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'Hammer Time' Meets 'Gangnam Style' at the American Music Awards

Donald Deane — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:00:08 +0000

Given that ‘Gangnam Style’ is one of the most popular songs of 2012, it’s not surprising that Psy was tapped to close last night’s American Music Awards. But it WAS totally surprising when MC Hammer joined him onstage for an awesome mashup featuring ‘Too Legit to Quit.’ At first, we didn’t make much of Psy’s [...]

Justin Bieber Brings Mom on Stage After Winning Artist of the Year at 2012 American Music Awards

Scott Shetler — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:35:35 +0000

The American Music Awards confirmed what millions of Beliebers already thought: Justin Bieber is the Artist of the Year for 2012. The win was not a huge surprise, since the awards are fan-voted and the Beliebers are unstoppable right now. Bieber had already won Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, so winning the [...]

Nicki Minaj Wins Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist at the 2012 American Music Awards

Alexandra Capotorto — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 04:20:37 +0000

What a match up bringing 50 Cent and 'Nashville' star Hayden Panettiere together to announce Nicki Minaj as the winner of the Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist category at the 2012 American Music Awards.

Christina Aguilera Sings Multiple Tracks Off 'Lotus' at the 2012 American Music Awards

Alexandra Capotorto — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:41:18 +0000

Gloria Estefan announced Christina Aguilera as the next performer at the 2012 American Music Awards, basically saying that she was the voice of our generation. We apologize, our ears were clouded out of sheer excitement for her performance.

Justin Bieber Nabs Best Pop/Rock Album at 2012 American Music Awards

Jessica Sager — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:31:10 +0000

Congrats to Justin Bieber! The singer earned his sixth trophy at the 2012 American Music Awards for Best Pop/Rock Album. So why did he feel violated? Well, because Jenny McCarthy couldn’t keep her hands off of him. After dodging her advances (are you nuts, Biebs?!), the ‘Beauty and a Beat’ singer began rattling off a [...]

Nicki Minaj Gives a Wintery Performance of 'Freedom' at the 2012 American Music Awards

Trent Fitzgerald — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:17:21 +0000

Nicki Minaj looked like a snow bunny during her solo performance of 'Freedom' at the 2012 American Music Awards on Sunday (Nov. 18). Wearing a pink-colored wig, white fur coat, matching booty shorts and white boots, the Harajuku Barbie brought winter to the AMAs.

Carly Rae Jepsen Is Named Favorite New Artist of the Year at the 2012 American Music Awards

Alexandra Capotorto — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 03:05:24 +0000

Have you caught your breath after Pink's performance of 'Try' yet? No? Good, because the Backstreet Boys are on hand to award the New Artist of the Year statue to Carly Rae Jepsen at the 2012 American Music Awards. And they are looking fiiiine.

Usher Nabs Trophy for Favorite Soul/R&B Album at the 2012 American Music Awards

Trent Fitzgerald — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 02:48:57 +0000

Usher won the Favorite Soul/R&B Album honor Sunday (Nov. 18) at the 2012 American Music Awards for his latest album ‘Looking 4 Myself.’ The is the R&B crooner’s eighth AMA trophy and his fourth in this category. Wow! An enthusiastic Usher, donning some fresh gold-rimmed sunglasses, rushed the stage and was a little flustered as he flubbed [...]

No Doubt Perform 'Looking Hot' at 2012 American Music Awards

Scott Shetler — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 02:36:01 +0000

No Doubt put their own slacker spin on the notion of formal award show attire during their performance of ‘Looking Hot’ at the 2012 American Music Awards. After an introduction by Karmin, Gwen Stefani and company kicked off the track. “Go ahead and look at me, cause that’s what I want,” Stefani sang, and we [...]

Kesha Lives It Up With 'Die Young' at 2012 American Music Awards

Jessica Sager — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 02:22:40 +0000

Having Cyndi Lauper introduce Kesha may be the most appropriate move the American Music Awards ever made. The eccentric superstars were made for one another! The ‘Warrior’ singer rocked braids, a gold and black body suited emblazoned with pearls, black fishnets and knee-high black boots for the performance, a far cry from the softly stunning [...]

