Kanye to get prestigious award
19/11/2005 10:41  - (SA)  

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New York - Rapper Kanye West will receive the Artist Achievement Award at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards, which will be presented on December 6 in Las Vegas.

Past recipients of the award, which recognises both artistic excellence and Billboard chart success, include Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Madonna, Garth Brooks, Aerosmith, Janet Jackson, Cher and Destiny's Child.

The awards will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Fox at 20:00.

"Kanye West has not only had a huge impact on R&B/hip-hop, he has transformed modern music as a whole," said Tamara Conniff, co-executive editor of Billboard, on Thursday.

The Billboard Music Awards recognise the year's leading artists and songs as determined by performance on Billboard's weekly charts.

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