American Music Awards of 2012

40th Annual American Music Awards
Date	November 18, 2012
Location	Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles, California
Country	USA
Hosted by	Ryan Seacrest
Most awards	Justin Bieber (3)
Most nominations	Rihanna Nicki Minaj (4 each)
Official website	ABC-American Music Award
Television/Radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	180 minutes
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions

The 40th American Music Awards was held on November 18, 2012 at the Nokia Theatre 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][6]

Performers

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Artist(s)	Song(s)
Usher	"Numb" "Climax" "Can't Stop Won't Stop"
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"
Ke$ha	"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 Pitbull	"Lotus Intro" "Army of Me" "Let There Be Love" "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 presented Favorite Electronic Dance Music award
• Ryan Seacrest presented Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist award and later on, introduced Stevie Wonder
• Eric Stonestreet presented Favorite Country Female Artist award
• Lucy Hale & Phillip Phillips introduced Carly Rae Jepsen
• Randy Jackson introduced Kelly Clarkson
• Stacy Keibler & Ne-Yo presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album award
• Cyndi Lauper introduced Ke$ha
• Karmin introduced No Doubt
• Kerry Washington & Apolo Ohno presented Favorite Alternative Artist award
• Florida Georgia Line introduced Taylor Swift
• Jennifer Morrison & Ginnifer Goodwin presented Favorite R&B/Soul Male Artist award
• Lady Antebellum presented Favorite Country Male Artist award
• Heidi Klum introduced P!nk
• Backstreet Boys presented New Artist of the Year award
• Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw presented Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group award
• Carly Rae Jepsen introduced Justin Bieber
• Gloria Estefan introduced Christina Aguilera
• Luke Bryan & Jenny McCarthy presented Favorite Pop/Rock Album award and introduced Carrie Underwood
• Brandy introduced Swizz Beatz, Chris Brown & Ludacris
• Hayden Panettiere & 50 Cent presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist award
• Neon Trees presented Favorite Country album award
• will.i.am presented Artist of the Year award and introduced PSY

Nominees and winners

Justin Bieber won three awards, including Artist of the Year

Taylor Swift won the Favorite Country Female Artist Award for the 5th Consecutive Year

Nicki Minaj received four nominations, and won two of them

• Winners are highlighted in bold.

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
tobyMac Jeremy Camp Newsboys	David Guetta Calvin Harris Skrillex

References

1. "American Music Awards". Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. 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. "Divas in dis-dress: Nicki Minaj and Christina Aguilera top list for worst outfits at American Music Awards". Daily Mail. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
5. "Justin Bieber wins artist of the year at American Music Awards". Guardian UK. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
6. "American Music Awards 2012: Complete Winners List". MTV. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
7. "American Music Awards 2012 Performances". Entertainmentwise. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.