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For last years show,Salt-N-Pepa did a medleyto celebrate being the first female rappers to hit No.
Celine Dion at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards.
1 on the charts, recruiting fellow retro act En Vogue to help out.
And in May, this years BBMAs included showstoppers from 90s iconsMariah CareyandPaula Abdul.
But that didnt matter when she stepped onstage in Las Vegas.
It brought the house down, Bracco says.
Christina Aguilera doing the tribute toThe Bodyguardon the AMAs was a huge spike.
Of course, the idea of awards shows celebrating the past is hardly new.
The Grammys in particular play to broad audiences by staging reunions of big acts from earlier eras.
Audiences aged 35 and up have also declined, but not quite as much.
I dont know who those people are, Bracco says.
If that persons in their mid-to-late 40s, theyre still in the demo.
I want them watching the show.
So we should think about booking people that appeal to that age group.
Pointing to Sundays show, he notes, We do have Lizzo and Billie Eilish, after all!
You want to be vital and you want to be current, he says.
