Billboard Bits: VH1 Big in 2002 Awards, Sum 41, Kurupt



Christina Aguilera, Bon Jovi, Norah Jones, and John Mayer have joined the list of performers for the VH1 Big in 2002 Awards, set for Dec. 15 at Los Angeles' Grand Olympic Auditorium. The show will be hosted by "The Sopranos" stars Michael Imperioli and Drea De Matteo.

As previously reported, the show has been revamped this year to include film and TV-related categories in addition to music and video award honors.

Award categories include "Garage Sale" (best garage band), "Can't Get You Out of My Head" (best song), and "You Kiss Your Mother with That Mouth?," an Osbournes-only category rating the family members' respective "arsenal(s) of expletives." Winners in most categories will be selected by a diverse "expert" panel of voters, while some will be decided by online voting.


-- Troy Carpenter, N.Y.