THE BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS
Performing in 2020 just after their family suffered a miscarriage, this piano maestro dedicated "Never Break" to his wife
John Legend
7UP is among the soda brands that have replaced this word on their labels in favor of "zero sugar"
Diet
A job like a chauffeur, or a part of your PC that needs to be updated occasionally
Driver
You "put out" this sign of hospitality; a funny one at your door might say "hope you brought booze"
a welcome mat
Prevailed in a contest
won
"Straight Up" now name this woman who closed the 2019 show with a greatest hits medley
Paula Abdul
It's the beverage most associated with Dad's & Hires
Root Beer
It can mean highest in rank or value, as well as someone of high rank at your school
Principal
Sailors have been known to use these to sleep in, but more familiar are the ones tied between 2 trees in your backyard
hammocks
Idiomatically, this verb links the cat to the canary & the dog to your homework
ate
We won't dance around it--this band! at the 2019 show made their ma proud & lived up to the chorus of a hit tune
Panic at the Disco
"The original plant-powered drink"; the first half of its ingredients are tomato puree, carrots, celery & beets
V8
Not just an occupation, it's also a type of fruity pie
Cobbler
The USPS asks that you put this container 6-8 inches back from the curb
mailbox
A golfer's "look out!"
fore
This genre-defying band that broke in 2014 with "Gooey" performed at the BBMAs in 2021
Glass Animals
In 2020 McDonald's celebrated the 50th anniversary of this minty St. Patrick's Day treat
Shamrock Shake
A certain member of our military forces, or an adjective that refers broadly to the sea
Marine
Like the knights who say "Ni!", I desire this for my yard, perhaps mountain laurel or pink flowering almond
a shrubbery
It can mean furthermore or very
too
At the 2021 show, this letter-perfect indie pop trio gave a smokin' performance of "Bang!"
AJR
The name of this popular Chinese tea is less popularly spelled with a W-U at the beginning
Oolong
Someone who oversees construction work, or a muscle that becomes shorter
Contractor
Some lawns have access risers leading down to these tanks that treat wastewater
a septic tank
Merkel's
"No"
nein