NEWSLMFAO & Adele Win Big at 2012 Billboard Music Awards
May 21 2012, Published 2:05 p.m. ET
Last night, Modern Famly stars Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell hosted the 2012 Billboard Music Awards and watched award after award bestowed upon Adele!
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The British singer won 12 awards out of 18 nominations from her huge album, 21. This included accolades for top artist, top female artist, and top album. She wasn't at the awards ceremony — however, another big winner, LMFAO was on hand.
The uncle-nephew duo of Redfoo and SkyBlu rocked out in their over-the-top fashion and snagged statues for "Party Rock Anthem" as song of the year and also took the award for top duo/group — as well as four more awards for a total of six.
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Chris Brown, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift also won statues, as did Katy Perry. Justin also performed, and his rendition of "Boyfriend" included dancers dressed up as clowns. He won the award for the most social artist. The Biebs thanked his 22 million Twitter followers and 43 million Facebook fans, reminding the audience, "the Internet is where I got my start."
The night wasn't without somber moments, too, as Julie and Ty paused at the beginning of the show to pay homage to Bee Gees star Robin Gibb, who died of cancer earlier in the day. Natasha Bedingfield paid tribute to Donna Summer, while Wiz Khalifa praised late Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch. And then John Legend and Jordin Sparks sang "The Greatest Love of All" and "I Will Always Love You" to remember Whitney Houston.
Here's a list of the night's big winners! For a complete list, head over to Billboard.
Top Social Artist
Justin Bieber
Spotlight Award
Katy Perry
Top New Artist
Wiz Khalifa
Woman of the Year
Taylor Swift
Hot 100 Song of the Year
“Party Rock Anthem” (LMFAO)
Top Duo/Group
LMFAO
Top Male Artist
Lil Wayne
Top R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Millennium Award
Whitney Houston (accepted by Bobbi Kristina Brown)
Battle of the Bands
Patent Pending
Top Rock Song
“Pumped Up Kicks” (Foster the People)
Top Rock Artist
Coldplay
Top Touring Act
U2
Top Dance Artist
Lady Gaga
Top Artist
Adele
Top Billboard 200 Album
21 (Adele)
Top Female Artist
Adele
Top Hot 100 Artist
Adele
Top Country Artist
Lady Antebellum
Top Digital Songs Artist
Adele
Top Radio Songs Artist
Adele
Top Streaming Artist
Rihanna
Top Digital Media Artist
Adele
Top Pop Artist
Adele
Top Rap Artist
Lil Wayne
Top Pop Album
21 (Adele)
Top R&B Album
4 (Beyoncé)
Top Dance Album
Born This Way (Lady Gaga)
Top Digital Song
“Party Rock Anthem” (LMFAO)
