Pop heart-throbs Backstreet Boys were named artists of the year at Billboard Music Awards. The evnt, which took place at the MGM Grand- Hotel in Las Aegas, honours america's top artists, songs and albums as determined by retails sales and radio airplay. Latin pop sensation Ricky Martin received the male artist of the year prize, and teen star Britney Spears was named female artist of the year and new artist of the year and new artist of the year. Backstreet Boys also won the album of the year award for album of the year award for Millennium. Dixie Chicks were named country artist of the year. Congrats!!