Billboard Music Awards vor avea loc in acest an la MGM Grand in Las Vegas, pe 22 mai. Aceste premii se acorda avand in vedere vanzarile de albume, single-uri; turneele; streaming-ul si intreactiunile de pe MySpace, Facebook si alte medii online. Perioada pentru care se iau in considerare toate aceste aspecte este 28 februarie 2010 – 1 martie 2011. Vor fi premiati artistii de top, apartinand tuturor genurilor muzicale, printre care R&B, Rap, Pop, Country, Rock, Latin si Alternative.

       Nominalizarile, lista completa o gasiti aici, sunt:

Top Artist

Justin Bieber
Eminem
Lady Gaga
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Top New Artist

Justin Bieber
Taio Cruz
Ke$ha
Bruno Mars
Nicki Minaj

Top Male Artist

Justin Bieber
Drake
Eminem
Bruno Mars
Usher

Top Female Artist

Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group

The Black Eyed Peas
Bon Jovi
Lady Antebellum
Linkin Park
U2

Top Billboard 200 Artist

Justin Bieber
Susan Boyle
Eminem
Lady Antebellum
Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist

Ke$ha
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Usher

Top Digital Songs Artist

Eminem
Ke$ha
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna

Top Radio Songs Artist

Drake
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Usher

Top Pop Artist

Justin Bieber
The Black Eyed Peas
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry

Top R&B Artist

Alicia Keys
Monica
Rihanna
Trey Songz
Usher

Top Rap Artist

Drake
Eminem
Lil Wayne
Ludacris
Nicki Minaj

Top Dance Artist

The Black Eyed Peas
David Guetta
Lady Gaga
LaRoux
Rihanna

       Rihanna este nominalizata la 18 categorii, printre care Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Female Artist, Top R&B Artist si Top Dance/Electronic Artist. Piesa ei in colaborare cu Eminem, “Love the Way You Lie” este mentionata la 6 categorii. Eminem are 16 nominalizari, iar Lady Gaga nu putea sa lipseasca, este prezenta la 12 categorii.

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