Adele, LMFAO Top Billboard Music Awards
Adele dominated Sunday's Billboard Music Awards, taking home 12 trophies, including Top Artist.
The British singer, who did not attend the show, also triumphed in Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Digital Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist and Top Pop Artist. Her haul puts her three awards shy of Janet Jackson's record 15 awards in one year in 1990.
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LMFAO followed with six awards, including five for "Party Rock Anthem." Coldplay and Lil Wayne tied with four trophies.
Stevie Wonder earned the Icon Award and Whitney Houston received the Millennium Award, which was accepted by her daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown. (Watch below.)
"I really want to say thank you to everyone who supported us through it all," Brown said through tears. "Not just from when it was good, but when it was bad too — just everything. Thank you for showing that much love, because she deserved it. I'm just blessed to have been in such an incredible woman's life. There will never be another one — ever."
Jordin Sparks, who co-stars alongside Houston in this summer's Sparkle, performed "I Will Always Love You" in tribute to the late singer.
The show also featured several other tributes to fallen music superstars. Cee Lo Green performed the Beastie Boys' "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!)" for Adam "MCA" Yauch, who died May 4 of salivary gland cancer, and Natasha Bedingfield sang "Last Dance" in remembrance of Donna Summer, who died Thursday of lung cancer.
News of Bee GeeRobin Gibb's death from colorectal cancer broke shortly before the ceremony began. "His voice and music of the Bee Gees will live on forever," Julie Bowen, who co-hosted with her Modern Family husband Ty Burrell, said on the show.
See the full list of winners below.
Top Artist
Adele
Top New Artist
Wiz Khalifa
Top Male Artist
Lil Wayne
Top Female Artist
Adele
Top Duo/Group
LMFAO
Top Billboard 200 Artist
Adele
Top Hot 100 Artist
Adele
Top Digital Songs Artist
Adele
Top Radio Songs Artist
Adele
Top Touring Artist
U2
Top Social Artist
Justin Bieber
Top Streaming Artist
Rihanna
Top Digital Media Artist
Adele
Top Pop Artist
Adele
Top R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Top Rap Artist
Lil Wayne
Top Country Artist
Lady Antebellum
Top Rock Artist
Coldplay
Top Alternative Artist
Coldplay
Top Latin Artist
Shakira
Top Dance Artist
Lady Gaga
Top Christian Artist
Casting Crowns
Top Billboard 200 Album
Adele, 21
Top Pop Album
Adele, 21
Top R&B Album
Beyoncé, 4
Top Rap Album
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter IV
Top Country Album
Jason Aldean, My Kinda Party
Top Rock Album
Coldplay, Mylo Xyloto
Top Alternative Album
Coldplay, Mylo Xyloto
Top Latin Album
Romeo Santos, Formula: Vol. 1
Top Dance Album
Lady Gaga, Born This Way
Top Christian Album
Casting Crowns, Come To The Well
Top Hot 100 Song
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
Top Digital Song
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
Top Radio Song
Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer "Give Me Everything"
Top Streaming Song (Audio)
Adele "Rolling in the Deep"
Top Streaming Song (Video)
Nicki Minaj "Super Bass"
Top Pop Song
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
Top R&B Song
Kelly Rowland feat. Lil Wayne "Motivation"
Top Rap Song
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
Top Country Song
Jason Aldean "Dirt Road Anthem"
Top Rock Song
Foster the People "Pumped Up Kicks"
Top Alternative Song
Adele "Rolling In The Deep"
Top Latin Song
Don Omar & Lucenzo "Danza Kuduro"
Top Dance Song
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
Top Christian Song
Laura Story "Blessings"
Billboard Icon Award
Stevie Wonder
Millennium Award
Whitney Houston
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