2012 Billboard Music Awards Finalists

The 2012 Billboard Music Awards will take place on May 20 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand. Tickets are now on sale at Ticketmaster.com and MGMGrand.com. The show will be broadcast live on ABC at 8 p.m. EST the same night.

 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 Waters
 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 Keys
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