2012 Memeys: Pop Artist of the Year / Skrillex

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First of the Year (Equinox) is a dubstep song (with elements of electro-house) produced by Skrillex as the lead single for his third EP More Monsters and Sprites. The music video was uploaded to YouTube on August 17th, 2011 and received over 35 million views within six months.

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LMFAO became a viral sensation with their heavily remixed hit "Party Rock Anthem", spawning a slew of parody videos and image macros.

Lady Gaga has remained culturally significant online with the song "Born This Way" which was subsequently used in flash mobs and parodied by Weird Al Yankovic.

Nicki Minaj made a huge splash this year inspiring dozens of parodies and covers of her hit song "Super Bass".

Adele brought home 6 Grammy awards for her album Rolling in the Deep, named after the lead single of the album.