The annual Billboard Music Awards is famed as an event that sees the union of music powerhouses from across the globe. One of the highlights this year is P!nk gearing up to make her world television debut with a rendition of her new song, Just Like Fire, from Disney's Alice Through the Looking Glass — her first single in three years. Alongside glamorous and popular faces, a number of fresh talents such as DNCE and Shawn Mendes will also be seen performing at the glittering ceremony.

Before the awards are won and lost on Sunday, hitlist pulls out a list of musicians in the reckoning to walk home with the coveted trophy this year...