2012 Billboard Music Awards
Award
2012 Billboard Music Awards | ||||
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Date | May 20, 2012 (2012-05-20) | |||
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 | |||
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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]
Performances
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" |
- Notes
- A - Midway through the performance, ABC cut to commercial.
Presenters
- Julianne Hough – Presented the Top Social Artist Award
- Lisa Marie Presley – Presented the Spotlight Award
- Robin Thicke – Introduced Kelly Clarkson
- Miley Cyrus – Presented the Top New Artist Award
- Brandy – Introduced Chris Brown
- Natasha Bedingfield – Gave short monologue and tribute to Donna Summer
- Kris Kristofferson – Gave speech to highlight accomplishments of Taylor Swift
- Zooey Deschanel – Presented Woman of the Year Award
- Far East Movement – Introduced Usher
- Jason Derülo – Presented Hot 100 Song of the Year
- Wiz Khalifa – Presented Top Duo/Group
- Luke Bryan – Introduced Carrie Underwood
- Gladys Knight – Presented Male Artist of the Year
- Swizz Beatz – Introduced Linkin Park
- Monica and Eric Benet – Presented R&B Artist of the Year
- Whoopi Goldberg – Introduced Whitney Houston tribute
- Bobbi Kristina Brown and Pat Houston – Accepted Millennium Award
- Taio Cruz – Introduced Patent Pending
- Gavin DeGraw – Introduced Nelly Furtado
- Alicia Keys – Presented Icon Award
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed in bold.[9][10]
Artists with multiple wins and nominations
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 |
References
- ^ "'Modern Family's' Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell to Host Billboard Music Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ "2012 Billboard Music Awards". Time Magazine. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Adele Wins 12 Gongs At Billboard Music Awards 2012". MTV. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ #2012 Billboard Music Awards set for May 20 at MGM Grand" Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved May 23, 2012
- ^ "Billboard Music Awards: A few observations". LA Times. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Miley Cyrus wows, Adele wins at Billboard Music Awards". USA Today. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ Carrie Underwood, Justin Bieber, LMFAO, The Wanted to Perform at Billboard Music Awards
- ^ Kelly Clarkson Added To Billboard Music Awards Lineup mjsbigblog. Mjsbigblog.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-25.
- ^ "2012 Billboard Music Awards Finalists: Complete List". Billboard.
- ^ "Billboard Music Awards 2012: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. 20 May 2012.
External links
- 2012 Billboard Music Awards at IMDb
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