Steve Jobs named Billboard’s Visionary of the Year

Apple scored in two award categories at the Billboard Digital Entertainment Awards in Los Angeles last week: Steve Jobs was named Visionary of the Year, and Apple snagged the top spot for Brand of the Year. Apple was a finalist in all three Best of Show categories, including the Innovator of the Year and Best Downloadable or Subscription Music Service award categories, where the top honors went to XM Satellite Radio and Real Networks, respectively.

The Digital Entertainment Awards Ceremony was the first incarnation of this to-be annual event, put on by Billboard, an international authority on music, video and digital entertainment. The awards were created in partnership with Digital Media Wire, a leading digital industry news organization and events company.