of american music awards (ama) 2011 winners

Taylor Swift won big at the American Music Awards 2011. The country star won three awards including Artist of the Year.

Nicki Minaj kicked off the AMAs, performing "Turn Me On" and "Super Bass."

Other performances include Katy Perry ("One That Got Away"), Gym Class Heroes (and Adam Levine), Will.i.am ("T.H.E"), Justin Bieber ("Mistletoe"), Kelly Clarkson ("Mr. Know It All") and LMFAO (with cameos by Justin Bieber, David Hasselhoff and YouTube star Keenan Cahill).



List of AMAs 2011 winners
Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift
Sprint New Artist of the Year: Hot Chelle Rae
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist: Bruno Mars
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist: Adele
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group: Maroon 5
Favorite Pop/Rock Album: Adele
Favorite Country Male Artist: Blake Shelton
Favorite Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group: Lady Antebellum
Favorite Country Album: Taylor Swift - "Speak Now"
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist: Nicki Minaj
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album: Rihanna - "Loud"
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist: Usher
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist: Beyonce
Favorite Soul/R&B Album: Nicki Minaj - "Pink Friday"
Favorite Latin Artist: Jennifer Lopez
Award of Achievement: Katy Perry

AMAs 2011: Swift wins top prize, LMFAO leaves a bad taste