American Music Awards of 2011

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39th Annual American Music Awards
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American Music Awards of 2011 logo
DateNovember 20, 2011
Location Microsoft Theater,
Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
Most awards Adele and Taylor Swift (3 each)
Most nominationsAdele (4)
Website ABC-American Music Awards
Television/radio coverage
Network ABC
Global TV
Runtime129 minutes
Viewership12 million
Produced by Dick Clark Productions
  2010  · American Music Awards ·  2012  

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]

Contents

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 Year Sprint Best 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

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