The American Music Awards were held tonight in Los Angeles. The big winner was Taylor Swift, who beat out Katy Perry, Adele and others to take home Artist of the Year honours.The night featured insanely brilliant performances from Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Clarkson Drake and more. Less so were the directorial debut of Will.I.Am, who's miss timed and embarrassing show saw Mick Jagger videos not sync with a fluro performance that was probably good in his own mind but did not translate to the awards stage.
Another embarrassing moment was Justin Bieber with LMFAO with the poor lad not knowing when to exit the stage appropriately.
But enough negativity, it was a great show - with one of our highlights being the red carpet presenting by the newly "named" Vanessa Lachey - who slam dunked the role of host and we were so happy to see Adam Lambert back in the AMA fold, even though they really didn't treat him right after his "controversial" show a couple of years back - talk about getting thrown under the bus... it just proves how big a man Adam is to head back and present for them!
Here’s a complete list of winners at the 2011 American Music Awards:
— Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift
— Adult Contemporary Artist: Adele
— Alternative Rock Artist: Foo Fighters
— Contemporary Inspirational Artist: Casting Crowns
— Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift
— Country Male Artist: Blake Shelton
— Country Band, Duo or Group: Lady Antebellum
— Country Album: Taylor Swift, “Speak Now”
— Latin Music Artist: Jennifer Lopez
— Pop/Rock Female Artist: Adele
— Pop/Rock Male Artist: Bruno Mars
— Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group: Maroon 5
— Pop/Rock Album: Adele, “21”
— Rap/Hip-Hop Artist: Nicki Minaj
— Rap/Hip-Hop Album: Nicki Minaj, “Pink Friday”
— Soul/R&B Female Artist: Beyonce
— Soul/R&B Male Artist: Usher
— Soul/R&B Album: Rihanna, “Loud.”
— New Artist of the Year: Hot Chelle Rae
