41st Annual American Music Awards (2013)

Welcome to our coverage of the 41st American Music Awards, which were presented on November 24th, 2013 at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.

8:00 PM

The show opens with a performance by a kimono-clad Katy Perry singing "Unconditionally."

8:05 PM

Tonight's host, Pitbull, takes to the stage. He says imagining the audience naked helps when hosting and thanks Sofia Vergara for helping him get through it.

8:09 PM

Taylor Swift is the night's first presenter and she's handing out the hardware for Favorite Male Artist — Pop/Rock. And the AMA goes to Justin Timberlake. It's his fourth.

“These are voted on by the fans, so...to everyone who — everyone who took to their Twitter and — I never thought I'd say that in an acceptance speech. But everyone that took to their Twitter and got busy, thank you so much, this means so much to me.” - Justin Timberlake

8:16 PM

Emma Roberts introduces a performance by One Direction of their song "Story of My Life."

8:21 PM

Straight from the British popsters to a performance by Ariana Grande, who sings "Tattoed Heart."

8:29 PM

Host Pitbull is in the audience with the fans as he introduces the next presenters, Marc Anthony and Zoe Saldana. They're presenting Soul/R&B Female Artist. And the AMA goes to Rihanna.

8:31 PM

From Rihanna, we go into a performance by Imagine Dragons of "Demons" and "Radioactive."

8:36 PM

Kristen Bell and Chris Daughtry present the AMA for Country Album. And the AMA goes to Taylor Swift, for Red.

“Red is very different and the reason I was able to do that is because of the fans. I cannot believe what you've done in the last year. the fact — this album came out almost exactly a year ago and the fact that 6 million of you went out and bought it is crazy. and I love that you did that. Thank you, you are everything to me. I really appreciate this.” - Taylor Swift

8:42 PM

Michael Bolton and Akon are presenting Rap/Hip-Hop Album. And the AMA goes to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for The Heist. They're live by satellite from Florida and mention the injustice of racial profiling and the Trayvon Martin case.

8:46 PM

Pitbull and Ke$ha get an introduction from Naya Rivera and Maia Mitchell as they perform "Timber."

8:55 PM

Dave Grohl and Joan Jett are presenting Alternative Rock Artist. Grohl says he hopes the award goes to "...the ones with the biggest guitars, ' cause we need big, loud guitars." And the AMA goes to Imagine Dragons.

8:58 PM

Host Pitpull presents Favorite Latin Artist. And the AMA goes to Marc Anthony.

9:00 PM

Heidi Klum intros a performance by Justin Timberlake of a new song, "Drink You Away."

9:11 PM

Kelly Osbourne and Nicole Richie are presenting Pop/Rock Album. And the AMA goes to One Direction, for Take Me Home. It's their first AMA nomination and win.

9:14 PM

The Ceremonies introduce a performance by Florida Georgia Line and Nelly of their song "Cruise."

9:18 PM

ABC's next Bachelor, Juan Pablo Galavis and Daisy Fuentes present the New Artist Award to Ariana Grande.

9:25 PM

Real Time's Bill Maher is in charge of presenting the Icon Award to Rihanna. Rihanna performs "Diamonds." After her performance she gets a video message from her mentor, Jay-Z, before her mother Monica Fenty presents her with the award.

9:42 PM

Ciara and Paulina Gretzky present Soul/R&B Male. And the AMA goes to Justin Timberlake.

9:44 PM

We head off to Miami to see a performance by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.

9:49 PM

Fall Out Boy are here to present Country Female Artist. And the AMA goes to Taylor Swift.

9:55 PM

Jennifer Lopez pays tribute Cuban music legend Celia Cruz with a medley of her music.

10:00 PM

Alicia Silverstone and Nathan Filion present a new category, Single of the Year. And the AMA goes to Florida Georgia Line featuring Nelly, for Cruise.

10:02 PM

Favorite Soul/R&B Album is presented by Sarah Silverman, who jokes that the nominees are a Mickey Mouse Club star (Justin Timberlake), the son of the father from Growing Pains, and a "a strong, soulful Caribbean woman of color" (Rihanna) adding "I don't know who will win, but I do know who should find it most ironic if she loses." And the AMA goes to Justin Timberlake, for The 20/20 Experience. He jokes that growing up in Memphis, this was the first time he'd been racially-profiled by a white woman.

10:10 PM

Jennifer Hudson, star of the upcoming Black Nativity, introduces A Great Big World featuring Christina Aguilera performing "Say Something".

10:14 PM

We segue straight into a performance by Kendrick Lamar, who performs "Swimming Pools (Drank)" and "Poetic Justice."

10:18 PM

Austin Mahone and Kendall Jenner present Electronic Dance Music Artist. And the AMA goes to Avicii.

10:25 PM

Jeremy Renner intros a performance by Lady Gaga and R. Kelly of "Do What U Want."

10:31 PM

Thor's Jaimie Alexander and the NFL's Andrew McCutchen present Country Male Artist. And the AMA goes to Luke Bryan.

10:39 PM

Shark Tank's Robert Herjavec, Kevin O'Leary, Daymond John and Mark Cuban present Favorite Band, Duo or Group.. And the AMA goes to One Direction.

10:41 PM

Time for a performance by Luke Bryan, who sings "That's My Kind of Night."

10:44 PM

Now we get a perfrmance by Lil Mama and the two remaining members of TLC, Tionne Watkins and Rozonda Thomas, singing "Waterfall."

10:53 PM

Jaden Smith and 2 Chainz intro a performance by Miley Cyrus, whose high-cut outfit is an ad for Brazilian waxers everywhere. She sings "Wrecking Ball."

10:57 PM

Pitbull presents Artist of the Year. And the AMA goes to Taylor Swift.

Here's a look at the nominees and winners:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

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

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL'S

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

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

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

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — POP/ROCK

  • Bruno Mars
  • Robin Thicke
  • Justin Timberlake

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — POP/ROCK

  • P!nk
  • Rihanna
  • Taylor Swift

FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP — POP/ROCK

  • Imagine Dragons
  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
  • One Direction

FAVORITE ALBUM — POP/ROCK

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

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — COUNTRY

  • Luke Bryan
  • Hunter Hayes
  • Blake Shelton

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — COUNTRY

  • Miranda Lambert
  • Taylor Swift
  • Carrie Underwood

FAVORITE BAND, DUO or GROUP - COUNTRY

  • The Band Perry
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • Lady Antebellum

FAVORITE ALBUM - COUNTRY

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

FAVORITE ARTIST — RAP/HIP-HOP

  • Jay Z
  • Lil Wayne
  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

FAVORITE ALBUM — RAP/HIP-HOP

  • Jay Z, Magna Carta…Holy Grail
  • Kendrick Lamar, good kid, m.A.A.d city
  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Heist

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — SOUL/R&B

  • Miguel
  • Robin Thicke
  • Justin Timberlake

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — SOUL/R&B

  • Ciara
  • Alicia Keys
  • Rihanna

FAVORITE ALBUM — SOUL/R&B

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

FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK

  • Imagine Dragons
  • The Lumineers
  • Mumford & Sons

FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY

  • Maroon 5
  • Bruno Mars
  • P!nk

FAVORITE ARTIST - LATIN

  • Marc Anthony
  • Prince Royce
  • Romeo Santos

FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

  • tobyMac
  • Chris Tomlin
  • Matthew West

FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

  • Avicii
  • Daft Punk
  • Calvin Harris
  • Zedd

TOP SOUNDTRACK

  • The Great Gatsby: Music From Baz Luhrmann's Film
  • Les Miserables
  • Pitch Perfect

ICON AWARD

  • Rihanna