The nominees for the upcoming 2012 Billboard Music Awards have been announced and Adele tops the list (no surprise here).
The “Rolling in the Deep” songbird is up for Top Female Artist, Top Pop Song, Top Pop Album, as well as the highest award of the night, Top Artist.
The Billboard Music Awards will air live on Sunday, May 20th. Carrie Underwood and Justin Bieber have already been confirmed as performers for the show.
Here’s a list of the nominees:
Top Artist
Adele
Rihanna
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Katy Perry
Top Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Chris Brown
Drake
Lil Wayne
Bruno Mars
Top Female Artist
Adele
Lady Gaga
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top New Artist
Bad Meets Evil
Big Sean
Foster the People
Scotty McCreery
Wiz Khalifa
Top Hot 100 Song
“Rolling in the Deep,” Adele
“Party Rock Anthem,” LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock
“Moves Like Jagger, “Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera
“E.T.” Katy Perry feat. Kanye West
“Give Me Everything,” Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer
Top Billboard 200 Album
21, Adele
Christmas, Michael Bublé
Take Care, Drake
Born This Way, Lady Gaga
Tha Carter IV, Lil Wayne
Top Hot 100 Artist
Adele
LMFAO
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Adele
Justin Bieber
Michael Bublé
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Top Pop Artist:
Adele
Lady Gaga
LMFAO
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top R&B Artist:
Beyonce
Chris Brown
Cee Lo Green
Miguel
Rihanna
Top Rap Artist:
Drake
Lil Wayne
LMFAO
Nicki Minaj
Wiz Khalifa
Top Country Artist:
Jason Aldean
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
Blake Shelton
Taylor Swift
Top Rock Artist:
The Black Keys
Coldplay
Foster The People
Foo Fighters
Mumford & Sons
Top Alternative Artist:
The Black Keys
Coldplay
Foster The People
Foo Fighters
Mumford & Sons
Top Latin Artist:
Mana
Pitbull
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos
Shakira
Top Dance Artist:
David Guetta
Lady Gaga
LMFAO
Rihanna
Britney Spears
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