Billboard Touring Award Nominations Announced

Justin Timberlake

The nominations are out for the Billboard Touring Awards, which celebrate the most successful artists, venues and promoters in the US and worldwide live music scene

Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Kenny Chesney and the recently reformed The Police and Genesis dominate the artist nominations.

The venue, festival and special event categories are dominated by the Americans, although the UK's Download Festival scores two nominations, and Prince's The O2 residency is also nominated. 

The winners will be announced in New York on 15 Nov.

BILLBOARD TOURING AWARDS NOMINATIONS IN FULL

Top Tour: Genesis, Turn It On Again; Justin Timberlake, Futuresex/Loveshow; The Police Reunion Tour.

Top Draw: Justin Timberlake, Futuresex/Loveshow; Kenny Chesney, Flip Flop Summer Tour; The Police Reunion Tour.

Top Package: Christina Aguilera (With Pussycat Dolls, Dannity Kane); Kenny Chesney Flip Flop Summer Tour (With Sugarland, Pat Green, Brooks & Dunn, Sara Evans); Tim Mcgraw/Faith Hill Soul2soul Ii (With Lori Mckenna, Halfway To Hazard, Lance Miller, Taylor Swift).

Breakthrough Artist: Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Mana.

Top Boxscore: Bonnaroo, Download Festival (UK), Prince At The O2 In London.

Top Comedy Tour: Larry The Cable Guy, George Lopez, Katt Williams.

Top Arena: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Bell Centre, Montreal, Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Top Amphitheatre: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, Colo, Tweeter Center For The Performing Arts, Mansfield, Mass.

Top Club: 9:30 Club, Washington, DC; The Fillmore, Denver, Colo; The Fillmore, San Francisco.

Top Venue Under 10,000 Seats (Non-Resident): Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City; Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Ga; Gibson Amphitheatre At Universal Citywalk, Universal City, Calif.

Top Venue Under 10,000 Seats (Resident): The Colosseum At Caesars Palace, Las Vegas

Top Festival: Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, Tenn; Download, Castle Donington, England; Lollapalooza, Chicago

Top Promoter: AEG Live; CIE; Live Nation

Top Independent Promoter: C3 Presents, Austin, Texas; Jam Productions, Chicago; Outback Concerts, Nashville

Top Agency: Artist Group International, Creative Artists Agency, William Morris Agency

Top Manager: Front Line Management; Kathy Schenker Management; Wright Entertainment Group

Humanitarian Award: Kevin Wall

Legend Of Live: Frank Barsalona