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!
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