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    April 20, 2012 by Luke Tadgell | Photo by Wenn.com
    Adele earns 18 nominations at 2012 Billboard Awards

    The Billboard Music Award nominations have been announced in America, and unsurprisingly Adele leads the pack.

    The Brit has been recognised in the Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Artist categories, while her hit 'Rolling in the Deep' is a contender in seven additional categories.

    In all, Adele is up for 18 awards, but she was not the only one to receive recognition with LMFAO just trailing her with 17 nominations. Rihanna is up for 13 gongs - 5 less than last year.

    The mainstream ceremony recognises artists who feature in the Billboard charts between February 2011 and March of this year, and will take place at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on May 20.

    The nominees are as follows:

    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 Walters

    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 Artist, 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

     

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