Kelly Clarkson Performs a Medley of Her Biggest Hits at the 2012 American Music Awards

Alexandra Capotorto — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 02:20:19 +0000

Randy Jackson took the stage to announce the 2012 American Music Awards‘ next performer, and it was wildly appropriate. The ‘American Idol‘ judge praised Kelly Clarkson, saying how he couldn’t believe it’s been 10 years since she won the show, and that she was putting out a Greatest Hits album. Yeah, that officially makes us feel [...]

Nicki Minaj Takes Home 2012 American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album

Trent Fitzgerald — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 02:04:58 +0000

Nicki Minaj took home the Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album trophy Sunday (Nov. 18) at the 2012 American Music Awards. The Queen Barbz won the honor for her second album, ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded.’ Wearing a lime green gown, the blonde-haired rapper thanked her fans for voting for her. “Thank you, my beautiful Barbz,” she said. “I don’t [...]

The Wanted Perform 'I Found You' at the 2012 American Music Awards

Jessica Sager — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:57:41 +0000

The Wanted looked like models (well, to be fair, Siva Kaneswaran was one) and sang like angels at the 2012 American Music Awards tonight (Nov. 18). Nevermind that they’re the bad boys of the current boy band crop! Though it hasn’t charted as highly as their previous hits, the group performed ‘I Found You,’ and it seems [...]

Carly Rae Jepsen Performs Telephone Booth Mashup at 2012 American Music Awards

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:56:12 +0000

Carly Rae Jepsen performed a mashup of ‘This Kiss’ and ‘Call Me Maybe’ at the 2012 American Music Awards tonight (Nov. 18). We intuited that CRJ would sing ‘Call Me Maybe,’ not just because it’s her biggest hit and a defining song of 2012, but because she descended to the stage in a pink, French-style [...]

Taylor Swift Wins 2012 American Music Award for Favorite Female Country Artist

Scott Shetler — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:47:54 +0000

Taylor Swift made it five wins in a row in the Favorite Female Country Artist category at the American Music Awards when she captured the 2012 trophy tonight (Nov. 18) in Los Angeles. “Taylor, have you ever won an award before?,” presenter Eric Stonestreet of ‘Modern Family’ asked sarcastically as T. Swift took the stage. [...]

Usher Kicks Off the 2012 American Music Awards With a Climatic Performance

Trent Fitzgerald — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:41:28 +0000

R&B superstar Usher kicked off the 40th annual American Music Awards on Sunday (Nov. 18) with an energetic performance of three songs from his latest album ‘Looking 4 Myself.’ Dressed in all black with red boots, the crooner first performed ‘Numb,’ his electro-pop song behind an array of laser beams. He then jumped off a [...]

Justin Bieber Wins Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist at the 2012 American Music Awards

Alexandra Capotorto — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:26:10 +0000

The 2012 American Music Awards wasted no time in handing out its first award of the night to Justin Bieber.

After a performance by Usher and an introduction by host Ryan Seacrest, producers must've given the green light to speed things right along given the fact that there are like... a million and one nominees and performances tonight. We appreciate that.

Pop Bytes: Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj Performing at 2012 American Music Awards + More

Kat Lee — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:00:04 +0000

- Taylor Swift and Nicki Minaj will both perform at the 2012 American Music Awards.

- Are wedding bells already ringing for Kanye West and Kim Kardashian?

- James Franco thinks Justin Bieber wants a piece of him!

- Stars like One Direction

The Band Perry Is Everywhere [VIDEO]

Lucky Larry — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:03:17 +0000

The Band Perry put on an amazing, flawless performance at the American Music Awards this past Sunday. It appears as if they’re going full steam into the holidays now. After their AMA appearance in L.A., The Band Perry flew across the country for a schedules appearance in Washington, D.C.! They were invited to be a [...]

Sophia Grace + Rosie Serve as AMAs Red Carpet Correspondents for 'Ellen'

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 04:00:28 +0000

O to the M to the G. It does not get much cuter than YouTube sensation Sophia Grace and her partner-in-cute Rosie, who shot to fame virally with their cover of Nicki Minaj’s ‘Super Bass.’ No seriously. These Brits are so precocious you want to scoop ‘em up and eat ‘em. The girls, dressed in [...]