The Kennedy Center Honors have been awarded each year since 1978. They are considered to be the highest honor an American celebrity can receive and are given out to only a small handful of performers and artists each year.
It really should come as no surprise, given the worldwide breakout status that Gotye‘s already achieved this year, but the vocalist was the big winner at Australia’s APRA Music Awards over the weekend.
Adele, LMFAO and Rihanna lead the nominations for the 2012 Billboard Awards, which take place at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand and will be broadcast live Sunday May 20 at 8 PM ET on ABC.