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all about The 2011 Billboard Music Awards


Billboard released the finalists for the 2011 Billboard Music
Awards today at a press conference in Las Vegas. The winners will be
announced on The 2011 Billboard Music Awards telecast, airing live SUNDAY, MAY 22 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET,PT)
on the ABC Television Network. 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 takes the lead as a finalist in 18 award categories,
including 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.

Lady Gaga follows with 12 categories, including 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.

Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber are fan favorites, each a finalist in
11 categories and competing for Top New Artist and Top Male Artist.
Other Top New Artist contenders are Ke$ha, Nicki Minaj and Taio Cruz,
whose song "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 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.

Today, Billboard launches a microsite for the 2011 Billboard Music
Awards at www.Billboard.com/BBMA. Music fans can also follow news about
the show and related events on Twitter at
www.twitter.com/billboarddotcom or Facebook at
www.facebook.com/billboard. To request media credentials please fill
out the form available at www.Billboard.com/BBMA and email to
billboard@brandlinkcommunications.com. For images and video from
today's press conference visit www.abcmedianet.com.

The 2011 Billboard Music Awards is co-executed produced by Richard
Beckman, CEO of Prometheus Global Media, which owns Billboard, and Don
Mischer of Don Mischer Productions.



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 cast 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 May 18th 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)

For the complete list of finalists in all categories go to www.abcmedianet.com



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with leading assets in the media and entertainment arenas, including:
Music (Billboard and its related conferences and events, including The
Billboard Latin Music Awards), Entertainment (The Hollywood Reporter,
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About Chevrolet
Founded in Detroit in 1911, Chevrolet celebrates its centennial as a
global automotive brand with annual sales of about 4.25 million
vehicles in more than 130 countries. Chevrolet provides consumers with
fuel-efficient, safe and reliable vehicles that deliver high quality,
expressive design, spirited performance and value. The Chevrolet
portfolio includes iconic performance cars such as Corvette and Camaro;
dependable, long-lasting pickups and SUVs such as Silverado and
Suburban; and award-winning passenger cars and crossovers such as
Spark, Cruze, Malibu, Equinox and Traverse. Chevrolet also offers
"gas-friendly to gas-free" solutions including Cruze Eco and Volt.
Cruze Eco offers 42 mpg highway while Volt offers 35 miles of electric,
gasoline-free driving and an additional 344 miles of extended range.
Most new Chevrolet models offer OnStar safety, security and convenience
technologies including OnStar Hands-Free Calling, Automatic Crash
Response and Stolen Vehicle Slowdown. More information regarding
Chevrolet models can be found at www.chevrolet.com.

About The LVCVA
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is charged with
marketing Southern Nevada as a tourism and convention destination
worldwide, and also with operating the Las Vegas Convention Center and
Cashman Center. With approximately 149,000 hotel rooms in Las Vegas
alone and more than 10.5 million square feet of meeting and exhibit
space citywide, the LVCVA mission centers on attracting ever-increasing
numbers of leisure and business visitors to the area. For more
information, go to www.lvcva.com or www.VisitLasVegas.com.

About the MGM Grand Garden Arena
The MGM Grand Garden Arena is home to concerts, championship boxing and
premier sporting and special events. The Arena offers comfortable
seating for as many as 16,800 with excellent sightlines and
state-of-the-art acoustics, lighting and sound. Prominent events to
date have included world championship fights between Evander Holyfield
and Mike Tyson as well as Oscar de la Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather and
Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto; and concerts by The Rolling Stones,
Madonna, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler,
George Strait, Janet Jackson, Phil Collins, Billy Joel, U2, 'N Sync,
Sting, Coldplay, Alicia Keys, Lady Gaga, Jimmy Buffett and the Barbra
Streisand Millennium Concert. The MGM Grand Garden Arena also is home
to the annual Academy of Country Music Awards and the Frozen Fury NHL
pre-season game which features the Los Angeles Kings vs. Colorado
Avalanche.

About Don Mischer Productions
Don Mischer is an internationally acclaimed producer and director of
television and live events. He has been honored with fifteen Emmy
Awards, a record ten Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding
Directorial Achievement, two NAACP Image Awards, a Peabody Award for
excellence in broadcasting and more. Don Mischer Productions credits
range from We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial and the 100th Anniversary of Carnegie Hall;
to the Super Bowl Halftime Shows (Prince, The Rolling Stones, Paul
McCartney and Bruce Springsteen), and the Opening Ceremonies of both
the Winter and Summer Olympic Games to name a few.