American Music Awards of 2011

The 39th American Music Awards was held on November 20, 2011 (7:00/8:00 CST/EST), at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles (see 2011 in music). The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2011. Nominees were announced on October 11, 2011. The awards ceremony was host-free. It was broadcast on ABC. Taylor Swift and Adele were the big winners of the night picking up three awards in total.

Artist of the Year	Sprint New Artist of the Year
Adele Lady Gaga Katy Perry Lil Wayne Taylor Swift	Hot Chelle Rae The Band Perry Miguel Wiz Khalifa
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
Justin Bieber Bruno Mars Pitbull	Adele Lady Gaga Katy Perry
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Favorite Pop/Rock Album
LMFAO Maroon 5 OneRepublic	21 – Adele Loud – Rihanna Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Favorite Country Male Artist	Favorite Country Female Artist
Jason Aldean Brad Paisley Blake Shelton	Sara Evans Miranda Lambert Taylor Swift
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Favorite Country Album
Zac Brown Band Lady Antebellum The Band Perry	My Kinda Party – Jason Aldean Speak Now – Taylor Swift The Band Perry – The Band Perry
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist	Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
Lil Wayne Nicki Minaj Kanye West	Tha Carter IV – Lil Wayne Watch the Throne - Jay-Z & Kanye West Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Chris Brown Trey Songz Usher	Rihanna Beyoncé Kelly Rowland
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Favorite Alternative Artist
F.A.M.E. – Chris Brown Loud – Rihanna 4 – Beyoncé	Foo Fighters The Black Keys Mumford & Sons
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Favorite Latin Artist
Adele Bruno Mars Katy Perry	Pitbull Enrique Iglesias Jennifer Lopez
Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist	Special Award
Casting Crowns Tobymac Third Day	Katy Perry - Female artist with five #1 singles off the same album