| 41st Annual American Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 24, 2013 |
| Location | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Pitbull [1] |
| Most awards | Taylor Swift (4) |
| Most nominations | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (6) |
| Website | ABC-American Music Awards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
| Runtime | 180 minutes |
| Viewership | 12.93 million |
| Produced by | Dick Clark Productions |
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. [2] The nominations were announced on October 10, 2013, by Kelly Clarkson and will.i.am. [3] Macklemore & Ryan Lewis led the nominations with six, followed by Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake with five. The show was hosted by Pitbull. [1] [4] [5]
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. [6]
Rihanna won the first-ever Icon Award, as well as winning Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist. [6] [7] The Award of Merit was given to the late Celia Cruz
| 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" |
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