BWU AWARDS 2012: Rihanna, Gotye, Frank Ocean, and One Direction Lead Nominations!

After a one year hiatus, the 2012 BWU Awards are back!

Voting goes until December 30th, but don't let that stop you from choosing your favorite music from the past year now!

Pop queen Rihanna scored seven nominations, the most this year, for her latest album Unapologetic and "Take Care", her duet with Drake. Australian indie artist Gotye ties her with seven nods, all spawned from his monster hit "Somebody That I Used To Know".

This year's breakout Frank Ocean scored six nominations, including Artist of the Year, for his landmark debut album (and future Grammy nominee) channel ORANGE.

British boy band behemoth One Direction also scored six nominations for their debut album Up All Night. Also claiming six nominations is Adele, thanks to her James Bond soundtrack smash "Skyfall".

On the international front, British girl group Girls Aloud score four nominations for "Something New".

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