2006_Billboard_Music_Awards

2006 *Billboard* Music Awards
2006 Billboard Music Awards
Date	December 4, 2006
Location	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Most awards	Mary J. Blige (9)
Most nominations	Mary J. Blige (13)
Television/radio coverage
Network	FOX

2006 <i>Billboard</i> Music Awards

2006 Billboard Music Awards

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The 2006 Billboard Music Awards were held December 4, 2006 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2006.^[1]

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Artist(s)	Song(s)
Janet Jackson	"Pleasure Principle" "So Excited"
Fergie	"Fergalicious"
Young Jeezy Ludacris Pharrell	"I Luv It" "Grew Up a Screw Up" "Money Maker"
Gwen Stefani	"Wind It Up"
The Fray	"How to Save a Life"
Mary J. Blige	"Enough Cryin" "Take Me as I Am"
Kid Rock Billy Gibbons Nickelback	"Looking for Some Touch"

Artist of the Year	New Artist of the Year
Chris Brown Nickelback Rascal Flatts Sean Paul	Chris Brown James Blunt The Fray Ne-Yo
Male Artist of the Year	Female Artist of the Year
Chris Brown Ne-Yo Sean Paul Justin Timberlake	Rihanna Beyoncé Mary J. Blige Kelly Clarkson
Duo/Group of the Year	Male Billboard 200 Album Artist of the Year
Nickelback The Fray The Pussycat Dolls Rascal Flatts	Eminem James Blunt Johnny Cash Kenny Chesney
Female Billboard 200 Album Artist of the Year	Billboard 200 Album Duo/Group of the Year
Carrie Underwood Mary J. Blige Mariah Carey Kelly Clarkson	Rascal Flatts The Black Eyed Peas Nickelback The Pussycat Dolls
Album of the Year	Male Hot 100 Artist of the Year
Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood All the Right Reasons – Nickelback Me and My Gang – Rascal Flatts High School Musical soundtrack – Various Artists	Sean Paul Chris Brown Ne-Yo Justin Timberlake
Female Hot 100 Artist of the Year	Hot 100 Duo/Group of the Year
Rihanna Beyoncé Mary J. Blige Kelly Clarkson	Nickelback The All-American Rejects The Fray The Pussycat Dolls
Hot 100 Single of the Year	Hot 100 Airplay Song of the Year
"Bad Day" – Daniel Powter "Promiscuous" – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland "Temperature" – Sean Paul "Hips Don't Lie" – Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean	"Be Without You" – Mary J. Blige "Check on It" – Beyoncé featuring Bun B & Slim Thug "So Sick" – Ne-Yo "Temperature" – Sean Paul
Digital Album Artist of the Year	Digital Album of the Year
The Fray James Blunt Jack Johnson John Mayer	How to Save a Life – The Fray Back to Bedlam – James Blunt Continuum – John Mayer FutureSex/LoveSounds – Justin Timberlake
Digital Songs Artist of the Year	Digital Song of the Year
The Fray The All-American Rejects Nickelback Sean Paul	"Bad Day" – Daniel Powter "You're Beautiful" – James Blunt "Crazy" – Gnarls Barkley "Promiscuous" – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
Videoclips Artist of the Year	Videoclip of the Year
T.I. Beyoncé Mary J. Blige Chris Brown	"Be Without You" – Mary J. Blige "So Sick" – Ne-Yo "Touch It" – Busta Rhymes "Why You Wanna" – T.I.
Pop 100 Artist of the Year	Pop 100 Single of the Year
Rihanna Nickelback Sean Paul The Pussycat Dolls	"Promiscuous" – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland "Temperature" – Sean Paul "Bad Day" – Daniel Powter "Hips Don't Lie" – Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean
Pop 100 Airplay Song of the Year	R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
"Hips Don't Lie" – Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean "Unwritten" – Natasha Bedingfield "Check on It" – Beyoncé featuring Bun B & Slim Thug "Promiscuous" – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland	Mary J. Blige Jamie Foxx Ne-Yo T.I.
New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year	Male R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
Ne-Yo Chris Brown LeToya Yung Joc	T.I. Chris Brown Jamie Foxx Ne-Yo
Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year	R&B/Hip-Hop Duo/Group of the Year
Mary J. Blige Beyoncé Mariah Carey Keyshia Cole	Dem Franchize Boyz The Black Eyed Peas The Isley Brothers Three 6 Mafia
