Kelly Clarkson, Ed Sheeran, Meghan Trainor and John Legend Join Billboard Awards Performer Lineup

Previously announced artists include Fall Out Boy featuring Wiz Khalifa, Hozier, Nick Jonas and Sam Smith

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The Billboard Music Awards performer roster is getting jam-packed.

Kelly Clarkson, Ed Sheeran, Meghan Trainor and John Legend will join previously announced musical performers Fall Out Boy featuring Wiz Khalifa, Hozier, Nick Jonas and Sam Smith this year.

The “2015 Billboard Music Awards” will be hosted by Ludacris and Chrissy Teigen and broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 17, on ABC at 8 p.m. ET.

Billboard Music Awards finalists are based on album and digital songs sales, radio airplay, streaming, touring and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Spotify, among other popular online destinations for music.

These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound. The awards are based on the reporting period of March 10, 2014, through March 8, 2015.

The “2015 Billboard Music Awards” is produced by dick clark productions. Allen Shapiro, Mike Mahan, Mark Bracco, Barry Adelman and Robert Deaton are executive producers.

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