Billboard's Best Photos of 2011

by Billboard Staff | December 29, 2011 2:50 EST

Some of the best shots captured by our photographers in 2011.

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We came. We saw. We bring you photographic proof. From Foo Fighters rocking in the rain at Lollapalooza to a day in the life with Soulja Boy to Selena Gomez, Foster The People, Deadmau5 -- and much more -- these are some of the best images Billboard.com's photographers captured in 2011.
Foo Fighters, Lollapalooza, August 2011.
Florence and the Machine, The Creators Project, October 2011.
Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol, In-Studio Interview, December 2011.
Fitz & The Tantrums, Tastemakers, August 2011.
Amy Lee from Evanescence, Live Q&A, October 2011.
Deadmau5, Behind the Scenes, October 2011.
Givers, Tastemakers, June 2011.
Soulja Boy, A Day in the Life, October 2011.
Cut Copy, Treasure Island Music Festival, October 2011.
Katy B, Tastemakers, September 2011.
Katy B, Tastemakers, September 2011.
Karmin, Mashup Mondays, October 2011.
Miranda Lambert, Live Q&A, November 2011.
Big Kritt, Rock the Bells, San Francisco, September 2011.
DJ Premier, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Rock the Bells, San Francisco, September 2011.
Eminem, Lollapalooza, August 2011.
Big Sean, Love Doctor, July 2011.
Patrick Stump, Mashup Mondays, March 2011.
VV Brown, Style Council, October 2011.
Scotty McCreery, In-Studio Interview, October 2011
Foster the People, Lollapalooza, August 2011.
Grouplove, Lollapalooza, August 2011.
Yacht, Treasure Island Festival, October 2011.
The Kills, Lollapalooza, August 2011.
LMFAO, Billboard Summer Blowout, August 2011.
LMFAO, Billboard Summer Blowout, August 2011.
Swizz Beats, Billboard Summer Blowout, August 2011.
Kreayshawn, Style Council, September 2011.
Theophilus London, Tastemakers, April 2011.
Theophilus London, Tastemakers, April 2011.
Black Lips, Tastemakers, April 2011.
Yuck, Tastemakers, August 2011.
Greyson Chance, Live Q&A, January 2011.
The Summerset, Mashup Mondays, August 2011.
Coldplay, Lollapalooza, August 2011.
Melanie Fiona, In-Studio Interview, July 2011.
The Drums, Tastemakers, January 2011.
Oh Land, SXSW, March 2011.
Big Sean, SXSW, March 2011.
King Charles, SXSW, March 2011.
Miguel, Mashup Mondays, February 2011
B.o.b, A Day in the Life, November 2011.
Shinobi Ninja, Mashup Mondays, September 2011.
Curren$y, In-Studio Interview, April 2011.
The Downtown Fiction, January 2011.
Nick Jonas, Live Q&A, June 2011.
Mary Mary, Mashup Mondays, March 2011.
Wiz Khalifa, Live Q&A, June 2011.
Hooray For Earth, Mashup Mondays, April 2011.
The Wombats, Mashup Mondays, July 2011.
Selena Gomez, Track-by-Track, June 2011.
The Rural Alberta Advantage, Mashup Mondays, February 2011.
Weird Al Yankovic, Live Q&A, November 2011.
Rebecca Black, Pizza Party!, July 2011.
Darren Criss, Live Q&A, April 2011.
Natalia Kills, Mashup Mondays, July 2011.
The Band Perry, Mashup Mondays, March 2011.
Katie Costello, Mashup MOndays, January 2011.
30 Seconds to Mars, Live Q&A, December 2011.
Hanson, Mashup Mondays, August 2011.
SOFI, Behind the Scenes, October 2011.