1999 Billboard Music Awards Explained

1999 Billboard Music Awards
Location:MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
Country:United States
Host:Kathy Griffin, Adam Carolla
Most Awards:Britney Spears (5)
Most Nominations:Britney Spears (8)
Network:Fox
Ratings:8.1% (Nielsen ratings)
Producer:Paul Flattery, Michael Levitt
Previous:1998
Main:Billboard Music Awards
Next:2000

The 1999 Billboard Music Awards took place on December 8, 1999, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Hosted by Kathy Griffin and Adam Carolla, the ceremony honored the best-performing music releases between December 1998 and November 1999, and their respective artists.

Britney Spears was both the most-nominated and most-awarded artist of the year, winning five awards including Top New Artist and Top Female Artist. Country singer and songwriter Emmylou Harris was bestowed with the Century Award in honour of her many creative achievements,[1] while Aerosmith received the Artist Achievement Award for their longstanding body of work. Garth Brooks and Mariah Carey were recipients of the inaugural Male and Female Artist of the Decade awards respectively. The Red Hot Chili Peppers were presented with a special award for their single "Scar Tissue", which set the then-all-time record for most weeks at number-one on Billboards Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart earlier in the year.[2]

Performances

Artist(s)Song(s)
Jennifer Lopez"Waiting for Tonight"[3]
Red Hot Chili Peppers"Scar Tissue"
"Red Hot Mama"
[4]
Britney Spears"...Baby One More Time"
"(You Drive Me) Crazy"
LeAnn Rimes"Crazy"[5]
Metallica"Until It Sleeps"<--mentions song performed-->[6]
Juvenile"Back That Thang Up"
Ricky Martin"Shake Your Bon-Bon"
Mariah Carey"I Still Believe"[7]
Celine Dion"That's The Way It Is"[8]

Presenters

Winners and nominees

Britney Spears was the most-nominated artist with eight nominations, followed by TLC who received six. R. Kelly and Cher tied with five nominations apiece, while Whitney Houston, Shania Twain, Jay-Z, and the Backstreet Boys each earned four.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.[6] [9]

Century AwardArtist Achievement Award
  • Aerosmith
Male Artist of the DecadeFemale Artist of the Decade
  • Garth Brooks
  • Mariah Carey
Artist of the YearTop New Artist
  • Britney Spears
    • Christina Aguilera
    • Lou Bega
    • Jennifer Lopez
Top Male ArtistTop Female Artist
  • Britney Spears
    • Cher
    • Whitney Houston
    • Shania Twain
Top Billboard 200 ArtistTop Billboard 200 Album
Female Singles Artist of the YearTop Female Albums Artist of the Year
  • Britney Spears – ...Baby One More Time
Top Duo/GroupTop Hot 100 Song
Top Male Hot 100 Artist of the YearTop Female Hot 100 Artist of the Year
  • Britney Spears
    • Cher
    • Whitney Houston
    • Brandy Norwood
Top R&B/Hip Hop ArtistTop R&B Album Artist of the Year
Top R&B Album of the YearTop R&B Single of the Year
Top Rap ArtistTop Rap Single
Top Country Artist of the YearTop Country Album of the Year
Top Country Group/Duo of the YearAdult Contemporary Track Of The Year
Top Rock Artist of the YearTop Rock Single of the Year
Top Modern Rock ArtistTop Modern Rock Track
Top Catalog Artist of the YearTop Catalog Album of the Year
  • Metallica

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Billboard Honors Emmylou Harris. . December 1, 1999. MTV News. https://web.archive.org/web/20161229084345/http://www.mtv.com/news/520363/billboard-honors-emmylou-harris/. December 29, 2016. dead. April 19, 2022.
  2. Web site: Spears, Backstreet Boys big winners at Billboard Awards. Wagner. Angie. December 9, 1999. Las Vegas Sun. https://web.archive.org/web/20190306111413/https://lasvegassun.com/news/1999/dec/09/spears-backstreet-boys-big-winners-at-billboard-aw/. March 6, 2019. live. April 20, 2022.
  3. Web site: Jennifer Lopez Will Perform at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. Swertlow. Meg. May 9, 2018. E! Online. https://web.archive.org/web/20180509221525/https://www.eonline.com/news/933623/jennifer-lopez-will-perform-at-the-2018-billboard-music-awards. May 9, 2018. live. April 19, 2022.
  4. Web site: Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears Rake In Billboard Awards. Vanhorn. Teri. December 9, 1999. MTV News. https://web.archive.org/web/20181125162919/https://www.mtv.com/news/569986/backstreet-boys-britney-spears-rake-in-billboard-awards/. November 25, 2018. dead. April 19, 2022.
  5. Flick. Larry. December 18, 1999. Billboard Awards Tap Youth. live. Billboard. United States. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. 111. 51. 94–96. 0006-2510. https://web.archive.org/web/20220420064251/https://books.google.tt/books?id=iggEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA94&lpg=PA94&dq=metallica+perform+1999+billboard+music+awards&source=bl&ots=VzsFfBsF1W&sig=ACfU3U2kBxzmmTL_WbEp4po4DY1nGrAxIw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAmvHD9aH3AhXvRDABHcmwCxcQ6AF6BAgREAM#v=onepage&q=metallica%20perform%201999%20billboard%20music%20awards&f=false. April 20, 2022. April 20, 2022. Google Books.
  6. Web site: Britney and Backstreet Boys share glory. December 9, 1999. BBC News. https://web.archive.org/web/20150415080004/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/556695.stm. April 15, 2015. live. April 19, 2022.
  7. Web site: The Best Billboard Music Awards Performances. List. Mallorie. May 20, 2018. Complex. https://archive.today/20220420065156/https://www.complex.com/music/the-best-billboard-music-awards-performance/. April 20, 2022. live. April 20, 2022.
  8. Web site: Photograph: Celine Dion performs at the Billboard Awards. Las Vegas Sun. https://web.archive.org/web/20120331003151/https://lasvegassun.com/photos/1905/may/15/4104/. March 31, 2012. live. April 19, 2022.
  9. 9 Epic Throwback Photos from the 1999 Billboard Music Awards. Hogan. Kate. May 1, 2019. People. https://web.archive.org/web/20190501234422/https://people.com/music/billboard-music-awards-1999-throwback-photos/. May 1, 2019. live. April 20, 2022.