* Rihanna is top contender in 18 award categories
MUMBAI: Billboard has released the finalists for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards at a press conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday Rihanna has taken the lead as a finalist in 18 award categories, with Lady Gaga following with 12 categories, while Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber are fan favorites, each earning 11 categories. The winners will be announced at the Billboard Music Awards show which will air on ABC on Sunday, 22nd May at 8-11pm ET/PT The awards show will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada in partnership with Chevrolet, and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) This is the first year that ABC will broadcast the event.
Rihanna, who is the top contender in 18 categories, has nominations including for Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top 100 Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top Dance/Electronic Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Digital Media Artist, Top Social Artist and Top Streaming Artist. Her collaboration with Eminem places Love the Way You Lie as a contender in six song categories Eminem is a finalist in 16 award categories including Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Social Artist, Top Streaming Artist Top Digital Media Artist and Top Rap Artist
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Lady Gaga’s 12 categories include three albums all competing for the award of Top Dance/Electronic Album: The Fame, The Fame Monster and The Remix The Fame is also a finalist for Top Pop Album
Fan favourites Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber have each earned 11 categories and are competing for Top New Artist and Top Male Artist
Other Top New Artist contenders are Kesha, Nicki Minaj and Taio Cruz, whose song the Dynamite is up for five awards including Top Hot 100 Song, Top Digital Song, Top Radio Song, Top Streaming Song (Audio) and Top Pop Song
The Billboard Music Awards is based on key fan interactions with music—finalists, and winners are determined by chart performance and social and streaming activity as chronicled in Billboard magazine and on Billboard.com, during the eligibility period of 28th February, 2010 through 1st March, 2011 The 46-award-categories are based on measures provided by data partners including sales data by Nielsen SoundScan, radio airplay by Nielsen BDS, streaming data by Tubemogul and Nielsen BDS, social media consumption by Next Big Sound and tour grosses by Billboard Boxscore
The 2011 Billboard Music Awards is co-executed produced by Richard Beckman, CEO of Prometheus Global Media, who owns Billboard, and Don Mischer of Don Mischer Productions
Billboard also launched a microsite for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards at www.Billboard.com/BBMA on Wednesday Music fans can also follow news about the show and related events on Twitter or Facebook
The finalists for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards are:
ARTIST AWARDS:
Top Artist:
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Top New Artist:
Justin Bieber
Taio Cruz
Ke$ha
Bruno Mars
Nicki Minaj
Top Male Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Eminem
Bruno Mars
Usher
Top Female Artist:
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Top Duo/Group:
The Black Eyed Peas
Bon Jovi
Lady Antebellum
Linkin Park
U2
Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Justin Bieber
Susan Boyle
Eminem
Lady Antebellum
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist:
Ke$ha
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Usher
Top Digital Songs Artist:
Eminem
Ke$ha
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top Radio Songs Artist:
Drake
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Usher
Top Touring Artist:
Bon Jovi
Michael Buble
Lady Gaga
U2
Roger Waters
Top Social Artist:
Akon
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Top Streaming Artist:
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Shakira
Top Digital Media Artist:
Akon
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Top Pop Artist:
Justin Bieber
The Black Eyed Peas
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Top R&B Artist:
Alicia Keys
Monica
Rihanna
Trey Songz
Usher
Top Rap Artist:
Drake
Eminem
Lil Wayne
Ludacris
Nicki Minaj
Top Country Artist:
Jason Aldean
Kenny Chesney
Lady Antebellum
Taylor Swift
Zac Brown Band
Top Rock Artist:
Kings of Leon
Linkin Park
Mumford & Sons
Muse
Train
Top Alternative Artist:
The Black Keys
Kings of Leon
Linkin Park
Mumford & Sons
Muse
Top Latin Artist:
Enrique Iglesias
Pitbull
Prince Royce
Shakira
Wisin & Yandel
Top Dance Artist:
The Black Eyed Peas
David Guetta
Lady Gaga
LaRoux
Rihanna
Top Christian Artist:
Casting Crowns
MercyMe
Skillet
tobyMac
Chris Tomlin
ALBUMS AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album:
Justin Bieber — My World 2.0
Susan Boyle — The Gift
Eminem — Recovery
Lady Antebellum — Need You Now
Taylor Swift — Speak Now
Top Pop Album:
Justin Bieber — My World 2.0
Black Eyed Peas — The E.N.D.
