Diddy offers a cheerful and exciting opening monologue at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards

Sean “Didi” Combs kicked off the 2022 Billboard Music Awards from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday.

Towards the end of the opening speech, Diddy joked about how the entire show was held in a spirit of freedom and unlimited enjoyment. But he also had some warnings.

“If you’re feeling a little frog tonight, don’t feel a frog, but if you’re feeling a little frog and decide to jump to this stage here tonight, it’s a good idea to fix the problem. “Didi said. Laugh a little. “And I say it with love I say it with ultimate and maximum love.”

Joking aside, the legendary music mogul / producer / rapper fulfilled a dual duty at this Sunday night show, both as an organizer and executive producer of this year’s award show.

He explained that he considers himself not as a host of the award show, but as a “vibe curator, frequency elevator, black brother thunder, chocolate boy wonder”. They call me Didi, but you can call me love! “

And he used his time on stage to celebrate the true appearance of the show.

“But tonight is special because we all got a second chance in our lives. That’s the message I really brought here,” he shared. “A lot of things are happening in the world. We got a second chance in our lives. We get tonight because the world is open and sometimes we take things for granted. I’m going to celebrate like that. The second chance of my life here. “

“We will celebrate the opportunity to make it better, bigger and celebrate each other,” he continued. “I woke up this morning because everyone knew we were blessed to be here. That’s the greatest miracle you can ask for.”

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Combs also made some fun of his return to music following the news of his historic record deal. Earlier this week, the rapper announced the launch of a music label, Love Records, with a focus on R & B, with the help of classical label Motown.

Love Records “dedicates itself to R & B music and releases singles and collaborative projects from a group of world-class artists, producers and songwriters,” Combs said in a press statement.

The Billboard Music Awards will air on NBC on Sunday, May 15th at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. The show will be livestreamed on Peacock.

Check out this complete list for more information on the big winners at this year’s show!

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