American Music Awards of 2013
2013 music award ceremony
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The 41st Annual American Music Awards was held on November 24, 2013, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums of 2013. It was broadcast live on ABC and CTV with Simultaneous substitution.[2] The nominations were announced on October 10, 2013, by Kelly Clarkson and will.i.am.[3] Macklemore & Ryan Lewis led the nominations with six, followed by Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake with five. The show was hosted by Pitbull.[1][4][5]
| 41st Annual American Music Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | November 24, 2013 |
| Location | Nokia Theatre L.A. Live, Los Angeles, California |
| Country | United States |
| Hosted by | Pitbull[1] |
| Most wins | Taylor Swift (4) |
| Most nominations | Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (6) |
| Website | ABC-American Music Awards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | ABC |
| Runtime | 180 minutes |
| Viewership | 12.93 million |
| Produced by | Dick Clark Productions |
Taylor Swift was the biggest winner of the night with four wins including Artist of the Year, Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Country Female Artist and Favorite Country Album. Justin Timberlake also won three awards for Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album.[6]
Rihanna won the first-ever Icon Award, as well as winning Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist.[6][7]
Performances
| Performer(s) | Song(s) |
|---|---|
| Pre-show | |
| Fifth Harmony | "Better Together" |
| Jesse McCartney | "Back Together" |
| Main show | |
| Katy Perry | "Unconditionally" |
| One Direction | "Story of My Life" |
| Ariana Grande | "The Way" "Tattooed Heart" |
| Imagine Dragons | "Demons" "Radioactive" |
| Pitbull Kesha |
"Timber" |
| Justin Timberlake | "Drink You Away" |
| Florida Georgia Line Nelly |
"Cruise" "Ride wit Me" |
| Rihanna | "Diamonds" |
| Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Ray Dalton |
"Can't Hold Us" |
| Jennifer Lopez | Tribute to Celia Cruz: "Químbara" "Bemba Colorá" "La Vida Es Un Carnaval" |
| A Great Big World Christina Aguilera |
"Say Something" |
| Kendrick Lamar | "Swimming Pools (Drank)" "Poetic Justice" |
| Lady Gaga R. Kelly |
"Do What U Want" |
| Luke Bryan | "That's My Kind of Night" |
| TLC Lil Mama |
"Waterfalls" |
| Miley Cyrus | "Wrecking Ball" |
Presenters
- Taylor Swift — presented Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
- Emma Roberts — introduced One Direction
- Marc Anthony & Zoe Saldaña — presented Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
- Kristen Bell & Chris Daughtry — presented Favorite Country Album
- Akon & Michael Bolton — presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
- Maia Mitchell & Naya Rivera — introduced Pitbull & Kesha
- Dave Grohl & Joan Jett — presented Favorite Alternative Artist
- Pitbull (host) — presented Favorite Latin Artist
- Heidi Klum — introduced Justin Timberlake
- Kelly Osbourne & Nicole Richie — presented Favorite Pop/Rock Album
- The Ceremonies — introduced Florida Georgia Line & Nelly
- Daisy Fuentes & Juan Pablo Galavis — presented Kohl's New Artist of the Year
- Bill Maher — introduced Rihanna
- Monica Fenty — presented the Icon Award to her daughter Rihanna
- Ciara & Paulina Gretzky — presented Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
- Fall Out Boy — presented Favorite Country Female Artist
- Alicia Silverstone & Nathan Fillion — presented Single of the Year
- Sarah Silverman — presented Favorite Soul/R&B Album
- Jennifer Hudson — introduced A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera
- Austin Mahone & Kendall Jenner — presented Favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist
- Jeremy Renner — introduced Lady Gaga & R. Kelly
- Jaimie Alexander & Andrew McCutchen — presented Favorite Country Male Artist
- Cast of Shark Tank — presented Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
- Lady Antebellum — introduced Luke Bryan
- Pitbull (host) — presented Artist of the Year
- 2 Chainz & Jaden Smith — introduced Miley Cyrus
