Top awards continue to pile up for Adele

Energetic performances and heartfelt tributes took centre stage at the Billboard Music Awards as Adele, LMFAO, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, and Taylor Swift came away with the top awards.

Tue, 22 May, 2012 - 01:00
Piya Sinha-Roy, Los Angeles

British Grammy-winning singer Adele won 12 awards from 18 nominations for her juggernaut album 21, including best artist, best female artist, and best album.

LMFAO, the uncle-nephew duo of Redfoo and SkyBlu, showed up in trademark outrageous fashion and picked up two awards, song of the year for Party Rock Anthem and the top duo/group, along with four more honours.

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