2011 Billboard Music Awards

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The 2011 Billboard Music Awards took place in the MGM Grand Garden Arena

The 2011 Billboard Music Awards were held on May 22, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas , Nevada . The awards honored the most successful musicians, songs and albums of 2010. The most successful artists were Justin Bieber and Eminem with six awards each . Beyoncé Knowles won the Millennium Award and Neil Diamond won the Icon Award. The presenter and actor Ken Jeong hosted the award ceremony. The ceremony could be followed live on the ABC network.

Appearances

The awards were opened by Rihanna and Britney Spears , who sang the remix version of S&M together. This was Spears' first appearance at an awards show in four years. Both singers wore latex clothes , fishnet stockings and handcuffs . At the end of their performance, the two fought a pillow fight on stage.

The rapper Lil Wayne performed together with Mary J. Blige .

Cee-Lo Green sang a medley of his hits Crazy , Bright Lights, Bigger City and Forget You on the piano . The piano was mounted on a machine that lifted it into the air during the performance and then made it rotate 360 ​​° around its own axis.

Country singer Keith Urban sang Long Hot Summer and country group Lady Antebellum played Just a Kiss . Neil Diamond sang Sweet Carolina .

British singer Taio Cruz sang a medley of his number one hits Break Your Heart and Dynamite .

Hip-hop group The Black Eyed Peas sang their hit Just Can't Get Enough .

Ke $ ha sang her US hit Blow . At the beginning of the performance she sang the song on a rack that floated over the stage and was slowly lowered. On stage, she continued singing her hit with a group of dancers disguised as animal creatures.

Beyoncé sang her hit Run the World (Girls) in front of a big stage on which Knowles was shown with various dance choreographies.

At the end of the event, Spears sang a remix version of their hit Till the World Ends with Nicki Minaj .

Award winners

The artists nominated for the Billboard Music Awards 2011 were announced on April 13, 2011 in a press conference.

Best artist

Best New Artist

Top Hot 100 song

Top Billboard 200 album

Best tour

Best duo / group

Best country album

Best rap album

Best rock album

Best social artist

Top digital song

Top radio song

Top Streaming Song (Audio)

Top Streaming Song (Video)

Top Billboard 200 Artists

Top Hot 100 Artists

Top digital songs artist

Top radio songs artist

Top streaming artist

Top digital media artist

Best Male Artist

Best Female Artist

Best pop artist

Best R&B artist

Best rap artist

Best Country Artist

Best rock artist

Best alternative artist

Best Latin Artist

Best dance artist

Best Christian Artist

Best pop song

Best R&B song

Best rap song

Best country song

Best rock song

Best alternative song

Best latin song

Best dance song

Best Christian song

Best pop album

Best R&B album

Best alternative album

Best Latin album

Best dance / electronic album

Best Christian album

Millennium Award

Icon Award

Viral Innovative Award

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/#/news/britney-spears-joins-rihanna-nicki-minaj-1005186062.story
  2. ↑ Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga Lead Billboard Music Awards Finalists . In: Billboard , April 13, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.