2001 Billboard Music Awards Explained

2001 Billboard Music Awards
Location:	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
Country:	United States
Host:	Bernie Mac
Network:	Fox
Previous:	2000
Main:	Billboard Music Awards
Next:	2002

Here are the finalists and winners at the 2001 Billboard Music Awards.^{[1] [2]}

Artist of the Year

• Destiny’s Child
• Jennifer Lopez
• Nelly
• Shaggy

Female Artist of the Year

• Dido
• Alicia Keys^[3]
• Jennifer Lopez
• Janet Jackson

Male Artist of the Year

• Ja Rule
• Lenny Kravitz
• Nelly
• Shaggy

Artist of the Year – Duo/Group

• 112
• Destiny’s Child
• Lifehouse
• Train

New Artist of the Year

• Dream
• Alicia Keys
• Lifehouse
• Linkin Park

Album of the Year

• Backstreet Boys – Black & Blue
• The Beatles – 1
• Shaggy – Hotshot
• Various artists – Now That’s What I Call Music! Vol. 5

Albums Artist of the Year

• Backstreet Boys
• The Beatles
• ’NSYNC
• Shaggy

Male Albums Artist of the Year

• Ja Rule
• Tim McGraw
• Nelly
• Shaggy

Female Albums Artist of the Year

• Enya
• Alicia Keys
• Sade
• Britney Spears

Duo/Group Albums Artist of the Year

• Backstreet Boys
• The Beatles
• Limp Bizkit
• ’NSYNC

Hot 100 Single of the Year

• Janet Jackson – "All for You"
• Alicia Keys – "Fallin'"
• Lifehouse – "Hanging by a Moment"
• Train – "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)"

Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year

• Destiny’s Child
• Janet Jackson
• Jennifer Lopez
• Matchbox Twenty

Male Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year

• Ja Rule
• Jay-Z
• Nelly
• Shaggy

Female Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year

• Faith Hill
• Janet Jackson
• Alicia Keys
• Jennifer Lopez

Hot 100 Singles Artist of the Year – Duo/Group

• 112
• Destiny’s Child
• Lifehouse
• Matchbox Twenty

R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year

• Ja Rule
• Jay-Z
• R. Kelly
• Musiq Soulchild

Male R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year

• Ja Rule
• Jay-Z
• R. Kelly
• Musiq Soulchild

Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year

• Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott
• Eve
• Alicia Keys
• Jill Scott

R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year – Duo/Group

• 112
• Destiny’s Child
• Jagged Edge
• Outkast

New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year

• Jaheim
• Alicia Keys
• Ludacris
• Musiq Soulchild

R&B/Hip-Hop Album of the Year

• R. Kelly – TP-2.com
• Alicia Keys – Songs in A Minor
• Shaggy – Hot Shot
• Musiq Soulchild – Aijuswanaseing (I Just Want to Sing)

R&B/Hip-Hop Single of the Year

• Case – "Missing You"
• Jagged Edge w/ Nelly – "Where the Party At"
• R. Kelly f/ Jay-Z – "Fiesta"
• Musiq Soulchild – "Love"

Country Artist of the Year

• Kenny Chesney
• Toby Keith
• Tim McGraw
• Travis Tritt

Male Country Artist of the Year

• Kenny Chesney
• Toby Keith
• Tim McGraw
• Travis Tritt

Female Country Artist of the Year

• Sara Evans
• Jo Dee Messina
• Jamie O’Neal
• Lee Ann Womack

Country Artist of the Year – Duo/Group

• Brooks & Dunn
• Diamond Rio
• Dixie Chicks
• Lonestar

New Country Artist of the Year

• Jamie O’Neal
• Trick Pony
• Blake Shelton
• Cyndi Thomson

Country Album of the Year

• Faith Hill – Breathe
• Tim McGraw – Greatest Hits
• Various artists – "Coyote Ugly" soundtrack
• Various artists – "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" soundtrack

Country Single of the Year

• Brooks & Dunn – "Ain’t Nothing ’Bout You"
• Kenny Chesney – "Don’t Happen Twice"
• Toby Keith – "You Shouldn’t Kiss Me Like This"
• Travis Tritt – "It’s a Great Day to Be Alive"

Modern Rock Artist of the Year

• Fuel
• Incubus
• Linkin Park
• Staind

Modern Rock Single of the Year

• Incubus – "Drive"
• Lifehouse – "Hanging by a Moment"
• Staind – "It’s Been Awhile"
• Tool – "Schism"

Rock Artist of the Year

• 3 Doors Down
• Godsmack
• Linkin Park
• Staind

Rock Single of the Year

• Fuel – "Hemorrhage (In My Hands)"
• Godsmack – "Awake"
• Staind – "It’s Been Awhile"
• Tool – "Schism"

Rap Artist of the Year

• City High
• Lil’ Bow Wow
• Lil’ Romeo
• Outkast

Rap Single of the Year

• City High – "What Would You Do?"
• Lil’ Bow Wow – "Bow Wow (That’s My Name)"
• Lil’ Romeo – "My Baby"
• Outkast – "Ms. Jackson"

Special awards

• Century Award: John Mellencamp
• Artist Achievement Award: Janet Jackson
• Biggest one-week sales for an album in 2001: NSYNC, Celebrity (Jive)
• Special award for first four albums debuting at No. 1: DMX

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alicia Keys, Shaggy Top Billboard Music Awards Nominees. https://web.archive.org/web/20150123170216/http://www.mtv.com/news/1451229/alicia-keys-shaggy-top-billboard-music-awards-nominees/. dead. January 23, 2015. mtv.com. 18 January 2017.
2. Web site: R. Kelly, Destiny, McGraw Lead Billboard Awards. billboard.com. 18 January 2017.
3. Web site: Sedgewick . Augustin K. . Destiny, Kelly Win Billboards . Rolling Stone . October 19, 2023.