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Awards
Adele and Swift dominate at AMAs
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 22 November 2011
So, it was the public voted American Music Awards this weekend just gone, and the evening probably belonged to Adele and Taylor Swift, who both picked up three prizes each. The absent Adele, still recovering from recent throat surgery, started the evening with the most noms, though, if you had to declare an overall winner it would probably be Swift, because one of her three gongs was for overall Artist Of The Year.
Though possibly more interesting than all that for a punter-voted bash, neither Justin Bieber nor the Gaga won any prizes. However, the Biebster did get more column inches that Bruno Mars, despite the latter beating the former in the Favourite Pop Male category, Bieber making two appearances on stage, one in his own right and one as part of LMFAO’s finale set, as well as wooing the paps and tabs, who seem even more obsessed with the Bieber/Selena Gomez relationship since the Bieber Baby allegations.
Anyway, here’s a list of winners for you. You lucky people you.
Pop & Rock
Favourite Male Artist: Bruno Mars
Favourite Female Artist: Adele
Favourite Band, Duo Or Group: Maroon 5
Favourite Album: Adele – 21
Country
Favourite Male Artist: Blake Shelton
Favourite Female Artist: Taylor Swift
Favourite Band, Duo Or Group: Lady Antebellum
Favourite Album: Taylor Swift – Speak Now
Rap/Hip Hop
Favourite Artist: Nicki Minaj
Favourite Album: Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday
Soul/R&B
Favourite Male Artist: Usher
Favourite Female Artist: Beyonce
Favourite Album: Rihanna – Loud
Favourite Alternative Rock: Foo Fighters
Favourite Adult Contemporary: Adele
Favourite Latin: Jennifer Lopez
Favourite Contemporary Inspirational: Casting Crowns
Artist Of The Year: Taylor Swift
New Artist Of The Year: Hot Chelle Rae