Billboard Music Awards del 4 dicembre, le nomination

Si terrà il prossimo 4 dicembre alla MGM Grand Garden Arena di Las Vegas la serata di conferimento dei Billboard Music Awards. La diciassettesima edizione della manifestazione sarà trasmessa in diretta, negli USA, da Fox TV. Tra gli artisti che si esibiranno dal vivo sono da annoverare Gwen Stefani, Janet Jackson, Dave Navarro, Rihanna, Celine Dion, Mary J.Blige, Killers e Flavor Flav. Incertezza sulla partecipazione di Britney Spears. Tra gli artisti col maggior numero di nomination, cinque, figurano i Nickelback (4 milioni di copie vendute del loro ultimo album negli USA) e Mary J.Blige (2 milioni e mezzo). Le nomination nelle più importanti categorie:

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
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna

Duo/group of the year
Nickelback
Pussycat Dolls
Rascal Flatts

New artist of the year
Chris Brown
Fray
Ne-Yo

Album of the year
"All the right reasons", Nickelback
"High School musical" colonna sonora, 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
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Mariah Carey

Duo/group R&B/Hip-hop artist of the year
Dem Franchize Boyz
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
"Snap yo fingers", Lil Jon featuring E-40 & Sean Paul of the YoungBloodz

Country artist of the year
Kenny Chesney
Rascal Flatts
Carrie Underwood

Rock artist of the year
Disturbed
Nickelback
Shinedown

Rock album of the year

"All the right reasons", Nickelback
"Back to Bedlam", James Blunt
"Stadium arcadium", Red Hot Chili Peppers.