Izityhilelo ezimbini zomculo ezingenakuphikiswa zika-2013 ziyaqhubeka ukuvakala kulo nyaka kwaye zibonakala zikulungele ukuqhubeka nokuvuna amawonga. Iqela laseMelika Cinga Dragons kunye nolutsha lwaseNew Zealander Lorde lukhokela uluhlu lwabagqatswa 'Amabhaso oMculo weBillboard', elinye lawona mabhaso abalulekileyo kushishino lomculo kumazwe ngamazwe. ULorde ukhuphisana kwiindidi ezili-12 zamabhaso kunye nesingle yakhe ephumelele iGrammy ethi 'Royals', ngelixa i-Imagine Dragons iphinde yachongwa izihlandlo ezili-12 ngesingle yakhe ehlonitshwe ixesha ethi 'Radioactive', naye ophumelele iMbasa yeGrammy izihlandlo ezininzi.
Uluhlu lwabatyunjelwe amabhaso lunikeza izinto ezothusayo ezimbalwa, kwaye lulawulwa ziingqwele ezinkulu zomculo nalapho amagama amabini amatsha athe afumana iwonga, ngaphandle kwe 'Mculi oMtsha oBalaseleyo'. Nkosi kunye nomfanekiso weDragons. UMiley Cyrus, uBruno Mars, uKaty Perry kunye noJustin Timberlake baya kukhuphisana nowokugqibela ngeMbasa eBalaseleyo loNyaka, ngelixa iwonga leMculi oMtsha oBalaseleyo libandakanya amagama asekhaya anjengoAriana Grande, Lorde uqobo kunye noBastille. .
I-Billboard Music Awards ihlonipha amagcisa kumashishini omculo athe agqwesa kwiinyanga ezilishumi elinesibini ezidlulileyo, kwaye ukhetho lwabo luhambelana ngokusondeleyo nokuthandwa kunye nefuthe lezorhwebo labo batyunjiweyo. Umsitho wokunikezelwa kwamabhaso uza kuba kwigala elikhethekileyo Ngomhla we-18 kaMeyi kwaye iza kusekwa kwihotele etofotofo yeMGM Grand Arena eLas Vegas (USA). Igala iya kusasazwa ngokupheleleyo yinethiwekhi yaseMelika i-ABC kwihlabathi lonke.