Justin Bieber was the big winner at the 40th Annual American Music Awards, which were held at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre earlier today Australian time. The pint-sized star picked up the awards for Favourite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favourite Pop/Rock album for ‘Believe’, along with the night’s biggest award – that of Artist Of The Year, in which he beat out Katy Perry, Rihanna, Maroon 5 and Drake.
Katy Perry picked up the gong for Favourite Pop/Rock Female, while Carly Rae Jepsen was presented with the Old Navy New Artist Of The Year award.
Here’s a list of some of the big winners on the night;
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber
OLD NAVY NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Carly Rae Jepsen
FAVOURITE POP/ROCK MALE ARTIST
Justin Bieber
FAVOURITE POP/ROCK FEMALE ARTIST
Katy Perry
FAVOURITE POP/ROCK BAND/DUO/GROUP
Maroon 5
FAVOURITE POP/ROCK ALBUM
Justin Bieber – Believe
FAVOURITE SOUL/R&B MALE ARTIST
Usher
FAVOURITE SOUL/R&B FEMALE ARTIST
Beyonce
FAVOURITE SOUL/R&B ALBUM
Rihanna – Talk That Talk
FAVOURITE ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC ARTIST
David Guetta
FAVOURITE ADULT CONTEMPORARY ARTIST
Adele
FAVOURITE RAP/HIP HOP ARTIST
Nicki Minaj
FAVOURITE RAP/HIP HOP ALBUM
Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday : Roman Reloaded
Anonymous says
Both the EMAs and AMAs this year were so boring to watch. Maybe its because Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Kanye West, Jay-Z weren’t there to perform.