2011 Billboard Music Awards: Difference between revisions

Overall, critics praised the performances in whole. Critics, however, noted Beyoncé as the standout performer of the night.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1645345/first-mtv-tj-gabi-gregg-wants-to-give-followers-a-voice/|title=First MTV TJ Gabi Gregg Wants To Give Followers 'A Voice'|last=archive-Fernanda-Diaz 08/09/2010|work=mtv.com|access-date=9 March 2017}}</ref> However, some controversy was generated from the show. The Parents Television Council criticized Rihanna and Britney Spears's Performance of [[S&M (song)|S&M (Remix)]], calling it "explicit", with PTC president saying "I cannot imagine what would possibly lead the ABC television network to air a profanity-laced, S&M sex show on primetime broadcast television", while criticizing the choice to air the performance first, on what they claim is a normally family targeted time slot (the show aired at 8:00 p.m.).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/162925-parents-group-targets-billboard-performance-by-rihanna-britney-spears|title=Parents group targets Billboard performance by Rihanna, Britney Spears|first=Gautham|last=Nagesh|date=24 May 2011|work=thehill.com|access-date=9 March 2017}}</ref>