Bruno Mars, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Rock 2013 Billboard Music Awards

Mars and Co. open the show with a bang with
'Treasure' while the rap duo energizes the
crowd with 'Thrift Shop'.
Whoever
decided
for Bruno
Mars to
kick off
the 2013
Billboard Music Awards Sunday night at the
MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas should
be credited for setting the perfect mood for
the event. The 27-year-old singer opened the
show with a spectacular performance of his
"Unorthodox Jukebox" track "Treasure".
With him and his full band dressed in identical
suits, Mars & Co. brought the crowd back to
the seventies with their funky performance of
the retro-vibe dance track. Mars broke off
from his usual guitar-clasping routine and let
his band handle the instrumentals to give an
impeccable vocal and perform some short
dance choreography with his back-up crew as
he sang the up-tempo tune that got the
audience on their feet.
While Mars and his band looked well-
coordinated for their synchronized number,
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis went the opposite
route with their rendition of their hit "Thrift
Shop ". Presenting in front of an intimate
crowd at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas,
Macklemore stood out from among the
performers onstage with his blue Napoleonic
coat on top of a black hoodie.
Meanwhile, wearing a casual get-up of a gray
shirt beneath a blue sports jacket, Ryan Lewis
commanded the crowd from behind the DJ's
station, as Wanz dished out the hook in a
light-colored tuxedo. They may have been far
from being well-coordinated for the BMAs, but
they brought the house down nonetheless.
Bruno Mars performing "Treasure" at the 2013
Billboard Music Awards:
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis performing "Thrift
Shop" at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards: