The 38th Annual American Music Awards were held November 21, 2010, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2010's music list. Nominees were announced on October 12, 2010 by Demi Lovato and Taio Cruz. Justin Bieber was nominated for, and won, four awards, including Artist of the Year. Usher and Eminem both won two awards; the former was nominated for three and the latter, five.
Performers Artist(s) Song(s) Ref Rihanna "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)""What's My Name?""Only Girl (In the World)" Enrique IglesiasPitbull "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)""I Like It" Miley Cyrus "Forgiveness and Love" Diddy - Dirty Money "Coming Home" Kid Rock "Times Like These" The Black Eyed Peas "The Time (Dirty Bit)" Katy Perry "Firework" Justin Bieber "Pray" Bon Jovi "What Do You Got?""You Give Love a Bad Name""It's My Life" P!nk "Raise Your Glass" Ne-Yo "Champagne Life""One in a Million""Telekinesis""Beautiful Monster" Taylor Swift "Back to December""Apologize" Christina Aguilera "Express" UsherSwedish House Mafia "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love""Miami 2 Ibiza""One" Train "Marry Me""Hey, Soul Sister" Kesha "Take It Off""We R Who We R" Carlos SantanaGavin Rossdale "Get It On""Take Me to the River" Backstreet BoysNew Kids on the Block "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)""Hangin' Tough""I Want It That Way""Step by Step""You Got It (The Right Stuff)""Larger than Life"
Presenters
Heidi Klum — welcomed the audience & presented Favorite Soul/R&B Album Jenny McCarthy & John Legend — presented Favorite Pop/Rock Duo/Band/Group Eric Stonestreet & Rico Rodriguez II — introduced Enrique Iglesias & Pitbull Jessica Alba -- presented Favorite Country Female Artist Samuel L. Jackson — introduced Kid Rock Christina Milian & Johnny Weir — presented Favorite Latin Artist Taio Cruz, Nicki Minaj & Trey Songz — presented Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Willow Smith — introduced Justin Bieber Mandy Moore & Sheryl Crow -- presented Favorite Country Male Artist Natasha Bedingfield — presented T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Kelly Osbourne — introduced P!NK Julianne Hough & Keri Hilson — presented Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Nathan Fillion & Stana Katic — presented Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Mike Posner & Avril Lavigne -- presented Favorite Alternative/Rock Artist The Band Perry — presented Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Michael Chiklis & Julie Benz — introduced Kesha Lady Antebellum — presented Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist Ryan Seacrest — presented Artist of the Year
Winners and nominees Artist of the Year T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Justin Bieber Eminem Kesha Lady Gaga Katy Perry Justin Bieber B.o.B Taio Cruz Jason Derulo Kesha Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Justin Bieber Eminem Usher Lady Gaga Kesha Katy Perry Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Favorite Pop/Rock Album The Black Eyed Peas Lady Antebellum Train My World 2.0 – Justin Bieber Recovery – Eminem Teenage Dream – Katy Perry |- ! style="background:#eedd82; width="50%"| Favorite Country Male Artist ! style="background:#eedd82; width="50%"| Favorite Country Female Artist |- | valign="top" | Brad Paisley Jason Aldean Luke Bryan | valign="top" | Taylor Swift Miranda Lambert Carrie Underwood |- ! style="background:#eedd82; width="50%"| Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group ! style="background:#eedd82; width="50%"| Favorite Country Album |- | valign="top" | Lady Antebellum Rascal Flatts Zac Brown Band | valign="top" | Play On – Carrie Underwood Need You Now – Lady Antebellum Wide Open – Jason Aldean |- ! style="background:#eedd82; width="50%"| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist ! style="background:#eedd82; width="50%"| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album |- | valign="top" | Eminem B.o.B Drake | valign="top" | Recovery – Eminem B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray – B.o.B Thank Me Later – Drake |- ! style="background:#eedd82; width="50%"| Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist ! style="background:#eedd82; width="50%"| Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist |- | valign="top" | Usher Chris Brown Trey Songz | valign="top" | Rihanna Alicia Keys Sade |- ! style="background:#eedd82; width="50%"| Favorite Soul/R&B Album ! style="background:#eedd82; width="50%"| Favorite Soundtrack |- | valign="top" | Raymond v. Raymond – Usher The Element of Freedom – Alicia Keys Soldier of Love – Sade | valign="top" | Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers Iron Man 2 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Favorite Alternative Rock Artist Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Muse Phoenix Vampire Weekend Michael Bublé Lady Antebellum Train Favorite Latin Artist Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist Shakira Daddy Yankee Enrique Iglesias MercyMe Casting Crowns TobyMac
Ratings The ceremony was watched by 11.6 million viewers and received a 4.3 preliminary rating in the 18–49 demographic. At the time, It marked the lowest ratings ever for the ceremony, with competition coming from NBC Sunday Night Football.
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