Ke$ha — Animal
Lady Gaga — The Fame
Katy Perry — Teenage Dream
Top R&B Album:
Monica — Still Standing
Rihanna — Loud
Sade — Stronger Than Love
Trey Songz — Passion, Pain & Pleasure
Usher — Raymond v. Raymond
Top Rap Album:
Drake — Thank Me Later
Eminem — Recovery
Nicki Minaj — Pink Friday
Lil Wayne — I Am Not A Human Being
Kanye West — My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Top Country Album:
Jason Aldean — My Kinda Party
Lady Antebellum — Need You Now
Sugarland — The Incredible Machine
Taylor Swift — Speak Now
Zac Brown Band — The Foundation
Top Rock Album:
The Black Keys — Brothers
Jack Johnson — To The Sea
Kid Rock — Born Free
Linkin Park — A Thousand Suns
Mumford & Sons — Sigh No More
Top Alternative Album:
The Black Keys — Brothers
Jack Johnson — To The Sea
Kings of Leon — Come Around Midnight
Linkin Park — A Thousand Suns
Mumford & Sons — Sigh No More
Top Latin Album:
Marc Anthony — Iconos
Camila — Dejarte De Amar
Enrique Iglesias — Euphoria
Prince Royce — Prince Royce
Shakira — Sale El Sol
Top Dance/Electronic Album:
Daft Punk — Tron Legacy (Soundtrack)
Lady Gaga — The Fame
Lady Gaga — The Fame Monster
Lady Gaga — The Remix
Owl City — Ocean Eyes
Top Christian Album:
MercyMe — The Generous Mr. Lovewell
Skillet — Awake
tobyMac — Tonight
Chris Tomlin — And If Our God is For Us
Various Artists — WOW Hits 2011
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song:
Taio Cruz — Dynamite
Eminem Feat. Rihanna — Love The Way You Lie
Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are
Katy Perry Feat. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls
Usher Feat. will.i.am — OMG
Top Digital Song:
B.o.B Feat. Hayley Williams — Airplanes
Taio Cruz — Dynamite
Eminem Feat. Rihanna — Love The Way You Lie
Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are
Katy Perry Feat. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls
Top Radio Song:
Taio Cruz — Dynamite
Eminem Feat. Rihanna — Love The Way You Lie
Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are
Usher Featuring Pitbull — DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love
Usher Feat. will.i.am — OMG
Top Streaming Song (Audio):
Taio Cruz — Dynamite
Eminem Feat. Rihanna — Love The Way You Lie
Lady Antebellum — Need You Now
Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are
Nelly — “Just A Dream”
Top Streaming Song (Video):
Justin Bieber Feat. Ludacris — Baby
Eminem — “Not Afraid”
Eminem Feat. Rihanna — Love The Way You Lie
Lady Gaga — Bad Romance
Shakira Feat. Freshleyground — Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)
Top Pop Song:
Taio Cruz — Dynamite
Bruno Mars — Just The Way You Are
Katy Perry Feat. Snoop Dogg — California Gurls
Katy Perry — Firework
Katy Perry — Teenage Dream
Top R&B Song:
Alicia Keys — Unthinkable (I’m Ready)
Rihanna Featuring Drake — What’s My Name
Trey Songz Feat. Nicki Minaj — Bottoms Up
Usher Feat. will.i.am — OMG
Usher — There Goes My Baby
Top Rap Song:
B.o.B Feat. Hayley Williams — Airplanes
B.o.B Feat. Bruno Mars — Nothin’ On You
Eminem Feat. Rihanna — Love The Way You Lie
Far*East Movement Feat. Dev & The Cataracs — Like A G6
Nelly — Just A Dream
Top Country Song:
The Band Perry — If I Die Young
Lady Antebellum — Need You Now
Miranda Lambert — The House That Built Me
Sugarland — Stuck Like Glue
Taylor Swift — Mine
Top Rock Song:
The Dirty Heads Featuring Rome — Lay Me Down
Florence + The Machine — Dog Days Are Over
Mumford & Sons — Little Lion Man
Neon Trees — Animal
Train — Hey, Soul Sister
Top Alternative Song:
Florence + The Machine — Dog Days Are Over
Linkin Park — Waiting On The End
Mumford & Sons — The Cave
Mumford & Sons — Little Lion Man
Neon Trees — Animal
Top Latin Song:
Enrique Iglesias Featuring Juan Luis Guerra Cuando Me Enamoro
Pitbull — Bon Bon
Shakira — Gypsy
Shakira Feat. El Cata — Loca
Shakira Feat. Freshleyground — Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)
Top Dance Song:
Lady Gaga — Bad Romance
Lady Gaga Feat. Beyonce — Telephone
La Roux — Bulletproof
Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina — Stereo Love
Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup — We Speak No Americano
Top Christian Song:
Kris Allen — Live Like We’re Dying
MercyMe — All Of Creation
Sanctus Real — Lead Me
tobyMac — Get Back Up
Chris Tomlin — Our God
Additionally, Billboard editors identified three bands from six regions of the U.S. based, on a variety of factors, including Heat Score, a formula that measures online fan engagement and drives Billboard’s Uncharted chart of emerging artists Through a contest called Cruze-ing To Vegas sponsored by Chevrolet, consumers casted over 217,000 votes, narrowing the competition down to one band from each region. These final six group favorites will each receive the keys to a Chevrolet Cruze for a road trip that will take them from their home base to Las Vegas.
A camera crew will follow each of the bands and will document their journey as they play gigs along the way, rock out to the Cruze’s standard XM radio, and engage with fans online and in person. The six bands will communicate with their fans while on the road through blogging, tweeting and by creating and sharing playlists, building a viral audience and improving their social Heat Score, one of the many goals as they set their sights on Las Vegas. All six of the bands will arrive at Fremont Street in Las Vegas on 18th May to compete in the ultimate battle of the bands. The winning band will then be honored as the Dreamseeker Artist of the Year at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards.
The six finalists for Dreamseeker Artist of the Year are:
From the Northwest, Hotels (Seattle, WA)
From the West, AJ Rafael (Moreno Valley, CA)
From the Southwest, Otenki (Houston, TX)
From the Midwest, Lightning Love (Detroit, MI)
From the Southeast, Side by Side (Charlotte, NC)
From the Northeast, Gentlemen Hall (Boston, MA)
