Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj and Adele Win Billboard's Fan Voting Awards
Posted by Jeremy Thomas on 12.15.2011
Women rule 2011...
Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj and Adele came out on top in Billboard's 2011 reader polls. Britney was voted the MVP of 2011, garnering 43% of the vote to beat out Lady Gaga (22%) and Adele (17%). Adele doesn't have too much to be disappointed about though as she edged out Britney for Favorite #1 song of the year. Her "Rolling in the Deep" got 32% of the vote, just a hair ahead of Britney's "Hold It Against Me" (31%) with Gaga's "Born This Way" a distant third (16%).
Nicki Minaj won the Best Necomer of the Year, dominating with 64% of the vote. Second place came to Foster the People with 13% of the vote and American Idol winner Scotty McCreery came in third with 10%. "Winning" the biggest controversy of the year was Amy Winehouse's death at 59% of the vote, ahead of Conrad Murray's involuntary manslaughter trial at 19% and Justin Bieber's baby drama at 11%.
