# Billboard Music Awards 2006

Die Billboard Music Awards 2006 wurden am 4. Dezember 2006 in der MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada verliehen. Es war die letzte Ausgabe der Awards bis zur Neuauflage 2011.

## Sieger und Nominierungen

Die Gewinner stehen als erstes und in Fettschrift.
| Artist of the Year | New Artist of the Year |
| Chris Brown Nickelback Rascal Flatts Sean Paul | Chris Brown James Blunt The Fray Ne-Yo |
| Male Artist of the Year | Female Artist of the Year |
| Chris Brown Ne-Yo Sean Paul Justin Timberlake | Rihanna Beyoncé Mary J. Blige Kelly Clarkson |
| Duo/Group of the Year | Male Billboard 200 Album Artist of the Year |
| Nickelback The Fray The Pussycat Dolls Rascal Flatts | Eminem James Blunt Johnny Cash Kenny Chesney |
| Female Billboard 200 Album Artist of the Year | Billboard 200 Album Duo/Group of the Year |
| Carrie Underwood Mary J. Blige Mariah Carey Kelly Clarkson | Rascal Flatts The Black Eyed Peas Nickelback The Pussycat Dolls |
| Album of the Year | Male Hot 100 Artist of the Year |
| Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood All the Right Reasons – Nickelback Me and My Gang – Rascal Flatts High School Musical (Soundtrack) – Various Artists | Sean Paul Chris Brown Ne-Yo Justin Timberlake |
| Female Hot 100 Artist of the Year | Hot 100 Duo/Group of the Year |
| Rihanna Beyoncé Mary J. Blige Kelly Clarkson | Nickelback The All-American Rejects The Fray The Pussycat Dolls |
| Hot 100 Single of the Year | Hot 100 Airplay Song of the Year |
| Bad Day – Daniel Powter Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland Temperature – Sean Paul Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean | Be Without You – Mary J. Blige Check on It – Beyoncé featuring Bun B & Slim Thug So Sick – Ne-Yo Temperature – Sean Paul |
| Digital Album Artist of the Year | Digital Album of the Year |
| The Fray James Blunt Jack Johnson John Mayer | How to Save a Life – The Fray Back to Bedlam – James Blunt Continuum – John Mayer FutureSex/LoveSounds – Justin Timberlake |
| Digital Songs Artist of the Year | Digital Song of the Year |
| The Fray The All-American Rejects Nickelback Sean Paul | Bad Day – Daniel Powter You're Beautiful – James Blunt Crazy – Gnarls Barkley Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland |
| Videoclips Artist of the Year | Videoclip of the Year |
| T.I. Beyoncé Mary J. Blige Chris Brown | Be Without You – Mary J. Blige So Sick – Ne-Yo Touch It – Busta Rhymes Why You Wanna – T.I. |
| Pop 100 Artist of the Year | Pop 100 Single of the Year |
| Rihanna Nickelback Sean Paul The Pussycat Dolls | Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland Temperature – Sean Paul Bad Day – Daniel Powter Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean |
| Pop 100 Airplay Song of the Year | R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year |
| Hips Don’t Lie – Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield Check on It – Beyoncé featuring Bun B & Slim Thug Promiscuous – Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland | Mary J. Blige Jamie Foxx Ne-Yo T.I. |
| New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year | Male R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year |
| Ne-Yo Chris Brown LeToya Yung Joc | T.I. Chris Brown Jamie Foxx Ne-Yo |
| Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year | R&B/Hip-Hop Duo/Group of the Year |
| Mary J. Blige Beyoncé Mariah Carey Keyshia Cole | Dem Franchize Boyz The Black Eyed Peas The Isley Brothers Three 6 Mafia |
| R&B/Hip-Hop Album Artist of the Year | R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the Year |
| Mary J. Blige Jamie Foxx Lil Wayne T.I. | The Breakthrough – Mary J. Blige Unpredictable – Jamie Foxx In My Own Words – Ne-Yo King – T.I. |
| R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist of the Year | R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year |
| Mary J. Blige Chris Brown Ne-Yo T.I. | Be Without You – Mary J. Blige Unpredictable – Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris So Sick – Ne-Yo It's Goin' Down – Yung Joc |
| R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Song of the Year | Rap Artist of the Year |
| Be Without You – Mary J. Blige Unpredictable – Jamie Foxx featuring Ludacris Looking for You – Kirk Franklin So Sick – Ne-Yo | T.I. Dem Franchize Boyz Sean Paul Yung Joc |
| Rap Album Artist of the Year | Rap Album of the Year |
| T.I. Eminem Lil Wayne Ludacris | King – T.I. Curtain Call: The Hits – Eminem Tha Carter II – Lil Wayne Duets: The Final Chapter – The Notorious B.I.G. |
| Rap Single of the Year | Country Artist of the Year |
| It's Goin' Down – Yung Joc Snap Yo Fingers – Lil Jon featuring E-40 & Sean Paul of the YoungBloodZ Lean wit It, Rock wit It – Dem Franchize Boyz featuring Lil Peanut & Charlay Grillz – Nelly featuring Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp | Kenny Chesney Toby Keith Rascal Flatts Carrie Underwood |
| New Country Artist of the Year | Male Country Artist of the Year |
| Carrie Underwood Eric Church Heartland The Wreckers | Kenny Chesney Toby Keith Tim McGraw Keith Urban |
| Female Country Artist of the Year | Country Duo/Group of the Year |
| Carrie Underwood Sara Evans Faith Hill Gretchen Wilson | Rascal Flatts Brooks & Dunn Little Big Town Sugarland |
| Country Album Artist of the Year | Country Album of the Year |
| Rascal Flatts Johnny Cash Kenny Chesney Carrie Underwood | Some Hearts – Carrie Underwood The Legend of Johnny Cash – Johnny Cash The Road and the Radio – Kenny Chesney Me and My Gang – Rascal Flatts |
| Country Songs Artist of the Year | Country Song of the Year |
| Kenny Chesney Toby Keith Rascal Flatts Carrie Underwood | If You're Going Through Hell (Before the Devil Even Knows) – Rodney Atkins The Word – Brad Paisley Summertime – Kenny Chesney What Hurts the Most – Rascal Flatts |
| Rock Artist of the Year | Rock Album of the Year |
| Nickelback Disturbed Red Hot Chili Peppers Shinedown | All the Right Reasons – Nickelback Back to Bedlam – James Blunt A Fever You Can't Sweat Out – Panic! at the Disco Stadium Arcadium – Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Rock Single of the Year | Modern Rock Artist of the Year |
| Animal I Have Become – Three Days Grace Speak – Godsmack Animals – Nickelback Dani California – Red Hot Chili Peppers | Red Hot Chili Peppers AFI Blue October Shinedown |
| Modern Rock Single of the Year | Soundtrack Album of the Year |
| Dani California – Red Hot Chili Peppers Miss Murder – AFI The Kill (Bury Me) – 30 Seconds to Mars Animal I Have Become – Three Days Grace | High School Musical – Various Artists Walk the Line – Various Artists Get Rich or Die Tryin' OST – Various Artists Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George – Jack Johnson |
| Billboard Century Award ||
| Tony Bennett ||

