American Music Awards of 2010

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38th Annual American Music Awards
United States
Most awardsJustin Bieber (4)
Most nominationsEminem (5)
WebsiteAmerican Music Awards
Television/radio coverage
NetworkABC
Runtime127 minutes
Viewership11.6 million
Produced byDick Clark Productions
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The 38th Annual

Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from 2010's music list. Nominees were announced on October 12, 2010 by Demi Lovato and Taio Cruz. 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

Artist(s) Song(s) Ref
Rihanna "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)"
"What's My Name?"
"Only Girl (In the World)"
[2]
Enrique Iglesias
Pitbull
"Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)"
"I Like It"
[3]
Miley Cyrus "Forgiveness and Love" [4]
Diddy - Dirty Money
"Coming Home" [5]
Kid Rock "
Times Like These
"
[6]
The Black Eyed Peas
"The Time (Dirty Bit)" [7]
Katy Perry "Firework" [8]
Justin Bieber "Pray"
Bon Jovi "
You Give Love a Bad Name"
"It's My Life
"
[9]
P!nk "Raise Your Glass" [10]
Ne-Yo "Champagne Life"
"One in a Million"
"Telekinesis"
"Beautiful Monster"
[11]
Taylor Swift "Back to December"
"Apologize"
[12]
Christina Aguilera "Express" [13]
Usher
Swedish House Mafia
"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"
"Miami 2 Ibiza"
"One"
[14]
Train "Marry Me"
"Hey, Soul Sister"
[15]
Kesha "Take It Off"
"We R Who We R"
[16]
Carlos Santana
Gavin Rossdale
"Get It On"
"Take Me to the River"
[15]
Backstreet Boys
New Kids on the Block
"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
"Hangin' Tough"
"I Want It That Way"
"Step by Step"
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
"Larger than Life"
[17]

Presenters

Nominees and winners

Artist of the Year T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Favorite Pop/Rock Album
  • The Black Eyed Peas
Favorite Country Male Artist Favorite Country Female Artist
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Favorite Country Album
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Favorite Soul/R&B Album Favorite Soundtrack
Favorite Alternative Rock Artist Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist
Favorite Latin Artist Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist

Ratings

The ceremony was watched by 11.6 million viewers and received a 4.3 preliminary rating in the 18–49 demographic. At the time, It marked the lowest ratings ever for the ceremony, with competition coming from NBC Sunday Night Football.[18]

References

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  14. MTV Networks
    . Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  15. ^ 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. Archived from the original on 28 November 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  16. MTV Networks
    . Retrieved November 21, 2010.
  17. MTV Networks
    . Retrieved November 21, 2010.
  18. ^ Hibberd, James (November 22, 2010). "AMAs Hit All-Time Ratings Low". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 22, 2010.

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