2012 Billboard Music Awards | |
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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 |
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 Family's Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell.[1][2][3]
The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2011.[4][5][6]
Artist(s) | Song(s)[7][8] |
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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" (Legend) "I Will Always Love You" (Sparks) |
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" |
Winners are listed in bold.[9][10]
Nominations | Artist |
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22 | LMFAO |
20 | Adele |
13 | Rihanna |
11 | Lady Gaga |
10 | Lil Wayne |
9 | Katy Perry |
8 | Lauren Bennett |
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 |
Wins | Artist |
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12 | Adele |
6 | LMFAO |
5 | Lauren Bennett |
GoonRock | |
4 | Coldplay |
Lil Wayne | |
2 | Jason Aldean |
Casting Crowns | |
Lady Gaga |