from VOA NEWS.com The 2003 Billboard Music Awards will be handed out on December 10 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Winners are determined by the performance of artists and songs on Billboard's weekly charts, which are based on sales and radio airplay. Rapper 50 Cent leads the contenders with six nominations, including Album of the Year and Artist of the Year for Get Rich or Die Tryin'. R. Kelly and Beyonce each earned five nods and the Dixie Chicks and newcomer Sean Paul received four. Performers on the show will include Clay Aiken, Pink, Beyonce, Shania Twain, Evanescence, No Doubt, Foo Fighters, R. Kelly and Sting, who will receive this year's Century Award, Billboard's highest honor for creative achievement. The ceremony will air live on FOX-TV.