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One Direction’s enduring popularity continued at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas with the boy’s picking up three awards.

The group have enjoyed unprecedented success on both sides of the Atlantic and despite winning Top Duo/Group, Top New Artist and Top Pop Artist, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson were in Verona, Italy performing in an ancient amphitheatre as part of their Take Me Home Tour.

Niall on Twitter: "The best scenes I've seen! Oh my god! Best fans on the planet is an understatement"
Niall on Twitter “The best scenes I’ve seen! Oh my god! Best fans on the planet is an understatement”

Harry Styles found time to tweet his appreciation for the awards: