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Before They Were Stars

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The 2015 Billboard Music Awards, hosted by Ludacris (again!) honors the best and brightest artists that grace the top of the Billboard charts throughout the year. Superstars like Taylor Swift and Jennifer Lopez and the Kardashian-Jenners were there, and Snakkle wanted to see what these musicians and past nominees looked like before they were strutting their stuff onstage and inspiring millions with their hit tunes.


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Before They Were Stars

By Elizabeth Perkins

2011 was a great year for music, with new and old favorites leading the charge to the top of the Billboard charts. From fresh-faced ingénues to comeback kids and dance-floor superstars, the hits just kept coming. Take a look back and see if you can name Billboard’s top artists of the year before they were stars.


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Before They Were Stars

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