American Music Awards of 2013
| American Music Awards of 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Location | Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles, California |
| Country | United States |
| Host | Pitbull[1] |
| Most nominations | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (6) |
| Official website | ABC-American Music Awards |
| Television/Radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
| Runtime | 180 minutes |
The 41st American Music Awards was held on November 24, 2013 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums of 2013. It was broadcast live on ABC and CTV with Simultaneous substitution.[2] The nominations were announced on October 10, 2013, by Kelly Clarkson and will.i.am.[3] Macklemore & Ryan Lewis led the nominations with six, followed by Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake with five. The show was hosted by Pitbull.[1][4][5][6]
Taylor Swift was the biggest winner of the night with four wins including Artist of the Year, Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Country Female Artist and Favorite Country Album. Justin Timberlake also won three awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album.[7]
Rihanna won the first-ever Icon Award, as well as winning Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.[7][8]
Performances
| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Pre-show | |
| Fifth Harmony | "Better Together" |
| Jesse McCartney | "Back Together" |
| Main show | |
| Katy Perry | "Unconditionally" |
| One Direction | "Story of My Life" |
| Ariana Grande | "The Way" "Tattooed Heart" |
| Imagine Dragons | "Demons" "Radioactive" |
| Pitbull Ke$ha |
"Timber" |
| Justin Timberlake | "Drink You Away" |
| Florida Georgia Line Nelly |
"Cruise" "Ride wit Me" |
| Rihanna | "Diamonds" |
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Ray Dalton |
"Can't Hold Us" |
| Jennifer Lopez | Tribute to Celia Cruz: "Químbara" "Bemba Colorá" "La Vida Es Un Carnaval" |
| A Great Big World Christina Aguilera |
"Say Something" |
| Kendrick Lamar | "Swimming Pools (Drank)" "Poetic Justice" |
| Lady Gaga R. Kelly |
"Do What U Want" |
| Luke Bryan | "That's My Kind of Night" |
| TLC Lil Mama |
"Waterfalls" |
| Miley Cyrus | "Wrecking Ball" |
Presenters[9]
- Taylor Swift - Presented Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist award
- Emma Roberts - Introduced One Direction
- Marc Anthony & Zoe Saldana - Presented Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist award
- Kristen Bell & Chris Daughtry - Presented Favorite Country Album award
- Akon & Michael Bolton - Presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album award
- Maia Mitchell & Naya Rivera - Introduced Pitbull and Ke$ha
- Dave Grohl & Joan Jett - Presented Favorite Alternative Artist award
- Pitbull - Presented Favorite Latin Artist award
- Heidi Klum - Introduced Justin Timberlake
- Kelly Osbourne & Nicole Richie - Presented Favorite Pop/Rock Album award
- The Ceremonies - Introduced Florida Georgia Line and Nelly
- Daisy Fuentes & Juan Pablo Galavis - Presented Kohl's New Artist of the Year award
- Bill Maher - Introduced Rihanna
- Ciara & Paulina Gretzky - Presented Soul/R&B Male Artist award
- Pitbull - Introduced Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
- Fall Out Boy - Presented Favorite Country Female Artist award
- Alicia Silverstone & Nathan Fillion - Single of the Year award
- Sarah Silverman - Presented Favorite Soul/ R&B Album award
- Jennifer Hudson - Introduced A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera
- Austin Mahone & Kendall Jenner - Presented Favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist award
- Jeremy Renner - Introduced Lady Gaga and R. Kelly
- Jaimie Alexander & Andrew McCutchen - Presented Favorite Country Male Artist award
- (Cast of Shark Tank) Kevin O’Leary, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec & Mark Cuban - Presented Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group award
- Lady Antebellum - Introduced Luke Bryan
- 2 Chainz & Jaden Smith - Introduced Miley Cyrus
- Pitbull - Presented Artist of the Year award
Winners and nominees
Taylor Swift won the Favorite Country Female Artist Award for the sixth consecutive year and Artist of the Year for the third time
Justin Timberlake won three awards, including Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
Ariana Grande won Kohl's New Artist of the Year
References
- 1 2 https://twitter.com/Tyga/status/404079007307538432
- ↑ "American Music Award Nominations: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Lead With Six". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. October 10, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
- ↑ "2013 American Music Award nominees announced". New York Daily News. Daily News, L.P. October 10, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
- ↑ "International Music Superstar Pitbull To Host The "2013 American Music Awards" on November, 24th". November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift picks up four awards at the AMAs... and her strapless gold mini-dress is a winner in the style stakes". Daily Mail. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "American Music Awards 2013: the winners". Daily Telegraph. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- 1 2 "Taylor Swift & Justin Timberlake Win Big at American Music Awards". Billboard. November 24, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Rihanna Wins the 'AMA Icon Award,' Performs 'Diamonds'". Billboard. November 24, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ↑ http://abcmedianet.com/assets/pr/html/pr62514.html
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