American Music Award 2012

Gelaran American Music Awards ke 40 baru saja usai. Acara yang diadakan di Nokia Theater, Los Angeles, Amerika ini memberikan banyak kejutan!

Acara  ini juga dimeriahkan oleh sejumlah performance yang bisa dibilang spektakuler. Di awal acara, Usher membawakan lagu Numb, Climax, dan Can't Stop, Won't Stop yang dinyanyikan secara medley.

Taylor Swift enggak mau ketinggalan dengan menampilkan I Knew You Were Trouble dengan tema Masquerade yang unik. Lalu acara ditutup dengan sangat mengagumkan oleh penampilan PSY bersama MC Hammer yang menyanyi dan menarikan lagu Gangnam Style.Benar-benar malam yang penuh kejutan.

Ini dia nama-nama para nominasi dan pemenangnya!

Artist of the Year

Justin Bieber - WINNER

Drake

Maroon 5

Katy Perry

Rihanna

New Artist of the Year

Carly Rae Jepsen - WINNER

J. Cole

fun.

Gotye

One Direction

Favorite Male Artist - Pop / Rock

Justin Bieber - WINNER

Flo Rida

Pitbull

Usher

Favorite Female Artist - Pop / Rock

Katy Perry - WINNER

Kelly Clarkson

Nicki Minaj

Rihanna

Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop / Rock

Maroon 5 - WINNER

fun.

One Direction

The Wanted

Favorite Album - Pop / Rock

Justin Bieber - "Believe" - WINNER

Maroon 5 - "Overexposed"

Nicki Minaj - "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded"

One Direction - "Up All Night"

Favorite Male Artist - Country

Luke Bryan - WINNER

Jason Aldean

Eric Church

Favorite Female Artist - Country

Taylor Swift - WINNER

Miranda Lambert

Carrie Underwood

Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Country

Lady Antebellum - WINNER

Zac Brown Band

Rascal Flatts

Favorite Album - Country

Carrie Underwood - "Blown Away" - WINNER

Luke Bryan - "Tailgates & Tanlines"

Lionel Richie - "Tuskegee"

Favorite Artist - Rap / Hip-hop

Nicki Minaj - WINNER

Drake

Tyga

Favorite Album - Rap - Hip-hop

Nicki Minaj - "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" - WINNER

J. Cole - "Cole World: The Sideline Story"

Drake - "Take Care"

Favorite Male Artist - Soul / R&B

Usher - WINNER

Chris Brown

Trey Songz

Favorite Female Artist - Soul / R&B

Beyonce - WINNER

Mary J. Blige

Rihanna

Favorite Album - Soul / R&B

Rihanna - "Talk That Talk" - WINNER

Chris Brown - "Fortune"

Usher - "Looking 4 Myself"

Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock

Linkin Park - WINNER

The Black Keys

Gotye

Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary

Adele - WINNER

Kelly Clarkson

Train

Favorite Artist - Latin

Shakira - WINNER

Don Omar

Pitbull

Favorite Artist - Contemporary Inspirational

tobyMac - WINNER

Jeremy Camp

Newsboys

Favorite Artist - Electronic Dance Music (EDM)

David Guetta - WINNER

Calvin Harris

Skrillex

(gita, foto: asianfanfics.com)

Logo American Music Award 2012.