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BILLBOARD R&B; HIP-HOP AWARDS |
The Billboard R&B; Hip-Hop Awards honor the genres' most popular albums, songs, artists, and contributors, as determined by the actual sales and radio airplay data that informs Billboard's weekly charts. Finalists and winners reflect performance of recordings on Billboard's R&B; Hip-Hop and Rap charts, during the one-year period from the May 28, 2005 issue of Billboard through the May 20, 2006 issue of Billboard. A new artist is considered any artist who has not appeared on a Billboard album chart prior to the March 26, 2005 issue or has not been a new artist finalist in the past.
WINNERS will be announced at show Friday, September 8
as part of the 2006 Billboard R&B; Hip-Hop Conference.
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FINALISTS AND WINNERS
Winners are bold
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| R&B;/HIP-HOP ALBUMS |
| The Breakthrough |
Mary J. Blige |
Matriarch/Geffen/Interscope |
| The Emancipation of Mimi |
Mariah Carey |
Island/IDJMG |
| Unpredictable |
Jamie Foxx |
J/RMG |
| Late Registration |
Kanye West |
Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG
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| R&B;/HIP-HOP SONGS |
| Be Without You |
Mary J. Blige |
Geffen/Interscope |
| We Belong Together |
Mariah Carey |
Island/IDJMG |
| Unpredictable |
Jamie Foxx Feat. Ludacris |
J/RMG |
| Gold Digger |
Kanye West Feat. Jamie Foxx |
Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| R&B;/HIP-HOP ARTISTS |
| Mary J. Blige |
Matriarch/Geffen/Interscope |
| Mariah Carey |
Island/IDJMG |
| Jamie Foxx |
J/RMG |
| Kanye West |
Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| R&B;/HIP-HOP ARTISTS - MALE |
| Jamie Foxx |
J/RMG |
| T.I. |
Grand Hustle/Atlantic/AG |
| Kanye West |
Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| Young Jeezy |
Corporate Thugz/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| R&B;/HIP-HOP ARTISTS - FEMALE |
| Mary J. Blige |
Matriarch/Geffen/Interscope |
| Mariah Carey |
Island/IDJMG |
| Keyshia Cole |
A&M;/Interscope |
| Alicia Keys |
J/RMG |
| R&B;/HIP-HOP ARTISTS - DUO OR GROUP |
| The Black Eyed Peas |
A&M;/Interscope |
| Dem Franchize Boyz |
So So Def/Virgin |
| Destiny's Child |
Columbia/Sony Music |
| Ying Yang Twins |
ColliPark/TVT |
| R&B;/HIP-HOP ARTISTS - NEW |
| Chris Brown |
Jive/Zomba |
| Keyshia Cole |
A&M;/Interscope |
| Ne-Yo |
Def Jam/IDJMG |
| Young Jeezy |
Corporate Thugz/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| R&B;/HIP-HOP SONGS ARTIST |
| Mary J. Blige |
Matriarch/Geffen/Interscope |
| Chris Brown |
Jive/Zomba |
| Mariah Carey |
Island/IDJMG |
| Keyshia Cole |
A&M;/Interscope |
| R&B;/HIP-HOP ALBUMS ARTIST |
| Mary J. Blige |
Matriarch/Geffen/Interscope |
| Mariah Carey |
Island/IDJMG |
| Jamie Foxx |
J/RMG |
| Kanye West |
Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| RAP ALBUMS |
| Monkey Business |
The Black Eyed Peas |
A&M;/Interscope |
| King |
T.I. |
Grand Hustle/Atlantic/AG |
| Late Registration |
Kanye West |
Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101 |
Young Jeezy |
Corporate Thugz/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| R&B;/ HIP-HOP SONGS - SALES |
| Run It! |
Chris Brown |
Jive/Zomba |
| In The Kitchen |
R. Kelly |
Jive/Zomba |
| Back Together Again |
Meli'sa Morgan & Freddie Jackson |
LuAnn/Orpheus |
| Don't Cha |
Pussycat Dolls Feat. Busta Rhymes |
A&M;/Interscope |
| R&B;/ HIP-HOP SONGS - AIRPLAY |
| Be Without You |
Mary J. Blige |
Geffen/Interscope |
| We Belong Together |
Mariah Carey |
Island/IDJMG |
| Unpredictable |
Jamie Foxx Feat. Ludacris |
J/RMG |
| Must Be Nice |
Lyfe Jennings |
Columbia/SUM |
| HOT RAP TRACKS |
| Like You |
Bow Wow Feat. Ciara |
Columbia/SUM |
| Grillz |
Nelly Feat. Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp |
Derrty/Fo'Reel/Universal Motown |
| Gold Digger |
Kanye West Feat. Jamie Foxx |
Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| Soul Survivor |
Young Jeezy Feat. Akon |
Corporate Thugz/Def Jam/IDJMG |
| TOP SONGWRITERS |
| Johnta Austin |
| Jermaine Dupri |
| Robert Kelly |
| Scott Storch |
| TOP PRODUCERS |
| Mr. Collipark |
| Bryan-Michael Cox |
| Jermaine Dupri |
| Scott Storch |
| TOP MAJOR LABEL |
| Atlantic Group |
| Interscope |
| Island Def Jam Music Group |
| Sony Music |
| TOP INDEPENDENT LABEL |
| Koch |
| Invisible |
| Ruthless |
| TVT |
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