ADELE, LADY GAGA, RIHANNA, OTHERS BATTLE FOR BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS TOP PRIZE

The nominations list for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards has been unveiled, with soulful British singer Adele leading with leading the list with 18 nods. The pop duo of RedFoo and SkyBlu who make up the group LMFAO follow closely with 17 nods while Pop act Rihanna comes in third with 11 nominations. Rapper Lil’ Wayne has also received six nods. Adele has already won five Grammy Awards and two Brit Awards for 2011 record ‘21‘. LMFAO’s ‘Sorry for Party Rocking‘ has sold over 1.4 million copies worldwide. Rihanna released her sixth studio album ‘Talk That Talk’ in November 2011 and has already sold over two million copies of the album worldwide. One category most people are watching is the ‘Top Artiste’ award, in which Adele, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry are Rihanna are nominees. The award show is set to take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in May. Check out the full nominations list below… Top Artist Adele Lady Gaga Lil Wayne Katy Perry Rihanna Top New Artist Bad Meets Evil Big Sean Foster The People Scotty McCreery Wiz Khalifa Top Male Artist Justin Bieber Chris Brown Drake Lil Wayne Bruno Mars Top Female Artist Adele Lady Gaga Nicki Minaj Katy Perry Rihanna Top Duo/Group The Black Eyed Peas Coldplay Lady Antebellum LMFAO Maroon 5 Top Billboard 200 Artist Adele Justin Bieber Michael Buble Lady Gaga Lil Wayne Top Hot 100 Artist Adele LMFAO Bruno Mars Katy Perry Rihanna Top Digital Songs Artist Adele LMFAO Bruno Mars Katy Perry Rihanna Top Radio Songs Artist Adele Katy Perry Bruno Mars Nicki Minaj Rihanna Top Touring Artist Bon Jovi Taylor Swift Take That U2 Roger Waters Top Social Artist Justin Bieber Eminem Lady Gaga Rihanna Shakira Top Streaming Artist Lil Wayne LMFAO Nicki Minaj Bruno Mars Rihanna Top Digital Media Artist Adele Justin Bieber Lady Gaga Lil Wayne Rihanna 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 Top Christian Artist Casting Crowns MercyMe Skillet Laura Story Chris Tomlin
Source: thenetng.com
Wow, what a long list!