Kim Petras, Bebe Rexha, Omar Apollo & More: Photos From Life Is Beautiful 2023

One other Life Is Stunning competition is within the books. The 2023 iteration of the annual competition — which celebrates music, artwork and meals — occurred in downtown Las Vegas for the ultimate weekend of the summer time (Sept. 22-24) and noticed a number of the music business’s greatest and brightest stars hitting numerous levels for spectacular showcases. This was a particular yr for the competition, because it celebrates the tenth anniversary since its inception.

This yr’s headliners hailed from rap, rock and dance, with Kendrick Lamar, Odesza, Flume and The Killers — who’re from Las Vegas — performing massive units in the course of the competition’s three days. Khalid, The 1975, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Omar Apollo, Kim Petras and extra additionally carried out on the Life Is Stunning levels this previous weekend.

The competition additionally paid homage to its background in larger-than-life leisure, with Vegas staples just like the high-flying Cirque du Soleil group, inaugural America’s Finest Dance Crew winners Jabbawockeez, Blue Man Group, Magic Mike Stay, Piff the Magic Dragon and Tape Face performing and making appearances in the course of the occasion.

Billboard was on the bottom on the competition, taking footage of the artists each on and off stage for portraits or efficiency photographs. Bebe Rexha dazzled throughout her set — actually and figuratively — performing her confessional observe “I’m a Mess” and shocking followers with Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard for a efficiency of “Meant to Be.” Petras, in the meantime carried out all tracks from her Slut Pop EP, earlier than closing out with the No. 1 Billboard Scorching 100 hit “Unholy” (with out Sam Smith in attendance).

See extra photographs from Life Is Stunning 2023 beneath.

A majority stake of Life Is Stunning is owned by Billboard’s father or mother firm, Penske Media Company.