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Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth Pay Touching Tribute to Paul Walker at 2015 Billboard Music Awards

Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth Perform in 2015 Billboard

(Photo : Reuters) Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth performs a touching tribute to Paul Walker in 2015 Billboard Awards.

In the recently concluded 2015 Billboards Awards, rapper Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth took to the stage and touched the hearts of every audience member with a moving rendition of "See You Again", performed in honor of the late Paul Walker.

"See You Again" became broke out into the airwaves as an original soundtrack for "Furious 7", the movie tribute to Walker, known for being one of the biggest foundations of the long-standing "Fast and Furious" franchise. The song has topped Billboard charts nonstop for the five weeks after its release, and Puth even took to Twitter to announce that the official video had 7 million hits within two hours after it went live.

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As soon as Puth opened the ballad on piano, emotions in the room began to show, as evidenced by the slew of tweets describing how stirring the performance was. Famous dancing violinist Lindsey Stirling's stunning accompaniment only broke the audience further to tears.

The performance also featured a video tribute to Walker. Scenes from the latest "Furious" movie, as well as from the other six films in the franchise, were shown as a montage. Walker's invaluable contributions to the films and his real-life camaraderie with his fellow cast members were given emphasis.

Of course, the Paul Walker tribute wasn't the only highlight of the story-filled evening, nor was it the most emotional performance. One Direction thanked former member Zayn Malik, while "Style" singer Taylor Swift announced both her new album and her relationship with Calvin Harris.

The awarding ceremony itself welcomed both newcomers and long-standing winners like Swift. Below are some of this year's Billboard Awards results:

Top Artist/Top Female Artist - Taylor Swift

Top New Artist/Top Male Artist - Sam Smith

Top Billboard Album - 1989 - Taylor Swift

Top Group - One Direction

Top Soundtrack - Frozen

Top Radio Song - "All of Me" - John Legend

Top Digital Song - "All About That Bass" - Meghan Trainor

Top R&B Song - "Happy" - Pharell Williams

Top Rock Song - "Take Me to Church" - Hozier

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