and Pharrell Williams with their respective Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s Royals and Blurred Lines, lead the songs race with 5 title categories each. and Katy Perry both come in second for song categories with 4 for Radioactive and Roar. Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams Lucky, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton s Can t Hold Us, and the duo s hit with Wanz s Thrift Shop, in addition to Miley Cyrus Wrecking Ball and Avicii s Wake Me Up all are tied with 2 title categories each. Some first- time Billboard Music Award finalists include: Lorde (12 categories), Avicii (4 categories), Capital Cities (3 categories), Zedd (3 categories), Sidewalk Prophets (1 category) Rihanna has been a finalist at the Billboard Music Awards 49 times, including 5 categories this year. Justin Timberlake has the most entries as a finalist for albums with three, including two entries for Top R&B Album with The 20/20 Experience and The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2) Luke Bryan leads all country acts with seven entries in six categories, including an appearance as a finalist in the overall Top Male Artist grouping. Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, touring, streaming and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, VEVO, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music. These measurements are tracked year- round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound. The awards are based on the reporting period of March 11, 2013 through March 9, 2014. Since 1940, the Billboard charts have been the go- to guide for ranking the popularity of songs and albums, and are the ultimate measure of a musician s success. As previously announced, the 2014 Milestone Award presented by Chevrolet, will be given to an innovative artist who has achieved a notable chart milestone over the past year. The six finalists for this special editorial award were announced earlier last week on Billboard.com they are:, John Legend, Luke Bryan, OneRepublic, Ellie Goulding and Carrie Underwood. Fans can vote for their favorite Milestone artist online at Billboard.com/milestone and can enter a contest for a chance to win an opportunity to present the award live at this year s event alongside global music superstar and Billboard Music Award winner Kelly Rowland.

"I'm really looking forward to presenting the Chevrolet Milestone Award at this year's Billboard Music Awards. I love being able to recognize fellow artists for their accomplishments and having the opportunity to present with a fan will make the evening that much more exciting!" said Kelly Rowland. The six finalists will be narrowed down to three finalists, who will be announced on the website on April 21st. Voting will then continue through the first two hours of the live 2014 Billboard Music Awards broadcast, culminating with the announcement of the award winner during the last hour of the show. Chevrolet is a sponsor of the 2014 Billboard Music Awards. For additional information on the 2014 Billboard Music Awards visit us at www.billboardmusicawards.com or the Billboard hub at www.billboard.com/bbma. Branded digital assets include everything from social toolkits to GIFs celebrating this year s Billboard Music Awards top categories and nominees. For additional news and exclusive content, follow @OfficialBBMAs #BBMAs on Twitter, like us on Facebook and join the conversation on Instagram and YouTube. The complete list of finalists for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards can be found below. ABOUT BILLBOARD Billboard is the world s most influential music brand, built on the most complete and well respected database of charts across all music genres. The Billboard charts define success in music. From the iconic Billboard magazine to Billboard.com which is the ultimate consumer- facing destination for millions of passionate music fans, to the industry s most elite conference series and influencer events including the Power 100 and Women in Music the Billboard brand has unmatched authority among fans, artists and the industry alike. ABOUT 2014 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS The 2014 Billboard Music Awards are set to return to ABC and will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 18 at 8:00pm ET/PT. The show will showcase this year s hottest and biggest music stars. Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on key fan interactions with music, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, touring, streaming and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, VEVO, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music. These measurements are tracked year- round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound. The awards are based on the reporting period of March 11, 2013 through March 9, 2014. The 2014 Billboard Music Awards is produced by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro and Michael Mahan are Executive Producers. Larry Klein and Barry Adelman are Producers. ABOUT dick clark productions dick clark productions (dcp) is the world s largest producer and proprietor of televised events. dcp produces perennial hits such as the American Music Awards, Golden Globe Awards, Academy of Country Music Awards, Hollywood Film Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and Dick Clark s New Year s Rockin Eve with Ryan Seacrest. dcp also produces popular weekly television programming, including So You Think You Can Dance, and owns one of the world s most unique and extensive

