Following her Grammy triumph? in February, May 20 could be another huge night for Adele, as the British siren is a finalist in 18 award categories at the Announcement Music Awards. According to Announcement, Adele is leading in categories including Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Announcement 200 Artist. Her breakthrough hit, “Rolling in the Deep,” is a contender in seven different categories.

Adele has plenty of female companionship, as Rihanna and Lady Gaga are also finalists in a number of categories, with 13 for RiRi and 10 for Lady Gaga. Lil Wayne is also up for 10 categories, while party rockers LMFAO are finalists in 17. The awards are based on Announcement‘s chart rankings, and combine data from album sales and downloads, track downloads, telephone system airplay and touring in addition to streaming and social interactions with fans on Facebook, Twitter, Vevo, YouTube, Spotify and additional well loved online music air force. The show will take place at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand and be broadcast live on ABC on May 20.

Among the leading categories: Top Artist: Adele, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry, Rihanna. Top New Artist: Terrible Meets Evil, Huge Sean, Foster the People, Scotty McCreery and Wiz Khalifa. Top Male Artist: Justin Bieber, Chris Brown, Drake, Lil Wayne, Bruno Mars. Top Female Artist: Adele, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry and Rihanna. Top Duo/Group: Black Eyed Peas, Coldplay, Lady Antebellum, LMFAO and Maroon 5. Top Announcement 200 Album: Adele 21, Michael BubléChristmas, Drake Take Care, Lady Gaga Born This Way and Lil Wayne Tha Carter IV. Top Pop Album: Adele 19, Adele 21, Michael Bublé Christmas, Lady Gaga Born This Way and Justin Bieber Under the Mistletoe. Top R&B Album: Beyoncé 4, Mary J. Blige My Life II… The Journey Continues (Act 1), Chris Brown F.A.M.E., Jennifer Hudson I Remember Me and Rihanna Talk That Talk. Top Rap Album: Terrible Meets Evil Hell: The Sequel, Drake Take Care, Jay-Z & Kanye West Mind the Throne, Lil Wayne Tha Carter IV and LMFAO Sorry for Party Rocking. Top Rap Artist: Drake, Lil Wayne, LMFAO, Nicki Minaj and Wiz Khalifa. Top Rock Artist: The Black Keys, Coldplay, Foster the People, Foo Fighters and Mumford & Sons. Top Hot 100 Song: Adele “Rolling in the Deep,” LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock “Party Rock Anthem,” Maroon 5 Feat. Christina Aguilera “Moves Like Jagger,” Katy Perry Feat. Kanye West “E.T.” and Pitbull Feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack & Nayer “Give Me All.”

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Lady Gaga turned 26 years young on Wednesday (March 28), and to help celebrate, MTV News drew up a handy A-to-Z guide sad on some of the most exciting things to come from Mother Monster. Read on and share your birthday desires for the pop princess!

A: April 27. On that day, Gaga will launch what’s sure to be one of the year’s most spectacular spectacles at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, Korea, which brings us to …

B: … Born This Way Ball! We were there when Gaga announced the name of the tour in Atlantic City, New Sweater, last year, and it has been hinted that we can expect an “electro pop opera.” She had us at “opera.”

C: Castle. Mother Monster tweeted an image of the stage design for the tour, and the elaborate gothic castle has us excited.

D: “Dark.” Gaga’s former creative director, Laurieann Gibson, opened up just last week about why she parted ways with the pop star, telling “ET Canada” that Gaga’s thoughts “got a small dark for me artistically.”

E: Elton John. The godmother to John’s adopted son, Gaga has teased a duet with the “Rocket Man” singer for her next album.

F: Fernando Garibay. The musical director behind Born This Way told MTV News that the new album already has a title and concept.

G: Gothic. Veils, brooches and lots of black: Gaga has adopted a gothic theme for her tour, but also in her fashion choices.

H: “Gray Metal Lover.” This jam has been begging for telephone system play; at the very least, the BTW cut must make it to the tour set list.

I: Inez & Vinoodh. The Dutch photography duo were heavily involved in the spectacle surrounding Gaga’s “Yoü and I” record, crafting awesome fashion clips with the official music record.

J: Joanne. Lady Gaga’s parents just opened this Italian trattoria, named for Gaga’s late aunt, on New York City’s High West Side.

