Eminem Leads 53rd Annual Grammy Awards Nominations – Scores 10 Nominations (See List)

The nominees for the 53rd annual Grammy Awards, a.k.a. the biggest night in music, were announced tonight with a live concert in Los Angeles.


Eminem leads this year’s nominees with a whopping 10 nominations, including a few in the major categories like Album of the Year for “Recovery,” and Record of the Year and Song of the Year for “Love The Way You Lie” featuring Rihanna.

However, despite his 10 nods, Eminem can only scoop a maximum of nine trophies - in the Best Rap Song category, Love The Way You Lie and his solo track Not Afraid are both nominated. Eminem was revealed as the frontrunner during Wednesday night's Grammy Nominations Concert in Los Angeles,

A surprise nod comes in the Best Male Pop Vocal Performance section - the late Michael Jackson is nominated for his track This Is It, which faces Michael Buble, Adam Lambert, Bruno Mars and John Mayer in the category.

The Grammy Awards will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 13th.

The main list of nominees is as follows:
 
Record Of The Year:

 Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
 B.o.B featuring Bruno Mars - Nothin' on You
 Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love the Way You Lie
 Cee Lo Green - F**k You
 Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind
 Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
 
Song Of The Year:

 Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
 Eminem featuring Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie
 Miranda Lambert - The House That Built Me
 Cee Lo Green - F**k You
 Ray LaMontagne And The Pariah Dogs - Beg Steal Or Borrow
 
Best New Artist:

 Justin Bieber
 Drake
 Florence & The Machine
 Mumford & Sons
 Esperanza Spalding
 
Album Of The Year:

 Eminem - Recovery
 Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
 Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
 
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:

 Sara Bareilles - King Of Anything
 Beyonce - Halo (Live)
 Norah Jones - Chasing Pirates
 Lady Gaga - Bad Romance
 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
 
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance:

 Michael Buble - Haven't Met You Yet
 Michael Jackson - This Is It
 Adam Lambert - Whataya Want From Me
 Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
 John Mayer - Half Of My Heart
 
Best Female Country Vocal Performance:

 Jewel - Satisfied
 Miranda Lambert - The House That Built Me
 LeAnn Rimes - Swingin'
 Carrie Underwood - Temporary Home
 Gretchen Wilson - I'd Love To Be Your Last
 
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals:

 Glee Cast - Don't Stop Believin' (Regionals Version)
 Maroon 5 - Misery
 Paramore - The Only Exception
 Sade - Babyfather
 Train - Hey, Soul Sister (Live)
 
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals:

 B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams - Airplanes, Part II
 Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou
 Sangare - Imagine
 Elton John & Leon Russell - If It Wasn't For Bad
 Lady Gaga & Beyonce - Telephone
 Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg - California Gurls
 
Best Pop Vocal Album:

 Justin Bieber - My World 2.0
 Susan Boyle - I Dreamed A Dream
 Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster
 John Mayer - Battle Studies
 Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
 
Best Country Song:

 George Strait - The Breath You Take
 Zac Brown Band - Free
 Miranda Lambert - The House That Built Me
 Gretchen Wilson - I'd Love To Be Your Last
 The Band Perry - If I Die Young
 Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
 
Best Country Album:

 Dierks Bentley - Up On The Ridge
 Zac Brown Band - You Get What You Give
 Jamey Johnson - The Guitar Song
 Lady Antebellum - Need You Now
 Miranda Lambert - Revolution
 
Best Rock Song:

 Neil Young - Angry World
 Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man
 Kings Of Leon - Radioactive
 Muse - Resistance
 The Black Keys - Tighten Up
 
Best Rock Album:

 Jeff Beck - Emotion & Commotion
 Muse - The Resistance
 Pearl Jam - Backspacer
 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Mojo
 Neil Young - Le Noise
 
Best R&B Song:

 Fantasia - Bittersweet
 Jaheim - Finding My Way Back
 El DeBarge - Second Chance
 John Legend & The Roots - Shine
 Kem - Why Would You Stay
 
Best R&B Album:

 Raheem DeVaughn - The Love & War Masterpeace
 Fantasia - Back To Me
 Jaheim - Another Round
 John Legend & The Roots - Wake Up!
 Monica - Still Standing
 
