Billboard Music Awards Performers Generate Significant Sales Gains; Ratings Increase From Previous Year.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2003 On charts released Wednesday, Dec. 17, by Nielsen SoundScan, 13 of the acts that either performed and/or won on FOX's Dec. 10 Billboard Music Awards The Billboard Music Awards, sponsored by Billboard magazine and held annually in December, is one of several annual United States music awards shows (among the others are the American Music Awards, the Grammy Awards and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony). have sales gains of at least 21 percent, with nine of those gains beating the week's overall 30 percent volume lift. Billboard Century Award honoree hon·or·ee n. The recipient of an honor. Noun 1. honoree - a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments recipient, receiver - a person who receives something Sting stole the limelight with his performance of "Send Your Love" off his "Sacred Love" album, which experienced a 45 percent gain. Other performers whose album sales increased were Shania Twain, who walked away with three awards including Country Album of the Year for "Up!" (up 43%), Foo Fighters Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed by musician Dave Grohl in 1995.[1] The group is named after a secret military operation during World War II which researched UFOs ("Foo" being the slang term for a UFO). with "One by One" (up 63%), New Group Artist of the Year and Soundtrack Single of the Year winner Evanescence ev·a·nesce intr.v. ev·a·nesced, ev·a·nesc·ing, ev·a·nesc·es To dissipate or disappear like vapor. See Synonyms at disappear. [Latin with "Fallen" (up 53%), four-time winner including R&B Producer of the Year R. Kelly with "Chocolate Factory" (up 31%) and four-time winner including New Female Artist of the Year Beyonce with "Dangerously in Love" (up 33%). Trapt, Modern Rock Track of the Year and Rock Track of the Year winner for "Headstrong head·strong adj. 1. Determined to have one's own way; stubbornly and often recklessly willful. See Synonyms at obstinate, unruly. 2. Resulting from willfulness and obstinacy. ," had a 47 percent gain for their album "Trapt." Two-time winner including Rock Artist of the Year Audioslave also showed an increase in album sales with "Audioslave" (up 42%) as well as Mainstream Top 40 Track of the Year winner Black Eyed Peas This article is about the American hip hop group. For the vegetable, see Black-eyed pea. The Black Eyed Peas are an American hip hop group from Los Angeles, California, who have enjoyed worldwide pop success. The group is currently composed of will.i.am, apl.de. with "Elephunk" (up 32%). "In all, 15 albums by Billboard Music Award participants saw gains in the wake of FOX's special, and all but one of those 15 had been in decline the week before the show," says Geoff Mayfield, director of charts and senior analyst for Billboard. "What is impressive is that so many of these increases are ahead of the week's overall industry index." Ratings for the Billboard Music Awards reached 6.2/10 share or 9.8 million U.S. viewers, an increase from 5.6/8 or 9.4 million viewers in 2002. Based on sales data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information monitored by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, Billboard's charts are the world's most authoritative music charts. Billboard Music Awards winners are decided by year-end charts, which reflect the weekly charts that Billboard publishes from December through November. The Awards show celebrates the record-buying and radio-listening public's absolute favorite songs, albums and performers, creating a true souvenir of the year in music. About Billboard: Now in its 109th year, Billboard is the world's premier music industry publication and a diverse brand licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music and video entertainment issues and trends. Billboard is the flagship property for the Billboard Information Group, which also consists of Billboard.com, Billboard Chart Alert, Billboard Information Network (BIN), Billboard Directories, Billboard Licensing & Events and Airplay air·play n. The broadcasting of an audio or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television. airplay Noun the broadcast performances of a record on radio Monitor. The Group is a unit of VNU VNU Volontaires des Nations Unies (French) VNU Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeversbedrijven (Dutch) VNU Virtual Network User Business Media, a worldwide media company that provides specialized publications, electronically delivered data, expositions and marketing services and is owned by VNU Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Netherlands-based VNU, an international publishing and information company. |
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