I’ll admit that I didn’t watch the American Music Awards last night, and after reading that Justin Beiber won Artist of the Year, I’m glad I didn’t. Surely there are better artists out there than Bieber, better albums than My World 2.0, but the AMAs apparently know nothing about them. Sad…
Anyway, here are the winners from last night:
Artist of the Year – Justin Bieber
T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist – Justin Bieber
Pop/Rock:
Favorite Male Artist – Justin Bieber
Favorite Female Artist – Lady Gaga
Favorite Band, Duo or Group – The Black Eyed Peas
Favorite Album – Justin Bieber, ‘My World 2.0’
Country:
Favorite Male Artist – Brad Paisley
Favorite Female Artist – Taylor Swift
Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Lady Antebellum
Favorite Album – Carrie Underwood, ‘Play On’
Rap/Hip-Hop:
Favorite Male Artist – Eminem
Favorite Album – Eminem, ‘Recovery’
R&B:
Favorite Male Artist – Usher
Favorite Female Artist – Rihanna
Favorite Album – Usher, ‘Raymond v. Raymond’
Soundtracks:
Favorite Album – ‘Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers’
Alternative Rock:
Favorite Artist – Muse
Adult Contemporary:
Favorite Artist – Michael Bublé
Latin Music:
Favorite Artist – Shakira
Contemporary Inspirational:
Favorite Artist – MercyMe
This article appears in Nov 16-22, 2010.
