The nominees for the 2006 Billboard Awards were announced this week with both T.I. and Mary J. Blige getting five nominations, Ne-Yo with four nods and Chris Brown getting three nods. The award show will go down on December 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in
Flavor Flav, Three 6 Mafia, Rihanna, Chris Brown, among other will make appearances.
Here’s a partial list of the nominees:
Artist of the year
Chris Brown
Nickelback
Rascal Flatts
Male artist of the year
Chris Brown
Ne-Yo
Sean Paul
Female artist of the year
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
Duo/group of the year
Nickelback
The Pussycat Dolls
Rascal Flatts
New artist of the year
Chris Brown
The Fray
Ne-Yo
Album of the year
"All the Right Reasons," Nickelback
"High School Musical" soundtrack, Various Artists
"Some Hearts," Carrie Underwood
Hot 100 single of the year
"Bad Day," Daniel Powter
"Promiscuous," Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
"Temperature," Sean Paul
Pop single of the year
"Hips Don’t Lie," Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean
"Promiscuous," Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
"Temperature," Sean Paul
Soundtrack album of the year
"Get Rich or Die Tryin’"
"High School Musical"
"Walk the Line"
R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year
Mary J. Blige
Jamie Foxx
T.I.
Male R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year
Jamie Foxx
Ne-Yo
T.I.
Female R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
Mariah Carey
Duo/group R&B/Hip-Hop artist of the year
Dem Franchize Boyz
The Isley Brothers
Three 6 Mafia
R&B/Hip-Hop album of the year
"The Breakthrough," Mary J. Blige
"King," T.I.
"Unpredictable," Jamie Foxx
R&B/Hip-Hop single of the year
"Be Without You," Mary J. Blige
"So Sick," Ne-Yo
"Unpredictable," Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris
Rap artist of the year
Sean Paul
T.I.
Yung Joc
Rap album of the year
"Tha Carter II," Lil Wayne
"Curtain Call: The Hits," Eminem
"King," T.I.
Rap single of the year
"It’s Goin’ Down," Yung Joc
"Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It," Dem Franchize Boyz featuring Lil Peanut & Charlay
"Snap Yo Fingers," Lil Jon featuring E-40 & Sean Paul of the YoungBloodz