Here's Your '90s and Early 2000s Blast From Billboard Awards Past

Updated on May 20, 2016 at 1:30 PM

Many of today's hottest music stars have been around for more than a decade, so the perfect way to get excited for Sunday's Billboard Music Awards is to look back at shows past. People like Britney Spears, Beyoncé, and Justin Timberlake stole the spotlight back in the late '90s and early 2000s, hitting the stage to perform and present alongside Nelly, Alicia Keys, Pink, and more. Meanwhile, music icons like Madonna and Celine Dion popped up more than a few times, and Gwen Stefani showed off her style several years in a row. Look back at some old-school, must-see photos from the Billboard Music Awards.

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Here's Your '90s and Early 2000s Blast From Billboard Awards Past

Madonna, 1996

Celine Dion, 1996

The Spice Girls, 1997

Gwen Stefani, 1997

Diddy, 1997

Britney Spears, 1999

Christina Aguilera, 1999

Jessica Simpson, 1999

Nick and Aaron Carter, 2000

Pink, 2000

Britney Spears, 2000

*NSYNC, 2001

Eve, 2001

Matthew McConaughey, 2001

Mandy Moore, 2001

Nelly and Pink, 2001

Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal, 2001

Janet Jackson, 2001

Nelly and Justin Timberlake, 2001

Destiny's Child, 2001

Tim McGraw, 2001

Alicia Keys, 2001

Jessica Biel, 2002

Justin Timberlake, 2002

Fergie, 2003

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, 2003

Celine Dion, 2003

Usher, 2004

Destiny's Child and Alicia Keys, 2004

Britney Spears, 2004

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