2012 American Music Awards Winners

This is probably the most abysmal list of winners that I have ever seen. For the sake of my sanity and blood pressure, I will keep it short and sweet and let you all view this crapola list for yourselves. The only people whom Im truly happy that won is of course Linkin Park. 

 

Artist of the Year
Justin Bieber – WINNER
Drake
Maroon 5
Katy Perry
Rihanna

New Artist of the Year
Carly Rae Jepsen – WINNER
J. Cole
fun.
Gotye
One Direction

Favorite Male Artist – Pop / Rock
Justin Bieber – WINNER
Flo Rida
Pitbull
Usher

Favorite Female Artist – Pop / Rock
Katy Perry – WINNER
Kelly Clarkson
Nicki Minaj
Rihanna

Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Pop / Rock
Maroon 5 – WINNER
fun.
One Direction
The Wanted

Favorite Album – Pop / Rock
Justin Bieber – “Believe” – WINNER
Maroon 5 – “Overexposed”
Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”
One Direction – “Up All Night”

Favorite Male Artist – Country
Luke Bryan – WINNER
Jason Aldean
Eric Church

Favorite Female Artist – Country
Taylor Swift – WINNER
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood

Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Country
Lady Antebellum – WINNER
Zac Brown Band
Rascal Flatts

Favorite Album – Country
Carrie Underwood – “Blown Away” – WINNER
Luke Bryan – “Tailgates & Tanlines”
Lionel Richie – “Tuskegee”

Favorite Artist – Rap / Hip-hop
Nicki Minaj – WINNER
Drake
Tyga

Favorite Album – Rap – Hip-hop
Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded” – WINNER
J. Cole – “Cole World: The Sideline Story”
Drake – “Take Care”

Favorite Male Artist – Soul / R&B
Usher – WINNER
Chris Brown
Trey Songz

Favorite Female Artist – Soul / R&B
Beyonce – WINNER
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna

Favorite Album – Soul / R&B
Rihanna – “Talk That Talk” – WINNER
Chris Brown – “Fortune”
Usher – “Looking 4 Myself”

Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock
Linkin Park – WINNER
The Black Keys
Gotye

Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary
Adele – WINNER
Kelly Clarkson
Train

Favorite Artist – Latin
Shakira – WINNER
Don Omar
Pitbull

Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational
tobyMac – WINNER
Jeremy Camp
Newsboys

Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
David Guetta – WINNER
Calvin Harris
Skrillex