2012 Billboard Music Awards


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 live on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM central. The show was hosted by Modern Familys Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell.
The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2011.

Performances

ArtistSong
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 BedingfieldTribute 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 MobTribute 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"

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Presenters

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed in bold.
Top ArtistTop New Artist

  • Wiz Khalifa
  • *Bad Meets Evil
  • *Big Sean
  • *Foster the People
  • *Scotty McCreery
    • Top Male ArtistTop Female Artist
  • Lil Wayne
  • *Justin Bieber
  • *Chris Brown
  • *Drake
  • *Bruno Mars
  • Adele
  • *Lady Gaga
  • *Nicki Minaj
  • *Katy Perry
  • *Rihanna
    • Top Duo/GroupTop 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 AlbumTop 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 SongTop 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 ArtistTop 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 ArtistTop 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 ArtistTop 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 ArtistTop 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 SongTop 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 AlbumTop 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 ArtistTop 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 SongTop 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 AlbumTop 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 ArtistTop 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 SongTop 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 AlbumTop 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 ArtistTop 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 SongTop 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 AlbumTop 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 ArtistTop 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 SongTop Social Artist
  • "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 AwardMillennium Award
    Stevie WonderWhitney Houston
    Spotlight AwardWoman of the Year
    Katy PerryTaylor Swift

    Artists with multiple wins and nominations

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

    WinsArtist
    12Adele
    6LMFAO
    5Lauren Bennett
    5GoonRock
    4Coldplay
    4Lil Wayne
    2Jason Aldean
    2Casting Crowns
    2Lady Gaga