2012 Billboard Music Awards Finalists and Nominees

Having swept the Grammy's by storm, Adele has once again taken the lead in this year's Billboard Music Awards finalists. It is no surprise then that we can expect many awards for her. But aside from Adele, many artists were nominated also in their respective categories. Rihanna, of course, won't allow this without having a fight. Lady Gaga and Katy Perry are also among the nominees together with Foster the People, Scotty McCreery and Wiz Khalifa, who was featured in the just recently released Maroon 5 single Payphone.

To be broadcasted live on May 20, 2012 on ABC, the 2012 Billboard Music Awards will be held at Las Vegas' MGM Grand. It will be in celebration of last year's Billboard's chart rankings as evidenced by fan interactions with the artists' music. Some parameters for the awards also include album sales and digital downloads, touring, track downloads and radio airplay together with streaming and interactions on social medias that caters affinity for music.

Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound, and other data providing companies will help in tracking and measuring the results for these parameters of the previous year, specifically the periods in between March 1, 2011 and February 29 of this year. Through this awards we will be able to know who the fans really liked or not.

Here are the full list of the finalists and nominees of the Billboard Music Awards for 2012:

Artist Awards
Top Artist: Adele Lady Gaga Lil Wayne Katy Perry Rihanna Top New Artist:  Bad Meets Evil Big Sean Foster The People Scotty McCreery Wiz Khalifa Top Male Artist: Justin Bieber Chris Brown Drake Lil Wayne Bruno Mars Top Female Artist:  Adele Lady Gaga Nicki Minaj Katy Perry Rihanna Top Duo/Group:  The Black Eyed Peas Coldplay Lady Antebellum LMFAO Maroon 5 Top Billboard 200 Artist:  Adele Justin Bieber Michael Buble Lady Gaga Lil Wayne Top Hot 100 Artist: Adele LMFAO Bruno Mars Katy Perry Rihanna Top Digital Songs Artist:  Adele LMFAO Bruno Mars Katy Perry Rihanna Top Radio Songs Artist:  Adele Katy Perry Bruno Mars Nicki Minaj Rihanna Top Touring Artist:  Bon Jovi Taylor Swift Take That U2 Roger Waters Top Social Artist:  Justin Bieber Eminem Lady Gaga Rihanna Shakira	Top Streaming Artist: Lil Wayne LMFAO Nicki Minaj Bruno Mars Rihanna Top Digital Media Artist:  Adele Justin Bieber Lady Gaga Lil Wayne Rihanna Top Pop Artist:  Adele Lady Gaga LMFAO Katy Perry Rihanna Top R&B Artist:  Beyonce Chris Brown Cee Lo Green Miguel Rihanna Top Rap Artist:  Drake Lil Wayne LMFAO Nicki Minaj Wiz Khalifa Top Country Artist: Jason Aldean Zac Brown Band Lady Antebellum Blake Shelton Taylor Swift Top Rock Artist: The Black Keys Coldplay Foster The People Foo Fighters Mumford & Sons Top Alternative Artist: The Black Keys Coldplay Foster The People Foo Fighters Mumford & Sons Top Latin Artist: Mana Pitbull Prince Royce Romeo Santos Shakira Top Dance Artist:  David Guetta Lady Gaga LMFAO Rihanna Britney Spears Top Christian Artist:  Casting Crowns MercyMe Skillet Laura Story Chris Tomlin
Album Awards
Top Billboard 200 Album: Adele "21" Michael Buble "Christmas" Drake "Take Care" Lady Gaga "Born This Way" Lil Wayne "Tha Carter IV" Top Pop Album: Adele "19" Adele "21" Michael Buble "Christmas" Lady Gaga "Born This Way" Justin Bieber "Under The Mistletoe" Top R&B Album: Beyonce "4" Mary J. Blige "My Life II…The Journey Continues (Act 1)" Chris Brown "F.A.M.E." Jennifer Hudson "I Remember Me" Rihanna "Talk That Talk" Top Rap Album:  Bad Meets Evil "Hell: The Sequel" Drake "Take Care" Jay Z & Kanye West "Watch The Throne" Lil Wayne "Tha Carter IV" LMFAO "Sorry For Party Rocking" Top Country Album:  Jason Aldean "My Kinda Party" The Band Perry "The Band Perry" Luke Bryan "Tailgates & Tanlines' Lady Antebellum "We Own The Night" Scotty McCreery "Clear As Day"	Top Rock Album:  Coldplay "Mylo Xyloto" Foo Figthers "Wasting