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Billboard Music Award For Top Artist
This article lists the winners and nominees for the ''Billboard'' Music Award for Top Artist. The award was first given in 1993, entitled #1 World Artist. It was retired during the 1994 ceremony but returned again the following year under the title Artist of the Year. It was later renamed to its current title in 2011. Drake is the only artist to have won the award three times. Taylor Swift is the most nominated artist in this category with eight nominations. Winners and nominees Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold. 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Multiple wins and nominations Wins 3 wins * Drake 2 wins * 50 Cent * Adele * Destiny's Child * Taylor Swift * Usher Nominations 8 nominations * Taylor Swift 6 nominations * Drake 4 nominations * Justin Bieber * Rihanna * The Weeknd 3 nominations * Adele * Katy Perry * Ariana Grande 2 nominations * 50 Cent * Destiny's Child * Eminem * Lady Gaga * LeAnn Rimes * Maroon 5 * Nelly * One Direction * Sean Paul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shania Twain
Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Her success garnered her several titles including the " Queen of Country Pop". '' Billboard'' named her as the leader of the '90s country-pop crossover stars. Raised in Timmins, Ontario, Twain pursued singing and songwriting from a young age before signing with Mercury Nashville Records in the early 1990s. Her self-titled debut studio album was a commercial failure upon release in 1993. After collaborating with producer and later husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Twain rose to fame with her second studio album, '' The Woman in Me'' (1995), which brought her widespread success. It sold over 20 million copies worldwide, spawned eight singles, including " Any Man of Mine" and earned her a Grammy Award. Her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Billboard Music Awards
These are the winners of the 2003 ''Billboard'' Music Awards, an awards show based on chart performance, and number of downloads and total airplay. All winners are in bold. Beyoncé won 5 awards out of 6 nominations, while R Kelly and 50 Cent both won 4 awards out of 5 nominations. Winners and nominees Artist of the year * 50 Cent * R. Kelly * Sean Paul * Justin Timberlake R&B artist of the year * Aaliyah * Kelis as Kelis Rogers *R. Kelly Rap artist of the year *50 Cent *Chingy *Fabolous *Sean Paul * P. Diddy as Sean Combs Country artist of the year *Shania Twain *Dixie Chicks *Toby Keith *Tim McGraw Country album of the year * Up!, Shania Twain * Home, Dixie Chicks * Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors, Tim McGraw * Unleashed, Toby Keith Rock artist of the year *Audioslave * 3 Doors Down *Disturbed *Trapt Rock single of the year * Headstrong, Trapt *Seven Nation Army, The White Stripes *Like a Stone, Audioslave *Send the Pain Below, Chevelle Hot 100 artist duo/group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing Hip hop music, hip hop in Middle America (United States), middle America and is critically acclaimed as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Eminem's global success and acclaimed works are widely regarded as having broken racial barriers for the acceptance of white rappers in popular music. While much of his Transgressive art, transgressive work during the late 1990s and early 2000s made him widely controversial, he came to be a representation of popular angst of the American underclass and has been cited as an influence for many artists of various genres. After the release of his debut album ''Infinite (Eminem album), Infinite'' (1996) and the extended play ''Slim Shady EP'' (1997), Eminem signed with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creed (band)
Creed was an American rock band from Tallahassee, Florida, formed in 1994. For most of its existence, the band consisted of lead vocalist Scott Stapp, guitarist and vocalist Mark Tremonti, bassist Brian Marshall, and drummer Scott Phillips. Creed released two studio albums, '' My Own Prison'' in 1997 and '' Human Clay'' in 1999, before Marshall left the band in 2000. The band's third album, ''Weathered'', was released in 2001, with Tremonti on bass guitar. Creed disbanded in 2004; Stapp pursued a solo career while Tremonti, Marshall, and Phillips founded the band Alter Bridge with Myles Kennedy. In 2009, Creed reunited for a fourth album, '' Full Circle'', then toured until 2012. Since then, Creed has been on hiatus while the instrumental members have remained active with Alter Bridge; Stapp has continued his solo career and joined the band Art of Anarchy in 2016. Tremonti also formed his own band, Tremonti, in 2011. Creed is one of the prominent acts of the post-grunge move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashanti (singer)
Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She was first discovered as a teenager and later signed to Murder Inc. Records in 2002. That year, she was featured on Fat Joe's "What's Luv?" and Ja Rule's "Always on Time", both of which became two of the biggest hit songs of 2002. She became the first female artist to occupy the top two positions on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart simultaneously with " Foolish" and "What's Luv?" at numbers one and two, respectively. In 2002, Ashanti released her eponymous debut album, which sold over 505,000 copies throughout the U.S. in its first week of release. The album earned her many awards, including eight ''Billboard'' Music Awards, two American Music Awards, and a Grammy Award in 2003 for Best Contemporary R&B Album. The album has since been certified triple platinum in the United States and sold six million copies worldwide by the end of 2003. The lead single for the album, " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Billboard Music Awards
