S&M Action For Rihanna and Britney!

Teaming up for a surprise collaboration last night Rihanna and Britney opened the Billboard Awards with a bang! Held in Las Vegas the girls gave a racy performance on their remix of S&M.

Pole dancing their way through the routine, complete with a pillow fight and the all important on-stage smooch that cried out for attention! Kicking off the show it was hard to top the incredible live spectacle from two Pop Princesses.

It was not until Britney appeared on stage in a blind fold that the rumours of the duet became reality. The exciting duet caused a stir with the audience as the the remix of S&M stormed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 soon after the show.

 However stealing the show was the massively talented Beyonce. Winning the prestigious Millenium Artist Award. Also she has a huge performance airing her new single Run The World (Girls) live for the first time on television.

Other winners of the night include Justin Bierber, Digital Artist of the Year. Flying the flag for Britain was Taio Cruz named as Top Hot 100 Song with Dynamite.

The Billboard Music Awards are handed out to the most powerful and popular artists in the American charts. The finalists and winners are determined by their rank on the Billboard charts and their "social and streaming activity."

Leading the nominations across 18 categories was the unstoppable Rihanna! Closely followed by Eminem with 16, Lady Gaga with 12 and Justin Bieber with 11.

British Winner - Taio Cruz