2012 Billboard Music Awards
| 2012 Billboard Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Production locations | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, Nevada |
| Production company | Prometheus Global Media |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
The 2012 Billboard Music Awards is a music award ceremony that was held on May 20, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. It aired on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM central. The show was hosted by Modern Family's Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell. [1]
The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2011.[2]
Performances
- LMFAO — "Party Rock Anthem" / "Sorry for Party Rocking" / "Sexy and I Know It"
- Kelly Clarkson — "Dark Side"
- The Wanted — "Chasing the Sun" / "Glad You Came"
- Chris Brown — "Turn Up the Music"
- Natasha Bedingfield — "Last Dance"[A] (Donna Summer tribute)
- Usher — "Scream"
- Justin Bieber — "Boyfriend"
- Carly Rae Jepsen — "Call Me Maybe"
- Carrie Underwood — "Blown Away"
- Linkin Park — "Burn It Down"
- Katy Perry — "Wide Awake"
- John Legend and Jordin Sparks — "The Greatest Love of All" / "I Will Always Love You" (Whitney Houston tribute)
- Cee Lo Green and Goodie Mob — "Fight to Win" (Beastie Boys' MCA tribute)
- Patent Pending — "Dance Till We Die"
- Nelly Furtado
- Stevie Wonder and Alicia Keys (special appearance)
Presenters
- Julianne Hough - Presented the Top Social Artist Award
- Lisa Marie Presley - Presented the Spotlight Award
- Robin Thicke - Introduced Kelly Clarkson
- Miley Cyrus - Presented the Top New Artist Award
- Brandy - Introduced Chris Brown
- Natasha Bedingfield - Gave short monologue and tribute to Donna Summer
- Kris Kristopherson - Gave speech to highlight accomplishments of Taylor Swift
- Zooey Deschanel - Presented Woman of the Year Award
- Far East Movement - Introduced Usher
- Jason Derülo - Presented Hot 100 Song of the Year
- Wiz Khalifa - Presented Top Duo/Group
- Gladys Knight - Presented Male Artist of the Year
- Swizz Beatz - Introduced Linkin Park
- Monica and Eric Benet - Presented R&B Artist of the Year
- Whoopi Goldberg - Introduced Whitney Houston tribute
- Bobbi Kristina Houston-Brown and Pat Houston - Accepted Millennium Award
- Taio Cruz - Introduced Patent Pending
- Gavin DeGraw - Introduced Nelly Furtado
- Jeremy Sisto
- Luke Bryan
Nominees
Notes
- A ^ Midway through the performance, ABC cut to commercial.
References
- ^ "'Modern Family's' Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell to Host Billboard Music Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
- ^ http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/mar/13/2012-billboard-music-awards-set-may-20-mgm-grand/
- ^ Carrie Underwood, Justin Bieber, LMFAO, The Wanted to Perform at Billboard Music Awards
- ^ http://www.mjsbigblog.com/kelly-clarkson-added-to-billboard-music-awards-lineup.htm
- ^ [Carly Rae Jepsen to Perform at BMAs https://www.facebook.com/Carlyraejepsen/posts/10150812543201048]