Best Rap Song:

 Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind
 Eminem and Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie
 Eminem - Not Afraid
 B.o.B and Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You
 Jay-Z and Swizz Beatz - On To The Next One
 
Best Rap Album:

 B.o.B - The Adventures Of Bobby Ray
 Drake - Thank Me Later
 Eminem - Recovery
 Jay-Z - The Blueprint 3
 The Roots - How I Got Over
 
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media:

 Crazy Heart, Various Artists
 Glee: The Music, Volume 1, Glee Cast
 Treme, Various Artists
 True Blood-Volume 2, Various Artists
 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Various Artists.

Novembers Top 10 Songs!!!

~TOP 10 SONGS November 2010~M2
RANK	SONG TITLE	ARTIST
1	We R Who We R	Ke$ha
2	Like a G6	Far East Movement,The Cataracs & Dev
3	Firework	Katy Perry
4	The Time (Dirty Bit)	Black Eyed Peas
5	Only Girl (In The World)	Rihanna
6	What's My Name?	Rihanna & Drake
7	Raise Your Glass	P!nk
8	Just A Dream	Nelly
9	Just The Way You Are	Bruno Mars
10	Teenage Dream (Glee Cast Version)	Glee Cast

Black Eyed Peas To Headline Super Bowl Half-Time Show

The Black Eyed Peas is all set to perform at the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show on February 6, 2011.

The Black Eyed Peas have crushed Kenny Chesney's hopes of headlining the 2011 Super Bowl half-time show after football bosses named the pop stars as next year's main act.

Earlier this year, Chesney threw his cowboy hat in the ring for consideration as a performer for the big game in Arlington, Texas after fans created a Facebook page online, called Kenny Chesney for Super Bowl 2011.

He told reporters: "I would love to do half-time at the Super Bowl. That'd be fun."

The Grammy Award-winning group, which includes Fergie, 35, will.i.am, 35, Taboo, 35, and apl.de.ap, 35, will follow this year's featured act, The Who,  Prince, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band, The Rolling Stones and U2 have all previously performed at the annual event, which hit headlines in 2004 when Justin Timberlake partially exposed one of Janet Jackson's breasts on stage during a duet.

Akon Considers 'Burning' His Michael Jackson Tapes

Akon has a stash of recordings he made with the late Michael Jackson, but he's threatened to "burn" the tapes because he doesn't want to release any music which was left "unfinished".

The R&B star's duet with the Thriller hit-maker, Hold My Hand, is set to become the first single from Jackson's upcoming posthumous album Michael.

Akon said he has plenty of other recordings they made together, but he doesn't want to hang on to them in case he is tempted to rework them because his idol wouldn't have wanted him to release incomplete tracks.

He tells MTV.com, "Me and Mike worked on a lot of concepts before he passed. 'Hold My Hand' was one of the records that was actually fully complete; the rest of the records are incomplete.

"They're just ideas, concepts, harmonies and stuff like that which the world will probably never see because I wouldn't want to put it out unfinished -- so I might just burn it after this interview, 'cause I might just get tempted to do a remix!

"I know at the end of the day if it wasn't fully complete, I don't think he would see it released that way. I probably wouldn't ever put myself in a position to make that choice."

Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj & Other Stars Dress As Pin-Up Girls For 'Salute The Troops' Promo

Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Paramore's Hayley Williams, Grace Potter, Keri Hilson and Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles spice it up as sexy pin-ups on the poster for 'VH1 Divas: Salute the Troops' concert.

VH1’s Divas franchise, highlighting talented songstresses since 1998, will be coming back for another iconic event for those that have served our country by performing at the MCAS Miramar and at various military bases in the Middle East.

The concert will air December 5 at 9PM EST on VH1. Hosting this spectacular event will be the legendary comedienne Kathy Griffin.

"After having had the honor of performing for our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, it gives me great pleasure to host an evening for them where they can really blow off some steam. I will not hold back, but I can't speak for Sugarland. It's going to be a wild night of great music and a heartfelt thank you," Griffin said in a statement.

