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Gold Digger (Kanye West song)

2005 single by Kanye West

"Gold Digger" is a hip hop song from American rapper Kanye West. It has guest vocals by singer and actor Jamie Foxx. It was the second single off West's second studio album Late Registration (2005). The song hit #1 on the United States' Billboard Hot 100 on September 6, 2005.[1] It was West's and Foxx's second #1 single. The song has samples of Ray Charles' 1954 hit song "I Got a Woman".[2]

At the 2006 Grammy Awards, "Gold Digger" was nominated for Record of the Year. It won the award for Best Rap Solo Performance. The song was #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.

Awards

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Awards
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2005 Antville Music Video Awards Best Video Nominated [3]
Kiss Awards Most Wanted Download Nominated [4]
Vibe Awards Coolest Collabo Nominated [5]
2006 BET Awards Video of the Year Won [6]
Best Collaboration Won
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song Nominated [7]
Hot Rap Track Won
BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Award Winning Songs Won [8]
Grammy Awards Record of the Year Nominated [9]
Best Rap Solo Performance Won
International Dance Music Awards Best Rap/Hip Hop Dance Track Won [10]
MP3.com Awards Best Single Won [11]
MTV Asia Awards Favorite Video Nominated [12]
MTV Australia Video Music Awards Best Male Video Nominated [13]
Best Hip-Hop Video Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Best Hip-Hop Video Nominated [14]
Best Male Video Nominated
Ringtone of the Year Nominated
MTV Video Music Awards Japan Best Hip-Hop Video Nominated [15]
MuchMusic Video Awards Best International Video Nominated [16]
People's Choice: Favorite International Video Nominated
Soul Train Music Awards Video of the Year Won [17]
Best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut Nominated
TEC Awards Record Production/Single or Track Nominated [18]
2007 BMI Pop Awards Pop Awards Won [19]
2010 Brit Awards Best Live Performance at the Brit Awards Nominated [20]

References

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  1. ↑ "10 Things You Didn't Know". People. Retrieved June 3, 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ↑ "Gold Digger, Kanye West". Songfacts. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ "What Is The Best Video of 2005?". Antville. December 13, 2005. Archived from the original on July 4, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kiss Awards 2006". Kiss Clients. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ciara leads Vibe Awards nominations". Today. October 10, 2005. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2006 BET Awards Winners & Nominees". BET. May 9, 2016. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  7. ↑ "2006 Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Finalists". Billboard. June 21, 2006. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
    "Mariah Wins Big At Billboard R&B;/Hip-Hop Awards". Billboard. September 9, 2006. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2006 BMI Urban Awards". BMI. August 30, 2006. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Grammys - Artist - Kanye West". Grammy. Archived from the original on December 8, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  10. ↑ "2006 International Dance Music Awards". Winter Music Conference. Archived from the original on August 20, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Kanye West's "Late Registration" Wins MP3.com's 2005 Readers' Choice Award for Best Album". Business Wire. January 24, 2006. Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  12. ↑ "MTV Asia announces nominees for the fifth annual MTV Asia Awards 2006". HK Clubbing. February 28, 2006. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  13. ↑ "2006 MTV Australia Video Music Awards Nominees". SMH. February 7, 2006. Archived from the original on October 14, 2017. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
  14. ↑ Scott Lapatine (July 31, 2006). "2006 MTV Video Music Award Nominations". Stereo Gum. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Video Music Awards Japan 2006". MTV Japan. Archived from the original on March 12, 2016. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Countdown Is On To M.M.V.A.s". Toronto City News. June 16, 2016. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  17. ↑ "R. Kelly earns three Soul Train award nods". Today. February 3, 2006. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
    "Mariah, John Legend Top Soul Train Awards". BMI. March 7, 2006. Archived from the original on July 4, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  18. ↑ "2006 Nominees for Outstanding Creative Achievement". TEC Awards. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
  19. ↑ "BMI Honors The Bee Gees as Icons at 55th Annual Pop Awards". BMI. May 16, 2007. Archived from the original on March 1, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Brit Awards 2010 winners in full". BBC. February 16, 2010. Archived from the original on May 27, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2019.


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