2012 Billboard Music Awards

2012 *Billboard* Music Awards
2012 Billboard Music Awards
Date	May 20, 2012
Location	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Hosted by	Julie Bowen; Ty Burrell
Most awards	Adele (12)
Most nominations	LMFAO (22)
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
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The 2012 Billboard Music Awards is a music award ceremony that was held on May 20, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM central. The show was hosted by Modern Family's Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2011.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Performances[]

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Artist(s)	Song(s)
LMFAO	"Party Rock Anthem" "Sorry for Party Rocking" "Sexy and I Know It"
Kelly Clarkson	"Dark Side"
The Wanted	"Chasing the Sun" "Glad You Came"
Chris Brown	"Turn Up the Music"
Natasha Bedingfield^[A]	Tribute to Donna Summer "Last Dance"
Usher	"Scream"
Justin Bieber	"Boyfriend"
Carly Rae Jepsen	"Call Me Maybe"
Carrie Underwood	"Blown Away"
Linkin Park	"Burn It Down"
Katy Perry	"Wide Awake"
John Legend Jordin Sparks	Tribute to Whitney Houston "The Greatest Love of All" "I Will Always Love You"
Goodie Mob	Tribute to Beastie Boys "Fight to Win" "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)"
Patent Pending	"Dance Till We Die"
Nelly Furtado	"Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)"
Stevie Wonder Alicia Keys	"Higher Ground" "Overjoyed" "Empire State of Mind" "Join Our Love" "Superstition"

Notes: ^A - Midway through the performance, ABC cut to commercial.

Presenters[]

Julianne Hough – Presented the Top Social Artist Award
Lisa Marie Presley – Presented the Spotlight Award
Robin Thicke – Introduced Kelly Clarkson
Miley Cyrus – Presented the Top New Artist Award
Brandy – Introduced Chris Brown
Natasha Bedingfield – Gave short monologue and tribute to Donna Summer
Kris Kristofferson – Gave speech to highlight accomplishments of Taylor Swift
Zooey Deschanel – Presented Woman of the Year Award
Far East Movement – Introduced Usher
Jason Derülo – Presented Hot 100 Song of the Year
Wiz Khalifa – Presented Top Duo/Group
Luke Bryan – Introduced Carrie Underwood
Gladys Knight – Presented Male Artist of the Year
Swizz Beatz – Introduced Linkin Park
Monica and Eric Benet – Presented R&B Artist of the Year
Whoopi Goldberg – Introduced Whitney Houston tribute
Bobbi Kristina Brown and Pat Houston – Accepted Millennium Award
Taio Cruz – Introduced Patent Pending
Gavin DeGraw – Introduced Nelly Furtado
Alicia Keys – Presented Icon Award

Winners and nominees[]

Winners are listed in bold.^[9]^[10]

