2013 American Music Awards Review

Hello everyone! On Sunday, November 24, 2013, the 2013 American Music Awards took place. It was on ABC (Channel 7) at 8:00 PM ET (7 PM CT). I have to say, it was a great night. We had a bunch of great performances and a bunch of great awards being handed out to a bunch of great people. And Pitbull was the host! So let's get started. We will review the awards.

Awards 

1. Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
Nominees

• Bruno Mars
• Robin Thicke
• Justin Timberlake

Winner: Justin Timberlake

2. Favorite R&B/Soul Female Artist

Nominees

• Ciara
• Alicia Keys
• Rihanna

Winner: Rihanna

3. Favorite Country Album

Nominees

• Luke Bryan -- Crash My Party
• Florida Georgia Line -- Here's To The Good Times
• Taylor Swift -- Red

Winner: Taylor Swift -- Red

4. Favorite Hip Hop/Rap Album

Nominees

• JAY-Z -- Magna-Carta...Holy Grail
• Kendrick Lamar -- Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis -- The Heist

Winner: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis -- The Heist

5. Favorite Alternative Artist

Nominees

• Imagine Dragons
• The Lumineers
• Mumford & Sons

Winner: Imagine Dragons

6. Favorite Latin Music Artist

Nominees

• Marc Anthony
• Prince Royce
• Romeo Santos

Winner: Marc Anthony

7. Favorite Pop/Rock Album

Nominees

• One Direction -- Take Me Home
• Taylor Swift -- Red
• Justin Timberlake -- The 20/20 Experience - The Complete Experience

Winner: One Direction -- Take Me Home

8. New AMA Artist Of The Year

Nominees

• Florida Georgia Line
• Ariana Grande
• Imagine Dragons
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• Phillip Phillips

Winner: Ariana Grande

9. Icon Award
Winner: Rihanna

10. Favorite R&B/Soul Male Artist
Nominees

• Miguel
• Robin Thicke
• Justin Timberlake

Winner: Justin Timberlake (Again?)

11. Favorite Country Female Artist

Nominees

• Miranda Lambert
• Taylor Swift
• Carrie Underwood

Winner: Taylor Swift

12. Single Of The Year

Nominees

• Florida Georgia Line ft. Nelly -- Cruise
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Wanz -- Thrift Shop
• Robin Thicke ft. Pharrell & T.I. -- Blurred Lines

Winner: Florida Georgia Line ft. Nelly -- Cruise

13. Favorite R&B/Soul Album

Nominees

• Rihanna -- Unapologetic
• Robin Thicke -- Blurred Lines
• Justin Timberlake -- The 20/20 Experience

Winner: Justin Timberlake -- The 20/20 Experience

14. Favorite Electronic Dance Artist

Nominees

• Avicii
• Daft Punk
• Calvin Harris
• Zedd

Winner: Avicii

15. Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group

Nominees

• Imagine Dragons
• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• One Direction

Winner: One Direction

16. Artist Of The Year

Nominees

• Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• Bruno Mars
• Rihanna
• Taylor Swift
• Justin Timberlake

Winner: Taylor Swift

That's all folks. Oh and by the way Justin Timberlake, you better watch out for Robin Thicke.

My Top 5 Performances

1. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton -- Can't Hold Us

2. Imagine Dragons -- Demons & Radioactive

3. Rihanna -- Diamonds

4. Florida Georgia Line ft. Nelly -- Cruise

5. One Direction -- Story Of My Life

My Bottom 5 Performances

5. Lady Gaga ft. R. Kelly -- Do What U Want

4. Kendrick Lamar*

3. Jennifer Lopez*

2. Katy Perry -- Unconditionally

1. Miley Cyrus -- Wrecking Ball

*I don't know what song they sang!