2006 Billboard Music Awards (w/ finalists list)
Nov 2, 2006 10:26:37 GMT -5
Post by leilamaurizia on Nov 2, 2006 10:26:37 GMT -5
Official list of finalists, direct from Billboard:
www.billboard.com/bbcom/awards/index.jsp
November 29, 2006, 12:00 AM ET
Here are the finalists for the 2006 Billboard Music Awards, which will be handed out Dec. 4 live on Fox from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Winners are determined by actual performance on the Billboard charts.
Artist of the year
Chris Brown
Nickelback
Rascal Flatts
Male artist of the year
Chris Brown
Ne-Yo
Sean Paul
Female artist of the year
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
Duo/group of the year
Nickelback
The Pussycat Dolls
Rascal Flatts
New artist of the year
Chris Brown
The Fray
Ne-Yo
Album of the year
"All the Right Reasons," Nickelback
"High School Musical" soundtrack, Various Artists
"Some Hearts," Carrie Underwood
Hot 100 single of the year
"Bad Day," Daniel Powter
"Promiscuous," Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
"Temperature," Sean Paul
Pop single of the year
"Hips Don't Lie," Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean
"Promiscuous," Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
"Temperature," Sean Paul
Soundtrack album of the year
"Get Rich or Die Tryin'"
"High School Musical"
"Walk the Line"
R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year
Mary J. Blige
Jamie Foxx
T.I.
Male R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year
Jamie Foxx
Ne-Yo
T.I.
Female R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Mariah Carey
Duo/group R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year
Dem Franchize Boyz
The Isley Brothers
Three 6 Mafia
R&B/Hip-Hop album of the year
"The Breakthrough," Mary J. Blige
"King," T.I.
"Unpredictable," Jamie Foxx
R&B/Hip-Hop single of the year
"Be Without You," Mary J. Blige
"So Sick," Ne-Yo
"Unpredictable," Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris
Rap artist of the year
Sean Paul
T.I.
Yung Joc
Rap album of the year
"Tha Carter II," Lil Wayne
"Curtain Call: The Hits," Eminem
"King," T.I.
Rap single of the year
"It's Goin' Down," Yung Joc
"Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It," Dem Franchize Boyz featuring Lil Peanut & Charlay
"Snap Yo Fingers," Lil Jon featuring E-40 & Sean Paul of the YoungBloodz
Country artist of the year
Kenny Chesney
Rascal Flatts
Carrie Underwood
Male country artist of the year
Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw
Female country artist of the year
Faith Hill
Carrie Underwood
Gretchen Wilson
Duo/group country artist of the year
Brooks & Dunn
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
Country album of the year
"Me and My Gang," Rascal Flatts
"Some Hearts," Carrie Underwood
"The Road and the Radio," Kenny Chesney
Country single of the year
"If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)," Rodney Atkins
"Summertime," Kenny Chesney
"The World," Brad Paisley
Modern rock artist of the year
AFI
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Shinedown
Modern rock single of the year
"Animal I Have Become," Three Days Grace
"Dani California," Red Hot Chili Peppers
"The Kill (Bury Me)," 30 Seconds To Mars
Rock artist of the year
Disturbed
Nickelback
Shinedown
Rock single of the year
"Animal I Have Become," Three Days Grace
"Dani California," Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Speak," Godsmack
Rock album of the year
"All the Right Reasons," Nickelback
"Back to Bedlam," James Blunt
"Stadium Arcadium," Red Hot Chili Peppers
List of Performers:
Gwen Stefani
Ludacris
the Fray
Mary J. Blige
Janet Jackson
Fergie
the Killers
List of Presenters:
Bow Wow
Def Leppard's Joe Elliott and Phil Collen
Bowling For Soup
Carrie Underwood
Carmen Electra
Dave Navarro
Flavor Flav
Three 6 Mafia
Vanessa Minnillo
the cast of "High School Musical"
Celine Dion (replaced by Stevie Wonder)
Rihanna
Chris Brown
"American Idol" alums Katharine McPhee and Chris Daughtry
Gwen, Luda, The Fray, Mary J. Join Billboard Awards
Janet, Fergie, Killers To Rock Billboard Awards
www.billboard.com/bbcom/awards/index.jsp
November 29, 2006, 12:00 AM ET
Here are the finalists for the 2006 Billboard Music Awards, which will be handed out Dec. 4 live on Fox from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Winners are determined by actual performance on the Billboard charts.
