1999 Billboard Music Awards


The 1999 Billboard Music Awards ceremony, presented by Billboard, honored the best musics of 1999 and the chart toppers of the year from December 1998 to December 1999 and took place on December 8, 1999, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas.

Winners and nominees

Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a dagger
Century AwardArtist Achievement Award

  • Emmylou Harris
  • Aerosmith
    • Male Artist of the DecadeFemale Artist of the Decade
  • Garth Brooks
  • Mariah Carey
    • Artist of the YearTop New Artist
  • Backstreet Boys
  • * Britney Spears
  • * TLC
  • * Shania Twain
  • Britney Spears
  • * Christina Aguilera
  • * Lou Bega
  • * Jennifer Lopez
    • Top Male ArtistTop Female Artist
  • Ricky Martin
  • * Jay-Z
  • * R. Kelly
  • * DMX
  • Britney Spears
  • * Whitney Houston
  • * Cher
  • * Shania Twain
    • Top Billboard 200 ArtistTop Billboard 200 Album
  • Backstreet Boys
  • * Britney Spears
  • * TLC
  • * Shania Twain
  • Backstreet Boys – Millennium
  • * Britney Spears – ...Baby One More Time
  • * Shania Twain – Come on Over
  • * 'N SYNC - NSYNC
    • Female Singles Artist of the YearTop Female Albums Artist of the Year
  • "...Baby One More Time" - Britney Spears
  • Britney Spears – ...Baby One More Time
    • Top Duo/GroupTop Hot 100 Song
  • Backstreet Boys
  • * 98 Degrees
  • * Sugar Ray
  • * TLC
  • "Believe" - Cher
  • * "Heartbreak Hotel" - Whitney Houston
  • * "Angel of Mine" - Monica
  • * "No Scrubs" - TLC
    • Top Male Hot 100 Artist of the YearTop Female Hot 100 Artist of the Year
  • Ricky Martin
  • * R. Kelly
  • * Jay-Z
  • * Tim McGraw
  • Britney Spears
  • * Cher
  • * Brandy Norwood
  • * Whitney Houston
    • Top R&B/Hip Hop ArtistTop R&B Album Artist of the Year
  • R. Kelly
  • * Jay-Z
  • * Faith Evans
  • * Lauryn Hill
  • Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood - DMX
  • * 400 Degreez - Juvenile
  • * The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill
  • * R. - R. Kelly
    • Top R&B Album of the YearTop R&B Single of the Year
  • 400 Degreez - Juvenile
  • * Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood - DMX
  • * The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Lauryn Hill
  • * R. - R. Kelly
  • "Fortunate" - Maxwell
  • * "Heartbreak Hotel" - Whitney Houston
  • * "No Scrubs" - TLC
  • * "Nobody's Supposed to Be Here" - Deborah Cox
    • Top Rap ArtistTop Rap Single
  • Jay-Z
  • * Busta Rhymes
  • * JT Money
  • * Solé
  • "Who Dat" - JT Money featuring Solé
  • * "What's It Gonna Be?!" - Busta Rhymes
  • * "Somebody Like Me - Silkk the Shocker
  • * "Ghetto Cowboy" - Mo Thugs
    • Top Country Artist of the YearTop Country Album of the Year
  • Dixie Chicks
  • * Tim McGraw
  • * Martina McBride
  • * George Strait
  • Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks
    • Top Country Group/Duo of the YearAdult Contemporary Track Of The Year
  • Dixie Chicks
  • "Angel" - Sarah McLachlan
    • Top Rock Artist of the YearTop Rock Single of the Year
  • Creed
  • * Metallica
  • * Lenny Kravitz
  • * Collective Soul
  • "One" - Creed
  • * "Heavy" - Collective Soul
  • * "Scar Tissue" - Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • * "What It's Like" - Everlast
    • Top Modern Rock ArtistTop Modern Rock Track
  • The Offspring
  • "My Own Worst Enemy" - Lit
    • Top Catalog Artist of the YearTop Catalog Album of the Year
  • Metallica
  • Metallica - Metallica

    • Artist with multiple nominations and awards

    NominationsArtist
    8Britney Spears
    6TLC
    5R. Kelly
    5Cher
    4Whitney Houston
    4Shania Twain
    4Jay-Z
    4Backstreet Boys

    NominationsArtist