| 39th Annual American Music Awards | |
| Ratings: | 12 million |
| Runtime: | 129 minutes |
| Country: | United States |
| Date: | November 20, 2011 |
| Most Awards: | Adele and Taylor Swift (3 each) |
| Most Nominations: | Adele (4) |
| Website: | ABC-American Music Awards |
| Previous: | 2010 |
| Next: | 2012 |
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]
| Artist(s) | Song(s) | Ref |
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| Pre-show | [6] | |
| Hot Chelle Rae | "I Like It Like That" "Tonight Tonight" | |
| Main show | ||
| David Guetta Nicki Minaj | "Sweat" "Turn Me On" "Super Bass" | |
| Justin Bieber | "Mistletoe" | |
| "If I Die Young" | ||
| "All Back" "Say It With Me" | ||
| Kelly Clarkson | "Mr. Know It All" | |
| Enrique Iglesias Ludacris | "I Like How It Feels" "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" | |
| Jennifer Lopez Pitbull | "Until It Beats No More" (Intro) "Papi" "On the Floor" | |
| OneRepublic | "Good Life" | |
| Pitbull Marc Anthony Lil Jon | "I Know You Want Me" "Give Me Everything" "Rain Over Me" | |
| Katy Perry | "The One That Got Away" | |
| Mary J. Blige | "Mr. Wrong" | |
| Maroon 5 Christina Aguilera | "Moves Like Jagger" | |
| "Stereo Hearts" | ||
| "Headlines" | ||
| "Crawling Back to You" | ||
| will.i.am Jennifer Lopez | "T.H.E. (The Hardest Ever)" | |
| LMFAO Lauren Bennett GoonRock | "Party Rock Anthem" "Sexy and I Know It" "Sorry for Party Rocking" | |
| Artist of the Year | Sprint Best New Artist of the Year | |
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| Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist | |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | Favorite Pop/Rock Album | |
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| Favorite Country Male Artist | Favorite Country Female Artist | |
| Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group | Favorite Country Album | |
| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist | Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album | |
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| Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist | |
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| Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Favorite Alternative Artist | |
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| Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist | Favorite Latin Artist | |
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| Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist | Special Award | |