Artist of the year
Chris Brown
Nickelback
Rascal Flatts
Male artist of the year
Chris Brown
Ne-Yo
Sean Paul
Female artist of the year
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
Duo/group of the year
Nickelback
The Pussycat Dolls
Rascal Flatts
New artist of the year
Chris Brown
The Fray
Ne-Yo
Album of the year
"All the Right Reasons," Nickelback
"High School Musical" soundtrack, Various Artists
"Some Hearts," Carrie Underwood
Hot 100 single of the year
"Bad Day," Daniel Powter
"Promiscuous," Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
"Temperature," Sean Paul
Pop single of the year
"Hips Don't Lie," Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean
"Promiscuous," Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
"Temperature," Sean Paul
Soundtrack album of the year
"Get Rich or Die Tryin'"
"High School Musical"
"Walk the Line"
R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year
Mary J. Blige
Jamie Foxx
T.I.
Male R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year
Jamie Foxx
Ne-Yo
T.I.
Female R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Mariah Carey
Duo/group R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year
Dem Franchize Boyz
The Isley Brothers
Three 6 Mafia
R&B/Hip-Hop album of the year
"The Breakthrough," Mary J. Blige
"King," T.I.
"Unpredictable," Jamie Foxx
R&B/Hip-Hop single of the year
"Be Without You," Mary J. Blige
"So Sick," Ne-Yo
"Unpredictable," Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris
Rap artist of the year
Sean Paul
T.I.
Yung Joc
Rap album of the year
"Tha Carter II," Lil Wayne
"Curtain Call: The Hits," Eminem
"King," T.I.
Rap single of the year
"It's Goin' Down," Yung Joc
"Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It," Dem Franchize Boyz featuring Lil Peanut & Charlay
"Snap Yo Fingers," Lil Jon featuring E-40 & Sean Paul of the YoungBloodz
Country artist of the year
Kenny Chesney
Rascal Flatts
Carrie Underwood
Male country artist of the year
Kenny Chesney
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw
Female country artist of the year
Faith Hill
Carrie Underwood
Gretchen Wilson
Duo/group country artist of the year
Brooks & Dunn
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
Country album of the year
"Me and My Gang," Rascal Flatts
"Some Hearts," Carrie Underwood
"The Road and the Radio," Kenny Chesney
Country single of the year
"If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)," Rodney Atkins
"Summertime," Kenny Chesney
"The World," Brad Paisley
Modern rock artist of the year
AFI
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Shinedown
Modern rock single of the year
"Animal I Have Become," Three Days Grace
"Dani California," Red Hot Chili Peppers
"The Kill (Bury Me)," 30 Seconds To Mars
Rock artist of the year
Disturbed
Nickelback
Shinedown
Rock single of the year
"Animal I Have Become," Three Days Grace
"Dani California," Red Hot Chili Peppers
"Speak," Godsmack
Rock album of the year
"All the Right Reasons," Nickelback
"Back to Bedlam," James Blunt
"Stadium Arcadium," Red Hot Chili Peppers
List of Performers:
Gwen Stefani
Ludacris
the Fray
Mary J. Blige
Janet Jackson
Fergie
the Killers
List of Presenters:
Bow Wow
Def Leppard's Joe Elliott and Phil Collen
Bowling For Soup
Carrie Underwood
Carmen Electra
Dave Navarro
Flavor Flav
Three 6 Mafia
Vanessa Minnillo
the cast of "High School Musical"
Celine Dion (replaced by Stevie Wonder)
Rihanna
Chris Brown
"American Idol" alums Katharine McPhee and Chris Daughtry
Gwen, Luda, The Fray, Mary J. Join Billboard Awards
Janet, Fergie, Killers To Rock Billboard Awards