Additionally, VH1 has launched a "Salute the Troops Photo Mosaic." Users are encouraged to add their photos to the mosaic as a way to show their support for the troops. For every photo shared, VH1 will donate $1 to the USO's Operation Enduring Care. Users can submit photos at Divas.VH1.com using Facebook Connect.

The USO Presents “VH1 Divas Salute The Troops,” featuring some of the country’s most acclaimed singers, will be a night to go down in history as VH1 and the USO come together for the first time for such a distinguished celebration to commemorate the courage of those serving our nation.

This Week's Shining & Falling Stars: Susan Boyle and Katy Perry

Shining Star – Susan Boyle:

Who thought that more than a year after Susan Boyle became a YouTube sensation with her appearance on “Britain’s Got Talent” that we’d actually still be talking about her? And even though we can’t find one person who admits to buying her latest album, The Gift, it apparently sold about 300,000 copies this week!

Boyle is expected to take the number one spot on the album sales charts again this week, after debuting atop the chart last week. The Scottish singer also showed the youngin’s a thing or two. Boyle, who’s 49 and not exactly known for her fashion sense, sold about 100,000 more albums this week than the uber hot singer from Barbados, Rihanna.

Just goes to show you don’t have to sex up your image to sell some albums. Although Boyle in a Rihanna-esque bikini probably wouldn’t send her CD’s flying off the shelves.

Falling Star - Katy Perry:

Call it a case of cleavage overkill.

Katy Perry has no problem getting press. From her marriage to British bad boy Russell Brand, to her chart-topping hits, the "Teenage Dream" singer makes headlines on a regular basis. But it seems that more often than not, the top story about Perry is about her being, umm, top heavy.

This week's mammary-minded tale comes courtesy of Us Weekly. The celebrity mag has the "exclusive" details of how a VH1 promotional ad featuring Perry had to be Photoshopped to reduce the size of the 26-year-old entertainer’s décolletage. An Us Weekly source puts it bluntly, "Her team thinks her boobs look too big."

Other chest-centered stories this year involving Perry include: endless items about her "California Gurls" video (in which she dons a whipped cream-spewing bra), an online uproar over a low-cut outfit she wore on "Sesame Street", and the super tight Elmo t-shirt she wore on a "Saturday Night Live" appearance.

Maybe it's time for Perry to give her breasts a break and tell her P.R. team to put the kibosh on any article about her 34D’s. Even though she keeps them covered (for the most part), they’re suffering from major overexposure.

Source: Starpulse

Taylor Swift Has A Phobia About Being In The Wrong Relationship.

Taylor Swift has explained why she spends so much time single - she has a "relationship phobia" which leads her to dump boyfriends as soon as she realizes they are not the "one".

The country music superstar — who has dated Joe Jonas, John Mayer, Taylor Lautner, Glee hunk Cory Monteith and now Jake Gyllenhaal — admits she has some romantic neuroses.

However, Swift admits she often cuts romances short because she is terrified of ending up with the wrong man.

She tells Allure magazine, "It's a little strange that I'm typically single a lot. I have a phobia about being in the wrong relationship. So as soon as I establish it's not the right one, I don't want to waste their time."

“Relationships are fascinating and riveting and completely unpredictable. For me, love is everything.”
“I used to think there were all these rules for making people like you,” Swift adds.

Christina Aguilera Honored On Hollywood Walk Of Fame (PICTURES)

Christina Aguilera is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 15 in Hollywood. Hers is located in front of the city's Hard Rock Cafe.

She wore a sexy, skin-tight white dress with leopard print heels for the unveiling of her star on the Hollywood Walk-Of-Fame on Monday.

"Oh my goodness! Can I tell you how amazing it is to look around and see all of your fabulous faces here today?" she said, according to The Associated Press. "Thank you so much for coming out to support me and support this amazing, incredible day in my life," the pop star said in an acceptance speech.

The "Beautiful" singer's dramatic film debut, "Burlesque," hits theaters next Wednesday.

In the film, Christina plays Ali, a small-town girl who moves to Los Angeles seeking stardom and ends up waiting tables at a classy burlesque night club. Soon she'll become the star attraction at the lounge and will pack in the crowds.