Top Artist	Top New Artist
Adele Lady Gaga Lil Wayne Katy Perry Rihanna	Wiz Khalifa Bad Meets Evil Big Sean Foster the People Scotty McCreery
Top Male Artist	Top Female Artist
Lil Wayne Justin Bieber Chris Brown Drake Bruno Mars	Adele Lady Gaga Nicki Minaj Katy Perry Rihanna
Top Duo/Group	Top Billboard 200 Artist
LMFAO The Black Eyed Peas Coldplay Lady Antebellum Maroon 5	Adele Justin Bieber Michael Bublé Lady Gaga Lil Wayne
Top Billboard 200 Album	Top Hot 100 Artist
21 – Adele Christmas – Michael Bublé Take Care – Drake Born This Way – Lady Gaga Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne	Adele LMFAO Bruno Mars Katy Perry Rihanna
Top Hot 100 Song	Top Touring Artist
"Party Rock Anthem" – LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele "Moves Like Jagger" – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera "E.T." – Katy Perry featuring Kanye West "Give Me Everything" – Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer	U2 Bon Jovi Taylor Swift Take That Roger Waters
Top Digital Songs Artist	Top Digital Song
Adele LMFAO Bruno Mars Katy Perry Rihanna	"Party Rock Anthem" – LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele "Sexy and I Know It" – LMFAO "Moves Like Jagger" – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera "E.T." – Katy Perry featuring Kanye West
Top Radio Songs Artist	Top Radio Song
Adele Bruno Mars Nicki Minaj Katy Perry Rihanna	"Give Me Everything" – Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele "Party Rock Anthem" – LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Moves Like Jagger" – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera "We Found Love" – Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris
Top Streaming Artist	Top Streaming Song (Audio)
Rihanna Lil Wayne LMFAO Nicki Minaj Bruno Mars	"Rolling in the Deep" – Adele "Without You" – David Guetta featuring Usher "How To Love" – Lil Wayne "Party Rock Anthem" – LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Super Bass" – Nicki Minaj
Top Streaming Song (Video)	Top Digital Media Artist
"Super Bass" – Nicki Minaj "Someone like You" – Adele "Party Rock Anthem" – LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Sexy and I Know It" – LMFAO "The Lazy Song" – Bruno Mars	Adele Justin Bieber Lady Gaga Lil Wayne Rihanna
Top Pop Artist	Top Pop Album
Adele Lady Gaga LMFAO Katy Perry Rihanna	21 – Adele 19 – Adele Under the Mistletoe – Justin Bieber Christmas – Michael Bublé Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Top Pop Song	Top R&B Artist
"Party Rock Anthem" – LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele "Sexy and I Know It" – LMFAO "Moves Like Jagger" – Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera "E.T." – Katy Perry featuring Kanye West	Chris Brown Beyoncé Cee Lo Green Miguel Rihanna
Top R&B Album	Top R&B Song
4 – Beyoncé My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1) – Mary J. Blige F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown I Remember Me – Jennifer Hudson Talk That Talk – Rihanna	"Motivation" – Kelly Rowland featuring Lil Wayne "She Ain't You" – Chris Brown "Fk You (Forget You)" – Cee Lo Green "Down on Me" – Jeremih featuring 50 Cent "Sure Thing" – Miguel
Top Rap Artist	Top Rap Album
Lil Wayne Drake LMFAO Nicki Minaj Wiz Khalifa	Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne Hell: The Sequel – Bad Meets Evil Take Care – Drake Watch The Throne – Jay-Z & Kanye West Sorry For Party Rocking – LMFAO
Top Rap Song	Top Country Artist
"Party Rock Anthem" - LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Good Feeling'" – Flo Rida "Sexy and I Know It" – LMFAO "Super Bass" – Nicki Minaj "Give Me Everything" – Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer	Lady Antebellum Jason Aldean Zac Brown Band Blake Shelton Taylor Swift
Top Country Album	Top Country Song
My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean The Band Perry – The Band Perry Tailgates & Tanlines – Luke Bryan Clear as Day – Scotty McCreery Own the Night – Lady Antebellum	"Dirt Road Anthem" – Jason Aldean "Crazy Girl" – Eli Young Band "Honey Bee" – Blake Shelton "Just a Kiss" – Lady Antebellum "Country Girl (Shake It for Me)" – Luke Bryan
Top Rock Artist	Top Rock Album
Coldplay The Black Keys Foo Fighters Foster the People Mumford & Sons	Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay Wasting Light – Foo Fighters Torches – Foster the People Sigh No More – Mumford & Sons Here and Now – Nickelback
Top Rock Song	Top Latin Artist
"Pumped Up Kicks" – Foster the People "Rolling in the Deep" – Adele "Someone like You" – Adele "Paradise" – Coldplay "Walk" – Foo Fighters	Shakira Maná Pitbull Prince Royce Romeo Santos
Top Latin Album	Top Latin Song
Formula: Vol. 1 – Romeo Santos Dejarte de Amar – Camila Viva el Príncipe – Cristian Castro Drama Y Luz – Maná Prince Royce – Prince Royce	"Danza Kuduro" – Don Omar & Lucenzo "Taboo" – Don Omar "Bon Bon" – Pitbull "Corazón Sin Cara" – Prince Royce "Promise" – Romeo Santos featuring Usher
Top Dance Artist	Top Dance Album
Lady Gaga David Guetta LMFAO Rihanna Britney Spears	Born This Way – Lady Gaga Nothing but the Beat – David Guetta The Fame – Lady Gaga Sorry For Party Rocking – LMFAO Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites – Skrillex
Top Dance Song	Top Alternative Artist
"Party Rock Anthem" – LMFAO featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "In the Dark" – Dev "Without You" – David Guetta featuring Usher "Sexy and I Know It" – LMFAO "Till the World Ends" – Britney Spears	Coldplay The Black Keys Foo Fighters Foster the People Mumford & Sons
Top Alternative Album	Top Alternative Song
Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay Wasting Light – Foo Fighters Torches – Foster the People Sigh No More – Mumford & Sons Here and Now – Nickelback	"Rolling in the Deep" – Adele "Sail" – Awolnation "Paradise" – Coldplay "Pumped Up Kicks" – Foster the People "The Cave" – Mumford & Sons
Top Christian Artist	Top Christian Album
Casting Crowns MercyMe Chris Tomlin Laura Story Skillet	Come to the Well – Casting Crowns Until the Whole World Hears – Casting Crowns Awake – Skillet Blessings – Laura Story WOW Hits 2012 – Various Artists
Top Christian Song	Top Social Artist (fan-voted)
"Blessings" – Laura Story "Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)" – Casting Crowns "Hold Me" – Jamie Grace featuring TobyMac "Stronger" – Mandisa "Strong Enough" – Matthew West	Justin Bieber Eminem Lady Gaga Rihanna Shakira
Icon Award	Millennium Award
Stevie Wonder	Whitney Houston
Spotlight Award	Woman of the Year
Katy Perry	Taylor Swift

