The Social Climber: Katy Perry's "Birthday" at the Billboard Awards

Katy Perry's "Birthday" at the Billboard Awards, 'Godzilla' Smashes Box Office

ByABC News
May 19, 2014, 7:33 AM

May 19, 2014— -- quicklist:1title: Katy Perry's "Birthday" at the Billboard Awardstext: Katy Perry lit up the Billboard Music Awards Sunday night with a "Birthday" party.

Flying on a dozen balloons over crowds of fans, Perry sang her hit song in a pre-taped performance from Newcastle, England, according to MTV News. Perry serenaded a fan atop of a giant cake and then went on to win Top Female Artist at the show. media:23774334

quicklist:2title: 'Godzilla' Smashes Box Office text: 'Godzilla' had a monster opening weekend.

The remake of the 1950s flick pulled in $93.2 million in box office sales this weekend, beating expectations of $68-76 million, according to Business Week. The movie "Neighbors" came in second with $26 million.media:23748693

quicklist:3title: Iggy Azalea Hits the Billboard Awardstext: It was a big night for Australian pop artist Iggy Azalea at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas Sunday.

Azalea donned a cheerleading costume emblazoned with the word "Rebel" on it and danced to her hit song "Fancy," from her debut album, according to MTV. media:23774426

quicklist:4title: Kraft Issues Cottage Cheese Recalltext: Kraft Foods Group has recalled some of its cottage cheese products, company officials announced this weekend.

Some ingredients used in Knudsen Cottage Cheese, Breakstone's Cottage Cheese, Simply Kraft Cottage Cheese and Daily Chef Cottage Cheese were not stored in accordance with proper temperature standards, the company said, according to the Associated Press. media:

quicklist:5title: California Chrome's Nasal Strips in Questiontext: California Chrome may be the hottest horse in thoroughbred racing right now, and only one win away from the coveted Triple Crown, but the Preakness winner may not get the chance to compete.

According to ESPN, Chrome's dependence on wearing nasal strips while running could prohibit him from running in the Belmont Stakes on June 7, the third leg of the triple crown. Nasal strips help horses breathe better while they run but are not allowed in New York state races. Read more from ESPN here. media:23774609