entertainment archive libraries with more than 55 years of dcp s award- winning shows, historic programs, specials, performances and legendary programming. In 2014, dcp will debut The PEOPLE MAGAZINE Awards on NBC and joint venture Keshet DCP will premiere the weekly television series Rising Star on ABC. For additional information, visit www.dickclark.com. ABOUT CHEVROLET Founded in 1911 in Detroit, Chevrolet is now one of the world's largest car brands, doing business in more than 140 countries and selling more than 4.9 million cars and trucks a year. Chevrolet provides customers with fuel- efficient vehicles that feature spirited performance, expressive design and high quality. More information on Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com. SHOW MEDIA CREDENTIALS To apply for media credentials to cover the 2014 Billboard Music Awards please go to http://slate- pr.com/billboardmusicawards and fill out the online form. MEDIA CONTACTS: 2014 Billboard Music Awards dick clark productions Liz Morentin, 310-255- 4602, lmorentin@dickclark.com ABC Nicole Marostica, 818-460- 6783, nicole.y.marostica@abc.com Alison Daulerio, 818-460- 7920, alison.k.daulerio@abc.com Slate PR Andy Gelb, 310-461- 0111, andy@slate- pr.com Rachael Trager, 310-461- 0111, rachael@slate- pr.com d.baron media relations inc. Latin press Diana Baron, 310-315- 5444, diana@dbaronmedia.com ### ARTIST AWARDS THE 2014 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS FINALISTS: TOP ARTIST: Miley Cyrus Bruno Mars Katy Perry Justin Timberlake Top New Artist:

Bastille Capital Cities Ariana Grande Lorde Passenger Top Male Artist: Luke Bryan Drake Eminem Bruno Mars Justin Timberlake Top Female Artist: Beyoncé Miley Cyrus Lorde Katy Perry Rihanna Top Duo/Group: Florida Georgia Line Macklemore & Ryan Lewis One Direction OneRepublic Top Billboard 200 Artist: Beyoncé Luke Bryan Eminem One Direction Justin Timberlake Top Hot 100 Artist: Miley Cyrus Lorde Katy Perry Justin Timberlake Top Digital Songs Artist: Miley Cyrus Lorde Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Katy Perry

Top Radio Songs Artist: Lorde Bruno Mars Katy Perry Justin Timberlake Top Touring Artist Beyoncé Bon Jovi P!nk Rihanna Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Top Social Artist: Justin Bieber Miley Cyrus One Direction Rihanna Taylor Swift Top Streaming Artist: Miley Cyrus Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Katy Perry PSY Top R&B Artist: Beyoncé Pharrell Williams Rihanna Robin Thicke Justin Timberlake Top Rap Artist: Drake Eminem Jay Z Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Pitbull Top Country Artist: Luke Bryan Florida Georgia Line Darius Rucker Blake Shelton Taylor Swift

Top Rock Artist: Capital Cities Fall Out Boy Lorde Passenger Top Latin Artist Marc Anthony Gerardo Ortiz Jenni Rivera Prince Royce Romeo Santos Top Dance/Electronic Artist Avicii Daft Punk Calvin Harris Lady Gaga Zedd Top Christian Artist Mandisa Skillet tobymac Chris Tomlin Matthew West Milestone Award presented by Chevrolet John Legend Luke Bryan Ellie Goulding OneRepublic Carrie Underwood ALBUM AWARDS Top Billboard 200 Album: Beyoncé Beyoncé

