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

Presenters

• Queen Latifah - presented Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
• Hot Chelle Rae - presented Favorite Country Female Artist
• Sean Kingston - introduced Justin Bieber
• 50 Cent - introduced Chris Brown
• Jennifer Hudson - presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
• Jane Levy & Cheryl Hines - introduced Kelly Clarkson
• Selena Gomez & Taio Cruz - presented Favorite Soul/R&B Album
• Vanessa Marano & Katie Leclerc - introduced Enrique Iglesias & Ludacris
• Nickelback - presented Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group
• Adam Lambert - introduced OneRepublic
• Taylor Swift - presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
• Benjamin Bratt - introduced Pitbull, Marc Anthony & Lil Jon
• Heidi Klum - introduced and presented the Special Achievement Award to Katy Perry
• Joe Jonas - presented the Sprint Best New Artist of the Year
• Jennifer Morrison & Matthew Morrison - presented Favorite Latin Music Artist
• Alanis Morissette - introduced Mary J Blige
• Robin Thicke & Ellie Goulding - presented Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
• Bruno Mars - introduced Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera
• John Legend - introduced Drake
• Julie Bowen & Sarah Hyland - presented Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
• Gavin DeGraw - introduced Daughtry
• Katherine Heigl & Josh Kelley - presented Favorite Country Album
• Jenny McCarthy - introduced will.i.am & Jennifer Lopez & presented Favorite Pop/Rock Album
• Lionel Richie & Vanessa Lachey - presented Artist of the Year & introduced LMFAO, Lauren Bennett & GoonRock

Winners and nominees

References