The 39th Annual American Music Awards was held on November 20, 2011, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2011. Nominees were announced on October 11, 2011. The awards ceremony was host-free and was broadcast on ABC. Taylor Swift and Adele were the big winners of the night picking up three awards in total.
Performers Artist(s) Song(s) Ref Pre-show Hot Chelle Rae "I Like It Like That""Tonight Tonight" Main show David GuettaNicki Minaj "Sweat""Turn Me On""Super Bass" Justin Bieber "Mistletoe" The Band Perry "If I Die Young" Chris Brown "All Back""Say It With Me" Kelly Clarkson "Mr. Know It All" Enrique IglesiasLudacris "I Like How It Feels""Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" Jennifer LopezPitbull "Until It Beats No More" (Intro)"Papi""On the Floor" OneRepublic "Good Life" PitbullMarc AnthonyLil Jon "I Know You Want Me""Give Me Everything""Rain Over Me" Katy Perry "The One That Got Away" Mary J. Blige "Mr. Wrong" Maroon 5Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger" Gym Class HeroesAdam Levine "Stereo Hearts" Drake "Headlines" Daughtry "Crawling Back to You" will.i.amJennifer Lopez "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" LMFAOLauren BennettGoonRock "Party Rock Anthem""Sexy and I Know It""Sorry for Party Rocking"
Presenters
Queen Latifah - presented Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Hot Chelle Rae - presented Favorite Country Female Artist Sean Kingston - introduced Justin Bieber 50 Cent - introduced Chris Brown Jennifer Hudson - presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Jane Levy & Cheryl Hines - introduced Kelly Clarkson Selena Gomez & Taio Cruz - presented Favorite Soul/R&B Album Vanessa Marano & Katie Leclerc - introduced Enrique Iglesias & Ludacris Nickelback - presented Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Adam Lambert - introduced OneRepublic Taylor Swift - presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album Benjamin Bratt - introduced Pitbull, Marc Anthony & Lil Jon Heidi Klum - introduced and presented the Special Achievement Award to Katy Perry Joe Jonas - presented the Sprint Best New Artist of the Year Jennifer Morrison & Matthew Morrison - presented Favorite Latin Music Artist Alanis Morissette - introduced Mary J Blige Robin Thicke & Ellie Goulding - presented Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Bruno Mars - introduced Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera John Legend - introduced Drake Julie Bowen & Sarah Hyland - presented Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Gavin DeGraw - introduced Daughtry Katherine Heigl & Josh Kelley - presented Favorite Country Album Jenny McCarthy - introduced will.i.am & Jennifer Lopez & presented Favorite Pop/Rock Album Lionel Richie & Vanessa Lachey - presented Artist of the Year & introduced LMFAO, Lauren Bennett & GoonRock
Winners and nominees Artist of the Year Sprint Best New Artist of the Year Taylor Swift Adele Lady Gaga Katy Perry Lil Wayne Hot Chelle Rae The Band Perry Miguel Wiz Khalifa Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Bruno Mars Justin Bieber Pitbull Adele Lady Gaga Katy Perry Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Favorite Pop/Rock Album Maroon 5 LMFAO OneRepublic 21 – Adele Loud – Rihanna Born This Way – Lady Gaga Favorite Country Male Artist Favorite Country Female Artist Blake Shelton Jason Aldean Brad Paisley Taylor Swift Sara Evans Miranda Lambert Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Favorite Country Album Lady Antebellum Zac Brown Band The Band Perry Speak Now – Taylor Swift My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean The Band Perry – The Band Perry |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist ! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album |- | valign="top" | Nicki Minaj Lil Wayne Kanye West | valign="top" | Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne Watch the Throne – Jay-Z and Kanye West |- ! 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" | Beyoncé Rihanna Kelly Rowland |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Favorite Soul/R&B Album ! style="background:#EEDD82; width="50%"| Favorite Alternative Artist |- | valign="top" | Loud'' – Rihanna F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown 4'' – Beyoncé Foo Fighters The Black Keys Mumford & Sons Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Favorite Latin Artist Adele Bruno Mars Katy Perry Jennifer Lopez Enrique Iglesias Pitbull Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist Special Award Casting Crowns TobyMac Third Day Katy Perry
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