The 2006 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS Returns To The MGM Grand Garden Arena Monday, Dec. 4 at 5 p.m.
THE 2006 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS
RETURNS TO MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA;
EVENT SCHEDULED TO AIR LIVE MONDAY, DEC. 4 ON FOX
Tickets Go On Sale Saturday, Oct. 28 at 10 a.m.
LAS VEGAS - The 2006 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena Monday, Dec. 4 (8 p.m.-10 p.m. EST live/PST tape delayed) on FOX. The event has been televised exclusively on FOX since the show’s inception. The 2006 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS recognizes the year’s leading artists and songs as determined by actual performance on Billboard’s weekly charts.
Tickets priced at $195, $100 and $50, not including applicable service charges and taxes, go on sale Saturday, Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. at the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office. Tickets also will be sold at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (Smith’s Food and Drug Centers, Macy’s stores and Ritmo Latino) and ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.
Wristband distribution will begin Saturday, Oct. 28 at 6 a.m. and end at 9 a.m. A random number will then be drawn and a line-up will be in sequential order beginning with the random number selected. Individuals must be 16 years of age to receive a wristband and wristband guidelines will be provided at the on-sale. A wristband does not guarantee that a ticket can be purchased.
Direct from the legendary Las Vegas Strip, and featuring performances and appearances by the year’s chart-topping artists, the show celebrates the record-buying, Internet-downloading and radio-listening public’s favorite songs, albums and performers, creating a true snapshot of the year in music. Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, The Killers and Gwen Stefani are scheduled to perform. Additional performers, hosts, nominees and presenters will be announced at a later date.
Based on sales data compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and radio information monitored by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems, Billboard’s music charts are the world’s most authoritative. Winners are determined by the 2006 year-end charts which reflect the weekly Billboard charts published from December 2005 through November 2006.
Tony Bennett is scheduled to receive the Century Award, Billboard magazine’s highest accolade, at the 2006 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS. The Century Award acknowledges the uncommon excellence of an artist’s still-unfolding body of work. Bennett has been at the forefront of the music industry for decades and his music has touched the lives of people around the world.
Now in its 112th year, Billboard is the world’s premier music publication and a diverse digital, events and brand-licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video and digital entertainment issues and trends. Billboard is the flagship property for the Billboard Information Group, which also consists of Billboard.biz, Billboard.com, Entertainment Law Weekly, Billboard Chart Alert, Billboard Information Network (BIN), Billboard Directories, Billboard Licensing & Events and Billboard Radio Monitor. Billboard’s many strategic partners include Microsoft, mForma, Reuters, Sirius Satellite Radio, Telemundo, Univision Radio, ABC Radio Networks, Azteca America and Billboard sister companies Nielsen SoundScan and Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. These partnerships leverage Billboard’s proprietary data, charts and information resources to develop broadcast entertainment, digital and mobile platforms and contextual commerce applications that expand Billboard’s franchise and consumer reach.
Greg Sills is the executive producer of the BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS. Bruce Gowers will direct, Paul Flattery is the lead writer and Wylleen May is the executive in charge of production.
For room packages and availability and event ticket information about the MGM Grand, call (800) 929-1111 or (702) 891-7777 or log onto the World Wide Web at www.mgmgrand.com.
The MGM Grand Garden Arena is home to concerts, championship boxing and premier sporting and special events. The Arena offers comfortable seating for as many as 16,800 with excellent sightlines and state-of-the-art acoustics, lighting and sound. Prominent events to date have included world championship fights between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson as well as Oscar De La Hoya vs. Bernard Hopkins and George Foreman vs. Michael Moorer; and concerts by The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler, Gloria Estefan, Janet Jackson, Phil Collins, Billy Joel, Backstreet Boys, ‘N Sync, Sting, Jimmy Buffett and the Barbra Streisand Millennium Concert. The MGM Grand Garden Arena is also home to the annual FOX Billboard Music Awards, the annual Andre Agassi Grand Slam for Children Benefit and the Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMA).
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