Billboard Music Awards Rocked Vegas!
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The 11th Annual Billboard Music Awards aired from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas last night. A slew of today's top artists performed at the event, including Green Day, Gwen Stefani, R. Kelly, Toby Keith, Ciara and Carrie Underwood.
Hosted by L.L. Cool J, the event aired live on FOX as it has since its inception 11 years ago.
Among the top nominees were 50 Cent with eight nominations, Mariah Carey with seven, and Green Day with six.
Billboard Awards are determined by album sales as measured by Nielsen SoundScan and radio data compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. So while there aren't typically many suprises as to who wins, anything can happen when you get this many rockers under one roof.
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Some of the moments that were worth watching were Kanye West receiving this year's Artist Achievement Award, R. Kelly performing "Let your light shine" as a tribute to the victims of hurricanes this last year and Tom Petty taking home the Century Award, Billboard's highest honor for creative achievement.
Maxim hosted the after-party at Vegas' Hard Rock Hotel and the celebrities showed up in droves. TMZ takes you to the bash with stars like Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson, Carey Hart and '24' hottie Roger Cross.
List of winners.
Billboard Century Award: Tom Petty
Artist Achievement Award: Kanye West
Artist of the Year: 50 Cent
New Artist of the Year: Gwen Stefani
Album of the Year: "The Massacre," 50 Cent
Billboard 200 Album Group of the Year: Green Day
Female Billboard 200 Album Artist of the Year: Mariah Carey
Pop Group of the Year: Green Day
Hot 100 Artist of the Year: 50 Cent
Hot 100 Group of the Year: Green Day
Hot 100 Song of the Year: "We Belong Together," Mariah Carey
Hot 100 Airplay of the Year: "We Belong Together," Mariah Carey
Top-Selling Hot 100 Song of the Year: "Inside Your Heaven/Independence Day," Carrie Underwood
Rhythmic Top 40 Title of the Year: "We Belong Together," Mariah Carey
R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year: 50 Cent
Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year: Mariah Carey
R&B/Hip-Hop Group of the Year: Destiny's Child
R&B/Hip-Hop Song of the Year: "Let Me Love You," Mario
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Song of the Year: "Let Me Love You," Mario
Rap Artist of the Year: 50 Cent
Rap Song of the Year: "Lovers & Friends," Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz featuring Usher & Ludacris
Rock Artist of the Year: Green Day
Rock Song of the Year: Boulevard of Broken Dreams," Green Day
Modern Rock Artist of the Year: Green Day
Ringtone of the Year" "Candy Shop," 50 Cent featuring Olivia
Digital Song of the Year: "Hollaback Girl," Gwen Stefani
Country Artist of the Year: Toby Keith
Country Album Artist of the Year: Toby Keith
Country Single Sales Artist of the Year: Carrie Underwood
Top-Selling Country Single of the Year: "Inside Your Heaven/Independence Day," Carrie Underwood
Latin Album Artist of the Year: Daddy Yankee
Latin Album of the Year: "Barrio Fino," Daddy Yankee
Latin Song of the Year: "La Tortura," Shakira featuring Alejandro Sanz
Latin Pop Album of the Year: "Fijacion Oral Vol. 1," Shakira
Latin Pop Album Artist of the Year: Shakira