Taylor সত্বর was the golden girl at the 2013 American সঙ্গীত Awards on Sunday (24Nov13) as she took প্রথমপাতা four শীর্ষ honours, including Artist of the Year.
The I Knew আপনি Were Trouble hitmaker, who wowed in a shimmering স্বর্ণ Julien Macdonald mini dress, earned পছন্দ Female Artist accolades in both the Pop/Rock and Country categories, while the blonde beauty also scored best album for Red in the latter genre.
Justin Timberlake enjoyed a stellar night too, claiming a trio of trophies, while British boyband One Direction celebrated their first ever AMAs for পছন্দ Band, Duo অথবা Group - Pop/Rock and পছন্দ Album - Pop/Rock for their সেকেন্ড release Take Me Home.
রিহানা was feted with the inaugural প্রতীকী Award in recognition of her massive global success and she received a standing ovation from the celebrity-packed audience at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live in Los Angeles.
Her mentor and Roc Nation label boss স্থূলবুদ্ধি বাচাল ব্যক্তি Z paid tribute to his charge in a pre-taped video message, while Rihanna's mother, Monica Fenty, was on hand to play the proud parent as she presented the honour.
In her acceptance speech, রিহানা recalled "terrorising" her mum with her "annoying little man voice" as a child, before going on to express her gratitude to her devotees and her team, saying, "My fans, আপনি have no idea. আপনি keep me driven, আপনি keep this thing special and right now I can't believe that at 25 years old I'm holding an প্রতীকী award, that is weird to even say out loud...
"I can't thank everybody but if আপনি know me, আপনি know that I প্রণয় আপনি and that I thank আপনি and that I'm grateful. আপনি all play such an important part and I'm only as good as my team so I প্রণয় আপনি guys so much, thank you."
Katy Perry kicked off the event দ্বারা performing her new single Unconditionally dressed as a geisha in a set made to look like a Japanese চেরি blossom garden, while One Direction, Christina Aguilera, Arianna Grande and the surviving members of TLC also hit the stage, as did প্রদর্শনী host Pitbull, who teamed up with Timber collaborator Ke$ha.
Other performance highlights came from Jennifer Lopez, who dazzled in a special tribute to late Latin সঙ্গীত প্রতীকী Celia Cruz; Lady Gaga, who played a receptionist as she seduced R. Kelly as president for Do What U Want, and Miley Cyrus, who donned a পরাকাষ্ঠা leotard adored with মার্জার to close the প্রদর্শনী with a powerful and emotional rendition of Wrecking Ball.
The full তালিকা of winners for the 41st Annual American সঙ্গীত Awards, which are voted for দ্বারা fans, is as follows:
Artist of the বছর - Taylor Swift
New Artist of the বছর - Arianna Grande
Single of the বছর - Cruise, Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly
পছন্দ Male Artist - Pop/Rock - Justin Timberlake
পছন্দ Female Artist - Pop/Rock - Taylor Swift
পছন্দ Band, Duo অথবা Group - Pop/Rock - One Direction
পছন্দ Album - Pop/Rock - Take Me Home, One Direction
পছন্দ Male Artist - Country - Luke Bryan
পছন্দ Female Artist - Country - Taylor Swift
পছন্দ Band, Duo অথবা Group - Country - Lady Antebellum
পছন্দ Album - Country - Red, Taylor Swift
পছন্দ Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
পছন্দ Album - Rap/Hip-Hop - The Heist, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
পছন্দ Male Artist - Soul/R&B - Justin Timberlake
পছন্দ Female Artist - Soul/R&B - Rihanna
পছন্দ Album - Soul/R&B - The 20/20 Experience, Justin Timberlake
পছন্দ Artist - Alternative Rock - Imagine Dragons
পছন্দ Artist - Adult Contemporary - Maroon 5
পছন্দ Artist - Latin - Marc Anthony
পছন্দ Artist - Contemporary Inspirational - Matthew West
পছন্দ Artist - Electronic Dance সঙ্গীত (EDM) - Avicii
শীর্ষ Soundtrack - Pitch Perfect
প্রতীকী Award - Rihanna.
