American Music Awards of 2012

The 40th Annual American Music Awards was held on November 18, 2012 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2012. It was broadcast live on ABC.[1] The nominees were announced on October 9, 2012 by Christina Aguilera. This year included a brand new category, Electronic Dance Music.[2] Justin Bieber won all three of his nominations, and of each of their four nominations, Nicki Minaj won two, and Rihanna one. Katy Perry won one of her 2 nominations, whereas Adele and Taylor Swift each won the award for which they were nominated.[3][4][5]

40th Annual American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2012 logo
Date	November 18, 2012
Location	Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Most awards	Justin Bieber (3)
Most nominations	Rihanna and Nicki Minaj (4 each)
Website	ABC-American Music Award
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	128 minutes
Viewership	9.47 million
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions

Performers

Artist(s)	Song(s)	Ref
Usher	"Numb" "Climax" "Can't Stop Won't Stop"	[6]
Carly Rae Jepsen	"This Kiss" "Call Me Maybe"
The Wanted	"I Found You"
Kelly Clarkson	"Miss Independent" "Since U Been Gone" "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" "Catch My Breath"
Kesha	"Die Young"
No Doubt	"Looking Hot"
Taylor Swift	"I Knew You Were Trouble"
Linkin Park	"Burn It Down"
Nicki Minaj	"Freedom"
P!nk	"Try"
Justin Bieber Nicki Minaj	"As Long As You Love Me" "Beauty and a Beat"
Christina Aguilera	"Lotus Intro" "Army of Me" "Let There Be Love"
Pitbull Christina Aguilera	"Don't Stop the Party" "Feel This Moment"
Carrie Underwood	"Two Black Cadillacs"
Swizz Beatz Chris Brown Ludacris	"Everyday Birthday"
Stevie Wonder	Tribute to Dick Clark: "Master Blaster (Jammin')" "My Cherie Amour" "Sir Duke"
Psy MC Hammer	"Gangnam Style" "2 Legit 2 Quit"

Presenters

Elisha Cuthbert Kelly Rowland Ryan Seacrest Eric Stonestreet Lucy Hale Phillip Phillips Randy Jackson Stacy Keibler Ne-Yo Cyndi Lauper

Karmin Kerry Washington Apolo Ohno Florida Georgia Line Jennifer Morrison Ginnifer Goodwin Lady Antebellum Heidi Klum Backstreet Boys Colbie Caillat

Gavin DeGraw Carly Rae Jepsen Gloria Estefan Luke Bryan Jenny McCarthy Brandy Hayden Panettiere 50 Cent Neon Trees will.i.am

Winners and nominees

Artist of the Year	Old Navy New Artist of the Year
Justin Bieber Drake Maroon 5 Katy Perry Rihanna	Carly Rae Jepsen J. Cole fun. Gotye One Direction
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
Justin Bieber Flo Rida Pitbull Usher	Katy Perry Kelly Clarkson Nicki Minaj Rihanna
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Favorite Pop/Rock Album
Maroon 5 fun. One Direction The Wanted	Believe – Justin Bieber Overexposed – Maroon 5 Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – Nicki Minaj Up All Night – One Direction
Favorite Country Male Artist	Favorite Country Female Artist
Luke Bryan Jason Aldean Eric Church	Taylor Swift Miranda Lambert Carrie Underwood
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Favorite Country Album
Lady Antebellum Rascal Flatts Zac Brown Band	Blown Away – Carrie Underwood Tailgates & Tanlines – Luke Bryan Tuskegee – Lionel Richie
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist	Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
Nicki Minaj Drake Tyga	Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – Nicki Minaj Cole World: The Sideline Story – J. Cole Take Care – Drake
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Usher Chris Brown Trey Songz	Beyoncé Mary J. Blige Rihanna
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Favorite Alternative Artist
Talk That Talk – Rihanna Fortune – Chris Brown Looking 4 Myself – Usher	Linkin Park The Black Keys Gotye
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Favorite Latin Artist
Adele Kelly Clarkson Train	Shakira Don Omar Pitbull
Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist	Favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist
tobyMac Jeremy Camp Newsboys	David Guetta Calvin Harris Skrillex

References

1. "American Music Awards". Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
2. "Christina Aguilera To Announce AMAS Nominations". amas365.com. October 6, 2012. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
3. Dove, Steve (November 18, 2012). "The Winners of The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards". beta.abc.go.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
4. "Justin Bieber wins artist of the year at American Music Awards". Guardian UK. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
5. "American Music Awards 2012: Complete Winners List". MTV. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
6. "American Music Awards 2012 Performances". Entertainmentwise. 19 November 2012. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.