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Billboard Music Awards 2012 Winners List

Billboard Music Awards 2012 WinnersEthan Miller, Getty Images for ABC

The music industry stepped out for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards tonight (May 20), and this year's hottest chart-toppers took home the gold! Whitney Houston was posthumously honored with the Billboard Millennium Award, while Taylor Swift was named Woman of the Year. How did leading nominee, Adele, fare with her whopping 18 nominations? Who came out on top in the battle of the BFFs as Katy Perry and Rihanna faced-off in multiple categories? And just how hard will LMFAO be "party rocking" after the show? Find out with the winners list below!

Top Artist:
Adele -- WINNER
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Katy Perry
Rihanna

Top New Artist:
Bad Meets Evil
Big Sean
Foster the People
Scotty McCreery
Wiz Khalifa -- WINNER

Top Male Artist:
Justin Bieber
Chris Brown
Drake
Lil Wayne -- WINNER
Bruno Mars

Top Female Artist:
Adele -- WINNER
Lady Gaga
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Rihanna

Top Duo/Group:
The Black Eyed Peas
Coldplay
Lady Antebellum
LMFAO -- WINNER
Maroon 5

Top Billboard 200 Album:
Adele 21 -- WINNER
Michael Buble Christmas
Drake Take Care
Lady Gaga Born This Way
Lil Wayne Tha Carter IV

Top Hot 100 Song:
Adele "Rolling in the Deep"
LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem" -- WINNER
Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger"
Kay Perry Feat. Kanye West "E.T."
Pitbull Feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer "Give Me Everything"

Top Pop Artist:
Adele -- WINNER
Lady Gaga
LMFAO
Katy Perry
Rihanna

Top R&B Artist:
Beyonce
Chris Brown -- WINNER
Cee Lo Green
Miguel
Rihanna

Top Rap Artist:
Drake
Lil Wayne -- WINNER
LMFAO
Nicki Minaj
Wiz Khalifa

Top Country Artist:
Jason Aldean
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum -- WINNER
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift

Top Rock Artist:
The Black Keys
Coldplay -- WINNER
Foster the People
Foo Fighters
Mumford & Sons

Top Alternative Artist:
The Black Keys
Coldplay -- WINNER
Foster the People
Foo Fighters Mumford & Sons

Top Latin Artist:
Mana Pitbull
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos
Shakira -- WINNER

Top Dance Artist:
David Guetta
Lady Gaga -- WINNER
LMFAO
Rihanna
Britney Spears



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May 21 2012 at 1:02 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Micha...

ADELE räumt im Moment alle Awards-Shows ab.Allein gestern bei den Billboard-Chart Awards,bekam sie 4,Preise.Das Albim "21",ist absolut Großartigkeit.Lange,Sehr lange nicht so eine geile Stimme mehr gehört,mit so einzigartiger Musik.Da haben wir noch einiges zu hören kriegen....Freu mich schon auf neues von Ihr.......Go for it-Adele..........

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