You clearly were psyched to see Miley Cyrus take you on a trip to “Malibu” and Celine Dion set out on the Titanic one more time. Those two dramatic performances were the most tweeted moments during Sunday night’s (May 21) 2017 Billboard Music Awards, according to Twitter. Cyrus’ teary take on her new country-pop single — as well as the loving intro by her sister Noah joking “for the first time in years with pants on, my big sister Miley Cyrus!” was the most tweeted moment of the three-hour show.
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Right behind was Dion’s stunning 20th anniversary version of her Titanic theme song “My Heart Will Go On,” performed in a giant chandelier while wearing a cloud-like white dress. And though he was in Santiago, Chile, Ed Sheeran‘s “Castle on a Hill” killed the crowd in Las Vegas and online, as he was #3 on the most tweeted tally. Rounding out the top five were Icon award winner Cher‘s high-energy run through her biggest hit, “Believe,” and Julia Michaels‘ intense performance of her solo single, “Issues.”
As for the most tweeted-about celebs of the night, did you think k-pop icons BTS weren’t going to top that chart? Their social chart win leaped them over show-opener Nicki Minaj, as well as Justin Bieber (who came in third), followed by Camila Cabello and multiple-award winners The Chainsmokers. The most-tweeted about performance also went to Miley, again followed by Dion, Sheeran, Cher and Michaels.
Plenty of celebs were also live-tweeting the action from Las Vegas, including lots of artist’s praising each other’s work.
Check out some of the best ones:
.@katyperry NEHRIWBWBSHEJSJ OMG THANK YOU !!!!!!!!! —-
— Camila Cabello (@Camila_Cabello) May 22, 2017
The Drake set >>>>>>>>>
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) May 22, 2017
Very excited to see all my friends in their new evolutions on #BBMAs2017 VERY soon. Shout out @NICKIMINAJ @halsey @MileyCyrus @cher ??——–
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) May 21, 2017
@FLAGALine @ABCNetwork Thanks Fellas! Great performance!
— John Legend (@johnlegend) May 22, 2017
I’m done @Drake just finished it. That was the sickest performances ever in the fountain are you fucking kidding me. RIP
— THE CHAINSMOKERS (@TheChainsmokers) May 22, 2017
.@diplo ————
— Camila Cabello (@Camila_Cabello) May 22, 2017
Wow @halsey fucking slay
— THE CHAINSMOKERS (@TheChainsmokers) May 22, 2017
And plenty of them had a blast:
Mood — @BBMAs #BBMAs2017 pic.twitter.com/v2m1TZKyrS
— Vanessa Hudgens (@VanessaHudgens) May 22, 2017
Thank you to Billboard for their unbelievable hospitality to my entire team. To my fans: love you guys so much! ——♥?♥?♥? pic.twitter.com/UIO5tkBvUB
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) May 22, 2017
#NickiBBMAs pic.twitter.com/RqWZR2gCZi
— NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) May 21, 2017
Thank you guys so much for all the love and support????
— Julia Michaels (@imjmichaels) May 22, 2017
ok i just met @BTS_twt and they are the coolest! ——– WOW
— h (@halsey) May 21, 2017
with @halsey .. ?? ? ?? ? ???? – RM pic.twitter.com/T3ABQ07NxO
— ????? (@BTS_twt) May 22, 2017
#BBMAs Thank you for letting me bring #Malibu to Vegas !!!! ——– pic.twitter.com/ZySCCe4IRr
— Miley Ray Cyrus (@MileyCyrus) May 22, 2017
?? ?????. ???? ??? ?? ???? Army thank you ? ?? ????? pic.twitter.com/SVdhYKKd8z
— ????? (@BTS_twt) May 22, 2017
And even celebs were freaking about Cher, Miley and Celine:
Omg yessss!!! https://t.co/NdvvvlxAPY
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) May 22, 2017
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) May 22, 2017
Miley makes me wanna make country music .. her voice —
— Wespacito — (@diplo) May 22, 2017
Aw yes Miley!! —
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 22, 2017
OMG @celinedion I HAVe always lived for you PLS BEAT YOUR CHEST AT THE END OF THIS PERFORMANXE #BBMAs
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) May 22, 2017
I love her so much!!! @celinedion @BBMAs pic.twitter.com/q72SsOaawT
— Lea Michele (@LeaMichele) May 22, 2017