American Music Awards of 2011
| 39th Annual American Music Awards | |
|---|---|
 American Music Awards of 2011 logo | |
| Date | November 20, 2011 |
| Location | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California |
| Country | United States |
| Most awards | Adele and Taylor Swift (3 each) |
| Most nominations | Adele (4) |
| Website | ABC-American Music Awards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC Global TV |
| Runtime | 129 minutes |
| Viewership | 12 million |
| Produced by | Dick Clark Productions |
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]
Performers
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ "NOKIA Theatre L.A. this event is LIVE: American Music Awards". Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
- ^ "Lady Gaga, Adele Lead American Music Awards Noms". Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
- ^ "Chris Brown, LMFAO Join American Music Awards Lineup". Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ^ "AMAs 2011: Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj Win Big on Ladies' Night". Billboard.com. November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ "Taylor Swift wins 3 trophies at AMAs". Houston Chronicle. November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
- ^ "Daughtry, Enrique Iglesias, Gym Class Heroes, Lil Jon, Jennifer Lopez, OneRepublic, The Band Perry and will.i.am to Perform at "The 2011 American Music Awards"". PR Newswire. November 15, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2017.