American Music Awards of 2011

*American Music Awards of 2011*
American Music Awards of 2011
Country of origin	USA
Production
Running time	180 minutes
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	produced by Dick Clark Productions –; TV viewers
Release	produced by Dick Clark Productions –; TV viewers
Release	produced by Dick Clark Productions –; TV viewers
Release	produced by Dick Clark Productions –; TV viewers
Release	produced by Dick Clark Productions –; TV viewers
Release	produced by Dick Clark Productions –; TV viewers
Release	produced by Dick Clark Productions –; TV viewers
Release	produced by Dick Clark Productions –; TV viewers

The 39th American Music Awards will be held on November 20, 2011 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 will be host-free.^[2] It will be broadcasted on ABC.^[3] .

Nominees

Artist of the Year	Sprint New Artist of the Year
Adele Lady Gaga Katy Perry Lil Wayne Taylor Swift	Foster the People Hot Chelle Rae '''The Band Perry''' Thompson Square Marsha Ambrosius Miguel LMFAO Wiz Khalifa
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
'''Justin Bieber''' Bruno Mars Pitbull	Adele Lady Gaga '''Katy Perry'''
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Favorite Pop/Rock Album
LMFAO '''Maroon 5''' OneRepublic	21 – Adele Loud – Rihanna Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Favorite Country Male Artist	Favorite Country Female Artist
'''Jason Aldean''' Brad Paisley Blake Shelton	Sara Evans Miranda Lambert '''Taylor Swift'''
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Favorite Country Album
Zac Brown Band Lady Antebellum The Band Perry	My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean Speak Now – Taylor Swift The Band Perry – The Band Perry
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist	Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
Lil Wayne Nicki Minaj Kanye West	Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne Watch the Throne - Jay-Z & Kanye West Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Chris Brown Trey Songz Usher	'''Rihanna''' Beyoncé Kelly Rowland
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Favorite Alternative Artist
F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown Loud – Rihanna 4 – Beyoncé	Foo Fighters Black Keys Mumford & Sons
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Favorite Latin Artist
Adele Bruno Mars Katy Perry	Pitbull Enrique Iglesias Jennifer Lopez
Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist	Favorite Voice
Casting Crowns Tobymac Third Day	Jordin Sparks Miley Cyrus Carrie Underwood

Miley Cyrus, Carrie Underwood, and Jordin Sparks have been added and are nominated for "Favorite Voice".

Performers

Pre-show

Hot Chelle Rae
Taio Cruz featuring Christina Grimmie ^[4]
Marianas Trench

Main show

David Guetta with Nicki Minaj - "Super Bass", "Sweat", Turn Me On"
Chris Brown
Drake^[5]
Daughtry
Enrique Iglesias with Ludacris
Gym Class Heroes with Adam Levine
Jennifer Lopez with will.i.am
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
Kelly Clarkson
Pitbull with Lil Jon and Marc Anthony
Maroon 5 (featuring Christina Aguilera)
Taylor Swift
LMFAO
Jennifer Lopez
Mary J. Blige
One Republic
The Band Perry

Source: performers

References

^ "NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE :: American Music Awards". Retrieved August 13, 2011.
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^ "Lady Gaga, Adele Lead American Music Awards Noms". Retrieved Octover 11, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
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[1] "NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE :: American Music Awards". Retrieved August 13, 2011.

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[3] "Lady Gaga, Adele Lead American Music Awards Noms". Retrieved Octover 11, 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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