Ne-Yo is a First-Time Dad!

Ne-Yo might boast of a string of hits to his credit, but his girlfriend, actress Monyetta Shaw, awarded him with the greatest trophy of his life on Friday night.

Ne-Yo and his partner Monyetta, who was reportedly due to give birth in January, welcomed a baby girl on Friday night at a hospital in Atlanta, Georgia.

The "So Sick" hitmaker was reportedly at a charity event for his Ne-Yo Foundation when he heard his girlfriend had gone into labor, and rushed to be by her side for the birth.

This is the first child for Ne-Yo, who stated earlier this year that he was “very, very, very excited” to become a dad.

Justin Bieber Injures His Knee During Concert

Teen pop star Justin Bieber is recovering after injuring his knee during a live concert on Thursday night.

The "Baby" hit-maker was seen limping on stage at his concert in Cleveland, Ohio after hurting himself halfway through the show.

“Busted my knee last night in the middle of the show. Not fun. Finished the show with a sweet limp,”

“Knee is swollen today but all good, Spending quality time with @studiomama.” He tweeted.

However, the singer refused to disappoint fans and continued with his performance despite the pain.

Bieber is counting his blessing, because the injury gives him an opportunity to spend some quality time with his mom, Pattie.

Master P Urges Stars, Fans To Help Feed The Homeless

Hip-hop mogul MASTER P is urging fans and fellow stars to help feed the homeless ahead of America's Thanksgiving Day (25Nov10) celebrations.

The rapper, real name Percy Miller, is volunteering with Worldwide Gladiators Championship (WGC) Fights and charity Urban Born to help provide hot dinners to families in need this holiday season.
 
And the star is encouraging supporters, volunteers, celebrities and community leaders to join the cause by donating money or buying canned foods to aid the charity work.
WGC President Sam Viranski tells AllHipHop.com, "So many less fortunate families don't eat regularly on a daily basis and having a hot meal for Thanksgiving would be such a blessing. Our mission is to serve Thanksgiving dinner for thousands of less fortunate family during this Thanksgiving season."
 
WGC officials are also staging a Mixed Martial Arts match between fighters Artenas Young and Cleburn Walker on Friday (12Nov10), with all proceeds going towards Urban Born.

Ne-Yo Claims He Discovered Justin Bieber Before Usher

"Things happen for a reason," says Ne-Yo recently revealed that it was he who discovered teen singing sensation Justin Bieber and not Usher Raymond. According to straightfromthea.com, Ne-Yo revealed that Justin covered one of his songs on Youtube, which stirred up a big buzz.

Ne-Yo explained: "He came to a show and performed and was incredible then, but I didn’t do anything because he was just 11-years-old."

Four years later Justin auditioned for Usher and was signed up by Island Def Jam chairman Antonia “L.A.” Reid.

However, Ne-Yo feels a little differently about Justin Bieber's success than most. He commented on the matter, and added that he was okay, but managed to throw a low blow and comments that Justin’s hits aren’t memorable and he still has some work to do.

“I have no regrets. Things happen for a reason. He wasn’t supposed to be signed to me. Usher has done good. Where he is now is where he’s meant to be.”

“I still feel like he’s figuring out things. Once he gets some tangible records he’ll be a force to be reckoned with. Ten years from now no one will be singing Baby.

It’s good but not very memorable.

Justin is great on the drums and the guitar. He has talent and potential to land up there with Justin Timberlake and co… Talent will take you further than looks, than how flat your stomach is.”

In related news, Justin Bieber is one of the biggest winner in the recent EMA (Europe Music Awards) in Spain. The 16 year old singer has been crowned the Best Male Artist, Beating his mentor Usher, and even Eminem

  

Posthumous Michael Jackson album set for Christmas release

Michael Jackson is set to top the charts from beyond the grave - a posthumous album will hit stores in time for Christmas.

Michael will be released on December 14 and will include songs recorded during the final years of Jackson's life - as well as a few tracks which were completed by others after his 2009 death.

The first single from the album, "Breaking News," will stream on Jackson's official website from Monday.

Michael is part of a $250 million, 10-album deal with Sony Music bosses, which Jackson estate executors signed in March.

