Mariah wins big at Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
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Mariah Carey was the big winner at  the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards in Atlanta Friday, winning  five prizes, including top R&B/hip-hop artist.
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Three albums that reached stores  ahead of schedule will lead the next Billboard 200 chart and  raise the profile of hip-hop and R&B.
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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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R&B star Usher and OutKast triumph at the World Music Awards at a ceremony in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
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OutKast topped the first US digital music awards, presented by the Recording industry Association of America (RIAA). They took a multi-platinum award yesterday in recognition of 400,000 downloads for &#39;Hey Ya!
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Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim, was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday...
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Gretchen Wilson, the 31-year-old country music sensation, received the Breakthrough Favorite New Artist award at the American Music Awards on Sunday night, her second major award in less than a week.
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Hip-hop duo OutKast and R&amp;B sensation Usher shared top honors on Thursday, scooping a combined five prizes at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Rome which was broadcast to millions of viewers worldwide.
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Last night Billboard held its annual music awards show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. To the surprise of absolutely no one, the major winners of the night were Usher (with 11 tropies) and Alicia Keys, who took home seven awards.
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The chart-bursting singer walked away with a leading 11 awards at the music biz&#39;s biggest popularity contest, including trophies for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for Confessions and
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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&amp;B singer Usher, who scored the biggest album of the year and four No. 1 singles, picked up 11 trophies at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on Wednesday, with Alicia Keys, OutKast
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Billboard magazine has picked Reba McEntire for its first "Woman of the Year" award.
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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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Alicia Keys began a fourth week at  No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday, while  another tune from the R&B singer flew up the rankings.
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Usher and Alicia Keys' "My Boo" topped the Billboard Hot 100 single chart for a second consecutive week, and their duet also took the No. 1 slot on the newly unveiled Hot Ringtones chart.
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New York rapper Mims soared to the  top of the U.S. singles chart Thursday with "This Is Why I'm  Hot," an independently produced fixture at urban radio.