Usher is set to dominate another music awards event, this year's Billboard Music Awards, which take place in Las Vegas next week. With the finalists announced yesterday, it was confirmed Usher is competing in no less than 13 of the 26 categories.
Close behind is Alicia Keys, who is up for 12 awards, while Maroon5, OutKast, Kanye West, R. Kelly, Gretchen Wilson, Hoobastank and Jay-Z are all finalists in multiple categories.
The awards recognize the year's leading artists and songs as determined by performance on Billboard's weekly charts. The exception to that rule is Billboard's Century Award, the music industry trade magazine's lifetime achievement award, which this year will go to Stevie Wonder.
The event will be hosted by Ryan Seacrest and will feature performances by Gwen Stefani, Nelly, Green Day and the multiple nominee himself, Usher.