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| Adele and Taylor Swift rule at American Music Awards | Adele and Taylor Swift rule at American Music Awards |
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| Adele and country star Taylor Swift have won three awards each at the audience-voted American Music Awards. | Adele and country star Taylor Swift have won three awards each at the audience-voted American Music Awards. |
| Adele, absent as she recovers from throat surgery, won the pop/rock prizes for best female and best album, for 21, as well as adult contemporary artist. | Adele, absent as she recovers from throat surgery, won the pop/rock prizes for best female and best album, for 21, as well as adult contemporary artist. |
| Swift, who beat Adele to artist of the year, said "you have no idea what this means to me", having written her album Speak Now solo. | Swift, who beat Adele to artist of the year, said "you have no idea what this means to me", having written her album Speak Now solo. |
| Rapper Nicki Minaj won two gongs, voted for by the US public. | |
| "This is one of the craziest things that has ever happened to me," Swift said at the Los Angeles ceremony. | "This is one of the craziest things that has ever happened to me," Swift said at the Los Angeles ceremony. |
| "I have no idea what I'm supposed to say - I did not think this was going to happen." | "I have no idea what I'm supposed to say - I did not think this was going to happen." |
| The 21-year-old star, who also beat Lil Wayne, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga to artist of the year, also won best female country artist for a second year running and best country album. | The 21-year-old star, who also beat Lil Wayne, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga to artist of the year, also won best female country artist for a second year running and best country album. |
| Lady Gaga and rapper Lil Wayne went home empty-handed while Katy Perry picked up a special award for becoming the first woman to score five number one US singles from one album, Teenage Dream. | Lady Gaga and rapper Lil Wayne went home empty-handed while Katy Perry picked up a special award for becoming the first woman to score five number one US singles from one album, Teenage Dream. |
| Adele had led the nomination field with four nods. | Adele had led the nomination field with four nods. |
| Minaj, who opened the show in a metallic outfit complete with speakers on her bottom, won the rap/hip-hop prizes for best artist and best album, for Pink Friday. | Minaj, who opened the show in a metallic outfit complete with speakers on her bottom, won the rap/hip-hop prizes for best artist and best album, for Pink Friday. |
| "This one could actually make me cry," Minaj said, picking up the latter. | "This one could actually make me cry," Minaj said, picking up the latter. |
| Maroon 5 - whose duet with Christina Aguilera on their hit Moves Like Jagger was among 17 performances on the night - were voted best pop/rock group while Bruno Mars was named best pop/rock male. | Maroon 5 - whose duet with Christina Aguilera on their hit Moves Like Jagger was among 17 performances on the night - were voted best pop/rock group while Bruno Mars was named best pop/rock male. |
| In the soul/R&B category, Usher was best male, Beyonce was best female and Rihanna won best album for Loud. | In the soul/R&B category, Usher was best male, Beyonce was best female and Rihanna won best album for Loud. |
| Blake Shelton was voted best country male while Lady Antebellum won best country group. | Blake Shelton was voted best country male while Lady Antebellum won best country group. |
| Foo Fighters were favourite alternative rock act while Jennifer Lopez, who performed On the Floor, was favourite Latin artist. | Foo Fighters were favourite alternative rock act while Jennifer Lopez, who performed On the Floor, was favourite Latin artist. |
| Her performance with Will.i.am on his new single Hard was one of a number of collaborations at the 39th American Music Awards , shown live in the US on the ABC TV network. | Her performance with Will.i.am on his new single Hard was one of a number of collaborations at the 39th American Music Awards , shown live in the US on the ABC TV network. |
| Justin Bieber - the winner of four AMAs last year - performed Mistletoe, from his Christmas album Under the Mistletoe, while Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, Chris Brown and Enrique Iglesias also sang. | Justin Bieber - the winner of four AMAs last year - performed Mistletoe, from his Christmas album Under the Mistletoe, while Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, Chris Brown and Enrique Iglesias also sang. |