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Nov 29th, 2005, 05:57 PM
50 Cent, Mariah Carey and Green Day are the top finalists for the 2005 Billboard Music Awards, which will be handed out Dec. 6 live on Fox from Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden Arena. Rap legend LL Cool J will host the event, which will boast newly confirmed performances from Gwen Stefani and Daddy Yankee with Pharrell.
50 Cent is a finalist in eight categories, followed by Carey with seven and Green Day with six. All three will vie for artist of the year and album of the year for "The Massacre," "The Emancipation of Mimi" and "American Idiot," respectively. The other album of the year finalist is Eminem's "Encore," while Kelly Clarkson is the fourth artist of the year finalist.
The presenters' area onstage will resemble a cross between CNN's "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer and the NASDAQ stock market, according to producer Paul Flattery. Screens behind this area will display Billboard charts from throughout the year for the award category being presented. Once the winner is announced, the year-end chart in that category will then be shown in select cases.
Mariah is a finalist in seven categories:
Artist of the year:
50 Cent
Mariah Carey
Kelly Clarkson
Green Day
Album of the year:
50 Cent, "The Massacre"
Mariah Carey, "The Emancipation of Mimi"
Eminem, "Encore"
Green Day, "American Idiot"
Hot 100 song of the year:
Mariah Carey, "We Belong Together"
Kelly Clarkson, "Since U Been Gone"
Mario, "Let Me Love You"
Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl"
R&B/hip-hop album of the year:
50 Cent, "The Massacre"
Mariah Carey, "The Emancipation of Mimi"
Destiny's Child, "Destiny Fulfilled"
Eminem, "Encore"
R&B/hip-hop artist of the year:
50 Cent
Mariah Carey
Destiny's Child
Fantasia
R&B/hip-hop song of the year:
Mariah Carey, "We Belong Together"
Fantasia, "Truth Is"
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz featuring Usher and Ludacris, "Lovers & Friends"
Mario, "Let Me Love You"
Female R&B/hip-hop artist of the year:
Mariah Carey
Ciara
Fantasia
Alicia Keys
Source: Billboard (http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/awards/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001572163)
50 Cent is a finalist in eight categories, followed by Carey with seven and Green Day with six. All three will vie for artist of the year and album of the year for "The Massacre," "The Emancipation of Mimi" and "American Idiot," respectively. The other album of the year finalist is Eminem's "Encore," while Kelly Clarkson is the fourth artist of the year finalist.
The presenters' area onstage will resemble a cross between CNN's "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer and the NASDAQ stock market, according to producer Paul Flattery. Screens behind this area will display Billboard charts from throughout the year for the award category being presented. Once the winner is announced, the year-end chart in that category will then be shown in select cases.
Mariah is a finalist in seven categories:
Artist of the year:
50 Cent
Mariah Carey
Kelly Clarkson
Green Day
Album of the year:
50 Cent, "The Massacre"
Mariah Carey, "The Emancipation of Mimi"
Eminem, "Encore"
Green Day, "American Idiot"
Hot 100 song of the year:
Mariah Carey, "We Belong Together"
Kelly Clarkson, "Since U Been Gone"
Mario, "Let Me Love You"
Gwen Stefani, "Hollaback Girl"
R&B/hip-hop album of the year:
50 Cent, "The Massacre"
Mariah Carey, "The Emancipation of Mimi"
Destiny's Child, "Destiny Fulfilled"
Eminem, "Encore"
R&B/hip-hop artist of the year:
50 Cent
Mariah Carey
Destiny's Child
Fantasia
R&B/hip-hop song of the year:
Mariah Carey, "We Belong Together"
Fantasia, "Truth Is"
Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz featuring Usher and Ludacris, "Lovers & Friends"
Mario, "Let Me Love You"
Female R&B/hip-hop artist of the year:
Mariah Carey
Ciara
Fantasia
Alicia Keys
Source: Billboard (http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/awards/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001572163)