The Thriller hitmaker’s former manager Frank DiLeo has previously stated that the star’s vaults contain more than 100 unreleased songs, including collaborations with Akon, will.i.am and Ne-Yo.

Taylor Swift new album "Speak Now" sales reach more than 1M copies.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Taylor Swift fans have spoken -- more than a million times.

The country-pop superstar sold more than 1 million copies of her new album "Speak Now," to debut at the top of the Billboard album chart this week.

Billboard.com said Wednesday that it's the biggest debut since 50 Cent's "The Massacre" five years ago.

With 1,046,718 copies sold in the US in the first week of release, Taylor Swift’s Speak Now album has scored SoundScan’s biggest single-week sales total since 2005 and is the biggest debuting country studio album in history.

"What she did now, maybe it's the equivalent of selling 2 million records, or even more, a half a dozen years ago," he said. "It's an incredulous accomplishment."

Speak Now reached the iTunes #1 album position (all genres) within an hour of its release on October 25th, and the album’s lead single, “Mine,” is now Taylor’s sixth #1 hit, jumping from #5 to #1 at Country radio this week. “Mine” has reached #11 at Top 40 radio and is Top 5 at A/C and Top 10 at Hot A/C. The video for "Mine" is in its 10th week at #1 on CMT, and has also reached #1 at GAC, MTV and VH1.

"Speak Now" is 20-year-old Swift's third album.

"Everybody has worked so hard on this full release, and it's truly been magical the last couple of weeks," he said in an interview Tuesday.

Lily Allen loses her Baby.

British pop star Lily Allen has suffered a miscarriage. The Smile singer, who was six months pregnant with a baby boy by her boyfriend Sam Cooper, was admitted to a hospital on Thursday morning after complaining of stomach pains, but efforts to save her unborn child over the weekend failed.

A statement from the star's representative confirms the news: "It is with great sadness that we have to confirm that Lily Allen and Sam Cooper have lost their baby. The couple ask that their privacy be respected and that they be left alone at this deeplydistressing time. No further comment will be made."

The 'Smile' hitmaker said: "The weird thing about being pregnant is that it seems to give people the license to talk about your body shape and say things like 'Wow you have got so big!'. Thanks, I always say, 'I'm embracing it.' "

Allen previously suffered a miscarriage in 2007 just months after she announced she was expecting a baby with Chemical Brothers star Ed Simmons. 

She explained: "I didn't even start beginning to deal with it until the baby's due date. Then it hit me like a house collapsing.

Eric Clapton "The 1960s Review"

While few would argue that Eric Clapton is one of the finest guitarists of all time, it is sometimes forgotten just how pivotal, influential and downright startling this man was during the 1960s. And while, throughout the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s, Clapton has remained a musician and songwriter of rare ability with moments of glory resplendent on album after album it was during the decade in which he emerged that his awesome skills were used most creatively. As an early member of the Yardbirds, a crucial part of the Bluesbreakers, a founder member of Cream and 'the one who mattered most' in the short lived Blind Faith, EC, to many, really was a deity.

In this documentary “Eric Clapton: the 1960’s Review”, focuses on his life and career throughout these crucial ten years is put under the microscope, and with the help of archive interviews with the man himself, exclusive contributions from friends, band mates and colleagues, rare and classic performance footage, seldom seen photographs, location and period archive plus a host of other features, the story in question is told in a manner it never has been before.

It will include new interviews with John Mayall, Paul Jones, Neil Innes, Tom McGuiness, Chris Dreja, Top Topham, Ben Palmer, Dave Kelly and Cream producer Bill Halverson, plus insight from Cream biographer Chris Welch, Yardbirds biographer Alan Clayson and Uncut magazine's contributing editor, Nigel Williamson along with archival Eric Clapton interviews, rare photographs and performance footage.

"Eric Clapton: The 1960s Review", will be released on 13 September in the UK, and 21 September 2010 in the US, Canada and Germany.It has a run time of 120 minutes. It will become available in all other major territories in the following months.

