American Music Awards of 2011

2011 ceremony of the American Music Awards

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

Presenters

• 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

References

1. "NOKIA Theatre L.A. this event is LIVE: American Music Awards". Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
2. "Lady Gaga, Adele Lead American Music Awards Noms". Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
3. "Chris Brown, LMFAO Join American Music Awards Lineup". Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
4. "AMAs 2011: Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj Win Big on Ladies' Night". Billboard.com. November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
5. "Taylor Swift wins 3 trophies at AMAs". Houston Chronicle. November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
6. "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.