Surrounded by her pop colleagues Taylor Swift was the biggest winner at this year's Billboard Music Awards in LA.<br /> <br />She scooped a total of 8 prizes - including the coverted artist of the year award.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) singer, Taylor Swift, saying:<br /> <br />"To the fans who come to the shows, who buy the albums, I just want you to know this one thing: you are the longest and best relationship I have ever had."<br /> <br />Justin Bieber didn't do badly either - bagging three prizes.<br /> <br />Away from music though - Bieber's had his fair share of personal problems.<br /> <br />In recent months he's been involved in several high-profile incidents ranging from driving offenses to reports of hard partying - and it sounds like he's not appreciated the bad press:<br /> <br />SOUNDBITE (English) singer, Justin Bieber, saying:<br /> <br />"I'm 19 years old. I think I'm doing a pretty good job, Bieber said. "It should really be about the music... This is not a gimmick," he continued. "I'm an artist and I should