American Music Awards of 2012
Appearance
40th Annual American Music Awards | |
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![]() 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 Global TV |
Runtime | 128 minutes |
Viewership | 9.47 million |
Produced by | Dick Clark Productions |
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]
Performers
[edit]Presenters
[edit]- Ryan Seacrest - presented Favorite Pop Rock Male Artist, paid tribute to Dick Clark & introduced Stevie Wonder
- Eric Stonestreet - presented Favorite Country Female Artist
- Lucy Hale & Phillip Phillips - introduced Carly Rae Jepsen
- Randy Jackson - introduced Kelly Clarkson
- Stacy Keibler & Ne-Yo - presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
- Cyndi Lauper - introduced Kesha
- Karmin - introduced No Doubt
- Kerry Washington & Apolo Ohno - Favorite Alternative Artist
- Florida Georgia Line - introduced Taylor Swift
- Jennifer Morrison & Ginnifer Goodwin - presented Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
- Lady Antebellum - presented Favorite Country Male Artist
- Heidi Klum - introduced P!nk
- Backstreet Boys - presented Old Navy New Artist of the Year
- Colbie Caillat & Gavin DeGraw - presented Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group
- Carly Rae Jepsen - introduced Justin Bieber & Nicki Minaj
- Kelly Rowland & Elisha Cuthbert - presented Favorite Electronic/Dance Music Artist
- Gloria Estefan - introduced Christina Aguilera
- Luke Bryan & Jenny McCarthy - presented Favorite Pop/Rock Album & introduced Carrie Underwood
- Brandy - paid tribute to Whitney Houston & introduced Swizz Beatz, Chris Brown & Ludacris
- Hayden Panettiere & 50 Cent - presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
- Neon Trees - presented Favorite Country Album
- will.i.am - presented Artist of the Year & introduced Psy & MC Hammer
Winners and nominees
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "American Music Awards". Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
- ^ "Christina Aguilera To Announce AMAS Nominations". amas365.com. October 6, 2012. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Justin Bieber wins artist of the year at American Music Awards". Guardian UK. November 19, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ "American Music Awards 2012: Complete Winners List". MTV. November 19, 2012. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ^ "American Music Awards 2012 Performances". Entertainmentwise. November 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved January 14, 2013.