50 Cent Nominated For 10 Billboard Awards

50 Cent has been nominated in 10 different categories for Billboard’s third annual R&B/Hip-Hop Awards. Nelly was also dominate with nominations in seven categories, R. Kelly is up for seven, Eminem clocked in at 5, while the late songbird Aaliyah was nominated in four categories. Some of the categories 50 Cent is up for include […]

50 Cent has been nominated in 10 different categories

for Billboard’s third annual R&B/Hip-Hop Awards.

Nelly was also dominate with nominations in seven

categories, R. Kelly is up for seven, Eminem clocked in at 5, while the late

songbird Aaliyah was nominated in four categories.

Some of the categories 50 Cent is up for include

top R&B/hip-hop single, top R&B/hip-hop album and top R&B/hip-hop

artist.

Nelly is also compteting against 50 for top top

R&B/hip-hop artist and top R&B/hip-hop album, fueled by the 5 times

platinum, Nellyville.

"This is really a blessing," Nelly

told Billboard. "It’s hard to believe that we [the St. Lunatics] are still

receiving nominations for this album."

The Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards are based

on sales information from Nielsen SoundScan and radio airplay information provided

by BDS.

The ceremony will take place in Miami at the

Jackie Gleason Theatre, closing Billboard/American Urban Radio Networks annual

R&B/Hip-Hop Conference.

All nominee’s are listed below:

TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS

"Get Rich Or Die Tryin’," 50 Cent (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)

"The Eminem Show," Eminem (Web/Aftermath/Interscope)

"Chocolate Factory," R. Kelly (Jive/Zomba)

"Nellyville," Nelly (Fo’ Reel/Universal/UMRG)

TOP R&B/HIP-HOP SINGLES

"In Da Club," 50 Cent (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)

"Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip-Hop), Erykah Badu Feat. Common (Fox/MCA)

"Ignition," R. Kelly (Jive)

"Dontchange," Musiq (Def Soul/IDJMG)

TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ARTISTS

50 Cent

Aaliyah

Eminem

Nelly

TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ARTISTS – MALE

50 Cent

Eminem

R. Kelly

Nelly

TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ARTISTS – FEMALE

Aaliyah

Amerie

Ashanti

Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott

TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ARTISTS – DUO OR GROUP

B2K

Big Tymers

Clipse

Dru Hill

TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ARTISTS – NEW

50 Cent

Amerie

B2K

Clipse

TOP R&B/HIP-HOP SINGLES ARTIST

50 Cent

Aaliyah

Ashanti

Nelly

TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS ARTIST

50 Cent

Eminem

R. Kelly

Nelly

TOP RAP ALBUMS

"Get Rich Or Die Tryin’," 50 Cent (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)

"The Eminem Show," Eminem (Web/Aftermath/Interscope)

"Nellyville," Nelly (Fo’ Reel/Universal/UMRG)

"8 Mile," Various Artists (Shady/Interscope)

TOP R&B/ HIP-HOP SINGLES – SALES

"Two Wrongs," Wyclef Jean Feat. Claudette

Ortiz (Columbia)

"Ignition," R. Kelly (Jive)

"I Don’t Really Know," Brandy Moss-Scott (Heavenly Tunes)

"Don’t Mess With My Man," Nivea Feat. Brian & Brandon Casey (Jive)

TOP R&B/ HIP-HOP SINGLES – AIRPLAY

"In Da Club," 50 Cent (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)

"Miss You," Aaliyah (Blackground/Universal/UMRG)

"Love Of My Life (An Ode To Hip-Hop), Erykah Badu Feat. Common (Fox/MCA)

"Dontchange," Musiq (Def Soul/IDJMG)

HOT RAP TRACKS OF THE YEAR

"In Da Club," 50 Cent (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)

"Work It," Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott (The Gold Mind/Elektra/EEG)

"Hot In Herre," Nelly (Fo’ Reel/Universal/UMRG)

"Dilemma," Nelly Feat. Kelly Rowland (Fo’ Reel/Universal/UMRG)

TOP SONGWRITERS OF THE YEAR

Chad Hugo

Robert Kelly

Timothy Mosley

Pharrell Williams

TOP PRODUCERS OF THE YEAR

Robert Kelly

Irv Gotti

The Neptunes

Timbaland

TOP MAJOR LABEL OF THE YEAR

Arista

Interscope

Island Def Jam Music Group

Universal Motown Records Group

TOP INDEPENDENT LABEL OF THE YEAR

Artemis

Koch

TVT

VP