Finalists have been announced for The 2006 Billboard Music Awards which will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Monday, Dec. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
Tony Bennett will receive the Century Award and the special will feature performances by Janet Jackson, Fergie, The Killers, Gwen Stefani, The Fray, Mary J. Blige, Ludacris, Pharrell and Young Jeezy. The 2006 Billboard Music Awards recognizes the year’s leading artists and songs as determined by actual performance on Billboard’s weekly charts. The show celebrates the record-buying, Internet-downloading and radio-listening public’s favorite songs, albums and performers, creating a true souvenir of the year in music.
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Based on sales data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information monitored by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, Billboard’s music charts are the world’s most authoritative. Winners are determined by the 2006 year-end charts, which reflect the weekly charts that Billboard published from December 2005 through November 2006.
Finalists and winners for the The 2006 Billboard Music Awards are based on the more than 250 annual chart recaps in Billboard’s Year In Music issue, dated Dec. 23.
The finalists, by category, of The 2006 Billboard Music Awards are as follows (artists are listed in alphabetical order):
Artist of the Year:
Chris Brown
Nickelback
Rascal Flatts
Male Artist of the Year:
Ne-Yo
Sean Paul
Female Artist of the Year:
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
Duo/Group of the Year:
The Pussycat Dolls
New Artist of the Year:
The Fray
Album of the Year:
“All the Right Reasons,” Nickelback
“High School Musical,” Soundtrack
“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
Soundtrack Album of the Year:
“Get Rich or Die Tryin'”
“High School Musical”
Walk the Line
R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:
Jamie Foxx
T.I.
Male R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:
Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:
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:
Yung Joc
Rap Album of the Year:
“Tha Carter, Vol. 2,” Lil Wayne
“Curtain Call: The Hits,” Eminem
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
Carrie Underwood
Male Country Artist of the Year:
Toby Keith
Tim McGraw
Female Country Artist of the Year:
Faith Hill
Gretchen Wilson
Duo/Group Country Artist of the Year:
Brooks & Dunn
Sugarland
Country Album of the Year:
“Me and My Gang,” Rascal Flatts
“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
Rock Single of the Year:
“Speak,” Godsmack
Rock Album of the Year:
“Back to Bedlam,” James Blunt
“Stadium Arcadium,” Red Hot Chili Peppers
EDITOR’S NOTE: Listed below are the artists who are finalists in multiple award categories.
NICKELBACK (5 categories)
Artist of the Year
Duo/Group of the Year
Album of the Year
Rock Artist of the Year
Rock Album of the Year
RASCAL FLATTS (5 categories)
Country Artist of the Year
Duo/Group Country Artist of the Year
Country Album of the Year
T.I. (5 categories)
R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Male R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the Year
Rap Artist of the Year
Rap Album of the Year
MARY J. BLIGE (5 categories)
Female Artist of the Year
Female R&B Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year
CARRIE UNDERWOOD (4 categories)
Female Country Artist of the Year
NE-YO (4 Categories)
Male Artist of the Year
New Artist of the Year
Male R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
R&B/Hip-Hop Single
JAMIE FOXX (4 categories)
Male R&B Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year (featuring Ludacris)
KENNY CHESNEY (4 categories)
Male Country Artist of the Year
Country Single of the Year
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (4 categories)
Modern Rock Artist of the Year
Modern Rock Single of the Year
Rock Single of the Year
CHRIS BROWN (3 categories)
SEAN PAUL (3 categories)
Hot 100 Single of the Year
Pop Single of the Year
NELLY FURTADO (featuring Timbaland) (2 categories)
“HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL” (2 categories)
Soundtrack Album of the Year
BEYONCÉ (2 categories)
Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist
YUNG JOC (2 categories)
Rap Single of the Year
DEM FRANCHIZE BOYZ (2 categories)
Duo/Group R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Rap Single of the Year (featuring Lil Peanut & Charlay)
SHINEDOWN (2 categories)
THREE DAYS GRACE (2 categories)
