2011 Billboard Music Awards
| 2011 Billboard Music Awards | ||||
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| Date | May 22, 2011 | |||
| Location | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |||
| Host | Ken Jeong | |||
| Television/Radio coverage | ||||
| Network | ABC | |||
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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.
Nominees
| style="background:#EEDD85;" ! style="width="50%" | Top Artist | style="background:#EEDD85;" ! style="width="50%" | New Artist of the Year |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Hot 100 Song | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Top Billboard 200 Album |
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Presented by: Randy Jackson
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Billboard 200 Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Touring Artist |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Duo/Group | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Social Artist |
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Presented by: Selena Gomez & Rico Rodriguez |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Billboard 200 Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Hot 100 Artist |
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Presented by: Matthew Morrison |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Digital Songs Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Radio Songs Artist |
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Presented by: Joe Jonas
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Streaming Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Digital Media Artist |
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Presented by: Ken Jeong & Eric Stonestreet
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Male Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Female Artist |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Pop Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top R&B Artist |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Rap Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Country Artist |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Rock Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Alternative Artist |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Latin Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Dance Artist |
| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Christian Artist | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Christian Song |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Pop Song | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top R&B Song |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Rap Song | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Country Song |
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Presented by: Tim Allen
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Rock Song | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Alternative Song |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Latin Song | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Dance Song |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Pop Album | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top R&B Album |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Country Album | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Rap Album |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Rock Album | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Alternative Album |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Latin Album | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Dance/Electronic Album |
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| style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" |Top Christian Album | style="background:#EEDD82;" ! style="width="50%" | Special Awards |
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Millennium award Presented by: Tina Knowles
Icon Award |
Performances
| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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| 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" |
| Beyonce | "Run the World (Girls)" |
| Lady Antebellum | "Just a Kiss" |
| Taio Cruz | "Break Your Heart" "Dynamite" |
| One Republic Far East Movement Snoop Dogg |
"Good Life" "Rocketeer" "Like A G6" "If I Was You (OMG)" |
| Cee Lo Green Mikky Ekko |
"Crazy" "Bright Lights Bigger City" "Forget You" |
| Mary J. Blige Lil Wayne |
"Someone to Love Me (Naked)" |
| Ke$ha | "Animal" "Blow" |
| Nicki Minaj Britney Spears |
"Super Bass" "Till the World Ends" |
| Neil Diamond | "Sweet Caroline" "America" |
Critical reception and controversy
Overall, critics praised the performances in whole. Critics, however, noted Beyoncé as the standout performer of the night.[1][2][3] 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.).[4]
References
- ↑ http://gossiponthis.com/2011/05/24/beyonce-shines-billboard-music-awards/
- ↑ http://tj.mtv.com/2011/05/23/beyonce-performs-run-the-world-at-billboard-awards/
- ↑ http://popcrush.com/kesha-blow-2011-billboard-music-awards/
- ↑ http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/162925-parents-group-targets-billboard-performance-by-rihanna-britney-spears
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