The I Knew আপনি Were Trouble hitmaker, who wowed in a shimmering স্বর্ণ Julien Macdonald mini dress, earned পছন্দ Female Artist accolades in both the Pop/Rock and Country categories, while the blonde beauty also scored best album for Red in the latter genre.
Justin Timberlake enjoyed a stellar night too, claiming a trio of trophies, while British boyband One Direction celebrated their first ever AMAs for পছন্দ Band, Duo অথবা Group - Pop/Rock and পছন্দ Album - Pop/Rock for their সেকেন্ড release Take Me Home.
রিহানা was feted with the inaugural প্রতীকী Award in recognition of her massive global success and she received a standing ovation from the celebrity-packed audience at the Nokia Theater L.A. Live in Los Angeles.
Her mentor and Roc Nation label boss স্থূলবুদ্ধি বাচাল ব্যক্তি Z paid tribute to his charge in a pre-taped video message, while Rihanna's mother, Monica Fenty, was on hand to play the proud parent as she presented the honour.
In her acceptance speech, রিহানা recalled "terrorising" her mum with her "annoying little man voice" as a child, before going on to express her gratitude to her devotees and her team, saying, "My fans, আপনি have no idea. আপনি keep me driven, আপনি keep this thing special and right now I can't believe that at 25 years old I'm holding an প্রতীকী award, that is weird to even say out loud...
"I can't thank everybody but if আপনি know me, আপনি know that I প্রণয় আপনি and that I thank আপনি and that I'm grateful. আপনি all play such an important part and I'm only as good as my team so I প্রণয় আপনি guys so much, thank you."
Katy Perry kicked off the event দ্বারা performing her new single Unconditionally dressed as a geisha in a set made to look like a Japanese চেরি blossom garden, while One Direction, Christina Aguilera, Arianna Grande and the surviving members of TLC also hit the stage, as did প্রদর্শনী host Pitbull, who teamed up with Timber collaborator Ke$ha.
Other performance highlights came from Jennifer Lopez, who dazzled in a special tribute to late Latin সঙ্গীত প্রতীকী Celia Cruz; Lady Gaga, who played a receptionist as she seduced R. Kelly as president for Do What U Want, and Miley Cyrus, who donned a পরাকাষ্ঠা leotard adored with মার্জার to close the প্রদর্শনী with a powerful and emotional rendition of Wrecking Ball.
The full তালিকা of winners for the 41st Annual American সঙ্গীত Awards, which are voted for দ্বারা fans, is as follows:
Artist of the বছর - Taylor Swift
New Artist of the বছর - Arianna Grande
Single of the বছর - Cruise, Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly
পছন্দ Male Artist - Pop/Rock - Justin Timberlake
পছন্দ Female Artist - Pop/Rock - Taylor Swift
পছন্দ Band, Duo অথবা Group - Pop/Rock - One Direction
পছন্দ Album - Pop/Rock - Take Me Home, One Direction
পছন্দ Male Artist - Country - Luke Bryan
পছন্দ Female Artist - Country - Taylor Swift
পছন্দ Band, Duo অথবা Group - Country - Lady Antebellum
পছন্দ Album - Country - Red, Taylor Swift
পছন্দ Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
পছন্দ Album - Rap/Hip-Hop - The Heist, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
পছন্দ Male Artist - Soul/R&B - Justin Timberlake
পছন্দ Female Artist - Soul/R&B - Rihanna
পছন্দ Album - Soul/R&B - The 20/20 Experience, Justin Timberlake
পছন্দ Artist - Alternative Rock - Imagine Dragons
পছন্দ Artist - Adult Contemporary - Maroon 5
পছন্দ Artist - Latin - Marc Anthony
পছন্দ Artist - Contemporary Inspirational - Matthew West
পছন্দ Artist - Electronic Dance সঙ্গীত (EDM) - Avicii
শীর্ষ Soundtrack - Pitch Perfect
প্রতীকী Award - Rihanna.