Billboard Music Awards heads our way Dec 4th

 

The Billboard Music Awards heads our way once again. Now dubbed the 2001 Billboard Music Awards, the popular music magazine will hold the ceremony at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Tuesday Dec 4th and is to be  hosted by comedian Bernie Mac. The show will be televised on the Fox network show time is 8pm.   

Scheduled to appear will be Alicia Keys, Britney Spears, Angie Stone , Puff Daddy and N' Sync among others and scheduled to perform will be young Miss Keys herself, Shaggy, Pink and No Doubt  As per the norm lately tributes and references will be made to those who lost their lives Sept. 11th 

Here are the nominees:

Artist of the year: Destiny's Child Jennifer Lopez Nelly Shaggy	Female artist of the year: Dido Janet Jackson Alicia Keys Jennifer Lopez
Male artist of the year: Ja Rule Lenny Kravitz Nelly Shaggy	Artist of the year - duo/group: 112 Destiny's Child Lifehouse Train
New artist of the year: Dream Alicia Keys Lifehouse Linkin Park	Album of the year: "Black & Blue," Backstreet Boys "1," the Beatles "Hotshot," Shaggy "NOW! That's What I Call Music Vol. 5," Various Artists
Albums artist of the year: Backstreet Boys The Beatles 'N Sync Shaggy	Male albums artist of the year: Ja Rule Tim McGraw Nelly Shaggy
Female albums artist of the year: Enya Alicia Keys Sade Britney Spears	Duo/group albums artist of the year: Backstreet Boys The Beatles Limp Bizkit 'N Sync
Hot 100 single of the year: "All for You," Janet Jackson "Fallin'," Alicia Keys "Hanging by a Moment," Lifehouse "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)," Train	Hot 100 singles artist of the year: Destiny's Child Janet Jackson Jennifer Lopez Matchbox Twenty
Male Hot 100 singles artist of the year: Ja Rule Jay-Z Nelly Shaggy	Female Hot 100 Singles artist of the year: Faith Hill Janet Jackson Alicia Keys Jennifer Lopez
Hot 100 singles artist of the year - duo/group: 112 Destiny's Child Lifehouse matchbox twenty	R&B/hip-hop artist of the year: Ja Rule Jay-Z R. Kelly Musiq Soulchild
Male R&B/hip-hop artist of the year: Ja Rule Jay-Z R. Kelly Musiq Soulchild	Female R&B/hip-hop artist of the year: Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott Eve Alicia Keys Jill Scott
R&B/hip-hop artist of the year - duo/group: 112 Destiny's Child Jagged Edge Outkast	New R&B/hip-hop artist of the year: Jaheim Alicia Keys Ludacris Musiq Soulchild
R&B/hip-hop album of the year: "Tp-2.Com," R. Kelly "Songs in A Minor," Alicia Keys "Hotshot," Shaggy "Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want To Sing)," Musiq Soulchild	R&B/hip-hop single of the year: "Missing You," Case "Where the Party At," Jagged Edge with Nelly "Fiesta," R. Kelly featuring Jay-Z "Love," Musiq Soulchild
Country artist of the year: Kenny Chesney Toby Keith Tim McGraw Travis Tritt	Male country artist of the year: Kenny Chesney Toby Keith Tim McGraw Travis Tritt
Female country artist of the year: Sara Evans Jo Dee Messina Jamie O'Neal Lee Ann Womack	Country artist of the year - duo/group: Brooks & Dunn Diamond Rio Dixie Chicks Lonestar
New country artist of the year: Jamie O'Neal Trick Pony Blake Shelton Cyndi Thomson	Country album of the year: "Breathe," Faith Hill "Greatest Hits," Tim McGraw "Coyote Ugly" soundtrack, Various Artists "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack, Various Artists
Country single of the year: "Ain't Nothing 'Bout You," Brooks & Dunn "Don't Happen Twice," Kenny Chesney "You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This" Toby Keith "It's a Great Day To Be Alive," Travis Tritt	Modern rock artist of the year: Fuel Incubus Linkin Park Staind
Modern rock single of the year: "Drive," Incubus "Hanging by a Moment" Lifehouse "It's Been Awhile," Staind "Schism," Tool	Rap artist of the year: City High Lil Bow Wow Lil' Romeo Outkast
Rock artist of the year: 3 Doors Down Godsmack Linkin Park Staind	Rap single of the year: "What Would You Do?," City High "Bow Wow (That's My Name)" Lil Bow Wow "My Baby," Lil' Romeo "Ms. Jackson," Outkast
Rock single of the year: "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)" Fuel "Awake," Godsmack "It's Been Awhile," Staind "Schism," Tool

 

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Flurry of new Christmas albums hit stores  

 

T'is the season to be merry and with that in mind the holiday season is officially underway come this week. Most will want to have their favourite Christmas songs to play and bring in the xmas spirit and it seems that every year we are subject to reinditions of the popular picks like '12 days of Christmas', 'Have yourself a merry little Christmas' and 'The Christmas Song' .

Out with new Christmas albums this year is Toni Braxton, Destiny's Child, Kelly Price and not forgetting label comps from the likes of Motown and Rhino so shop early for your holiday cheer there's plenty to choose from this year.

 

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Radio 1 reggae jock DJ Village is shot and killed 

 

BBC Radio 1's reggae jock DJ Village (who's given name is  Horrace Pinnock) was shot and killed following a gang fight in London early Tuesday morning (Nov. 20). According to the Metropolitan Police. Pinnock, 24, was shot following an argument with six to 10 men outside the Plaza Hotel in Wembley around 2.30 a.m. Shortly afterward, he was pronounced dead at Central Middlesex Hospital.

Said a spokes person for Radio 1 "This is a tragedy and our thoughts go out to his family and friends". Pinnock was an occasional DJ who filled in for Chris Goldfinger. Police say they are keeping an open mind about the motive for the killing. No arrests have yet been made. With him at the time was top reggae DJ/Performer Elephant man (given name O'Neal Bryan) who was robbed at gunpoint of all his possesions.

Report: Billboard.com, bbc.co.uk/radio1    

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Pink doesn't want to be 'Missundaztood'

 

Laface reigning princess Pink (famous for her pink hair who now sports a blond head of locks) has just released her sophomore set called 'Missundaztood' (Laface/Arista). The 22 year old (whose given name is Alicia Moore) who hails from Philadelphia gives us a little bit of a deeper, more mature pink with a strip all attitude to pop and branching into her own this time around. 

Much of the material on 'Missundaztood' was co-written and produced by one time member of '4 Non Blonds' Linda Perry and features a duet with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler on 'Misery'. The lead - off single is 'Get this party started' written and produced by Perry herself is already enjoying tremendous airplay across the country's air and cyber wave. The album is available now. Don't be misunderstood go get it