Billboard announced the finalists for the 2011 Billboard Music Awards at a press conference, held in Las Vegas, on April 13, 2011. The Billboard Music Awards will be held on Sunday, May 22 (8:00 - 11:00 p.m. ET/PT) and televised live on ABC. The Billboard Awards will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Rihanna is a finalist in 18 award categories, making her to top nominee. Rihanna's nominations include: Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top 100 Artist, Top R&B Artist, Top Dance/Electronic Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Digital Media Artist, Top Social Artist and Top Streaming Artist. (pictures of Rihanna) Rihanna's collaboration with Eminem places "Love the Way You Lie" as a contender in six song categories. Eminem is a finalist in 16 award categories, including Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Social Artist, Top Streaming Artist Top Digital Media Artist and Top Rap Artist. Eminem wins MTV VMA for Recovery
Lady Gaga follows with 12 categories, including three albums all competing for the award of Top Dance/Electronic Album -- "The Fame," "The Fame Monster" and "The Remix." "The Fame" is also a finalist for Top Pop Album. Lady Gaga Grammy pictures
Bruno Mars and Justin Bieber (Justin Bieber pictures) are fan favorites. Each is a finalist in 11 categories and competing for Top New Artist and Top Male Artist. Other Top New Artist contenders are Ke$ha, Nicki Minaj and Taio Cruz, whose song "Dynamite" is up for five awards, including Top Hot 100 Song, Top Digital Song, Top Radio Song, Top Streaming Song (Audio) and Top Pop Song.
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Top Artist finalists include Justin Bieber, Eminem, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Rihanna. Top Male Artist finalists include Justin Bieber, Drake, Eminem, Bruno Mars and Usher. Top Female Artist finalists include Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Taylor Swift.
American Country Music Entertainer of the Year, 2011, Taylor Swift is a finalist in 7 categories, including: Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album for "Speak Now," Top Country Album for "Speak Now," and Top Country Song for "Mine." Taylor Swift ACM win - pictures
The Billboard Music Awards tare presented to artists with top chart performance and social and streaming activity.The 46a ward categories are based on data provided by Nielsen SoundScan, Nielsen BDS, Tubemogul, Nielsen BDS, Next Big Sound and tour grosses tracked by Billboard Boxscore.
The 2011 Billboard Music Awards is co-executed produced by Richard Beckman, CEO of Prometheus Global Media, which owns Billboard, and Don Mischer of Don Mischer Productions.
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