Luke Bryan Crash My Party Drake Nothing Was The Same Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience Top R&B Album Beyoncé Beyoncé R. Kelly Black Panties Robin Thicke Blurred Lines Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience (2 of 2) Top Rap Album: J. Cole Born Sinner Drake Nothing Was The Same Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2 Jay Z Magna Carta Holy Grail Macklemore & Ryan Lewis The Heist Top Country Album: Garth Brooks Blame It All On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences Luke Bryan Crash My Party Florida Georgia Line Here s To The Good Times The Robertsons Duck The Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas Blake Shelton Based On A True Story Top Rock Album: Lana Del Rey Born To Die Fall Out Boy Save Rock And Roll Night Visions Lorde Pure Heroine Mumford & Sons Babel Top Latin Album: Marc Anthony 3.0 Alejandro Fernandez Confidencias Jenni Rivera 1969- Siempre: En Vivo Desde Monterrey: Parte 1 Prince Royce Soy El Mismo Romeo Santos Formula: Vol. 2 Top Dance/Electronic Album Avicii True Daft Punk Random Access Memories Lady Gaga ARTPOP Lindsey Stirling Lindsey Stirling Zedd Clarity

Top Christian Album: Alan Jackson Precious Memories: Volume II Skillet Rise Third Day Miracle Chris Tomlin Burning Lights Various Artists WOW Hits 2014 SONG AWARDS Top Hot 100 Song: Miley Cyrus Wrecking Ball Radioactive Lorde Royals Katy Perry Roar Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams Blurred Lines Top Digital Song: Radioactive Lorde Royals OneRepublic Counting Stars Katy Perry Roar Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams Blurred Lines Top Radio Song: Avicii Wake Me Up! Lorde Royals Katy Perry Roar Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams Blurred Lines Justin Timberlake Mirrors Top Streaming Song (Audio) Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams Get Lucky Radioactive Lorde Royals Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton Can t Hold Us Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams Blurred Lines Top Streaming Song (Video) Baauer Harlem Shake Miley Cyrus We Can t Stop Miley Cyrus Wrecking Ball Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz Thrift Shop Katy Perry Roar

Top R&B Song: Beyoncé Feat. Jay Z Drunk In Love Drake Featuring Majid Jordan Hold On, We re Going Home Pharrell Williams Happy Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. & Pharrell Williams Blurred Lines Justin Timberlake Feat. Jay Z Suit & Tie Top Rap Song: Eminem Featuring Rihanna The Monster Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake Holy Grail Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Ray Dalton Can t Hold Us Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Featuring Wanz Thrift Shop Pitbull Featuring Ke$ha Timber Top Country Song: Luke Bryan Crash My Party Luke Bryan That s My Kind Of Night Florida Georgia Line Featuring Nelly Cruise Darius Rucker Wagon Wheel Blake Shelton Featuring Pistol Annies & Friends Boys Round Here Top Rock Song: Capital Cities Safe And Sound Demons Radioactive Lorde Royals Passenger Let Her Go Top Latin Song: Marc Anthony Vivir Mi Vida Daddy Yankee Limbo Enrique Iglesias Featuring Romeo Santos Loco Prince Royce Darte Un Beso Romeo Santos Propuesta Indecente Top Dance/Electronic Song: Avicii Wake Me Up! Daft Punk Featuring Pharrell Williams Get Lucky Icona Pop Featuring Charli XCX I Love It Lady Gaga Applause Zedd Featuring Foxes Clarity Top Christian Song Building 429 We Won't Be Shaken Mandisa Overcomer Sidewalk Prophets Help Me Find It Chris Tomlin Whom Shall I Fear (God Of Angel Armies)

