Adele named Billboard's To Artist on 2012
Adele has been named by Billboard the top artist for 2012 for the second year, and she is the first artist with two awards in two consecutive years. Her second album "21" received wins top album honor.
Other artists who are included in Billboard's awards include Drake as the top male artist, the English-Irish band One Direction and the pop rock band Maroon 5 as the best group.