The winners of the 2012 Billboard Music Awards were announced during tonight’s (May 20) show, held at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. Justin Bieber won the first award of the night, taking home the prize for Top Social Artist thanks to his 22 million plus followers on Twitter and the 43 million ‘Likes’ he has on Facebook. Katy Perry was also honored in the beginning of the 2012 Billboard Music Awards with the Spotlight Award for her record-tying No. 1 ‘Teenage Dream’ singles.

Stay tuned with PopCrush throughout the night, as we will keep updating this 2012 Billboard Music Awards winners list as more are announced. You can expect Adele and Rihanna to snag some awards, as Adele is leading the pack with 18 nods, while Rihanna has 13 herself. Both women are also nominated for he prestigious Top Artist recognition. Lady Gaga has 10 nods, while LMFAO appear in 17 categories.

Spotlight Award:

Katy Perry – WINNER!

Woman of the Year:

Taylor Swift – WINNER!

Top Artist:

Adele – WINNER!

Lady Gaga

Lil Wayne

Katy Perry

Rihanna

Top New Artist:

Bad Meets Evil

Big Sean

Foster the People

Scotty McCreery

Wiz Khalifa — WINNER!

Top Male Artist:

Justin Bieber

Chris Brown

Drake

Lil Wayne – WINNER!

Bruno Mars

Top Female Artist:

Adele – WINNER!

Lady Gaga

Nicki Minaj

Katy Perry

Rihanna

Top Duo/Group:

The Black Eyed Peas

Coldplay

Lady Antebellum

LMFAO – WINNER!

Maroon 5

Top Billboard 200 Album:

’21,’ Adele – WINNER!

‘Christmas,’ Michael Buble

‘Take Care,’ Drake

‘Born This Way,’ Lady Gaga

‘Tha Carter IV,’ Lil Wayne

Top Hot 100 Song:

‘Rolling in the Deep,’ Adele

‘Party Rock Anthem,’ LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett + GoonRock – WINNER!

‘Moves Like Jagger,’ Maroon  Feat. Christina Aguilera

‘ET,’ Katy Perry Feat. Kanye West

‘Give Me Everything,’ Pitbull Feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer

Top Digital Songs Artist:

Adele – WINNER!

LMFAO

Bruno Mars

Katy Perry

Rihanna

Top Radio Songs Artist:

Adele – WINNER!

Katy Perry

Bruno Mars

Nicki Minaj

Rihanna

Top Touring Artist:

Bon Jovi

Taylor Swift

Take That

U2 – WINNER!

Roger Waters

Top Social Artist:

Justin Bieber – WINNER!

Eminem

Lady Gaga

Rihanna

Shakira

Top Streaming Artist:

Lil Wayne

LMFAO

Nicki Minaj

Bruno Mars

Rihanna – WINNER!

Top Digital Media Artist:

Adele – WINNER!

Justin Bieber

Lady Gaga

Lil Wayne

Rihanna

Top Pop Artist:

Adele – WINNER!

Lady Gaga

LMFAO

Katy Perry

Rihanna

Top R&B Artist:

Beyonce

Chris Brown – WINNER!

Cee Lo Green

Miguel

Rihanna

Top Rap Artist:

Drake

Lil Wayne – WINNER!

LMFAO

Nicki Minaj

Wiz Khalifa

Top Country Artist:

Jason Aldean

Zac Brown Band

Lady Antebellum – WINNER!

Blake Shelton

Taylor Swift

Top Rock Artist:

The Black Keys

Coldplay – WINNER!

Foster the People

Foo Fighters

Mumford & Sons

Top Alternative Artist:

The Black Keys

Coldplay – WINNER!

Foster the People

Foo Fighters

Mumford & Sons

Top Latin Artist:

Mana

Pitbull

Prince Royce

Romeo Santos

Shakira – WINNER!

Top Dance Artist:

David Guetta

Lady Gaga – WINNER!

LMFAO

Rihanna

Britney Spears

Top Pop Album:

’19,’ Adele

’21,’ Adele – WINNER!

‘Christmas,’ Michael Buble

‘Born This Way,’ Lady Gaga

‘Under the Mistletoe,’ Justin Bieber

Top R&B Album:

’4,’ Beyonce – WINNER!

‘My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1),’ Mary J. Blige

‘F.A.M.E.,’ Chris Brown

‘I Remember Me,’ Jennifer Hudson

‘Talk That Talk,’ Rihanna

Top Rap Album:

‘Hell: The Sequel,’ Bad Meets Evil

‘Take Care,’ Drake

‘Watch the Throne,’ Jay-Z & Kanye West

‘Tha Carter IV,’ Lil Wayne – WINNER!

