Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Adele & Lil Wayne Up For Billboard Music Awards
Adele is a finalist in 18 categories including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, and Top Billboard 200 Artist, while electro-pop duo LMFAO follows in 17 award categories.
Last year’s leader Rihanna scores recognition in 13 categories this year, while Lil Wayne and Lady Gaga tie with 10 categories.
Adele, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, and Katy Perry will compete for Top Artist, while the Top New Artist category welcomes Wiz Khalifa, Bad Meets Evil, Big Sean, Foster the People, and Scotty McCreery.
The show will air live from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on May 20 with performances from Justin Bieber, Carrie Underwood, LMFAO, and The Wanted. More performers will be announced in the coming weeks.
2012 Billboard Music Awards Finalists
Top Artist
Adele
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Adele
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Katy Perry
Rihanna
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
“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
21 – Adele
Christmas – Michael Bublé
Take Care – Drake
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne
Top New Artist
Bad Meets Evil
Big Sean
Foster the People
Scotty McCreery
Wiz Khalifa
Bad Meets Evil
Big Sean
Foster the People
Scotty McCreery
Wiz Khalifa
Top Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Chris Brown
Drake
Lil Wayne
Bruno Mars
Justin Bieber
Chris Brown
Drake
Lil Wayne
Bruno Mars
Top Female Artist
Adele
Lady Gaga
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Adele
Lady Gaga
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top Hot 100 Artist
Adele
LMFAO
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Adele
LMFAO
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Adele
Justin Bieber
Michael Bublé
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Adele
Justin Bieber
Michael Bublé
Lady Gaga
Lil Wayne
Top Digital Songs Artist
Adele
LMFAO
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Adele
LMFAO
Bruno Mars
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Top Radio Songs Artist
Adele
Katy Perry
Bruno Mars
Rihanna
Nicki Minaj
Adele
Katy Perry
Bruno Mars
Rihanna
Nicki Minaj
Top R&B Artist
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
Cee Lo Green
Miguel
Rihanna
Beyoncé
Chris Brown
Cee Lo Green
Miguel
Rihanna
Top Rap Artist
Drake
Lil Wayne
LMFAO
Wiz Khalifa
Nicki Minaj
Drake
Lil Wayne
LMFAO
Wiz Khalifa
Nicki Minaj
See the full list of finalists here.
Lil Kim Announces ‘Return Of The Queen’ Tour
Lil Kim makes her return as she has announced a 11 date tour for May/June this year, her first since 2010. The tour kicks off in Austin, TX on May 11th and finishes up in West Hollywood on June 13th.
Check the itinerary.
May 11 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
May 13 – Pensacola, FL – Vinyl Music Hall
May 18 – Bronx, NY – Paradise Theater
May 19 – Albany, NY – Northern Lights
May 20 – Philadelphia, PA – Club ONYX
May 22 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
May 25 – Markham, IL – Adrianna’s Night Club
May 27 – Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre
June 1 – Cincinnati, OH – Bogart’s
June 11 – San Francisco, CA – Mezzanine
June 13 – West Hollywood, CA – Key Club
Lil Kim’s 5th album is due in stores late 2012.
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