According to the 2012 American Music Awards
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Justin Bieber Artist of The Year
The 40th Anniversary of the American Music Awards kicked off with an intense performance by Usher. Ryan Seacrest, shared a tribute to the past 40 years by flashing back to a performance by Beyonce's "Single Ladies" and then later came back on stage for a tribute to Dick Clark performed by Stevie Wonder.
- Justin Bieber was the big winner of the night taking home three on-air awards including the biggest award of the night, Artist of the Year. He also took home Favorite Pop Rock Male Artist and Favorite Pop Rock Album for Believe.
- Nicki Minaj did well for herself by taking home two on-air awards including, Favorite Album Rap/Hip Hop for Pink Friday: Roman Reladed and Favorite Rap/ Hip-Hop Artist.
LIST OF WINNERS
- Favorite Pop Rock Male Artist - Justin Bieber
- Favorite Country Female Artist - Taylor Swift
- Favorite Album Rap/Hip-Hop - Nick Minaj
- Favorite Alternative Rock Music Artist - Linkin Park
- Favorite Soul R&B Male Artist - Usher
- Favorite Country Male Artist - Luke Bryan
- New Artist of the Year - Carly Rae Jepsen
- Favorite Rap Hip-Hop Artist - Nick Minaj
- Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group - Lady Antebellum
- Favorite Artist Eletronic Dance Music - David Guetta
- Favorite Pop Rock Album - Justin Bieber, Believe
- Favorite Country Album - Carrie Underwood, Blown Away
- Artist of the Year - Justin Bieber