American Music Awards 2013 Recap, Performances and Award Winners
by Staff Editor
If you were under a rock of some sort last night and didn’t even glance at social media, you may not know that the 2013 American Music Awards had everyone’s attention. In case you missed it, here’s a recap of who won which awards and clips of some of the performances.
The ceremony was hosted by Pitbull who made sure twerking got some national spotlight, Justin Timberlake performed well, as always, R. Kelly and Lady Gaga did their own rendition of JFK and Marilyn Monroe, TLC reunited to perform “Waterfalls”(with Lil Mama returning in her role as Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes), and Ariana Grande stole the show and sparked “Ariana Carey” whispers. Rihanna also won the very first American Music Award Icon Award before performing “Diamonds.” Check out the videos and award list below.–Keith Reid-Cleveland
Justin Timberlake
R. Kelly & Lady Gaga
Miley Cyrus
Rihanna
Kendrick Lamar & SZA
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American Music Award 2013 Winners
Artist of the year: Taylor Swift
New artist of the year: Ariana Grande
Single of the year: “Cruise,” Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly
Pop/rock female artist: Taylor Swift
Pop/rock male artist: Justin Timberlake
Pop/rock band, duo or group: One Direction
Pop/rock album: “Take Me Home,” One Direction
Country female artist: Taylor Swift
Country male artist: Luke Bryan
Country band, duo or group: Lady Antebellum
Country album: “Red,” Taylor Swift
Rap/hip-hop artist: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Rap/hip-hop album: “The Heist,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Soul/R&B female artist: Rihanna
Soul/R&B male artist: Justin Timberlake
Soul/R&B album: “The 20/20 Experience,” Justin Timberlake
Alternative rock artist: Imagine Dragons
Latin artist: Marc Anthony
Adult Contemporary: Maroon 5
Electronic dance music artist: Avicii
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