Fan Choice Awards

When it comes to fan votes, Beliebers and Directioners are two groups you don't want to go up against. Thanks to their loyal army of listeners, Justin Bieber and One Direction are the frontrunners of the 2012 PopCrush Music Awards in a variety of categories.

The polls are officially open for the 2012 PopCrush Music Awards! In order to make things easier for all you voters, we've compiled all of the polls individually into one master post. This way, you can vote with ease and read more about each category if you so please.

Looking back now, 2012 was a bittersweet year in headlines, as the pop world experienced some huge tragedies and blissful news as well. There was also tons of controversy this year, including counts of unexplained physical violence, spoken-word feuds and scandalous reconciliations. After reminiscing about the good, bad and ugly of 2012, which story do you think had the biggest headline this year?

While not all of the artists in our Best Live Performer of 2012 category released new albums this year, all of them had stellar years onstage, performing for fans all over the world. From the Pink's acrobatics to Lady Gaga's theatrics, who gets your vote for the Best Live Performer of 2012?

With another new year upon us, it's time to take votes for the best album of 2012. From Taylor Swift's 'Red' to Frank Ocean's 'channel ORANGE,' 2012 was stacked with exceptional new pop albums, but which one has been your favorite?

You know you've reached superstar status when you get your own perfume, and 2012 brought 11 standout scents from a (mostly female) selection of pop stars. Out of the celebrity fragrances we've selected, which perfume deserves to be crowned the best of 2012?

It was next to impossible to sift through all of the amazing songs that have impacted this year, so we just decided to include 20+ of this year's best tracks! This way, fans can decide which tune deserves the prestigious 'Song of the Year' title by voting in the 2012 PopCrush Music Awards.

While some of the artists nominated in our Best New Artist category have been around for a few years, they made their big breaks into the mainstream pop scene in 2012. Sharp-tongued rapper Azealia Banks, spunky British songstress Cher Lloyd, silky smooth crooner Frank Ocean and Jay-Z protégé Rita Ora are some of the entertainers in the running for the 2012 PopCrush Music Award for Best New Artist,

In 2012, reality TV singing competitions really stepped up their game, with the judging panels on several shows racing to outdo one another with star power. Bringing all of the drama, the contestants, and the judges into account, which has been your favorite reality singing competition to keeps tabs on during 2012?

With all of the amazing music that was released throughout 2012 came lots of awesome music videos. From Pink's tortured and emotive choreography in her 'Try' video to the insanity that is Psy's gloriously over the top 'Gangnam Style' clip, there has been a plethora of captivating visuals from 2012 that have stuck in our minds. We've narrowed down the lengthy list to 16 of 2012's most standout vide