Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake & Rihanna Are 2013 American Music Award’s Biggest Winners

The 41st edition of the American Music Awards held on Sunday, 24th November 2013 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and it was a night of fun and strikingly little drama, after the many controversies that have trailed music award shows that have held this year.
For once, the music and award recipients took center stage, as Taylor Swift with four awards – including the prestigious, Artist Of The Year award and Justin Timberlake with three awards which cut across the Soul/RnB and the Pop/Rock genres took the major honours.

Taylor Swift	Justin Timberlake

Rihanna was also honoured as she made history by being the first artiste to ever be awarded the Icon award, which was presented to her by her mum.

Rihanna being presented the Icon award by her mum

See full list of winners
ARTIST OF THE YEAR - Taylor Swift
ICON AWARD - Rihanna
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S - Ariana Grande
SINGLE OF THE YEAR - Florida Georgia Line Featuring Nelly, “Cruise”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK - Justin Timberlake
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK - Taylor Swift
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK - One Direction
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK - One Direction, “Take Me Home”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY - Luke Bryan
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY - Taylor Swift
FAVORITE BAND, DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY - Lady Antebellum
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY - Taylor Swift, “Red”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, “The Heist”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B - Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake Performs

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B - Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B - Justin Timberlake, “The 20/20 Experience”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK - Imagine Dragons
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN - Marc Anthony
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM) - Avicii
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY - Maroon 5
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL - Matthew West
TOP SOUNDTRACK - “Pitch Perfect”

Miley Cyrus also made sure she was going to be a topic after the show for non-award purposes with her performance which featured a giant animated cat crying diamonds while she performed.

Miley Cyrus Performing

Credits: MTV, CNN, E!, Rolling Stones, Hollywood Reporter