- Katy Perry
- Skylar Grey
- Eminem
- T.I.
- Bruno Mars
Record of the Year:
- California Gurls – Katy Perry
- Rude Boy - Rihanna
- Need You Now – Lady Antebellum
- Seek Bromance – Tim Berg
- Stereo Love – Edward Maya & Vika Jaguilna
3 Best Songs Lyrics of the Year:
- **** You
- Jar of Hearts
- Love the Way You Lie
- Grenade
- Castle Walls
- Teenage Dream
- Wonderman
- Airplanes
- Just a Dream
- Fly
Best Dance ("Party") Song of the Year:
- TiK ToK
- Stereo Love
- I Gotta Feeling
- Only Girl
- Club Can't Handle Me
Best "Parody" Song:
- Love the Way You Lie (Key of Awesome)
- I Just Had Sex – The Lonley Island feat. Akon
- Ronnie & Clyde – Rihanna and Shy Ronnie, SNL Digital Short
- TiK ToK (Key of Awesome)
- Bad Romance (The Annoying Orange)
Best Female Voice of the Year:
- Lady GaGa
- Katy Perry
- Rihanna
- Ke$a
- Christina Aguilera
Best Male Voice of the Year:
- Usher
- Bruno Mars
- Jason DeRulo
- Tinie Tempah
- Kanye West
WINNERS:
Songwriter of the Year:
- Skylar Grey
Record of the Year:
- Stereo Love – Edward Maya & Vika Jaguilna
3 Best Songs Lyrics of the Year:
- **** You (Cee-Lo Green, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Brody Brown)
- Jar of Hearts (Christina Perri, Drew Lawrence, Barrett Yeretsian)
- Love the Way You Lie (Marshall Mathers, Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman, Makeba Riddick)