K: Kinney, as in Taylor Kinney. The gorgeous man who played Gaga’s like appeal in the “Yoü and I” record is rumored to be her real-life like appeal too.

L: Luc Carl. Gaga must subdue be on excellent stipulations with her ex-BF, because she just tweeted a shout-out to him when he published his new book, “The Drunk Diet.”

M: Monster Pit. The special enclosed space within the Born This Way Ball stage where lucky Monsters who line up for hours, even days, previous to the show will be able to take in the concerts.

N: Nicola Formichetti. The singer’s new creative director will be her co-HBIC for the foreseeable prospect.

O: Oprah. The talk-show queen is Gaga’s new BFF, pretty much. She even tapped the OWN arrangement boss to interview her not long with they launched Gaga’s anti-bullying-all ears Born This Way Foundation together.

P: Piano. One of the best parts of the Monster Ball was when Gaga would slow things down, chatting with the crowd and showing off her raw talent at the piano.

Q: Quinceañera. Gaga’s one-word Twitter response to a Small Monster who questioned how she would celebrate her 26th birthday this year, never mind that it’s the kind of party reserved for 15-year-olds. They grow up so quick.

R: Red Wine. Widely known to be Mother Monster’s alcoholic beverage of choice, alongside whiskey and beer.

S: “Stuck on F—in’ You.” This unreleased and unedited track was leaked by Gaga herself as a Christmas gift to her Small Monsters. She recorded the naughty song on her tour bus last go-round. Can we get another?

T: Tea. Gaga’s non-alcoholic beverage of choice, about which she just tweeted a example she learned: #KettlesAreForTeaNotFashion.

U: Unicorns. The mythical creatures may not exist, but Gaga swoons for them, and why not? Fantasy is as vital to her as reality.

V: Record Music Awards. Is it too early to start the campaign for her to blow our minds again at the 2012 VMAs? We’d even descend for Jo Calderone again.

W: Wigs. Her supply is never-ending and will likely continue to fascinate us right on through her 26th year.

X: “Lady Gaga X Terry Richardson.” Incredible photo book. Seriously, check it out.

Y: Yuyi. Will the mermaid join Gaga on tour this year? As long as the tour bus is sea-creature-friendly.

Z: Z100 Clink Ball. In December, Gaga performed a small-but-captivating set at New York City’s Madison Square Garden that gave us a peek at what’s to come on the Born This Way Ball.

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Listen up, Small Monsters: It’s Mother Monster’s 26th birthday! And in that quarter of a century (plus one year!), Lady Gaga has managed to reinvent the pop wheel with her eccentric persona and pumping, politically charged dance music. When questioned how she plotted to celebrate another year, she simply told a Monster on Twitter, “Quinceanera.”

While we’ll be Quinceañera-ing in spirit, we will celebrate her colorful life and career by remembering 10 of the most-revealing bites she’s shared with MTV News. So, dabble on some glitter, place on your best wig, platforms and leotard, and let’s take a stroll down memory lane ? in no fastidious order.

10. In 2009, Gaga sat down and clarified that when “Poker Face” was re-imagined by Kanye West and Kid Cudi as “I Poke Her Face” (later changed to “Make Her Say”), she felt that it was time for someone to get the right meaning of the lady-like euphemism.

“It’s amusing, because a lot of my fans were like, ‘Gaga, Kanye wrote a song … and it’s not about what your record’s about. Your record is about gambling, and this song is about dirty sex things,’ ” she recalled. “I said to them, ‘You’re incorrect. Kanye was right,’ ” she clarified, laughing.

“That’s exactly what this song is about. The record is about how I used to fantasize about women when I was with my boyfriend. It was really exciting that he had so much insight into what the song was about. He’s a cool guy.”

9. Gaga’s pop-music kinship with Beyoncé has been well-documented in two songs: G’s “Telephone” and B’s “Record Phone.” When Gaga headed to shoot the Hype Williams-directed record for “Record Phone,” she had this thought for the team: “I said, ‘I want to do you in your record, and I want to tribute you. I want to dress up like you,’ ” Gaga recalled telling her co-star. “And Hype Williams … was so excited. He was like, ‘Gaga, I want no makeup on your face.’ It was really stripped down ? real Beyoncé hair, and we wore the same outfit in the record, and I [paid tribute to] her.”

