American Music Awards of 2010
The 38th American Music Awards were held November 21, 2010 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2010. Nominees were announced on October 12, 2010. Justin Bieber was nominated for, and won, four awards, including Artist of the Year. Usher and Eminem both won two awards; the former was nominated for three and the latter, five.[1]
Performers
Performers and performances (in order of appearance)
The following were performed:[2]
Presenters
Presenters (in order of appearance)
The following presented awards or performances:
Nominees and winners
The nominees for the 38th American Music Awards were announced on October 12, 2010 by Demi Lovato and Taio Cruz. Artists with the most nominations were Eminem and Lady Antebellum, with five each.[20] Justin Bieber won all four of his nominations, including Artist of the Year, becoming the youngest person ever to win the award.[21]
Winners are highlighted in boldface.
Ratings
The ceremony was watched by 11.6 million viewers and received a 4.3 preliminary rating in the 18–49 demographic. This marked the lowest-ever ratings for the ceremony, with competition coming from NBC Sunday Night Football.[22]
References
- ^ Johnston, Maura (November 21, 2010). "AMAs: Big Wins for Justin Bieber, Usher". Rolling Stone (Wenner Media). http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/68404/236743. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ "2010 Performers". American Broadcasting Company. http://abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards/performers. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
- ^ Ziegbe, Mawuse (November 21, 2010). "Rihanna Opens American Music Awards With Island Flavor". MTV News. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652754/20101121/rihanna.jhtml. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Vena, Jocelyn; Elias, Matt (November 19, 2010). "Enrique Iglesias To Perform 'Raunchier' New Single At AMAs". MTV News. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652669/20101119/iglesias_enrique.jhtml. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
- ^ Hammel, Sara (November 21, 2010). "Miley Cyrus to Sing 'Forgiveness and Love' at American Music Awards". People. Time Inc. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20444041,00.html. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Rodriguez, Jayson (November 21, 2010). "Diddy-Dirty Money Get AMA Crowd Swaying With 'Coming Home'". MTV News. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652756/20101121/diddy_dirty_money.jhtml. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (November 21, 2010). "Kid Rock Gets Mellow At The American Music Awards". MTV News. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652759/20101121/kid_rock.jhtml. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Dinh, James (November 21, 2010). "Black Eyed Peas Give Glow-In-The-Dark AMA Performance". MTV News. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652763/20101121/black_eyed_peas.jhtml. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b Vena, Jocelyn (November 21, 2010). "Justin Bieber Gets Serious With 'Pray' At AMAs". MTV News. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652760/20101121/bieber_justin.jhtml. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (November 21, 2010). "Bon Jovi Bring Arena Rock To The American Music Awards". MTV News. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652761/20101121/bon_jovi.jhtml. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (November 21, 2010). "Pink Toasts AMA Crowd With 'Raise Your Glass'". MTV News. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652767/20101121/pink.jhtml. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Ziegbe, Mawuse (November 20, 2010). "Ne-Yo Promises 'Theatrical' AMA Performance". MTV News. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652746/20101120/ne_yo.jhtml. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Vena, Jocelyn (November 21, 2010). "Taylor Swift Goes 'Back To December' With Snowy AMA Performance". MTV News. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652765/20101121/swift__taylor.jhtml. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Kaufman, Gil (November 21, 2010). "Christina Aguilera Struts Through 'Express (Burlesque)' At AMAs". MTV News. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652768/20101121/aguilera_christina.jhtml. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Rodriguez, Jayson (November 21, 2010). "Usher Shows Off Fancy Footwork At AMAs". MTV News. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652774/20101121/usher.jhtml. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ a b Martens, Todd (November 21, 2010). "American Music Awards 2010: Rihanna, Katy Perry, Santana, Ke$ha and all the performances, graded". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles: Eddy Hartenstein. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/11/american-music-awards-2010-live-all-the-performances-as-they-happen.html. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
- ^ Vena, Jocelyn (November 21, 2010). "Ke$ha Proclaims 'We R Who We R' At AMAs". MTV News. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652770/20101121/kesha_.jhtml. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ Vena, Jocelyn (November 21, 2010). "Backstreet Boys And New Kids On The Block Close The AMAs". MTV News. MTV Networks. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652772/20101121/backstreet_boys.jhtml. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
- ^ "2010 Presenters". American Broadcasting Company. http://abc.go.com/shows/american-music-awards/presenters. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
- ^ "'2010 American Music Awards®' Nominees Announced" (Press release). PR Newswire. October 12, 2010. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/2010-american-music-awards-nominees-announced-104786289.html. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ "Justin Bieber is big winner at American Music Awards". The Daily Telegraph. November 22, 2010. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8150781/Justin-Bieber-is-big-winner-at-American-Music-Awards.html. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ Hibberd, James (November 22, 2010). "AMAs Hit All-Time Ratings Low". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/e3i7cac25a9ca4a905d04ce9893de573fc7. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
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