R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist of the Year	R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the Year
Mary J. Blige Jamie Foxx Lil Wayne T.I.	The Breakthrough – Mary J. Blige Unpredictable – Jamie Foxx In My Own Words – Ne-Yo King – T.I.
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist of the Year	R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year
Mary J. Blige Chris Brown Ne-Yo T.I.	"Be Without You" – Mary J. Blige "Unpredictable" – Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris "So Sick" – Ne-Yo "It's Goin' Down" – Yung Joc
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Song of the Year	Rap Artist of the Year
"Be Without You" – Mary J. Blige "Unpredictable" – Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris "Looking for You" – Kirk Franklin "So Sick" – Ne-Yo	T.I. Dem Franchize Boyz Sean Paul Yung Joc
Rap Album Artist of the Year	Rap Album of the Year
T.I. Eminem Lil Wayne Ludacris	King – T.I. Curtain Call: The Hits – Eminem Tha Carter II – Lil Wayne Duets: The Final Chapter – The Notorious B.I.G.
Rap Single of the Year	Country Artist of the Year
"It's Goin' Down" – Yung Joc "Snap Yo Fingers" – Lil Jon featuring E-40 & Sean Paul of the YoungBloodZ "Lean wit It, Rock wit It" – Dem Franchize Boyz featuring Lil Peanut & Charlay "Grillz" – Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp	Kenny Chesney Toby Keith Rascal Flatts Carrie Underwood
New Country Artist of the Year	Male Country Artist of the Year
Carrie Underwood Eric Church Heartland The Wreckers	Kenny Chesney Toby Keith Tim McGraw Keith Urban
Female Country Artist of the Year	Country Duo/Group of the Year
Carrie Underwood Sara Evans Faith Hill Gretchen Wilson	Rascal Flatts Brooks & Dunn Little Big Town Sugarland
Country Album Artist of the Year	Country Album of the Year
Rascal Flatts Johnny Cash Kenny Chesney Carrie Underwood	Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood The Legend of Johnny Cash – Johnny Cash The Road and the Radio – Kenny Chesney Me and My Gang – Rascal Flatts
Country Songs Artist of the Year	Country Song of the Year
Kenny Chesney Toby Keith Rascal Flatts Carrie Underwood	"If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows)" – Rodney Atkins "The Word" – Brad Paisley "Summertime" – Kenny Chesney "What Hurts the Most" – Rascal Flatts
Rock Artist of the Year	Rock Album of the Year
Nickelback Disturbed Red Hot Chili Peppers Shinedown	All the Right Reasons – Nickelback Back to Bedlam – James Blunt A Fever You Can't Sweat Out – Panic! at the Disco Stadium Arcadium – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rock Single of the Year	Modern Rock Artist of the Year
"Animal I Have Become" – Three Days Grace "Speak" – Godsmack "Animals" – Nickelback "Dani California" – Red Hot Chili Peppers	Red Hot Chili Peppers AFI Blue October Shinedown
Modern Rock Single of the Year	Soundtrack Album of the Year
"Dani California" – Red Hot Chili Peppers "Miss Murder" – AFI "The Kill (Bury Me)" – 30 Seconds to Mars "Animal I Have Become" – Three Days Grace	High School Musical – Various Artists Walk the Line – Various Artists Get Rich or Die Tryin' OST – Various Artists Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George – Jack Johnson
Billboard Century Award
Tony Bennett

Nominations	Artist
13	Mary J. Blige
12	Ne-Yo
10	Nickelback
	Rascal Flatts
	T.I.
9	Sean Paul
8	Chris Brown
8	Carrie Underwood
7	Kenny Chesney
6	Beyoncé
	Jamie Foxx
	The Fray
	Red Hot Chili Peppers
5	James Blunt
4	Kelly Clarkson
	Nelly Furtado
	The Pussycat Dolls
	Timbaland
	Yung Joc
3	Johnny Cash
	Dem Franchize Boyz
	Eminem
	Wyclef Jean
	Toby Keith
	Lil Wayne
	Ludacris
	Daniel Powter
	Rihanna
	Shakira
	Justin Timberlake
2	AFI
	The All-American Rejects
	The Black Eyed Peas
	Bun B
	Mariah Carey
	High School Musical Cast
	Jack Johnson
	John Mayer
	Shinedown
	Slim Thug
	Three Days Grace

Wins	Artist
8	Mary J. Blige
5	T.I.
5	Carrie Underwood
4	Nickelback
3	Chris Brown
	Kenny Chesney
	The Fray
	Rascal Flatts
	Rihanna
2	Daniel Powter
2	Red Hot Chili Peppers

2006_Billboard_Music_Awards

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