These are the winners of the 2002 ''Billboard'' Music Awards, an awards show based on chart performance, and number of downloads and total airplay. All winners are in bold. Winners and nominees Artist of the year * Nelly * Ashanti * Eminem * Creed Single of the year *How You Remind Me, Nickelback *Hot in Herre, Nelly * Foolish, Ashanti *Dilemma, Nelly and Kelly Rowland Hot 100 Singles Group/Duo of the year *Nickelback *Puddle of Mudd * Creed * The Calling Duo/Group of the year *Creed * Linkin Park *Puddle of Mudd *Nickelback Rap Artist of the year *Nelly * Fat Joe *Ludacris *Ja Rule Male Artist of the year *Nelly *Eminem *Ja Rule * Usher Rock Artist of the year *Puddle of Mudd *Creed *Nickelback * Staind Female Artist of the year *Ashanti * Avril Lavigne * Jennifer Lopez *P!nk Rock Song of the year *Blurry, Puddle of Mudd * I Stand Alone, Godsmack * Wasting My Time, Default * For You, Staind Dance Artist of the year * Cher * Kylie Minogue * Kim English * E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaggy (musician)
Orville Richard Burrell CD (born October 22, 1968), better known by his stage name Shaggy, is a Jamaican-American reggae rapper, singer, and songwriter who scored hits with the songs " It Wasn't Me", " Boombastic", " In The Summertime", "Oh Carolina", and "Angel". He has been nominated for seven Grammy Awards, winning twice for Best Reggae Album with ''Boombastic'' in 1996 and '' 44/876'' with Sting in 2019, and has won the Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist in 2002. In 2007, he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Distinction with the rank of Commander. In 2022, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Brown University. Early life Burrell was born on October 22, 1968, in Kingston. In 1987, he took singing lessons and was discovered a year later while singing in the streets with friends. Shaggy enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1988 and obtained the MOS of 0811 (Field Artillery Cannon Crewman). He served with a Field Artillery Battery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in the year 2000, with his debut album ''Country Grammar'', of which the featured title track and the single " Ride wit Me" were top ten hits. The album peaked at number one the ''Billboard'' 200, and became Nelly's best-selling album to date, selling over 8.4 million copies in the United States. His following album ''Nellyville'' produced the number-one hits "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" (featuring Kelly Rowland), along with the top five single " Air Force Ones" (featuring Murphy Lee and St. Lunatics). With the same-day dual release of '' Sweat'' and '' Suit'' (2004) and the compilation '' Sweatsuit'' (2006), Nelly continued to generate many chart-topping hits. ''Sweat'' debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Affleck (' Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series '' In Living Color'', where she remained a regular until she decided to pursue an acting career in 1993. For her first leading role in '' Selena'' (1997), she became the first Hispanic actress to earn over US$1 million for a film. She went on to star in ''Anaconda'' (1997) and '' Out of Sight'' (1998), and established herself as the highest-paid Hispanic actress in Hollywood. Lopez ventured into the music industry with her debut studio album ''On the 6'' (1999), which helped propel the Latin pop movement in American music, and later starred in the psychological horror ''The Cell'' (2000). With the simultaneous release of her second studio album '' J.Lo'' and her romantic comedy ''The Wedding Planner'' in 2001, she became the first woman to have a number-one album and fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Billboard Music Awards
Here are the finalists and winners at the 2001 ''Billboard'' Music Awards. Artist of the Year * Destiny’s Child *Jennifer Lopez *Nelly *Shaggy Female Artist of the Year *Dido * *Alicia Keys *Jennifer Lopez *Destiny's Child *Janet Jackson Male Artist of the Year *Ja Rule *Lenny Kravitz *Nelly *Shaggy Artist of the Year – Duo/Group *112 *Destiny’s Child *Lifehouse *Train New Artist of the Year *Dream *Alicia Keys *Lifehouse *Linkin Park Album of the Year *Backstreet Boys – Black & Blue *The Beatles – 1 *Shaggy – Hotshot *Various artists – Now That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 5 Albums Artist of the Year *Backstreet Boys *The Beatles *’NSYNC *Shaggy Male Albums Artist of the Year *Ja Rule *Tim McGraw *Nelly *Shaggy Female Albums Artist of the Year *Enya *Alicia Keys *Sade *Britney Spears Duo/Group Albums Artist of the Year *Backstreet Boys *The Beatles *Limp Bizkit *’NSYNC Hot 100 Single of the Year *Janet Jackson – "All for You" *Alicia Keys – "Falli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American girl group whose final line-up comprised Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams. The group began their musical career as Girl's Tyme, formed in 1990 in Houston, Texas. After years of limited success, the original quartet comprising Knowles, Rowland, LaTavia Roberson, and LeToya Luckett were signed in 1997 to Columbia Records as Destiny's Child. The group was launched into mainstream recognition following the release of the song " No, No, No" and their best-selling second album, '' The Writing's on the Wall'' (1999), which contained the number-one singles " Bills, Bills, Bills" and " Say My Name". Despite critical and commercial success, the group was plagued by internal conflict and legal turmoil, as Roberson and Luckett attempted to split from the group's manager Mathew Knowles, citing favoritism of Knowles and Rowland. In early 2000, both Roberson and Luckett were replaced with Williams and Farrah Franklin; however, Fran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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