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Usher Kicks Off the 2012 American Music Awards With a Climatic Performance

Trent Fitzgerald — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 22:41:28 +0000

R&B superstar Usher kicked off the 40th annual American Music Awards on Sunday (Nov. 18) with an energetic performance of three songs from his latest album ‘Looking 4 Myself.’ Dressed in all black with red boots, the crooner first performed ‘Numb,’ his electro-pop song behind an array of laser beams. He then jumped off a [...]

Carly Rae Jepsen Is Named Favorite New Artist of the Year at the 2012 American Music Awards

Alexandra Capotorto — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:49:24 +0000

Have you caught your breath after Pink's performance of 'Try' yet? No? Good, because the Backstreet Boys are on hand to award the New Artist of the Year statue to Carly Rae Jepsen at the 2012 American Music Awards. And they are looking fiiiine.

Carly Rae Jepsen Performs Telephone Booth Mashup at 2012 American Music Awards

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:37:12 +0000

Carly Rae Jepsen performed a mashup of ‘This Kiss’ and ‘Call Me Maybe’ at the 2012 American Music Awards tonight (Nov. 18). We intuited that CRJ would sing ‘Call Me Maybe,’ not just because it’s her biggest hit and a defining song of 2012, but because she descended to the stage in a pink, French-style [...]

MC Hammer Joins PSY on American Music Awards Finale [VIDEO]

Eric Meier — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:03:26 +0000

Music awards shows are always known for mash-ups of different musicians and this year’s American Music Awards was no exception with an instantly memorable pairing of MC Hammer with k-Pop star PSY. Small portions of the performance have surfaced on YouTube: The ‘Gangnam Style’ singer was joined by the old skool rap icon. Portions of Hammer’s ’2 [...]

Taylor Swift Wins Artist of the Year at 2011 American Music Awards

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:30:22 +0000

Taylor Swift won her 10th American Music Award in the form of the 2011 AMA for Artist of the Year, beating out some stiff competition from the likes of Adele, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne and Katy Perry. Weezy was surrounded by a lot of beautiful and talented women in this category, wasn’t he? Nevertheless, Swift expressed a mixture of shock, awe and joy when her name was announced. They like you, Taylor. They really like you. What’s not to like about T. Swift?

2011 American Music Awards Red Carpet Pictures

Cristin Maher — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:31:15 +0000

Tonight at the 2011 American Music Awards, the red carpet was overflowing with star power. In these red carpet pictures from the event, fans can catch up with their favorite pop stars prior to the award show at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, David Guetta, Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Jennifer Hudson are just a few of the people who posed for the paps at the 2011 American Music Awards.

Jennifer Lopez + Marc Anthony to Perform at 2011 American Music Awards

Scott Shetler — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 22:54:47 +0000

Separated spouses Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez are to perform at the 2011 American Music Awards this weekend. But don’t expect them to take the stage together — unless there’s a dramatic surprise in the works.

Adele, Lady Gaga, Rihanna Among American Music Awards Nominations

Lucy Tauss — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:29:38 +0000

Nominations for the American Music Awards were announced today, and British singer Adele leads the pack with four nominations, including Artist of the Year and Favorite Female Artist.

Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Lil Wayne and country group The Band Perry were right behind Adele with three nods apiece. Perry will perform on the show, as will Pitbull.