billboard awards

Two of country music's leading ladies will join forces for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards. Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert are going to take the Las Vegas stage side by side.

The 2013 Billboard Music Award nominations have been revealed and Taylor Swift shares the lead as a finalist in 11 categories for the May 19 awards show. The 'Red' album-maker is up for a host of country awards, but also all-genre honors like Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album ('Red') and the night's big prize, Top Artist.

Are you a fan of awards shows? Do you watch the Oscars... the CMAs... the Golden Globes... the Emmys... the ACMs? How much creedence do you give these 'art contests?