2011 Billboard Music Awards

2011 Billboard Music Awards
Date	May 22, 2011
Location	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Hosted by	Ken Jeong
Television/Radio coverage
Network	ABC

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

Top Artist	New Artist of the Year
Justin Bieber Eminem Lady Gaga Rihanna Taylor Swift	Ke$ha Bruno Mars Nicki Minaj Taio Cruz Justin Bieber
Hot 100 Song	Top Billboard 200 Album
Presented by: Randy Jackson "Dynamite" - Taio Cruz "Love the Way You Lie" - Eminem ft. Rihanna "Just the Way You Are" - Bruno Mars "California Gurls" - Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg "OMG" - Usher ft. will.i.am	My World 2.0 - Justin Bieber The Gift - Susan Boyle Need You Now - Lady Antebellum Recovery - Eminem Speak Now - Taylor Swift
Top Billboard 200 Artist	Top Touring Artist
Justin Bieber Susan Boyle Lady Antebellum Eminem Taylor Swift	Bon Jovi - Bon Jovi Live Michael Bublé - Crazy Love Tour Lady Gaga - The Monster Ball Tour U2 - U2 360° Tour Roger Waters - The Wall Live
Top Duo/Group	Top Social Artist
Presented by: Selena Gomez & Rico Rodriguez The Black Eyed Peas Bon Jovi Lady Antebellum Linkin Park U2	Akon Justin Bieber Eminem Lady Gaga Rihanna
Top Billboard 200 Artist	Top Hot 100 Artist
Presented by: Matthew Morrison Justin Bieber Susan Boyle Eminem Lady Antebellum Taylor Swift	Ke$ha Bruno Mars Katy Perry Rihanna Usher
Top Digital Songs Artist	Top Radio Songs Artist
Eminem Ke$ha Bruno Mars Katy Perry Rihanna	Presented by: Joe Jonas Drake Bruno Mars Katy Perry Rihanna Usher
Top Streaming Artist	Top Digital Media Artist
Justin Bieber Eminem Lady Gaga Rihanna Shakira	Presented by: Ken Jeong & Eric Stonestreet Akon Justin Bieber Eminem Lady Gaga Rihanna
Top Male Artist	Top Female Artist
Drake Eminem Bruno Mars Usher Justin Bieber	Ke$ha Lady Gaga Katy Perry Rihanna Taylor Swift
Top Pop Artist	Top R&B Artist
Justin Bieber The Black Eyes Peas Ke$ha Lady Gaga Katy Perry	Alicia Keys Monica Rihanna Trey Songz Usher
Top Rap Artist	Top Country Artist
Drake Eminem Lil Wayne Ludacris Nicki Minaj	Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Lady Antebellum Taylor Swift Zac Brown Band
Top Rock Artist	Top Alternative Artist
Kings of Leon Linkin Park Mumford & Sons Muse Train	The Black Keys Kings of Leon Linkin Park Mumford & Sons Muse
Top Latin Artist	Top Dance Artist
Enrique Iglesias Pitbull Prince Royce Shakira Wisin & Yandel	The Black Eyed Peas David Guetta Lady Gaga La Roux Rihanna
Top Christian Artist	Top Christian Song
Casting Crowns MercyMe Skillet tobyMac Chris Tomlin	"Live Like We're Dying - Kris Allen "All of Creation" - MercyMe "Lead Me" - Sanctus Real "Get Back Up" - tobyMac "Our God" - Chris Tomlin
Top Pop Song	Top R&B Song
"Dynamite" - Taio Cruz "Just the Way You Are" - Bruno Mars "California Gurls" - Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg "Firework" - Katy Perry "Teenage Dream" - Katy Perry	"Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" - Alicia Keys "What's My Name?" - Rihanna ft. Drake "Bottoms Up" - Trey Songz ft. Nicki Minaj "OMG" - Usher ft. will.i.am "There Goes My Baby" - Usher
Top Rap Song	Top Country Song
"Airplanes" - B.o.B ft. Hayley Williams "Nothin' on You" - B.o.B ft. Bruno Mars "Love the Way You Lie" - Eminem ft. Rihanna "Like a G6" - Far East Movement ft. The Cataracs and Dev "Just a Dream" - Nelly	Presented by: Tim Allen "If I Die Young" - The Band Perry "Need You Now" - Lady Antebellum "The House That Built Me" - Miranda Lambert "Stuck Like Glue" - Sugarland "Mine" - Taylor Swift
Top Rock Song	Top Alternative Song
"Lay Me Down" - The Dirty Heads ft. Rome "Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + the Machine "Little Lion Man" - Mumford & Sons "Animal" - Neon Trees "Hey, Soul Sister" - Train	"Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + the Machine "Waiting for the End" - Linkin Park "The Cave" - Mumford & Sons "Little Lion Man" - Mumford & Sons "Animal" - Neon Trees
Top Latin Song	Top Dance Song
"Cuando Me Enamoro" - Enrique Iglesias ft. Juan Luis Guerra "Bon, Bon - Pitbull "Gypsy" - Shakira "Loca" - Shakira ft. El Cata "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" - Shakira ft. Freshlyground	"Bad Romance" - Lady Gaga "Telephone" - Lady Gaga ft. Beyoncé "Bulletproof - La Roux "Stereo Love" - Edward Maya ft. Vika Jigulina "We Speak No Americano" - Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP
Top Pop Album	Top R&B Album
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	Still Standing - Monica Loud - Rihanna Soldier of Love - Sade Passion, Pain & Pleasure - Trey Songz Raymond v. Raymond - Usher
Top Country Album	Top Rap Album
My Kinda Party - Jason Aldean Need You Now - Lady Antebellum The Incredible Machine - Sugarland Speak Now - Taylor Swift The Foundation - Zac Brown Band	Thank Me Later - Drake Recovery - Eminem Pink Friday - Nicki Minaj I Am Not a Human Being - Lil Wayne My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy - Kanye West
Top Rock Album	Top Alternative Album
Brothers - The Black Keys To the Sea - Jack Johnson Born Free - Kid Rock A Thousand Suns - Linkin Park Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons	Brothers - The Black Keys To the Sea - Jack Johnson Come Around Sundown - Kings of Leon A Thousand Suns - Linkin Park Sigh No More - Mumford & Sons
Top Latin Album	Top Dance/Electronic Album
Iconos - Marc Anthony Dejarte de Amar - Camila Euphoria - Enrique Iglesias Prince Royce - Prince Royce Sale el Sol - Shakira	Tron Legacy Soundtrack - Daft Punk The Fame - Lady Gaga The Fame Monster - Lady Gaga The Remix - Lady Gaga Ocean Eyes - Owl City
Top Christian Album	Special Awards
The Generous Mr. Lovewell - MercyMe Awake - Skillet Tonight - tobyMac And If Our God Is for Us... - Chris Tomlin WOW Hits 2011 - Various Artists	Millennium award Presented by: Tina Knowles Beyoncé Icon Award Neil Diamond

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)"
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

1. http://gossiponthis.com/2011/05/24/beyonce-shines-billboard-music-awards/
2. http://tj.mtv.com/2011/05/23/beyonce-performs-run-the-world-at-billboard-awards/
3. http://popcrush.com/kesha-blow-2011-billboard-music-awards/
4. http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/162925-parents-group-targets-billboard-performance-by-rihanna-britney-spears

External links

• 2011 Billboard Music Awards at the Internet Movie Database