OK I'll admit it...I as watching Alton Brown cooking a Thanksgiving dinner on a car engine with the Mythbusters but....The 2012 American Music Awards (AMAs) were also on last night.
Justin Bieber won the most awards -- three in total, including Artist of the Year, while Nicki Minaj took home two prizes. Other winners included Maroon 5, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan.
Artist of the Year
Justin Bieber - WINNER
Drake
Maroon 5
Katy Perry
Rihanna
New Artist of the Year
Carly Rae Jepsen - WINNER
J. Cole
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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
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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
