2012 Billboard Music Awards

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 live on ABC at 8:00/7:00 PM central. The show was hosted by Modern Family's Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell.

The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2011.

Performances

 * Notes
 * - Midway through the performance, ABC cut to commercial.

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 Kristofferson – 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
 * Luke Bryan – Introduced Carrie Underwood
 * 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 Brown and Pat Houston – Accepted Millennium Award
 * Taio Cruz – Introduced Patent Pending
 * Gavin DeGraw – Introduced Nelly Furtado
 * Alicia Keys – Presented Icon Award

Winners and nominees
Winners are listed in bold.