Artists with multiple wins and nominations[]

Artists that received multiple nominations
Nominations	Artist
22	LMFAO
20	Adele
13	Rihanna
11	Lady Gaga
10	Lil Wayne
9	Katy Perry
8	Lauren Bennett
8	GoonRock
7	Coldplay
	Foster the People
	Nicki Minaj
6	Bruno Mars
5	Justin Bieber
	Foo Fighters
	Maroon 5
	Mumford & Sons
	Pitbull
4	Christina Aguilera
	Casting Crowns
	Chris Brown
	Drake
	David Guetta
	Lady Antebellum
	Kanye West
3	Afrojack
	Jason Aldean
	Michael Bublé
	Nayer
	Ne-Yo
	Prince Royce
	Romeo Santos
	Laura Story
	Usher
2	Bad Meets Evil
	Beyoncé
	The Black Keys
	Luke Bryan
	Cee Lo Green
	Wiz Khalifa
	Scotty McCreery
	Maná
	Miguel
	Don Omar
	Shakira
	Blake Shelton
	Skillet
	Britney Spears
	Taylor Swift

Artists that received multiple awards
Wins	Artist
12	Adele
6	LMFAO
5	Lauren Bennett
5	GoonRock
4	Coldplay
4	Lil Wayne
2	Jason Aldean
	Casting Crowns
	Lady Gaga

References[]

^ "'Modern Family's' Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell to Host Billboard Music Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
^ "2012 Billboard Music Awards". Time Magazine. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
^ "Adele Wins 12 Gongs At Billboard Music Awards 2012". MTV. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
^ #2012 Billboard Music Awards set for May 20 at MGM Grand" Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved May 23, 2012
^ "Billboard Music Awards: A few observations". LA Times. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
^ "Miley Cyrus wows, Adele wins at Billboard Music Awards". USA Today. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
^ Carrie Underwood, Justin Bieber, LMFAO, The Wanted to Perform at Billboard Music Awards^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Kelly Clarkson Added To Billboard Music Awards Lineup mjsbigblog. Mjsbigblog.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
^ "2012 Billboard Music Awards Finalists: Complete List".
^ "Billboard Music Awards 2012: The Complete Winners List".

External links[]

2012 Billboard Music Awards at IMDb

[1] "'Modern Family's' Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell to Host Billboard Music Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

[2] "2012 Billboard Music Awards". Time Magazine. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.

[3] "Adele Wins 12 Gongs At Billboard Music Awards 2012". MTV. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.

[4] #2012 Billboard Music Awards set for May 20 at MGM Grand" Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved May 23, 2012

[5] "Billboard Music Awards: A few observations". LA Times. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.

[6] "Miley Cyrus wows, Adele wins at Billboard Music Awards". USA Today. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.

[7] Carrie Underwood, Justin Bieber, LMFAO, The Wanted to Perform at Billboard Music Awards^{[permanent dead link]}

[8] Kelly Clarkson Added To Billboard Music Awards Lineup mjsbigblog. Mjsbigblog.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-25.

[9] "2012 Billboard Music Awards Finalists: Complete List".

[10] "Billboard Music Awards 2012: The Complete Winners List".

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2012 Billboard Music Awards
Date	May 20, 2012 (2012-05-20)
Location	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Hosted by	Julie Bowen Ty Burrell
Most awards	Adele (12)
Most nominations	LMFAO (22)
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
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