The 2012 Billboard Music Awards will take place at Las Vegas' MGM Grand and be broadcast live Sunday May 20, 8/7c on ABC. Music fans can also follow news about the show and related events on Twitter at @Billboard or on Facebook.com/Billboard.
The awards will reflect Billboard's chart rankings based on key fan interactions with music, including album sales and downloads, track downloads, radio airplay and touring as well as streaming and social interactions on Facebook, Twitter, Vevo, Youtube, Spotify and other popular online destinations for music.
These measurements are tracked year-round by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound. The awards will be based on the reporting period of March 1, 2011 through February 29, 2012. Top artists will be recognized in a variety of genres, including R&B, Rap, Pop, Country, Rock, Latin and Alternative.
These are the awards they're up to
Top Duo/Group
The Black Eyed Peas ColdplayLady Antebellum
LMFAO
Maroon 5
Top Rock Artist
The Black Keys ColdplayFoster The People
Foo Fighters
Mumford & Sons
Top Alternative Artist
The Black Keys Coldplay
Foster The People
Foo Fighters
Mumford & Sons
Top Rock Album[B]
Coldplay "Mylo Xyloto"[/B
]Foo Figthers "Wasting Light:
Foster The People "Torches"
Mumford & Sons "Sigh No More"
Nickelback "Here And Now"
Top Alternative Album Coldplay "Mylo Xyloto"
Foo Figthers "Wasting Light:
Foster The People "Torches"
Mumford & Sons "Sigh No More"
Nickelback "Here And Now"
Top Rock Song
Adele "Rolling In The Deep"
Adele "Someone Like You"
Coldplay "Paradise"
Foo Fighters "Walk"
Foster The People "Pumped Up Kicks"
Top Alternative Song
Adele "Rolling In The Deep"
AWOLNATION "Sail" Coldplay "Paradise"Foster The People "Pumped Up Kicks"
Mumford & Sons "The Cave"
but congrats to them anyway, seeing them live in june woo