Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Eminem, and the other winners of the 2011 Billboard Music Awards have been announced. The Billboard Music Awards, “sponsored by Billboard magazine,…honors winners based on Billboard’s year-end music charts, which are based on Nielsen data for sales, downloads and airplay. Awards were given for the top album/artist/single in every genre. Since 1992, the awards also give out a Billboard Century Award – the magazine’s highest honor for creative achievement and named for Billboard’s centennial in 1994. The award was renamed the Icon Award in 2011. Since its inception (created by Rick Garson), the BMAs had been telecast on the Fox network; however due to contractual expirations and other unforeseen circumstances, the awards were cancelled for 2007. Plans for a new version of the awards in 2008 (in association with AEG Live) fell through, and the BMAs were not held until 2011.” The full listing of the 2011 Billboard Music Awards winners is below.
Top Artist
Taylor Swift
Top New Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Male Artist
EminemTop Female Artist
Rihanna
Top Duo/Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Radio Songs Artist
Rihanna
Top Touring Artist
U2
Top Social Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Digital Media Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Rap Artist
Eminem
Top Country Artist
Taylor Swift
Top Dance Artist
Lady Gaga
Top Christian Artist
Chris Tomlin
Viral Innovator of the Year
Cee Lo Green
Fan Favorite of the Year
Justin Bieber
ALBUMS AWARDS
Top Billboard 200 Album
Eminem — “Recovery”
Top Pop Album
Justin Bieber — “My World 2.0”
Top R&B Album
Usher — “Raymond v. Raymond”
Top Rap Album
Eminem — “Recovery”
Top Country Album
Taylor Swift — “Speak Now”
Top Rock Album
Mumford & Sons — “Sigh No More”
Top Alternative Album
Mumford & Sons — “Sigh No More”
Top Dance/Electronic Album
Lady Gaga — “The Fame”
Top Christian Album
Skillet — “Awake”
SONG AWARDS
Top Hot 100 Song
Taio Cruz — “Dynamite”
Top Digital Song
Taio Cruz — “Dynamite”
Top Radio Song
Bruno Mars — “Just the Way You Are”
Top Streaming Song (Audio)
Nelly — “Just A Dream”
Top Streaming Song (Video)
Justin Bieber Feat. Ludacris — “Baby”Top Pop Song
Taio Cruz — “Dynamite”
Top R&B Song
Usher Feat. will.i.am — “OMG”
Top Rap Song
Eminem Feat. Rihanna — “Love the Way You Lie”
Top Country Song
Lady Antebellum — “Need You Now”
Top Rock Song
Train — “Hey, Soul Sister”
Top Alternative Song
Neon Trees — “Animal”
Top Latin Song
Shakira Feat. Freshleyground — “Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)”
Top Dance Song
Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina — “Stereo Love”
Top Christian Song
Chris Tomlin — “Our God”
Source: Chinokino