MUMBAI: Rapper Eminem and Teen-idol Justin Bieber were top winners with six awards each at The Billboard Music Awards 2011, held on Sunday in Las Vegas.
Eminem won top honours with Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Song and Top Rap Album. In 2002 he won Best Album of the Year and Best R&B/Hip Hop Album of the Year, giving him a total of eight career Billboard Music Awards.
Bieber received, The Billboard.com Fan Favorite Award along with Top New Artist, Top Social Artist, Top Streaming Artist, Top Digital Media Artist, Top Pop Album and Top Streaming Song (video)
There was a six-way tie for second place between Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Usher, Taylor Swift, Mumford & Sons and Taio Cruz, who won three trophies each. Katy Perry, Shakira, Chris Tomlin and Train won two awards respectively, while Bruno Mars, Lady Antebellum, Black Eyed Peas, Enrique Iglesias, Ludacris, Nelly, Neon Trees, Skillet, U2, Will.I.Am and Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina were the other winners.
Beyonce Knowles and Neil Diamond were honored with Millennium and Icon Award respectively, for their career achievements, and U2 won the Touring trophy.
The event featured performances from The Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna and Britney Spears, Keith Urban, Cruz, Cee Lo Green, Lady Antebellum, Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, Far*East Movement, Pitbull, Mary J. Blige with Lil Wayne, OneRepublic and a special performance by Diamond.
MUMBAI: Rapper Eminem and Teen-idol Justin Bieber were top winners with six awards each at The Billboard Music Awards 2011, held on Sunday in Las Vegas.
Eminem won top honours with Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Song and Top Rap Album. In 2002 he won Best Album of the Year and Best R&B/Hip Hop Album of the Year, giving him a total of eight career Billboard Music Awards.
Bieber received, The Billboard.com Fan Favorite Award along with Top New Artist, Top Social Artist, Top Streaming Artist, Top Digital Media Artist, Top Pop Album and Top Streaming Song (video)
There was a six-way tie for second place between Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Usher, Taylor Swift, Mumford & Sons and Taio Cruz, who won three trophies each. Katy Perry, Shakira, Chris Tomlin and Train won two awards respectively, while Bruno Mars, Lady Antebellum, Black Eyed Peas, Enrique Iglesias, Ludacris, Nelly, Neon Trees, Skillet, U2, Will.I.Am and Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina were the other winners.
Beyonce Knowles and Neil Diamond were honored with Millennium and Icon Award respectively, for their career achievements, and U2 won the Touring trophy.
The event featured performances from The Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna and Britney Spears, Keith Urban, Cruz, Cee Lo Green, Lady Antebellum, Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, Far*East Movement, Pitbull, Mary J. Blige with Lil Wayne, OneRepublic and a special performance by Diamond.
