# American Music Awards of 2013

The 41st Annual American Music Awards was held on November 24, 2013, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums of 2013. It was broadcast live on ABC and CTV with Simultaneous substitution. The nominations were announced on October 10, 2013, by Kelly Clarkson and will.i.am. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis led the nominations with six, followed by Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake with five. The show was hosted by Pitbull.
Taylor Swift was the biggest winner of the night with four wins including Artist of the Year, Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Country Female Artist and Favorite Country Album. Justin Timberlake also won three awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album.
Rihanna won the first-ever Icon Award, as well as winning Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.

## Performances

| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
| Pre-show ||
| Fifth Harmony | "Better Together" |
| Jesse McCartney | "Back Together" |
| Main show ||
| Katy Perry | "Unconditionally" |
| One Direction | "Story of My Life" |
| Ariana Grande | "The Way" "Tattooed Heart" |
| Imagine Dragons | "Demons" "Radioactive" |
| Pitbull Kesha | "Timber" |
| Justin Timberlake | "Drink You Away" |
| Florida Georgia Line Nelly | "Cruise" "Ride wit Me" |
| Rihanna | "Diamonds" |
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Ray Dalton | "Can't Hold Us" |
| Jennifer Lopez | Tribute to Celia Cruz: "Químbara" "Bemba Colorá" "La Vida Es Un Carnaval" |
| A Great Big World Christina Aguilera | "Say Something" |
| Kendrick Lamar | "Swimming Pools (Drank)" "Poetic Justice" |
| Lady Gaga R. Kelly | "Do What U Want" |
| Luke Bryan | "That's My Kind of Night" |
| TLC Lil Mama | "Waterfalls" |
| Miley Cyrus | "Wrecking Ball" |

## Presenters

* Taylor Swift
* Emma Roberts
* Marc Anthony
* Zoe Saldana
* Kristen Bell
* Chris Daughtry
* Akon
* Michael Bolton
* Maia Mitchell
* Naya Rivera
* Dave Grohl
* Joan Jett
* Pitbull
* Heidi Klum
* Kelly Osbourne
* Nicole Richie
* The Ceremonies
* Daisy Fuentes
* Juan Pablo Galavis
* Bill Maher
* Ciara
* Fall Out Boy
* Alicia Silverstone
* Nathan Fillion
* Sarah Silverman
* Jennifer Hudson
* Austin Mahone
* Kendall Jenner
* Jeremy Renner
* Jaimie Alexander
* Andrew McCutchen
* Cast of Shark Tank
* Lady Antebellum
* 2 Chainz
* Jaden Smith

## Winners and nominees

| Artist of the Year | Kohl's New Artist of the Year |
| Taylor Swift Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Bruno Mars Rihanna Justin Timberlake | Ariana Grande Florida Georgia Line Imagine Dragons Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Phillip Phillips |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist |
| Justin Timberlake Bruno Mars Robin Thicke | Taylor Swift P!nk Rihanna |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | Favorite Pop/Rock Album |
| One Direction Imagine Dragons Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | Take Me Home – One Direction Red – Taylor Swift The 20/20 Experience – Justin Timberlake |
| Favorite Country Male Artist | Favorite Country Female Artist |
| Luke Bryan Hunter Hayes Blake Shelton | Taylor Swift Miranda Lambert Carrie Underwood |
| Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group | Favorite Country Album |
| Lady Antebellum The Band Perry Florida Georgia Line | Red – Taylor Swift Crash My Party – Luke Bryan Here's to the Good Times – Florida Georgia Line |
| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist | Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album |
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Jay-Z Lil Wayne | The Heist – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Magna Carta... Holy Grail – Jay-Z Good Kid, M.A.A.D City – Kendrick Lamar |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist |
| Justin Timberlake Miguel Robin Thicke | Rihanna Ciara Alicia Keys |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Favorite Alternative Artist |
| The 20/20 Experience – Justin Timberlake Unapologetic – Rihanna Blurred Lines – Robin Thicke | Imagine Dragons The Lumineers Mumford & Sons |
| Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist | Favorite Latin Artist |
| Maroon 5 Bruno Mars P!nk | Marc Anthony Prince Royce Romeo Santos |
| Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist | Favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist |
| Matthew West tobyMac Chris Tomlin | Avicii Daft Punk Calvin Harris Zedd |
| Single of the Year | Favorite Soundtrack |
| "Cruise" – Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly "Thrift Shop" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I. | Pitch Perfect: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| Icon Award ||
| Rihanna ||