Sunday night's American Music Awards had no shortage of high-energy performances — including sets from Ke$ha and Taylor Swift — but who took home the hardware?
Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen (who both performed as well) took home some big awards, including Jepsen nabbing New Artist of the Year and Bieber being named Artist of the Year as well as his other two nominations (Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock and Favorite Album - Pop/Rock). Swift hugged seatmate Nicki Minaj when she won for Favorite Female Artist - Country, and Minaj hopped up after that to accept Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop.
Artist of the Year
WINNER: Justin Bieber
Drake
Maroon 5
Katy Perry
Rihanna
New Artist of the Year
WINNER: Carly Rae Jepsen
J. Cole
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Gotye
One Direction
Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock
WINNER: Justin Bieber
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Usher
Favorite Album - Pop/Rock
WINNER: Justin Bieber - Believe
Maroon 5 - Overexposed
Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
One Direction - Up All Night
Favorite Male Artist - Country
WINNER: Luke Bryan
Jason Aldean
Eric Church
Favorite Female Artist - Country
WINNER: Taylor Swift
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Country
WINNER: Lady Antebellum
Zac Brown Band
Rascal Flatts
Favorite Album - Country
WINNER: Carrie Underwood - Blown Away
Luke Bryan - Tailgates & Tanlines
Lionel Richie - "Tuskegee"
Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop
WINNER: Nicki Minaj
Drake
Tyga
Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop
WINNER: Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
J. Cole - Cole World: The Sideline Story
Drake - Take Care
Favorite Male Artist - Soul/R&B
WINNER: Usher
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock
WINNER: Linkin Park
The Black Keys
Gotye
Favorite Artist - Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
WINNER: David Guetta
Calvin Harris
Skrillex
Awards not announced during broadcast:
Favorite Female Artist - Pop / Rock
Kelly Clarkson
Nicki Minaj
Katy Perry
Rihanna
Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop / Rock
fun.
Maroon 5
One Direction
The Wanted
Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
Favorite Album - Soul/R&B
Chris Brown - Fortune
Rihanna - Talk That Talk
Usher - Looking 4 Myself
Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary
Adele
Kelly Clarkson
Train
Favorite Artist - Latin
Don Omar
Pitbull
Shakira
Favorite Artist - Contemporary Inspirational
Jeremy Camp
Newsboys
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