These are the winners of the 2002 Billboard Music Awards, an awards show based on chart performance, and number of downloads and total airplay. All winners are in bold.
Winners and nominees
Artist of the Year
Nelly Ashanti Eminem Creed
Male Artist of the Year
Nelly Eminem Ja Rule Usher
Female Artist of the Year
Ashanti Avril Lavigne Jennifer Lopez P!nk
Duo/Group of the Year
Creed Linkin Park Puddle of Mudd Nickelback
Single of the year
How You Remind Me - Nickelback Hot in Herre - Nelly Foolish - Ashanti Dilemma - Nelly and Kelly Rowland
Hot 100 Singles Group/Duo of the year
Nickelback Puddle of Mudd Creed The Calling
Rap Artist of the year
Nelly Fat Joe Ludacris Ja Rule
Rock Artist of the year
Puddle of Mudd Creed Nickelback Staind
Rock Song of the year
Blurry, Puddle of Mudd I Stand Alone, Godsmack Wasting My Time, Default For You, Staind
Dance Artist of the year
Cher Kylie Minogue Kim English Enrique Iglesias Michael Jackson
R&B Album of the year
The Eminem Show, Eminem Ashanti, Ashanti Nellyville, Nelly Word of Mouf, Ludacris
Billboard 200 Album of the year
The Eminem Show, Eminem Weathered, Creed Nellyville, Nelly M!ssundaztood, P!nk
Century Award
Annie Lennox
Female R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the year
Ashanti Faith Evans Aaliyah Mary J. Blige
Country Songs Artist of the year
Toby Keith Garth Brooks Alan Jackson Tim McGraw
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist of the year
Ashanti Nelly Usher Aaliyah
Artist Achievement Award
Cher
200 Album Group of the year
Creed Linkin Park Dixie Chicks Nickelback
Modern Rock Artist of the year
Puddle of Mudd System of a Down Incubus Hoobastank
New R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the year
Ashanti Tweet Clipse B2K
Modern Rock Track of the year
Blurry, Puddle of Mudd By the Way, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Middle, Jimmy Eat World In the End, Linkin Park
New Pop Artist of the year
Ashanti Vanessa Carlton Avril Lavigne The Calling
Hot 100 Singles Male Artist of the year
Usher Ja Rule Eminem Nelly
Hot 100 Singles Artist of the year
Ashanti Usher Nickelback Nelly
Top 40 Track of the year
How You Remind Me, Nickelback Complicated, Avril Lavigne Wherever You Will Go, The Calling A Thousand Miles, Vanessa Carlton
R&B/Hip-Hop Male Artist of the year
Nelly Ludacris Nelly Usher
Electronic Albums Artist of the year
Moby Dirty Vegas Louie DeVito Paul Oakenfold
R&B Single of the year
Foolish, Ashanti Halfcrazy, Musiq Hot in Herre, Nelly U Don't Have to Call, Usher
Catalog Artist of the year
Creed'
Rap Single of the year
Hot in Herre, Nelly Dilemma, Nelly and Kelly Rowland What's Luv?, Fat Joe feat. Ashanti Always on Time, Ja Rule feat. Ashanti
Catalog Album of the year
Human Clay
Electronic Album of the year
18, Moby Dirty Vegas, Dirty Vegas Blade II: The Soundtrack, Various Artists
Special Billboard Award
Michael Jackson
R&B Artist of the year
Ashanti B2K Tweet Clipse
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