This is an accepted version of this page The 2013 Billboard Music Awards ceremony was held on May 19, 2013, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
[1] The show was hosted by Tracy Morgan.
[4][5] Tumblr chose the 2013 Billboard Music Awards as the basis for their first live TV integration.
[7] Creative agency Deckhouse Digital was hired for the event, designing an innovative live-gif system which allowed them to produce animated GIFs during the broadcast, and post them directly to Billboard's tumblr page in real time.
[8] Users of the blogging site were able to view and share animated images of events unfolding on stage just minutes after watching them live on ABC.