‘Sorry for Party Rocking,’ LMFAO

Top Rock Album:

‘Mylo Xyloto,’ Coldplay – WINNER!

‘Wasting Light,’ Foo Fighters

‘Torches,’ Foster the People

‘Sigh No More,’ Mumford & Sons

‘Here and Now,’ Nickelback

Top Alternative Album:

‘Mylo Xyloto,’ Coldplay – WINNER!

‘Wasting Light,’ Foo Fighters

‘Torches,’ Foster the People

‘Sigh No More,’ Mumford & Sons

‘Here and Now,’ Nickelback

Top Dance Album:

‘Nothing but the Beat,’ David Guetta

‘Born This Way,’ Lady Gaga – WINNER!

‘The Fame,’ Lady Gaga

‘Sorry for Party Rocking,’ LMFAO

‘Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites,’ Skrillex

Top Digital Song:

‘Rolling in the Deep,’ Adele

‘Party Rock Anthem,’ LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett + GoonRock – WINNER!

‘Sexy and I Know It,’ LMFAO

‘Moves Like Jagger,’ Maroon 5 Feat. Christina Aguilera

‘E.T.,’ Katy Perry Feat. Kanye West

Top Streaming Song (Audio):

‘Without You,’ David Guetta Feat. Usher

‘Rolling in the Deep,’ Adele – WINNER!

‘How to Love,’ Lil Wayne

‘Party Rock Anthem,’ LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett + GoonRock

‘Super Bass,’ Nicki Minaj

Top Radio Song:

‘Rolling in the Deep,’ Adele

‘Party Rock Anthem,’ LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett + GoonRock

‘Moves Like Jagger,’ Maroon 5 Feat. Christina Aguilera

‘Give Me Everything,’ Pitbull Feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack + Nayer – WINNER!

‘We Found Love,’ Rihanna Feat. Calvin Harris

Top Streaming Song (Video):

‘Rolling in the Deep,’ Adele

‘Party Rock Anthem,’ LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett + GoonRock

‘Sexy and I Know It,’ LMFAO

‘The Lazy Song,’ Bruno Mars

‘Super Bass,’ Nicki Minaj – WINNER!

Top Pop Song:

‘Rolling in the Deep,’ Adele

‘Party Rock Anthem,’ LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett + GoonRock – WINNER!

‘Sexy and I Know It,’ LMFAO

‘Moves Like Jagger,’ Maroon 5 Feat. Christina Aguilera

‘E.T.,’ Katy Perry Feat. Kanye West

Top R&B Song:

‘She Ain’t You,’ Chris Brown

‘F–k You (Forget You),’ Cee Lo Green

‘Down on Me,’ Jeremih Feat. 50 Cent

‘Sure Thing,’ Miguel

‘Motivation,’ Kelly Rowland Feat. Lil Wayne – WINNER!

Top Rock Song:

‘Rolling in the Deep,’ Adele

‘Someone Like You,’ Adele

‘Paradise,’ Coldplay

‘Pumped Up Kicks,’ Foster the People – WINNER!

‘Walk,’ Foo Fighters

Top Alternative Song:

‘Rolling in the Deep,’ Adele – WINNER!

‘Sail,’ Awolnation

‘Paradise,’ Coldplay

‘Pumped Up Kicks,’ Foster the People

‘The Cave,’ Mumford & Sons

Top Latin Song:

‘Bon Bon,’ Pitbull

‘Danza Kuduro,’ Don Omar & Lucenzo – WINNER!

‘Taboo,’ Don Omar

‘Corazon Sin Cara,’ Prince Royce

‘Promise,’ Romeo Santos Feat. Usher

Top Dance Song:

‘In the Dark,’ Dev

‘Without You,’ David Guetta Feat. Usher

‘Party Rock Anthem,’ LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett + GoonRock – WINNER!

‘Sexy and I Know It,’ LMFAO

‘Till the World Ends,’ Britney Spears

Top Rap Song:

‘Good Feeling,’ Flo Rida

‘Party Rock Anthem,’ LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett + GoonRock – WINNER!

‘Sexy and I Know It,’ LMFAO

‘Give Me Everything,’ Pitbull Feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack + Nayer

‘Super Bass,’ Nicki Minaj

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