Adele sweeped the awards at the Grammys – could the same happen at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards? The Billboard Music Awards are fast approaching with Adele, LMFAO, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, and Lil Wayne leading with the most nominations.
Adele leads the finalists in 18 award categories, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 Artist. LMFAO took a close second with 17 nominations, going against Adele, as well as Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, and Rihanna in Top Hot 100 Artist. Rihanna is a finalist in 13 categories, while Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne are up for 10 categories each.
The Top New Artist category features some diverse new talents, including Bad Meets Evil, Big Sean, Foster The People, Scotty McCreery, and Wiz Khalifa.
The 2012 Billboard Music Awards take place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand, being broadcast on ABC live on Sunday May 20 at 8pm.
