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billboard awards 2013
May 20, 2013

Billboard Awards Red-Carpet Highlights: Madonna’s Fishnets, Ke$ha’s Butt Cheek

By Charlotte Cowles

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Last night’s Billboard Awards red carpet was a total circus — literally, as there were live animals present (Nayer’s Shnauzer). Madonna one-upped her own Met Gala outfit with yet more ripped fishnets, garters, another neck padlock, and a jacket crawling with what looked like leather caterpillars. Ke$ha, however, looked uncharacteristically tame until she pivoted to reveal side-slits up to her waist. Meanwhile, Carly Rae Jepsen introduced her mesh-clad bellybutton, Alyssa Milano wore culottes made of mosquito netting, and Jennifer Lopez looked just like she always does in a plunging gold gown. Finally, the aptly named Z LaLa wore what looked like a replica of the Sydney Opera House made of tinfoil, and Jenny McCarthy demonstrated exactly how we’re not supposed to wear this season’s crop-top trend.

It didn’t stop there, though: Once the show started, Justin Bieber performed in pants even droopier than ever before (who knew it was possible!), Erykah Badu debuted a fantastic-looking blonde bob, and Christina Aguilera shimmed around onstage in a black dress with a tiny fringe waist belt. Click through our slideshow to see Amber Rose, Nicki Minaj, Avril Lavigne, Hayden Panettiere, and more highlights.

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Madonna In Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci. Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Miley Cyrus In Balmain. Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Taylor Swift In Zuhair Murad. Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Emmy Rossum In Zuhair Murad. Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Selena Gomez Dress by Atelier Versace. Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Jennifer Lopez Dress by Zuhair Murad. Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Carly Rae Jepsen Dress by Dyanthe. Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Ke$ha Dress by Givenchy. Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Chloe Moretz Dress by Fendi. Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Kelly Rowland Dress by Rami Al Ali. Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Hayden Panettiere Dress by Halston Heritage. Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Celine Dion Dress by Atelier Versace. Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Nicki Minaj  Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Nayer  Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Chris Brown  Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Megan Wollover, Tracy Morgan  Photo: David Becker/2013 Getty Images
Z LaLa  Photo: ROBYN BECK/2013 AFP
Audrina Patridge  Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
SkyBlu of LMFAO  Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Will.I.Am  Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Mike Tyson  Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Alyssa Milano  Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Jenny McCarthy  Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Shania Twain Dress by Pavoni by Mikael D. Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
PSY  Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Chad Kroeger and Avril Lavigne  Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose  Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Akon  Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Jason Derulo  Photo: Jason Merritt/2013 Getty Images
Justin Bieber  Photo: Ethan Miller/2013 Getty Images
Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae  Photo: Ethan Miller/2013 Getty Images
Christina Aguilera  Photo: Ethan Miller/2013 Getty Images
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