American Music Awards of 2011
| 39th Annual American Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 20, 2011 |
| Location |
Nokia Theatre L.A. Live Los Angeles |
| Country | USA |
| Official website | ABC-American Music Awards |
| Television/Radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
| Runtime | 180 minutes |
| Produced by | Dick Clark Productions |
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]
Nominees
Nominees were announced on October 11, 2011. Winners are in bold.
| 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 |
|
singles from one album) |
Presenters
The following presented awards or performances: (in order of appearance)
- Queen Latifah presented Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group award
- Hot Chelle Rae presented Favorite Country Female Artist award
- Sean Kingston introduced Justin Bieber
- 50 Cent introduced Chris Brown
- Jennifer Hudson presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist award
- Jane Levy and Cheryl Hines introduced Kelly Clarkson
- Selena Gomez and Taio Cruz presented Favorite Soul/R&B Album award
- Vanessa Marano and Katie Leclerc introduced Enrique Iglesias
- Nickelback presented Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group award
- Adam Lambert introduced OneRepublic
- Taylor Swift presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album award
- Benjamin Bratt introduced Pitbull
- Heidi Klum introduced Katy Perry and Win for Special Achievement Award
- Joe Jonas presented Sprint New Artist of the Year award
- Jennifer Morrison and Matthew Morrison presented Favorite Latin Artist award
- Alanis Morissette introduced Mary J. Blige
- Robin Thicke and Ellie Goulding presented Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist award
- Bruno Mars introduced Maroon 5 and Christina Aguilera
- John Legend introduced Drake
- Julie Bowen and Sarah Hyland presented Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist award
- Gavin DeGraw introduced Daughtry
- Katherine Heigl and Josh Kelley presented Favorite Country Album award
- Jenny McCarthy introduced will.i.am and Jennifer Lopez and presented Favorite Pop/Rock Album award
- Lionel Richie presented Artist of the Year award and introduced LMFAO
Performers
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" |
| 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 Hasselhoff, Keenan Cahill, will.i.am |
"Party Rock Anthem" "Sexy and I Know It" "Sorry for Party Rocking" |
Source: performers
References
- ↑ "NOKIA Theatre L.A. this event is LIVE :: American Music Awards". Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ↑ "Chris Brown, LMFAO Join American Music Awards Lineup". Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Lady Gaga, Adele Lead American Music Awards Noms". Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ↑ "AMAs 2011: Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj Win Big on Ladies' Night". Billboard.com. November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift wins 3 trophies at AMAs". Houston Chronicle. November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/18/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.