Below are the winners of the 2006 Billboard Music Awards handed out Dec. 4 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and broadcast live on Fox. Billboard Century Award: Tony Bennett Artist duo/group of the year: Nickelback Artist of the year: Chris Brown New artist of the year: Chris Brown Album of the year: "Some Hearts," Carrie Underwood Female artist of the year: Rihanna

Male artist of the year: Chris Brown
Female Billboard 200 album artist of the year: Carrie Underwood
Hot 100 artist duo/group of the year: Nickelback
Hot 100 airplay song of the year: “Be Without You,” Mary J. Blige
Female Hot 100 artist of the year: Rihanna
Pop 100 single of the year: “Promiscuous,” Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland
Pop 100 artist of the year: Rihanna
Rap artist of the year: T.I.
Rap album of the year: “King,” T.I.
Rap album artist of the year: T.I.
Rap songs artist of the year: T.I.
Country songs artist of the year: Kenny Chesney
Country album of the year: “Some Hearts,” Carrie Underwood
New country artist of the year: Carrie Underwood
Female country artist of the year: Carrie Underwood
Female R&B/hip-hop artist of the year: Mary J. Blige
R&B/hip-hop artist of the year: Mary J. Blige
R&B/hip-hop songs artist of the year: Mary J. Blige
R&B/hip-hop album artist of the year: Mary J. Blige
R&B hip-hop album of the year: “The Breakthrough,” Mary J. Blige
R&B/hip-hop song of the year: “Be Without You,” Mary J. Blige
R&B/hip-hop song airplay of the year: “Be Without You,” Mary J. Blige
Rock Album of the year: “All the Right Reasons,” Nickelback
Rock song of the year: “Animal I Have Become,” Three Days Grace
Soundtrack album of the year: “High School Musical”
Digital album of the year: “How to Save a Life,” the Fray
Digital album artist of the year: The Fray
Digital songs artist of the year: The Fray
Videoclip of the year: “Be Without You,” Mary J. Blige
Videoclips artist of the year: T.I.