SLIM AND FURTADO
SCORE AT BILLBOARDS
Copyright 2001 www.tombraiderchronicles.com
[ November 7th 2001 ]
Dance
acts Fatboy Slim and Gorillaz earned three awards
each, while Canadian singer Nelly Furtado was
named best new pop act at the Billboard Music
Video Awards.
The 23rd
annual presentation of the awards, held Friday,
saw Fatboy Slim win for best pop clip, dance clip,
and modern rock clip for 'Weapon Of Choice.' Gorillaz's
'Clint Eastwood' animated video took home the
Maximum Vision Award, as well as new rap/hip-hop
artist and new modern rock clip prizes.
Nelly
Furtado, who appeared with Missy Elliot and Fatboy
Slim on Elektra's Lara Croft Tomb Raider soundtrack,
scored top new pop artist for her hit single 'I'm
Like A Bird.' British R&B singer Craig David earned
a pair of prizes, including his 'Fill Me In' video,
which tied for best new R&B artist clip with India
Arie's 'Video.'
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