This year was the 40th anniversary of The American Music Awards. There were many great performances. The awards open with a performance by Usher and then throughout the event there were performances from Carly Rae Jepsen , The Wanted ,
Kelly Clarkson
, Ke$ha , No Doubt , Taylor Swift , Nicki Minaj , Linkin Park , P!nk , Justin Bieber, Christina Aguilera, Pitbull, Carrie Underwood, Swizz Beatz, Chris Brown, Ludacris,
and Stevie Wonder. The night was closed by Psy and MC Hammer singing Gangnam Style and got everyone in the audience up and dancing. Stevie Wonder did a tribute to Dick Clark. Taylor Swift won Favorite Country Female Artist giving her her 11th AMA. Justin Bieber won three awards. The rest of the award winners are posted below.
Artist of the year: Justin Bieber
New artist of the year: Carly Rae Jepsen
Pop/rock female artist: Katy Perry
Pop/rock male artist: Justin Bieber
Pop/rock band, duo or group: Maroon 5
Pop/rock album: Justin Bieber, “Believe”
Country female artist: Taylor Swift
Country male artist: Luke Bryan
Country band, duo or group: Lady Antebellum
Country album: Carrie Underwood, “Blown Away”
Rap/hip-hop artist: Nicki Minaj
Rap/hip-hop album: Nicki Minaj, “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”
Soul/R&B female artist: Beyonce
Soul/R&B male artist: Usher
Soul/R&B album: Rihanna, “Talk That Talk”
Alternative rock artist: Linkin Park
Adult contemporary artist: Adele
Latin artist: Shakira