Clarkson, Usher set for Billboard show Singer Kelly Clarkson performs the U.S. National Anthem prior to the start of Super Bowl XLVI between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots at Lucas Oil Stadium for NFL in Indianapolis, Indiana on February 5, 2012. LOS ANGELES, May 1 (UPI) -- Kelly Clarkson, Linkin Park, Nelly Furtado and Usher have been booked to perform at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, ABC said. The show is to take place May 20 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Additional acts and presenters will be announced in the coming weeks, the network said.