Adele, LMFAO top Billboard Music Awards

By Joyce Eng,

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.Check out photos of AdeleLMFAO 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 here.)"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 Gee Robin 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 ArtistAdeleTop New ArtistWiz KhalifaTop Male ArtistLil WayneTop Female ArtistAdeleTop Duo/GroupLMFAOTop Billboard 200 ArtistAdeleTop Hot 100 ArtistAdeleTop Digital Songs ArtistAdeleTop Radio Songs ArtistAdeleTop Touring ArtistU2Top Social ArtistJustin Bieber
Top Streaming ArtistRihanna
Top Digital Media ArtistAdele
Top Pop ArtistAdele
Top R&B ArtistChris Brown
Top Rap ArtistLil Wayne
Top Country ArtistLady Antebellum
Top Rock ArtistColdplay
Top Alternative ArtistColdplay
Top Latin ArtistShakira
Top Dance ArtistLady Gaga
Top Christian ArtistCasting Crowns
Top Billboard 200 AlbumAdele, 21
Top Pop AlbumAdele, 21
Top R&B AlbumBeyoncé, 4
Top Rap AlbumLil Wayne, Tha Carter IV
Top Country AlbumJason Aldean, My Kinda Party
Top Rock AlbumColdplay, Mylo Xyloto
Top Alternative AlbumColdplay, Mylo Xyloto
Top Latin AlbumRomeo Santos, Formula: Vol. 1
Top Dance AlbumLady Gaga, Born This Way
Top Christian AlbumCasting Crowns, Come To The Well
Top Hot 100 SongLMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
Top Digital SongLMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
Top Radio SongPitbull 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 SongLMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
Top R&B SongKelly Rowland feat. Lil Wayne "Motivation"
Top Rap SongLMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
Top Country SongJason Aldean "Dirt Road Anthem"
Top Rock SongFoster the People "Pumped Up Kicks"
Top Alternative SongAdele "Rolling In The Deep"
Top Latin SongDon Omar & Lucenzo "Danza Kuduro"
Top Dance SongLMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem"
Top Christian SongLaura Story "Blessings"Billboard Icon AwardStevie WonderMillennium AwardWhitney Houston
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