“Eric Clapton: the 1960’s Review” is one of the better unauthorized rockumentaries you’ll find on store shelves nowadays, one that will actually teach you something about Eric Clapton, a person we should all be so lucky to learn more about.

Take That break own record by selling a million tickets.

BAND BREAK THEIR OWN BOX OFFICE RECORD TO SELL ONE MILLION TICKETS IN A DAY!!

Take That fever swept the nation today when tickets for the bands Progress Live 2011 UK Summer Stadium tour went on sale at 9am. A record breaking one million tickets were snapped, meaning the band have smashed their own previous box office record set in 2008 with The Circus Live Tour.

Massive demand for the tickets this morning caused phone lines and websites across the country to jam as ticket agents struggled to cope with the unprecedented number of people trying to buy tickets. Thousands of fans also camped out overnight outside the stadium box offices to ensure they were amongst the first to secure tickets for the band's highly anticipated tour next year.

The band commented 'We are speechless, truly and utterly shocked. This is the most amazing news for all of us. To sell one million tickets in a day is mind blowing and we think we'll be in shock for a few days! We want to thank everyone who has bought tickets today and look forward to seeing them next year.'

The bands' promoter Simon Moran commented: 'The excitement of the on sale and the demand for the tickets today was at another level to the Circus tour which at the time was itself record breaking. There literally has never been anything like it in the history of live music in the UK. Selling a million tickets in day is an absolutely amazing achievement.'

Progress Live 2011 will be the first time that Gary, Howard, Jason, Mark and Robbie have toured together in over 16 years

Progress Live 2011 Presented by Samsung full Tour Dates:

Monday 30 May 2011 Sunderland Stadium of Light SOLD OUT

Tuesday 31 May 2011 Sunderland Stadium of Light

Friday 3 June 2011 City of Manchester Stadium SOLD OUT

Saturday 4 June 2011 City of Manchester Stadium SOLD OUT

Sunday 5 June 2011 City of Manchester Stadium SOLD OUT

Tuesday 7 June 2011 City of Manchester Stadium SOLD OUT

Wednesday 8 June 2011 City of Manchester Stadium

Friday 10 June 2011 City of Manchester Stadium

Saturday 11th June 2011 City of Manchester Stadium

Tuesday 14 June 2011 Cardiff Millennium Stadium SOLD OUT

Wednesday 15 June Cardiff Millennium Stadium

Wednesday 22 June 2011 Glasgow Hampden Park SOLD OUT

Thursday 23 June 2011 Glasgow Hampden Park SOLD OUT

Friday 24 June Glasgow Hampden Park SOLD OUT

Monday 27 June 2011 Birmingham Villa Park SOLD OUT

Tuesday 28 June Birmingham Villa Park

Friday 1 July 2011 Wembley Stadium SOLD OUT

Saturday 2 July 2011 Wembley Stadium SOLD OUT

Sunday 3 July 2011 Wembley Stadium SOLD OUT

Tuesday 5 July 2011 Wembley Stadium SOLD OUT

Wednesday 6 July 2011 Wembley Stadium

Friday 8 July 2011 Wembley Stadium

Saturday 9 July 2011 Wembley Stadium

Watch - Fergie Stabs Slash In Hot New Music Video

Fergie takes a knife to guitar legend Slash in the former Guns N' Roses star's kinky new video.

The Black Eyed Peas frontwoman plays a crazed fan in the promo for "Beautiful Dangerous."

In steamy scenes she's shown drugging the rocker, luring him back to her cockroach-infested apartment, tying him to a bed and licking him before stabbing him.

Fergie Is Billboard's Woman Of The Year

THE BLACK EYED PEAS vocalist and solo music artist FERGIE will receive the Woman of the Year by America's Billboard magazine on December 2, 2010 at the Billboard Women In Music Event in New York.

Her solo album The Dutchess, released in 2006, was the first debut album from a female artist since 1990 to generate five top 10 singles.

The My Humps hitmaker will be handed the honour - which pays tribute to a trailblazing female music artist - at a ceremony in New York on 2 December (10).

"I am humbled and excited to accept the Billboard Woman of the Year Award," Fergie said.

Previous honourees include Beyonce, Ciara and country music veteran Reba MCEntire.