# 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. 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 and was broadcast on ABC. Taylor Swift and Adele were the big winners of the night picking up three awards in total.

## Performers

| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Pre-show | Pre-show |
| Hot Chelle Rae | "I Like It Like That" "Tonight Tonight" |
| 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

* Queen Latifah
* Hot Chelle Rae
* Sean Kingston
* 50 Cent
* Jennifer Hudson
* Jane Levy
* Cheryl Hines
* Selena Gomez
* Taio Cruz
* Vanessa Marano
* Katie Leclerc
* Nickelback
* Adam Lambert
* Taylor Swift
* Benjamin Bratt
* Heidi Klum
* Joe Jonas
* Jennifer Morrison
* Matthew Morrison
* Alanis Morissette
* Robin Thicke
* Ellie Goulding
* Bruno Mars
* John Legend
* Julie Bowen
* Sarah Hyland
* Gavin DeGraw
* Katherine Heigl
* Josh Kelley
* Jenny McCarthy
* Lionel Richie
* Vanessa Lachey

## Winners and nominees

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