8. Gaga’s like for her hometown of NYC is hardly surprising, and she shared on the MTV special “Inside the Outside” that when she sat down to write the track “Marry the Night,” “he” was the perfect muse to inspire the song. “It’s never gonna go away, the tan of New York never goes away,” she clarified about always identifying with the city that bred her.

7. During the same special, Gaga opened up about her additional inspiration ? her fans ? adding, “The largest bolt from the blue to me has been my relationship with my fans. They’ve changed my life. The fans are the thing that you can’t learn; they were the instrument in the music that nobody taught me about.”

6. Always politically charged and motivated, Gaga has made it her mission to not only make chart-topping music, but also be a voice for the disenfranchised. When she sat down for “MTV First: Lady Gaga” in 2011, she clarified that, despite her strong political beliefs, she wouldn’t want to run for office.

“Well, first of all, I wouldn’t want to be president for the day,” she said. “And I say that because I really, for myself, it’s vital that my thought, even if it has political implications, I like to keep myself separate because politics can constrain things,” she continued. “So, our thought can be completely free of any politics, and we can just rush forwards.”

5. During that “MTV First,” when she debuted her record for “Yoü and I,” the singer discussed how hard like can sometimes be and how her art explores that theme. “Sometimes in like, you can’t make it work,” she said. “No matter what you do, there’s this giant boundary between you and someone else. So, that’s what it’s about: perceiving in your imagination that there’s something magical inside of you that you can make it work.”

4. At the 2011 VMAs, she pulled the ultimate costume change by appearing as her male alter-ego, Jo Calderone. Gaga, as Jo, took home the Moonman for her fist-pumping equality anthem “Born This Way.” Afterward, Jo clarified, “She was texting me with the award, with I picked it up for her, and she just said, ‘You know, more than whatever thing I’ve ever gotten previous to, this means more to me, because “Born This Way” is about the fans and the fans are more vital to me than whatever thing I do; more vital than f—ing breathing, you know?’ “

3. In late 2011, Gaga released her semi-autobiographical record for “Marry the Night,” noting that history can be reinterpreted for her art, if need be. “This was one of the first times that the fashion didn’t propel so much of the tale line,” she clarified. “It is autobiographical, so the entire tale’s right, and it’s through the lens of how I choose to repaint my past.”

2. Behind every splendid woman is a splendid Haus. Gaga’s famed, rarely spotted, Haus of Gaga are the persons who help make the live shows, fashions and accessories she wears. And they mean all to her. “They’re my best friends,” she said. “I’m not really sure what the world thinks … but I do hear things like, ‘Who is the Haus of Gaga?’ and ‘Are you putting out a fashion line?’ And no one gets it. It’s not a commodity. It’s not something that’s meant to be sold.

“It’s a real bond and relationship, and that’s what I reflect music and art is about,” she said. “They are my heart and soul. They believe in me, and they look at me like a mother and daughter and sister, with pride and like.”

1. In the end, all Gaga does is for her art, and there’s no place Gaga feels more at home than onstage in front of thousands of screaming fans. “I don’t see the live show as extension of the record at all, it’s meant to be a completely different experience with the artist, with myself. I want my fans to come and go to a party,” she told MTV News.

“I want them to mind the show and reflect, ‘I’m so f—ing cool that I am here right now.’ It’s about them. It’s about like. It’s about art. The show is meant to bring a tremendous feeling and sentiment of escapism.”

Share your birthday desires for Gaga in the comments below!

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Listen up, Small Monsters: It’s Mother Monster’s 26th birthday! And in that quarter of a century (plus one year!), Lady Gaga has managed to reinvent the pop wheel with her eccentric persona and pumping, politically charged dance music. When questioned how she plotted to celebrate another year, she simply told a Monster on Twitter, “Quinceanera.”

While we’ll be Quinceañera-ing in spirit, we will celebrate her colorful life and career by remembering 10 of the most-revealing bites she’s shared with MTV News. So, dabble on some glitter, place on your best wig, platforms and leotard, and let’s take a stroll down memory lane ? in no fastidious order.

10. In 2009, Gaga sat down and clarified that when “Poker Face” was re-imagined by Kanye West and Kid Cudi as “I Poke Her Face” (later changed to “Make Her Say”), she felt that it was time for someone to get the right meaning of the lady-like euphemism.