Light: Foster The People "Torches" Mumford & Sons "Sigh No More" Nickelback "Here And Now" Top Alternative Album:  Coldplay "Mylo Xyloto" Foo Figthers "Wasting Light: Foster The People "Torches" Mumford & Sons "Sigh No More" Nickelback "Here And Now" Top Latin Album:  Camila "Dejarte De Amar" Cristian Castro "Viva El Principe" Mana "Drama Y Luz" Prince Royce "Prince Royce" Romeo Santos "Formula: Vol. 1" Top Dance Album:  David Guetta "Nothing But The Beat" Lady Gaga "Born This Way" Lady Gaga "The Fame" LMFAO "Sorry For Party Rocking" Skrillex "Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites" Top Christian Album:  Casting Crowns "Come To The Well" Casting Crowns "Until The Whole World Hears" Skillet "Awake" Laura Story "Blessings" Various Artists "Wow Hits 2012"
Songs Awards
Top Hot 100 Song: Adele "Rolling in the Deep" LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem" Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger" Kay Perry Feat. Kanye West "E.T." Pitbull Feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer "Give Me Everything" Top Digital Song: Adele "Rolling in the Deep" LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO "Sexy And I Know It" Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger" Kay Perry Feat. Kanye West "E.T." Top Radio Song: Adele "Rolling in the Deep" LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem" Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger" Pitbull Feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer "Give Me Everything" Rihanna Feat. Calvin Harris "We Found Love" Top Streaming Song (Audio): Adele "Rolling in the Deep" David Guetta Feat. Usher "Without You" Lil Wayne "How To Love" LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem" Nicki Minaj "Super Bass Top Streaming Song (Video): Adele "Someone Like You" LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO "Sexy And I Know It" Bruno Mars "The Lazy Song" Nicki Minaj "Super Bass" Top Pop Song: Adele "Rolling in the Deep" LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO "Sexy And I Know It" Maroon 5 Featuring Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger" Kay Perry Feat. Kanye West "E.T." Top R&B Song: Chris Brown "She Ain't You" Cee Lo Green "Fk You (Forget You) Jeremih Feat. 50 Cent "Down On Me" Miguel "Sure Thing" Kelly Rowland Feat. Lil Wayne "Motivation"	Top Rap Song: Flo Rida "Good Feeling" LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO "Sexy And I Know It" Nicki Minaj "Super Bass" Pitbull Feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer "Give Me Everything" Top Country Song: Jason Aldean "Dirt Road Anthem" Luke Bryan "Country Girl (Shake It For Me)" Eli Young Band "Crazy Girl" Lady Antebellum "Just A Kiss" Blake Shelton "Honey Bee" Top Rock Song: Adele "Rolling In The Deep" Adele "Someone Like You" Coldplay "Paradise" Foo Fighters "Walk" Foster The People "Pumped Up Kicks" Top Alternative Song: Adele "Rolling In The Deep" AWOLNATION "Sail" Coldplay "Paradise" Foster The People "Pumped Up Kicks" Mumford & Sons "The Cave" Top Latin Song: Don Omar & Lucenzo "Danza Kuduro" Don Omar "Taboo" Pitbull "Bon Bon" Prince Royce "Corazon Sin Cara" Romeo Santos Feat. Usher "Promise" Top Dance Song: Dev "In The Dark" David Guetta Feat. Usher "Without You" LMFAO Feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock "Party Rock Anthem" LMFAO "Sexy And I Know It" Britney Spears "Til The World Ends" Top Christian Song: Casting Crowns "Glorious Day (Living He Loved Me)" Jamie Grace Feat. TobyMac "Hold Me" Mandisa "Stronger" Laura Story "Blessings" Matthew West "Strong Enough"

Are you satisfied with the list of finalists and nominees for the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, or are there any artists that you really liked and were not included? Promote your favorite artists then, so that they will have the chance to be included in the next year's list.

