Usher, Alicia Keys Lead Billboard Award Nominees
Posted by Ashish on 11.30.2004
Complete list of nominees inside....
Usher landed 13 nominations for the upcoming Billboard Music Awards to lead the pack. He was followed by Alicia Keys with 12. Others that landed multiple nominations include Maroon5, OutKast, Kanye West, R. Kelly, Gretchen Wilson, Hoobastank and Jay-Z.
The Billboard Music Awards will be held December 8th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will air live on FOX. Ryan Seacrest will host the show that will include performances by Gwen Stefani, Usher, Nelly, and Green Day.
Below are all the nominees for the show:
Artist of the year:
Alicia Keys
Maroon5
OutKast
Usher
Female artist of the year:
Alicia Keys
Beyonce
Britney Spears
Norah Jones
Male artist of the year:
Toby Keith
Usher
Twista
Kanye West
Duo/group artist of the year:
Hoobastank
Linkin Park
Maroon5
OutKast
Billboard 200 album of the year:
"Closer," Josh Groban (143 Records/Reprise)
"The Diary of Alicia Keys," Alicia Keys (J Records)
"Speakerboxxx/The Love Below," OutKast (LaFace)
"Confessions," Usher (Arista)
Hot 100 artist of the year:
Alicia Keys
Maroon5
OutKast
Usher
Hot 100 songwriter of the year:
R. Kelly
Alicia Keys
Lil Jon
Kanye West
Hot 100 single of the year:
"If I Ain't Got You," Alicia Keys
"This Love," Maroon5
"Burn," Usher
"Yeah!" Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Top selling single of the year:
"Solitaire/The Way," Clay Aiken
"Dreams," Diana DeGarmo
"F**k It (I Don't Want You Back)," Eamon
"I Believe," Fantasia
Female new artist of the year:
Ciara
JoJo
Ashlee Simpson
Gretchen Wilson
Male new artist of the year:
J-Kwon
Ruben Studdard
Kanye West
Mario Winans
R&B/hip-hop album of the year:
"The Black Album," Jay-Z (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam)
"The Diary of Alicia Keys," Alicia Keys (J Records)
"Confessions," Usher (Arista)
"The College Dropout," Kanye West (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam))
R&B/hip-hop albums artist of the year:
Jay-Z
R. Kelly
Alicia Keys
Usher
R&B/hip-hop artist of the year:
R. Kelly
Alicia Keys
Usher
Kanye West
R&B/hip-hop single of the year:
"Diary," Alicia Keys featuring Tony! Toni! Tone!
"If I Ain't Got You," Alicia Keys
"Burn," Usher
"Yeah!" Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Female R&B/hip-hop artist of the year:
Beyonce
Ciara
Alicia Keys
Monica
New R&B/hip-hop artist of the year:
G-Unit
Anthony Hamilton
Ruben Studdard
Kanye West
R&B/hip-hop singles artist of the year:
R. Kelly
Alicia Keys
Usher
Kanye West
Rap artist of the year:
Jay-Z
Ludacris
Twista
Kanye West
Modern rock artist of the year:
Incubus
Jet
Linkin Park
Three Days Grace
Female country artist of the year:
Sara Evans
Martina McBride
Shania Twain
Gretchen Wilson
New country artist of the year:
Big & Rich
Josh Gracin
Josh Turner
Gretchen Wilson
Mainstream top 40 artist of the year:
Maroon5
OutKast
Britney Spears
Usher
Mainstream top 40 single of the year:
"The Reason," Hoobastank
"Leave (Get Out)," JoJo
"This Love," Maroon5
"Yeah!" Usher featuring Lil Jon & Ludacris
Digital artist of the year:
Black Eyed Peas
Maroon5
OutKast
Usher
Digital track of the year:
"Let's Get It Started," Black Eyed Peas
"The Reason," Hoobastank
"This Love," Maroon5
"Hey Ya!" OutKast
