American Music Awards of 2011

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39th Annual American Music Awards
Format Awards show
Country of origin USA
Production
Running time 180 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
First shown in November 20, 2011
External links
Website

The 39th American Music Awards was held on November 20, 2011 (8:00/7:00 EST/CST), at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles[1] (see 2011 in music). 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.[2] It was broadcast on ABC.[3] Taylor Swift and Adele were the big winners of the night picking up three awards in total.[4][5][6]

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Nominees [edit]

Nominees were announced on October 11, 2011. Winners are in bold.

Taylor Swift, wearing a strapless dress, looks directly at the camera. Her hair is tied back, with a few curly tendrils loose
Taylor Swift won three awards, including her second time "Artist of the Year"
Adele received four nominations, and later won three out of four of them
Katy Perry received the Special Achievement Award
Artist of the Year Sprint New Artist of the Year
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Favorite Pop/Rock Album
Favorite Country Male Artist Favorite Country Female Artist
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Favorite Country Album
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Favorite Soul/R&B Album Favorite Alternative Artist
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Favorite Latin Artist
Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist Special Award

(First female on pop music to have five #1 singles from one album)

Presenters [edit]

The following presented awards or performances: (in order of appearance)

Performers [edit]

Pre-show

Artist(s) Song(s)
Hot Chelle Rae "I Like It Like That"
"Tonight Tonight"

Main show

Artist(s) Song(s)
David Guetta with Nicki 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 Iglesias feat. Ludacris "I Like How It Feels"
"Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)"
Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull "Until It Beats No More" (Intro)
"Papi"
"On the Floor"
Beyoncé "Run The World (Girls)" OneRepublic "Good Life"
Pitbull feat. Marc Anthony
Lil Jon		 "I Know You Want Me"
"Give Me Everything"
"Rain Over Me"
Katy Perry "The One That Got Away" (acoustic version)
Mary J. Blige "Mr. Wrong"
Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera "Moves Like Jagger"
Gym Class Heroes feat. Adam Levine "Stereo Hearts"
Drake "Headlines"
Daughtry "Crawling Back To You"
will.i.am feat. Jennifer Lopez "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)"
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett and GoonRock
surprise guests: Justin Bieber, David Hasslehoff, Keenan Cahill, will.i.am		 "Party Rock Anthem"
"Sexy and I Know It"

Source: performers

References [edit]

  1. ^ "NOKIA Theatre L.A. this event is LIVE :: American Music Awards". Retrieved August 13, 2011. 
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "Lady Gaga, Adele Lead American Music Awards Noms". Retrieved Octover 11, 2011. 
  4. ^ "AMAs 2011: Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj Win Big on Ladies' Night". Bilboard.com. November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Shining stars Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift and Jennifer Hudson step out in glimmering metallic gowns at AMA's". Daily Mail. November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011. 
  6. ^ "Taylor Swift wins 3 trophies at AMAs". Houston Chronicle. November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011. 
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