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Colton Dixon Voted Out From American Idol Season Eleven

Last week's grilling elimination lead to a stand still or a stale mate after the Judges used the Save for Jessica Sanchez when she gained the lowest votes of America. Because of this, two American Idol contestants will be eliminated this week based on popular votes and Judges' decision as well. Or is it only one?

The scene was heating up when the bottom 3 of this week's performance were announced in a very loud and riotous manner. The Songs from Now & Then week metored by Jimmy Iovine revealed that Elise Testone, Hollie Cavanagh and Colton Dixon belong to the bottom three. Two of them will be sent home. But for now, after gaining the lowest votes, Colton Dixon is eliminated and sure to go home with another one to follow based on the Judge's decision. Or maybe we can expect a twist from the Judges to retain the Top 6 in the competition? It is yet to be found out.

Check out the bottom three's performance this week:

Elise Testone ~ Songs from Now & Then (Bottom 3)

Elise Testone ~ No One (Now)

Elise Testone - Let's Get It On (Then)

Hollie Cavanagh ~ Songs from Now & Then (Bottom 2)

Hollie Cavanagh ~ Rolling In The Deep (Now)

Hollie Cavanagh ~ Son Of A Preacher Man (Then)

Colton Dixon ~ Songs from Now & Then (Eliminated)

Colton Dixon ~ Bad Romance (Now)

Colton Dixon ~ September (Then)

Colton Dixon's elimination was sad for all his fans, but we are hoping to get the best singer in this competition. This 20-year old rockeeter is favorite among many, but his performance this week was deemed not really as good as his counterparts. Once, he was the top five male vote getter, but this week America decided that he is not really there yet. He is still young and he has still a long way to go.

Do you think that America voted wisely resulting Colton Dixon's elimination?

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Cassandra Clare To Release City of Lost Souls (Mortal Instruments Book # 5)

After buying Cassandra Clare's City of Bones and City of Ashes ages ago I was immediately hooked with its dark premise and quite scary tone. From then on I always put it to my reminders to watch out for her new books, especially with her Mortal Instruments series, where the two aforementioned books belong. This series is a reminiscent of The Twilight Saga, but focuses more on the dark and fantastic paranormal.

Just recently, I was surprised to know that I am already two books behind this series. I wasn't able to buy and read the fourth book City of Fallen Angels, which was just released last year. And now I was yet again surprised that another book would come out this coming May. I am very occupied with too many novel series that I can't keep up with the latest updates. Luckily, I was able to visit Amazon and was surprised that she is going to publish City of Lost Souls, the penultimate book in the series and to be concluded in City of Heavenly Fire.

Check out the book's cover art, that follows the same concept of the first four books:

City of Lost Souls will focus this time on Jace, who will be freed from the captivity of a sly demon called Lilith. But this freedom will have a great price as he will be changed for the worse by the demon's dark magic and he will be bound against his free will to the evil Sebastian. Only the Clave can save him from this bond and in order to achieve this feat they must band together to unite their force. Clary, who loves Jace so dearly, must only rely on the hope that Jace can still be saved. But in the end it is her decision of whether to take action or not would determine Jace's fate. Will she venture into the abyss of darkness to save her love and challenge both heaven and hell?

You can check out Entertainment Weekly to watch the books video trailer that focuses on the character of Sebastian.

The book will be available for purchase on May 8, 2012.

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