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Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Ricky Martin Hold Court[1] At Billboard Awards

Teen femme phenom Britney Spears was honored as "Billboard" magazine's Female Artist Of The Year, New Artist Of The Year, Female Albums Artist of The Year, and Female Hot 100 Singles Artist Of The Year. The multi-platinum[2] boy band Backstreet Boys received awards for Artist Of The Year, Albums Artist Of The Year, and Albums Artist Duo/Group Of The Year. The band's most recent record, "Millennium," was recognized as the Album Of The Year.

Other multiple award winners included Latino superstar Ricky Martin and country trio the Dixie Chicks, both of whom won three "Billboard" Music Awards. And on differing ends of the rock spectrum, both Metallica and Creed were honored with two "Billboard" awards each.

R&B diva Mariah Carey was selected as the "Billboard" Artist Of The Decade, an award that recognized the singer for her continued dominance[3] of the pop charts in the '90s. Carey has scored 14 number one singles in her career, trailing only Elvis Presley and the Beatles. Another notable winner was Jay-Z, who was named the Rap Artist Of The Year.

The full list of winners from the "Billboard" Music Awards:

· 1999 Billboard Century Award: Emmylou Harris

· Artist Achievement Award: Aerosmith

· Artist Of The Decade: Mariah Carey

· Artist Of The Year: Backstreet Boys

· 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: "400 Degreez" - Juvenile

· R&B Single Of The Year: "Fortunate" - Maxwell

· Rap Artist Of The Year: Jay-Z

· Rap Single Of The Year: "Who Dat" - JT Money/Sole

· 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: "My Own Worst Enemy" - Lit

· Rock Artist Of The Year: Creed

· Rock Track Of The Year: Creed's "One"

· Track Of The Year: "Angel" - Sarah McLachlan

· Catalog Artist Of The Year: Metallica

· Catalog Album Of The Year: "Metallica" - Metallica

注释：

[1]Hold court：
在这里就是榜上有名的意思。court原意思为法庭、庭院，在这里有"一席之地"的意思，引申为榜上有名。

[2]Platinum：
白金。这里指唱片的销量达到一定的数量以后所被给予的荣誉称号。

[3]Continued dominance：
字面上的意思是持续的统治，可我们知道这个中文是完全不通的。所以其本意应为"杰出贡献"。

Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Ricky Martin在Billboard大奖中榜上有名

少年女歌星Britney Spears被"Billboard"杂志评为年度女歌手，年度新艺人，年度女艺人唱片奖和年度Hot 100单曲女艺人。曾获得多个白金唱片的组合Backstreet Boys获得了年度艺人奖，年度艺人唱片奖和年度二重唱/组合唱片奖。其最近的唱片"Millennium"被评为年度唱片。

其他多奖获得者包括拉丁超级明星Ricky Martin和乡村三重唱Dixie Chicks，他们都获得了三项大奖。在摇滚音乐方面，Metallica和Creed各自获得两项"Billboard"大奖。 R&B天后Mariah Carey被评为"Billboard"的Artist Of The Decade。这个奖项是专门为了奖励Carey在90年代在流行乐坛所做出的杰出贡献。Carey拥有14首单曲曾经在Billboard排行榜中荣登榜首，其成绩紧跟猫王和甲克虫乐队。另外一位著名的获奖者是Jay-Z，他获得了年度绕舌艺人奖。

"Billboard"音乐大奖的完整获奖名单如下：

· 1999 Billboard世纪奖：Emmylou Harris

· 艺人成就奖：Aerosmith

· Artist Of The Decade：Mariah Carey

· 年度艺人奖：Backstreet Boys

· 年度唱片奖："Millennium" - Backstreet Boys

· 年度男艺人奖：Ricky Martin

· 年度女艺人奖：Britney Spears

· 年度新艺人奖：Britney Spears

· 年度艺人唱片奖：Backstreet Boys

· 年度二重唱/组合艺人唱片奖：Backstreet Boys

· 年度女艺人唱片奖：Britney Spears

· 年度Hot 100单曲男艺人奖：Ricky Martin

· 年度Hot 100单曲女艺人奖：Britney Spears

· 年度R&B/Hip-Hop艺人奖：R. Kelly

· 年度R&B艺人唱片奖：DMX

· 年度R&B唱片奖："400 Degreez" - Juvenile

· 年度R&B单曲奖："Fortunate" - Maxwell

· 年度Rap艺人奖：Jay-Z

· 年度Rap单曲奖："Who Dat" - JT Money/Sole

· 年度乡村艺人奖：Dixie Chicks

· 年度乡村艺人唱片奖：Dixie Chicks

· 年度乡村二重唱/组合奖：Dixie Chicks

· 年度现代摇滚艺人奖：The Offspring

· 年度现代摇滚唱片奖："My Own Worst Enemy" - Lit

· 年度摇滚艺人奖：Creed

· 年度摇滚唱片奖：Creed's "One"

· 年度唱片："Angel" - Sarah McLachlan

· 年度Catalog艺人奖：Metallica

· 年度Catalog唱片奖："Metallica" - Metallica