2012 Billboard Music Award Nominations Announced! (LIST)

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Adele is nominated in 18 categories for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards.

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It's that time of the year again, and Billboard has tallied up all the chart rankings. 

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Our favorite singer from the UK Adele tore up the Billboard charts all year with her multi-platinum album 21.

The "Rolling In The Deep" songstress racks up at this year's Billboard Awards, being nominated in a whopping 18 categories!

From the "Top Artist" category to the "Top Digital Artist" category, Adele is practically in every major category this year.

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Other smash artists that join Adele in the coveted "Top Artist" category include Rihanna, Katy Perry, LMFAO, Lil Wayne, and Lady Gaga.

The 2012 Billboard Music Awards will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will air live on Sunday, May 20 at 8 p.m. central time on ABC.

Take a look at the categories and nominees below! 

2012 Billboard Music Awards Finalists

• 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 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