the 10th annual 1999 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Wednesday (Dec. 8)

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1999 Billboard Music Awards Finalists

Artist Of The Year
Backstreet Boys
Britney Spears
TLC
Shania Twain

Male Artist
DMX
Jay-Z
R. Kelly
Ricky Martin

Female Artist
Cher
Whitney Houston
Britney Spears
Shania Twain

Duo/Group Artist
Backstreet Boys
98 Degrees
Sugar Ray
TLC


New Artist
Christina Aguilera
Lou Bega
Jennifer Lopez
Britney Spears

Hot 100 Singles Artist
Backstreet Boys
Ricky Martin
Britney Spears
TLC

Album Artist
Backstreet Boys
Garth Brooks
'N Sync
Britney Spears

Rap Singles Artist
Jay-Z
JT Money
Busta Rhymes
Sole


R&B Artist
Faith Evans
Lauryn Hill
Jay-Z
R. Kelly

Country Artist
Dixie Chicks
Martina McBride
Tim McGraw
George Strait

R&B Album Artist
DMX
Lauryn Hill
Juvenile
R. Kelly

R&B Singles Title
Deborah Cox "Nobody's Supposed To Be Here"
Whitney Houston "Heartbreak Hotel"
Maxwell "Fortunate"
TLC "No Scrubs"


Hot 100 Title
Cher "Believe"
Whitney Houston Feat. Faith Evans and Kelly Price "Heartbreak Hotel"
Monica "Angel Of Mine"
TLC "No Scrubs"

Album of the Year
Backstreet Boys "Millennium"
'N Sync "'N Sync"
Britney Spears "...Baby One More Time"
Shania Twain "Come On Over"


1999 Billboard Music Award Winners

1999 Billboard Century Award: Emmylou Harris
Artist Achievement Award: Aerosmith
Artist Of The Decade: Mariah Carey

Artist Of The Year: Backstreet Boys
Album Of The Year: Backstreet Boys' "Millennium" (Jive)

Male Artist Of The Year: Ricky Martin
Female Artist Of The Year: Britney Spears
New Artist Of The Year: Britney Spears

Albums Artist Of The Year: Backstreet Boys
Albums Artist Duo/Group Of The Year: Backstreet Boys
Female Albums Artist Of The Year: Britney Spears

Male Hot 100 Singles Artist Of The Year: Ricky Martin
Female Hot 100 Singles Artist Of The Year: Britney Spears

R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year: R. Kelly
R&B Albums Artist Of The Year: DMX
R&B Album Of The Year: Juvenile's "400 Degreez" (Cash Money/Universal)
R&B Single Of The Year: Maxwell's "Fortunate" (Rock Land/Interscope/Columbia)

Rap Artist Of The Year: Jay-Z
Rap Single Of The Year: JT Money/Solé's "Who Dat" (Tony Mercedes/Freeworld/Priority)

Country Artist Of The Year: Dixie Chicks
Country Albums Artist Of The Year: Dixie Chicks
Country Albums Artist Duo/Group Of The Year: Dixie Chicks

Modern Rock Artist Of The Year: The Offspring
Modern Rock Track Of The Year: Lit's "My Own Worst Enemy" (RCA)
Rock Artist Of The Year: Creed
Rock Track Of The Year: Creed's "One" (Wind-Up)
Adult Contemporary Track Of The Year: Sarah McLachlan's "Angel" (Arista)

Catalog Artist Of The Year: Metallica
Catalog Album Of The Year: Metallica's "Metallica" (Elektra/EEG)

In addition, Red Hot Chili Peppers were presented with a special award for setting an all-time Billboard record for the most weeks at No. 1 on Modern Rock Tracks chart (with their song "Scar Tissue").

 

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