American Music Awards of 2011

The 39th Annual American Music Awards was held on November 20, 2011, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles.[1] The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2011. Nominees were announced on October 11, 2011.[2] The awards ceremony was host-free and was broadcast on ABC.[3]Taylor Swift and Adele were the big winners of the night picking up three awards in total.[4][5]

39th Annual American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2011 logo
DateNovember 20, 2011
LocationMicrosoft Theater,
Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
Most awardsAdele and Taylor Swift (3 each)
Most nominationsAdele (4)
WebsiteABC-American Music Awards
Television/radio coverage
NetworkABC
Runtime129 minutes
Viewership12 million
Produced byDick Clark Productions
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Performers

Artist(s)Song(s)Ref
Pre-show[6]
Hot Chelle Rae"I Like It Like That"
"Tonight Tonight"
Main show
David Guetta
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
Ludacris
"I Like How It Feels"
"Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)"
Jennifer Lopez
Pitbull
"Until It Beats No More" (Intro)
"Papi"
"On the Floor"
OneRepublic"Good Life"
Pitbull
Marc Anthony
Lil 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 5
Christina Aguilera
"Moves Like Jagger"
Gym Class Heroes
Adam Levine
"Stereo Hearts"
Drake"Headlines"
Daughtry"Crawling Back to You"
will.i.am
Jennifer Lopez
"T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)"
LMFAO
Lauren Bennett
GoonRock
"Party Rock Anthem"
"Sexy and I Know It"
"Sorry for Party Rocking"

Presenters

Winners and nominees

Artist of the YearSprint Best New Artist of the Year
Favorite Pop/Rock Male ArtistFavorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/GroupFavorite Pop/Rock Album
Favorite Country Male ArtistFavorite Country Female Artist
Favorite Country Band/Duo/GroupFavorite Country Album
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop ArtistFavorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
Favorite Soul/R&B Male ArtistFavorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Favorite Soul/R&B AlbumFavorite Alternative Artist
Favorite Adult Contemporary ArtistFavorite Latin Artist
Favorite Contemporary Inspirational ArtistSpecial Award

References