Below are the winners of the 2005 Billboard Music Awards handed out Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and broadcast live on Fox.
Here are the winners of the 2005 Billboard Music Awards:
Billboard Century Award: Tom Petty
Artist Achievement Award: Kanye West
Artist of the Year: 50 Cent
New Artist of the Year: Gwen Stefani
Album of the Year: “The Massacre,” 50 Cent (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)
Billboard 200 Album Group of the Year: Green Day
Female Billboard 200 Album Artist of the Year: Mariah Carey
Pop Group of the Year: Green Day
Hot 100 Artist of the Year: 50 Cent
Hot 100 Group of the Year: Green Day
Hot 100 Song of the Year: “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey (Island)
Hot 100 Airplay of the Year: “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey (Island)
Top-Selling Hot 100 Song of the Year: “Inside Your Heaven/Independence Day,” Carrie Underwood (Arista)
Rhythmic Top 40 Title of the Year: “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey (Island)
R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year: 50 Cent
Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year: Mariah Carey
R&B/Hip-Hop Group of the Year: Destiny‘s Child
R&B/Hip-Hop Song of the Year: “Let Me Love You,” Mario (3rd Street/J)
R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Song of the Year: “Let Me Love You,” Mario (3rd Street/J)
Rap Artist of the Year: 50 Cent
Rap Song of the Year: “Lovers & Friends,” Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz featuring Usher & Ludacris (TVT)
Rock Artist of the Year: Green Day
Rock Song of the Year: Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” Green Day (Reprise)
Modern Rock Artist of the Year: Green Day
Ringtone of the Year” “Candy Shop,” 50 Cent featuring Olivia (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope)
Digital Song of the Year: “Hollaback Girl,” Gwen Stefani (Interscope)
Country Artist of the Year: Toby Keith
Country Album Artist of the Year: Toby Keith
Country Single Sales Artist of the Year: Carrie Underwood
Top-Selling Country Single of the Year: “Inside Your Heaven/Independence Day,” Carrie Underwood (Arista)
Latin Album Artist of the Year: Daddy Yankee
Latin Album of the Year: “Barrio Fino,” Daddy Yankee (El Cartel/Machete)
Latin Song of the Year: “La Tortura,” Shakira featuring Alejandro Sanz (Epic)
Latin Pop Album of the Year: “Fijacion Oral Vol. 1,” Shakira (Epic)
Latin Pop Album Artist of the Year: Shakira
Comedy Artist of the Year: Larry the Cable Guy
Comedy Album of the Year: “The Right to Bare Arms,” Larry the Cable Guy (Jack/Warner Bros.)