“It’s amusing, because a lot of my fans were like, ‘Gaga, Kanye wrote a song … and it’s not about what your record’s about. Your record is about gambling, and this song is about dirty sex things,’ ” she recalled. “I said to them, ‘You’re incorrect. Kanye was right,’ ” she clarified, laughing.

“That’s exactly what this song is about. The record is about how I used to fantasize about women when I was with my boyfriend. It was really exciting that he had so much insight into what the song was about. He’s a cool guy.”

9. Gaga’s pop-music kinship with Beyoncé has been well-documented in two songs: G’s “Telephone” and B’s “Record Phone.” When Gaga headed to shoot the Hype Williams-directed record for “Record Phone,” she had this thought for the team: “I said, ‘I want to do you in your record, and I want to tribute you. I want to dress up like you,’ ” Gaga recalled telling her co-star. “And Hype Williams … was so excited. He was like, ‘Gaga, I want no makeup on your face.’ It was really stripped down ? real Beyoncé hair, and we wore the same outfit in the record, and I [paid tribute to] her.”

8. Gaga’s like for her hometown of NYC is hardly surprising, and she shared on the MTV special “Inside the Outside” that when she sat down to write the track “Marry the Night,” “he” was the perfect muse to inspire the song. “It’s never gonna go away, the tan of New York never goes away,” she clarified about always identifying with the city that bred her.

7. During the same special, Gaga opened up about her additional inspiration ? her fans ? adding, “The largest bolt from the blue to me has been my relationship with my fans. They’ve changed my life. The fans are the thing that you can’t learn; they were the instrument in the music that nobody taught me about.”

6. Always politically charged and motivated, Gaga has made it her mission to not only make chart-topping music, but also be a voice for the disenfranchised. When she sat down for “MTV First: Lady Gaga” in 2011, she clarified that, despite her strong political beliefs, she wouldn’t want to run for office.

“Well, first of all, I wouldn’t want to be president for the day,” she said. “And I say that because I really, for myself, it’s vital that my thought, even if it has political implications, I like to keep myself separate because politics can constrain things,” she continued. “So, our thought can be completely free of any politics, and we can just rush forwards.”

5. During that “MTV First,” when she debuted her record for “Yoü and I,” the singer discussed how hard like can sometimes be and how her art explores that theme. “Sometimes in like, you can’t make it work,” she said. “No matter what you do, there’s this giant boundary between you and someone else. So, that’s what it’s about: perceiving in your imagination that there’s something magical inside of you that you can make it work.”

4. At the 2011 VMAs, she pulled the ultimate costume change by appearing as her male alter-ego, Jo Calderone. Gaga, as Jo, took home the Moonman for her fist-pumping equality anthem “Born This Way.” Afterward, Jo clarified, “She was texting me with the award, with I picked it up for her, and she just said, ‘You know, more than whatever thing I’ve ever gotten previous to, this means more to me, because “Born This Way” is about the fans and the fans are more vital to me than whatever thing I do; more vital than f—ing breathing, you know?’ “

3. In late 2011, Gaga released her semi-autobiographical record for “Marry the Night,” noting that history can be reinterpreted for her art, if need be. “This was one of the first times that the fashion didn’t propel so much of the tale line,” she clarified. “It is autobiographical, so the entire tale’s right, and it’s through the lens of how I choose to repaint my past.”

2. Behind every splendid woman is a splendid Haus. Gaga’s famed, rarely spotted, Haus of Gaga are the persons who help make the live shows, fashions and accessories she wears. And they mean all to her. “They’re my best friends,” she said. “I’m not really sure what the world thinks … but I do hear things like, ‘Who is the Haus of Gaga?’ and ‘Are you putting out a fashion line?’ And no one gets it. It’s not a commodity. It’s not something that’s meant to be sold.

“It’s a real bond and relationship, and that’s what I reflect music and art is about,” she said. “They are my heart and soul. They believe in me, and they look at me like a mother and daughter and sister, with pride and like.”

1. In the end, all Gaga does is for her art, and there’s no place Gaga feels more at home than onstage in front of thousands of screaming fans. “I don’t see the live show as extension of the record at all, it’s meant to be a completely different experience with the artist, with myself. I want my fans to come and go to a party,” she told MTV News.

“I want them to mind the show and reflect, ‘I’m so f—ing cool that I am here right now.’ It’s about them. It’s about like. It’s about art. The show is meant to bring a tremendous feeling and sentiment of escapism.”

Share your birthday desires for Gaga in the comments below!

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