Matthew West Hello, My Name Is CATEGORIES BY ARTIST: : Top Artist, Top Duo/Group, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Streaming Artist, Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Album, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Digital Song, Top Streaming Song (Audio), Top Rock Song (X2) Lorde: Top New Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Album, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Digital Song, Top Radio Song, Top Streaming Song (Audio), Top Rock Song Justin Timberlake: Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top R&B Album (X2), Top Radio Song, Top R&B Song, Top Rap Song Katy Perry: Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Streaming Artist, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Digital Song, Top Radio Song, Top Streaming Song (Video) Macklemore & Ryan Lewis: Top Duo/Group, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Streaming Artist, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Album, Top Streaming Song (Audio), Top Streaming Song (Video), Top Rap Song (X2) Miley Cyrus: Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Social Artist, Top Streaming Artist, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Streaming Song (Video) (X2) Pharrell Williams: Top R&B Artist, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Digital Song, Top Radio Song, Top Streaming Song (Audio) (X2), Top R&B Song (X2), Top Dance/Electronic Song Beyoncé: Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Touring Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top R&B Album, Top R&B Song Robin Thicke: Top R&B Artist, Top R&B Album, Top Hot 100 Song, Top Digital Song, Top Radio Song, Top Streaming Song (Audio), Top R&B Song Luke Bryan: Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Country Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Country Album, Top Country Song (X2) Eminem: Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Rap Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Rap Album, Top Rap Song Drake: Top Male Artist, Top Rap Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Rap Album, Top R&B Song Rihanna: Top Female Artist, Top Touring Artist, Top Social Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top Rap Song T.I.: Top Hot 100 Song, Top Digital Song, Top Radio Song, Top Streaming Song (Audio), Top R&B Song

Jay Z: Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Album, Top R&B Song (X2), Top Rap Song Avicii: Top Dance/Electronic Artist, Top Dance/Electronic Album, Top Radio Song, Top Dance/Electronic Song Daft Punk: Top Dance/Electronic Artist, Top Dance/Electronic Album, Top Streaming Song (Audio), Top Dance/Electronic Song Florida Georgia Line: Top Duo/Group, Top Country Artist, Top Country Album, Top Country Song Romeo Santos: Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Album, Top Latin Song (X2) Blake Shelton: Top Country Artist, Top Country Album, Top Country Song Bruno Mars: Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist Capital Cities: Top New Artist, Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Song Chris Tomlin: Top Christian Artist, Top Christian Album, Top Christian Song Lady Gaga: Top Dance/Electronic Artist, Top Dance/Electronic Album, Top Dance/Electronic Song Marc Anthony: Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Album, Top Latin Song One Direction: Top Duo/Group, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Social Artist Passenger: Top New Artist, Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Song Prince Royce: Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Album, Top Latin Song Zedd: Top Dance/Electronic Artist, Top Dance/Electronic Album, Top Dance/Electronic Song Darius Rucker: Top Country Artist, Top Country Song Fall Out Boy: Top Rock Artist, Top Rock Album Jenni Rivera: Top Latin Artist, Top Latin Album Mandisa: Top Christian Artist, Top Christian Song Matthew West: Top Christian Artist, Top Christian Song OneRepublic: Top Duo/Group, Top Digital Song Pitbull: Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Song Ray Dalton: Top Streaming Songs (Audio), Top Rap Song

Skillet: Top Christian Artist, Top Christian Album Taylor Swift: Top Social Artist, Top Country Artist Wanz: Top Streaming Song (Video), Top Rap Song Alan Jackson: Top Christian Album Alejandro Fernandez: Top Latin Album Ariana Grande: Top New Artist Baauer: Top Streaming Song (Video) Bastille: Top New Artist Bon Jovi: Top Touring Artist Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: Top Touring Artist Building 429: Top Christian Song Calvin Harris: Top Dance/Electronic Artist Charli XCX: Top Dance/Electronic Song Daddy Yankee: Top Latin Song Enrique Iglesias: Top Latin Song Foxes: Top Dance/Electronic Song Garth Brooks: Top Country Album Gerardo Ortiz: Top Latin Artist Icona Pop: Top Dance/Electronic Song J. Cole: Top Rap Album Justin Bieber: Top Social Artist Ke$ha: Top Rap Song Lana Del Rey: Top Rock Album Lindsey Stirling: Top Dance/Electronic Album

Majid Jordan: Top R&B Song Mumford & Sons: Top Rock Album Nelly: Top Country Song P!nk: Top Touring Artist Pistol Annies: Top Country Song PSY: Top Streaming Artist R. Kelly: Top R&B Album Sidewalk Prophets: Top Christian Song The Robertsons: Top Country Album Third Day: Top Christian Album TobyMac: Top Christian Artist