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Kelly Clarkson did an amazing job hosting the 2019 Billboard Music Awards last night and she showed no signs of being in distress… even though she was rushed home after the show to prep for surgery.

The 37-year-old singer had her appendix removed the morning after hosting the show, according to Entertainment Tonight. She reportedly had been suffering from a “painful bout of appendicitis all week.”

Kelly flew home to Los Angeles moments after the show ended in Las Vegas on Wednesday night (May 1) and she was in surgery by Thursday morning.

Kelly was on stage all night long and even gave two performances. She sang her new UglyDolls song “Broken & Beautiful” and she also performed a medley of the year’s chart-topping hits.

We hope that Kelly is feeling better!

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Julianne Hough will probably be paying closer attention the next time she sees Paula Abdul performing in front of her!

The “Straight Up” superstar performed a medley of hits at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Wednesday (May 1) in Las Vegas.

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Paula was performing in front of Julianne when she tossed her hat – which ended up hitting Julianne in the head!

Julianne looked surprised, and then smiled and laughed for the camera.

Watch the moment – and check out Paula‘s full medley performance right here!

BTS and Halsey made their live television debut of “Boy With Luv”!

The superstar K-pop boy band and the “Without Me” singer teamed up to perform their hit collaboration on stage at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Wednesday (May 1) in Las Vegas.

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The video for “Boy With Luv” became the most-viewed video in 24 hours, with over 74 million views upon release. The song also hit No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The boys also won Top Duo/Group, as well as Top Social Artist, during the evening’s ceremony.

FYI: Halsey is wearing a custom LA Roxx outfit.

Do it for the ‘gram!

Taylor Swift took to Instagram during rehearsals for the 2019 Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday (May 1) to share a photo of herself and Paula Abdul holding Taylor‘s cats.

“I’m trying to give them a normal upbringing but when the little ones and I ran into the flawless @paulaabdul on the way to red carpet we STRAIGHT UP had to get a pic,” the 29-year-old entertainer captioned the shot.

While the photo came out cute, Paula revealed on the red carpet for the show that she’s actually allergic to cats!

“I’m allergic to cats!” Paula told Access Hollywood. “I love cats, but I’ve tried allergy shots. Certain dogs I’m allergic to as well.”

Luckily, Paula didn’t have any sort of bad reaction after holding Taylor‘s cat.

“I’m thinking maybe I’m not as allergic as I used to be,” Paula added. “Because I did fine.”

Paula Abdul shows off her dance moves with an energetic performance at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Wednesday (May 1) in Las Vegas.

The 56-year-old entertainer gave her first awards show performance since 1990 by performing a medley of her greatest hits, including “Straight Up,” “Opposites Attract,” and “Cold Hearted.”

Paula‘s performance is a preview of what you can expect when she launches her residency in Las Vegas this summer.

Make sure to catch the moment in Paula‘s performance when she threw her hat at Julianne Hough and it hit her in the neck!

History was made at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Wednesday (May 1) in Las Vegas.

Drake took home the award for Top Artist and he also earned the honor of being the most awarded artist in the history of the awards show with 27 career wins.

Cardi B led the pack this year with 21 nominations in 18 categories. She won awards like Top Hot 100 Song for “Girls Like You” and Top Rap Song for “I Like It.”

Drake had the most wins of the night with 12 while Cardi followed with six.

Some of the other big winners included Maroon 5, Ella Mai, and Lauren Daigle.

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Kelly Clarkson slays the stage for a colorful performance of her new song “Broken & Beautiful” at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Wednesday (May 1) in Las Vegas.

The 37-year-old singer and host of the awards show donned a pretty pink dress as she performed her new song from her upcoming movie UglyDolls.

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Earlier in the night, Kelly opened the show with a medley of other artists’ hit songs.

UglyDolls hits theaters this Friday, May 3.

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