2011 Billboard Music Awards

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2011 Billboard Music Awards
DateMay 22, 2011 (2011-05-22)
LocationMGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Hosted byKen Jeong
Most awardsEminem and Justin Bieber (6 each)
Most nominationsRihanna (18)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkABC

The 2011 Billboard Music Awards were held May 22, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada and hosted by Ken Jeong. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2010.

Performances[]

Artist(s) Song(s)
Rihanna
Britney Spears 		"S&M"
The Black Eyed Peas "Just Can't Get Enough"
"The Time (Dirty Bit)"
"Boom Boom Pow"
"I Gotta Feeling"
Keith Urban "Long Hot Summer"
Pitbull
Nayer
Ne-Yo 		"Give Me Everything"
Beyoncé "Run the World (Girls)"
CeeLo Green
Mikky Ekko 		"Crazy"
"Bright Lights Bigger City"
"Forget You"
Lady Antebellum "Just a Kiss"
Taio Cruz "Break Your Heart"
"Dynamite"
OneRepublic
Far East Movement
Snoop Dogg 		"Good Life"
"Rocketeer"
"Like a G6"
"If I Was You (OMG)"
Mary J. Blige
Lil Wayne 		"Someone to Love Me (Naked)"
Kesha "Animal"
"Blow"
Nicki Minaj
Britney Spears 		"Super Bass"
"Till the World Ends"
Neil Diamond "Sweet Caroline"
"America"

Winners and nominees[]

Winners are listed in bold.[1]

Top Artist Top New Artist
  • Eminem
    • Justin Bieber
    • Lady Gaga
    • Rihanna
    • Taylor Swift
  • Justin Bieber
Top Male Artist Top Female Artist
  • Eminem
    • Justin Bieber
    • Drake
    • Bruno Mars
    • Usher
Top Duo/Group Top Billboard 200 Artist
  • The Black Eyed Peas
    • Bon Jovi
    • Lady Antebellum
    • Linkin Park
    • U2
  • Taylor Swift
Top Billboard 200 Album Top Hot 100 Artist
Top Hot 100 Song Top Touring Artist
  • "Dynamite" – Taio Cruz
    • "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna
    • "Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars
    • "California Gurls" – Katy Perry featuring Snoop Dogg
    • "OMG" – Usher featuring will.i.am
Top Digital Songs Artist Top Digital Song
Top Radio Songs Artist Top Radio Song
Top Streaming Artist Top Streaming Song (Audio)
  • Justin Bieber
  • "Just a Dream" – Nelly
    • "Dynamite" – Taio Cruz
    • "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna
    • "Need You Now" – Lady Antebellum
    • "Just the Way You Are" – Bruno Mars
Top Streaming Song (Video) Top Digital Media Artist
  • "Baby" – Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris
    • "Not Afraid" – Eminem
    • "Love the Way You Lie" – Eminem featuring Rihanna
    • "Bad Romance" – Lady Gaga
    • "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" – Shakira featuring Freshlyground
  • Justin Bieber
    • Akon
    • Eminem
    • Lady Gaga
    • Rihanna
Top Pop Artist Top Pop Album
  • Lady Gaga
    • Justin Bieber
    • The Black Eyed Peas
    • Ke$ha
    • Katy Perry
  • My World 2.0 – Justin Bieber
    • The E.N.D. – The Black Eyed Peas
    • Animal – Ke$ha
    • The Fame – Lady Gaga
    • Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
Top Pop Song Top R&B Artist
Top R&B Album Top R&B Song
Top Rap Artist Top Rap Album
Top Rap Song Top Country Artist
Top Country Album Top Country Song
Top Rock Artist Top Rock Album
Top Rock Song Top Latin Artist
Top Latin Album Top Latin Song
Top Dance Artist Top Dance Album
  • Lady Gaga
    • The Black Eyed Peas
    • David Guetta
    • Rihanna
    • La Roux
Top Dance Song Top Alternative Artist
Top Alternative Album Top Alternative Song
Top Christian Artist Top Christian Album
Top Christian Song Top Social Artist (fan-voted)
  • Justin Bieber
    • Akon
    • Eminem
    • Lady Gaga
    • Rihanna
Icon Award Millennium Award
Neil Diamond Beyoncé
Billboard.com Fan Favorite Viral Innovator of the Year
Justin Bieber Cee Lo Green

Artists with multiple wins and nominations[]

Artists that received multiple nominations
Nominations Artist
18 Rihanna
17 Eminem
15 Lady Gaga
11 Justin Bieber
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
10 Usher
7 Taio Cruz
Lady Antebellum
Mumford & Sons
Shakira
Taylor Swift
6 Ke$ha
Linkin Park
5 Drake
4 The Black Eyed Peas
Nicki Minaj
3 B.o.B.
The Black Keys
Enrique Iglesias
Kings of Leon
Mercy Me
Pitbull
Snoop Dogg
tobyMac
Trey Songz
will.i.am
2 Akon
Jason Aldean
Bon Jovi
Susan Boyle
Florence + The Machine
Freshlyground
Jack Johnson
Alicia Keys
Lil Wayne
Ludacris
Monica
Muse
Nelly
Neon Trees
Prince Royce
La Roux
Skillet
Sugarland
Chris Tomlin
Train
U2
Hayley Williams
Zac Brown Band
Artists that received multiple awards
Wins Artist
6 Justin Bieber
Eminem
4 Taio Cruz
3 Lady Gaga
Mumford & Sons
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Usher
2 Katy Perry
Shakira
Chris Tomlin
Train

Critical reception and controversy[]

Overall, critics praised the performances in whole. Critics, however, noted Beyoncé as the standout performer of the night.[2] However, some controversy was generated from the show. The Parents Television Council criticized Rihanna and Britney Spears's Performance of S&M (Remix), calling it "explicit", with PTC president saying "I cannot imagine what would possibly lead the ABC television network to air a profanity-laced, S&M sex show on primetime broadcast television", while criticizing the choice to air the performance first, on what they claim is a normally family targeted time slot (the show aired at 8:00 p.m.).[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "2011 Billboard Music Awards Winners List".
  2. ^ archive-Fernanda-Diaz 08/09/2010. "First MTV TJ Gabi Gregg Wants To Give Followers 'A Voice'". mtv.com. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. ^ Nagesh, Gautham (24 May 2011). "Parents group targets Billboard performance by Rihanna, Britney Spears". thehill.com. Retrieved 9 March 2017.

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