'Billboard Music Awards 2011' Winners
Eminem and Justin Bieber take home 6 awards each, followed by fan favorites Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Usher, Taylor Swift, Mumford & Sons and Taio Cruz with 3 each.
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"The 2011 Billboard Music Awards" show aired live Sunday, May 22nd (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC. The awards show took 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 was the first year that ABC broadcast the event and marks the first Billboard Music Awards show since 2007.
Eminem and Justin Bieber dominated this year's Billboard Music Awards, tied for the most awards garnered, taking home 6 each. Eminem won awards in the following categories: Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Song and Top Rap Album. He had won 2 Billboard Music Awards in 2002 for Best Album of the Year and Best R&B/Hip Hop Album of the Year, giving him a total of 8 Billboard Music Awards during his career. Justin Bieber, one of the fan favorites and youngest nominee, was named Top New Artist, Top Social Artist, Top Streaming Artist, Top Digital Media Artist, Top Pop Album and Top Streaming Song (video) at his first Billboard Music Awards.
Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Usher, Taylor Swift, Mumford & Sons and Taio Cruz each earned 3 Billboard Music Awards. Katy Perry, Shakira, Chris Tomlin and Train were each allocated 2 Billboard Music Awards. Bruno Mars, Lady Antebellum, Black Eyed Peas, Enrique Iglesias, Ludacris, Nelly, Neon Trees, Skillet, U2, Will.I.Am and Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina each received 1 Billboard Music Award.
In addition to the winners of the Billboard Music Awards, other finalists for awards included Ke$ha, Linkin Park, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Black Keys, Kings of Leon, MercyMe, Pitbull, Snoop Dogg, tobyMac, Trey Songz, B.o.B., Akon, Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, Florence + The Machine, Freshlyground, Hayley Williams, Jack Johnson, Jason Aldean, LaRoux, Lil Wayne, Monica, Muse, Prince Royce, Sugarland, Susan Boyle, Zac Brown Band, Band Perry, Beyonce, Camila, Casting Crowns, Cataracs, Daft Punk, David Guetta, Dcup, Dev, El Cata, Far*East Movement, Juan Luis Guerra, Kanye West, Kenny Chesney, Kid Rock, Kris Allen, Marc Anthony, Michael Buble, Miranda Lambert, Owl City, Roger Waters, Rome, Sade, Sanctus Real, The Dirty Heads, Wisin & Yandel and Yolanda Be Cool.
The Billboard Music Awards take a holistic look at artist performance 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 February 28, 2010 through March 1, 2011. The 46 award categories are based on measures provided by our data partners including sales data shared by Nielsen SoundScan, radio airplay monitored by Nielsen BDS, streaming data measured by Tubemogul and Nielsen BDS, social media consumption gauged by Next Big Sound and tour grosses tracked by Billboard Boxscore.
The 2011 Billboard Music Awards were co-executed produced by Richard Beckman, CEO of Prometheus Global Media, which owns Billboard, and Don Mischer of Don Mischer Productions.
The winners for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards are:
ARTIST AWARDS
Top Artist
Eminem
Top New Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Male Artist
Eminem
Top Female Artist
Rihanna
Top Duo/Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist
Katy Perry
Top Digital Songs Artist
Katy Perry
Top Radio Songs Artist
Rihanna
Top Touring Artist
U2
Top Social Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Digital Media Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Pop Artist
Lady Gaga
Top R&B Artist
Usher
Top Rap Artist
Eminem
Top Country Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Rock Artist
Train
Top Alternative Artist
Mumford & Sons
Top Latin Artist
Shakira
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Lady Gaga
Top Christian Artist
Chris Tomlin
ALBUMS AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album
Eminem, "Recovery"
Top Pop Album
Justin Bieber, "My World 2.0"
Katy Perry, "Teenage Dream"
Top R&B Album
Usher, "Raymond v. Raymond"
Top Rap Album
Eminem, Revovery"
Top Country Album
Taylor Swift, "Speak Now"
Top Rock Album
Mumford & Sons, "Sigh No More"
Top Alternative Album
Mumford & Sons, "Sigh No More"
Top Latin Album
Enrique Iglesias, "Euphoria"
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Lady Gaga, "The Fame"
Top Christian Album
Skillet, "Awake"
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song
Taio Cruz, "Dynamite"
Top Digital Song
Taio Cruz, "Dynamite"
Top Radio Song
Bruno Mars, "Just The Way You Are"
Top Streaming Song (Audio)
Nelly, "Just A Dream"
Top Streaming Song (Video)
Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, "Baby"
Top Pop Song
Taio Cruz, "Dynamite"
Top R&B Song
Usher featuring will.i.am, "OMG"
Top Rap Song
Eminem featuring Rihanna, "Love The Way You Lie"
Top Country Song
Lady Antebellum, "Need You Now"
Top Rock Song
Train, "Hey, Soul Sister"
Top Alternative Song
Neon Trees, "Animal"
Top Latin Song
Shakira featuring Freshleyground, "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"
Top Dance Song
Edward Maya &Vika Jigulina, "Stereo Love"
Top Christian Song
Chris Tomlin, "Our God"
Eminem and Justin Bieber dominated this year's Billboard Music Awards, tied for the most awards garnered, taking home 6 each. Eminem won awards in the following categories: Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Song and Top Rap Album. He had won 2 Billboard Music Awards in 2002 for Best Album of the Year and Best R&B/Hip Hop Album of the Year, giving him a total of 8 Billboard Music Awards during his career. Justin Bieber, one of the fan favorites and youngest nominee, was named Top New Artist, Top Social Artist, Top Streaming Artist, Top Digital Media Artist, Top Pop Album and Top Streaming Song (video) at his first Billboard Music Awards.
Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Usher, Taylor Swift, Mumford & Sons and Taio Cruz each earned 3 Billboard Music Awards. Katy Perry, Shakira, Chris Tomlin and Train were each allocated 2 Billboard Music Awards. Bruno Mars, Lady Antebellum, Black Eyed Peas, Enrique Iglesias, Ludacris, Nelly, Neon Trees, Skillet, U2, Will.I.Am and Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina each received 1 Billboard Music Award.
In addition to the winners of the Billboard Music Awards, other finalists for awards included Ke$ha, Linkin Park, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Black Keys, Kings of Leon, MercyMe, Pitbull, Snoop Dogg, tobyMac, Trey Songz, B.o.B., Akon, Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi, Florence + The Machine, Freshlyground, Hayley Williams, Jack Johnson, Jason Aldean, LaRoux, Lil Wayne, Monica, Muse, Prince Royce, Sugarland, Susan Boyle, Zac Brown Band, Band Perry, Beyonce, Camila, Casting Crowns, Cataracs, Daft Punk, David Guetta, Dcup, Dev, El Cata, Far*East Movement, Juan Luis Guerra, Kanye West, Kenny Chesney, Kid Rock, Kris Allen, Marc Anthony, Michael Buble, Miranda Lambert, Owl City, Roger Waters, Rome, Sade, Sanctus Real, The Dirty Heads, Wisin & Yandel and Yolanda Be Cool.
The Billboard Music Awards take a holistic look at artist performance 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 February 28, 2010 through March 1, 2011. The 46 award categories are based on measures provided by our data partners including sales data shared by Nielsen SoundScan, radio airplay monitored by Nielsen BDS, streaming data measured by Tubemogul and Nielsen BDS, social media consumption gauged by Next Big Sound and tour grosses tracked by Billboard Boxscore.
The 2011 Billboard Music Awards were co-executed produced by Richard Beckman, CEO of Prometheus Global Media, which owns Billboard, and Don Mischer of Don Mischer Productions.
The winners for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards are:
ARTIST AWARDS
Top Artist
Eminem
Top New Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Male Artist
Eminem
Top Female Artist
Rihanna
Top Duo/Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Hot 100 Artist
Katy Perry
Top Digital Songs Artist
Katy Perry
Top Radio Songs Artist
Rihanna
Top Touring Artist
U2
Top Social Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Digital Media Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Pop Artist
Lady Gaga
Top R&B Artist
Usher
Top Rap Artist
Eminem
Top Country Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Rock Artist
Train
Top Alternative Artist
Mumford & Sons
Top Latin Artist
Shakira
Top Dance/Electronic Artist
Lady Gaga
Top Christian Artist
Chris Tomlin
ALBUMS AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album
Eminem, "Recovery"
Top Pop Album
Justin Bieber, "My World 2.0"
Katy Perry, "Teenage Dream"
Top R&B Album
Usher, "Raymond v. Raymond"
Top Rap Album
Eminem, Revovery"
Top Country Album
Taylor Swift, "Speak Now"
Top Rock Album
Mumford & Sons, "Sigh No More"
Top Alternative Album
Mumford & Sons, "Sigh No More"
Top Latin Album
Enrique Iglesias, "Euphoria"
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Lady Gaga, "The Fame"
Top Christian Album
Skillet, "Awake"
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song
Taio Cruz, "Dynamite"
Top Digital Song
Taio Cruz, "Dynamite"
Top Radio Song
Bruno Mars, "Just The Way You Are"
Top Streaming Song (Audio)
Nelly, "Just A Dream"
Top Streaming Song (Video)
Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, "Baby"
Top Pop Song
Taio Cruz, "Dynamite"
Top R&B Song
Usher featuring will.i.am, "OMG"
Top Rap Song
Eminem featuring Rihanna, "Love The Way You Lie"
Top Country Song
Lady Antebellum, "Need You Now"
Top Rock Song
Train, "Hey, Soul Sister"
Top Alternative Song
Neon Trees, "Animal"
Top Latin Song
Shakira featuring Freshleyground, "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"
Top Dance Song
Edward Maya &Vika Jigulina, "Stereo Love"
Top Christian Song
Chris Tomlin, "Our God"