Adele scoops 12 gongs at Billboard Awards Adele scooped a whopping 12 gongs at the Billboard Music Awards although she wasn't in atten...

Adele scoops 12 gongs at Billboard Awards

Adele scooped a whopping 12 gongs at the Billboard Music Awards although she wasn't in attendance

Justin Bieber was the first star of the evening to receive an award in the form of Top Social Artist

Taylor Swift was overjoyed to be given the Woman of the Year award

Katy Perry couldn't conceal her delight when she received a Spotlight award

LMFAO posed backstage with their awards after an exciting evening

There was a clear winner at tonight’s Billboard Music Awards, as Adele scooped a whopping 12 gongs.

But unfortunately, the singer wasn’t present at the Las Vegas event to collect her trophies.

However there were plenty of other winners on hand to celebrate their achievements at the bash, including Justin Bieber, Katy Perry and Taylor Swift.

LMFAO came second top with six awards, and opened the show with a medley before hosts and Modern Family stars Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen took to the stage.

The pair poked fun at their wholesome images and even appeared in a couple of videos showing them depicting different music genres.

Justin Bieber scooped the first award, for Social Artist, presented to him by Julianne Hough.

‘First if all I just want to say how much of a blessing it’s been the past three or for years growing up in front of everybody,’ he said.

Justin went on: ‘I just want to thank all my fans because, you know, the internet is where I got my start and all my fans have helped me get to this position.’

He then thanked his manager Scooter Braun and Usher, ‘for not only saying, “OK, I can sign him and just let him be,” but instead he takes the time to really care.’