## Mehrfachgewinner und -nominierte

Mehrfach-Nominierungen :
| Nominierungen | Künstler |
| 13 | Mary J. Blige |
| 12 | Ne-Yo |
| 10 | Nickelback |
| 10 | Rascal Flatts |
| 10 | T.I. |
| 9 | Sean Paul |
| 8 | Chris Brown |
| 8 | Carrie Underwood |
| 7 | Kenny Chesney |
| 6 | Beyoncé |
| 6 | Jamie Foxx |
| 6 | The Fray |
| 6 | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 5 | James Blunt |
| 4 | Kelly Clarkson |
| 4 | Nelly Furtado |
| 4 | The Pussycat Dolls |
| 4 | Timbaland |
| 4 | Yung Joc |
| 3 | Johnny Cash |
| 3 | Dem Franchize Boyz |
| 3 | Eminem |
| 3 | Wyclef Jean |
| 3 | Toby Keith |
| 3 | Lil Wayne |
| 3 | Ludacris |
| 3 | Daniel Powter |
| 3 | Rihanna |
| 3 | Shakira |
| 3 | Justin Timberlake |
| 2 | AFI |
| 2 | The All-American Rejects |
| 2 | The Black Eyed Peas |
| 2 | Bun B |
| 2 | Mariah Carey |
| 2 | High School Musical |
| 2 | Jack Johnson |
| 2 | John Mayer |
| 2 | Shinedown |
| 2 | Slim Thug |
| 2 | Three Days Grace |
Mehrfach-Gewinner :
| Wins | Artist |
| 8 | Mary J. Blige |
| 5 | T.I. |
| 5 | Carrie Underwood |
| 4 | Nickelback |
| 3 | Chris Brown |
| 3 | Kenny Chesney |
| 3 | The Fray |
| 3 | Rascal Flatts |
| 3 | Rihanna |
| 2 | Daniel Powter |
| 2 | Red Hot Chili Peppers |