Mary J. Blige dominates Billboard Music Awards
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R&B singer Mary J. Blige was the  top winner at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on  Monday, taking home nine prizes, while "American Idol" champion  Carrie Underwood was honored for album of the year.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Josh Groban's "Noel" ruled the pop album charts for a fifth week Thursday, a record for a Christmas release, while Mary J. Blige's new CD provided some stiff competition as overall sales surged in the holiday shopping frenzy.
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Usher was the big winner at the 2004 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, taking 11 awards including Artist of the Year and R&amp;B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year.
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Mary J. Blige ended Josh Groban's  five-week reign on the U.S. pop album chart Thursday, as the  R&B singer's latest release took the crown a week after it  debuted at No. 2.
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The American Music Awards turned into the Usher Show last night, as the R&amp;B sensation swept his four categories, including Top Male Performer in both the rock/pop and soul/rhythm and blues categories.
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Mary J. Blige and Justin Timberlake, who had two of the year's most popular albums, were expected to see more success at Thursday's 49th annual Grammy nominations.
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R&B singer Usher, the smooth sensation behind four consecutive chart-topping singles and the biggest-selling album of the year, swept the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning all four categories in which he was nominated.
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Sexy R&amp;B sensation Usher was the king of the American Music Awards Sunday night-- taking home four awards including Favorite Male Artist in the Pop/rock and Soul/R&amp;B categories, as well as Best Album in both the Pop/rock and Soul/R&amp;B categories.
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Alicia Keys led Billboard's Hot 100  singles chart for a fifth week on Thursday with "No One," a  tune that also logged a tenth week atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop  Songs tally.
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Kanye West got beaten up by a woman on the latest U.S. pop album charts published Wednesday. A week after the rapper's third album debuted to the highest numbers in more than two years, West was bounced from the top spot by country star Reba McEntire's "Reba Duets."
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R&B singer Mary J. Blige led the  contenders for the Grammy Awards, picking up eight nominations,  organizers said on Thursday.
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The hip-hip duo took top honors Wednesday as the recording industry handed out its first awards for music sold through Internet-music services like Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes.
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Josh Groban's "Noel" ruled the U.S.  pop album charts for a fifth week Thursday, a record for a  Christmas release, while Mary J. Blige's new CD provided some  stiff competition as overall sales surged in the holiday  shopping frenzy.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Despite another week of tough  competition, Usher and Alicia Keys held onto the top slot of  Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for a fourth week in a row  with "My Boo."
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R&B stars Usher and Alicia Key  dominate the Billboard Awards in Las Vegas.
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Usher and Alicia Keys lead the pack of multiple-award finalists for the Billboard Music Awards, to be held Dec. 8 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and set to air live on Fox.
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Usher may not want to ring in the new year. This one's been too good to him. The R&amp;B impresario dominated the 2004 Billboard Music Awards on Wednesday night, picking up 11 awards in the latest in a string of accolades he has earned this year.