Billboard Music Awards 2003
# Billboard Music Awards 2003

Die Billboard Music Awards 2003 wurden am 10. Dezember 2003 in der MGM Grand Garden Arena in Paradise, Nevada verliehen. Beyoncé erhielt mit fünf Awards die meisten Auszeichnungen des Abends.

## Gewinner und Nominierungen

Die Gewinner stehen als erstes und in Fettschrift.
| Artist of the Year | R&B artist of the year |
| 50 Cent R. Kelly Sean Paul Justin Timberlake | 50 Cent Aaliyah Jay-Z R. Kelly |
| Rap Artist of the Year | Country Artist of the Year |
| 50 Cent Chingy Fabolous Sean Paul | Shania Twain Dixie Chicks Toby Keith Tim McGraw |
| Country Album of the Year | Rock Artist of the Year |
| Shania Twain – Up! Dixie Chicks – Home Tim McGraw – Tim McGraw and the Dancehall Doctors Toby Keith – Unleashed | Audioslave 3 Doors Down Disturbed Trapt |
| Rock Single of the Year | Hot 100 Artist Duo/Group of the Year |
| Trapt – Headstrong The White Stripes – Seven Nation Army Audioslave – Like a Stone Chevelle – Send the Pain Below | 3 Doors Down Dixie Chicks Matchbox Twenty Santana |
| R&B/Hip-Hop Group of the Year | Female New Artist of the Year |
| Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz B2K Dru Hill Floetry | Beyoncé |
| Billboard Music Century Award | Modern Rock Artist of the Year |
| Sting | Audioslave Linkin Park Foo Fighters Chevelle |
| New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year | Top Digital Song of the Year |
| Beyoncé Chingy Floetry Heather Headley | OutKast – Hey Ya! Coldplay – Clocks The Black Eyed Peas – Where Is the Love? Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z – Crazy in Love |
| Hot 100 Producer of the Year | Hot 100 Songwriter of the Year |
| R. Kelly The Neptunes Timbaland Lenky | R. Kelly |
| R&B/Hip-Hop Producer of the Year | Country Album Artist of the Year |
| R. Kelly | Shania Twain Dixie Chicks Toby Keith Tim McGraw |
| Independent Album Artist of the Year | New Group Artist of the Year |
| Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz | Evanescence |
| Independent Album of the Year | Hot 100 Award for Most Weeks at No.1 |
| Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz – King of Crunk | Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z – Crazy in Love Beyoncé feat. Sean Paul – Baby Boy (beide insgesamt 17 Wochen) |
| Rhythmic Top 40 Title of the Year | New Male R&B Artist of the Year |
| Chingy – Right Thurr Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz – Get Low 50 Cent – In da Club Murphy Lee, P. Diddy & R. Kelly – Shake Ya Tailfeather | Chingy |
| Female Hot 100 Artist of the Year | No. 1 Classical Crossover Artist of the Year |
| Beyoncé Aaliyah Christina Aguilera Ashanti | Josh Groban |
| No. 1 Classical Crossover Album of the Year | Soundtrack Single of the Year |
| Josh Groban – Closer | Evanescence – Bring Me to Life |
| Mainstream Top 40 Single of the Year | Top-selling Single of the Year |
| The Black Eyed Peas – Where Is the Love? Avril Lavigne – I'm With You Evanescence – Bring Me to Life Christina Aguilera – Beautiful | Clay Aiken – Bridge over Troubled Water American Idol 2 Finalists – God Bless the U.S.A Kid Rock feat. Allison Moorer – Picture Ruben Studdard – Flying Without Wings |
| Top Billboard 200 Album of the Year | R&B Songwriter of the Year |
| 50 Cent – Get Rich or Die Tryin’ Dixie Chicks – Home Norah Jones – Come Away with Me Shania Twain – Up! | R. Kelly Chad Hugo Timbaland Pharrell Williams |