Mariah Carey

The Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards were held on September 8th in Atlanta and as it was expected the R&B Celebrity Mariah Carey was the big winner of the night. The diva took home top R&B/Hip-Hop artist, hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs artist, top R&B/Hip-Hop albums artist and top R&B/hip-hop album for her multi-platinum set “The Emancipation of Mimi.” Among other celebrities, the Hip-Hop star Kanye West won top rap album for “Late Registration” and also hot rap track for “Gold Digger” featuring Jamie Foxx while Jermaine Dupri - who won top R&B/Hip-Hop songwriter and top R&B/Hip-Hop producer - was named the first recipient of the Otis Redding Excellence Award ( an award which was launched this year to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Redding’s death ) for his achievements both in and outside the studio.

The Full List Of The Winners:

  • Top R&B/Hip-Hop Album: Mariah Carey, “The Emancipation Of Mimi”
  • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song: Mary J. Blige, “Be Without You”
  • Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist: Mariah Carey
  • Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Male: Jamie Foxx
  • Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Female: Mariah Carey
  • Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - Duo Or Group: Destiny’s Child
  • Top R&B/Hip-Hop Artist - New: Young Jeezy
  • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Artist: Mariah Carey
  • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Artist: Mariah Carey
  • Top RAP Album: Kanye West, “Late Registration”
  • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Sales: Pussycat Dolls feat. Busta Rhymes “Don’t Cha”
  • Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Airplay: Mary J. Blige, “Be Without You”
  • Hot RAP Track: Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx “Gold Digger”
  • Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songwriter: Jermaine Dupri
  • Top R&B/Hip-Hop Producer: Jermaine Dupri
  • Top R&B/Hip-Hop Major Label: Island Def Jam Music Group
  • Top R&B/Hip-Hop Independent Label: TVT