We LOVE Taylor Swift!: November 2012

The 40th American Music Awards was held on November 18, 2012 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2012. It was broadcast live on ABC. The nominees were announced on October 9, 2012 by Christina Aguilera. This year included a brand new category, Electronic Dance Music. Justin Bieber won all three of his nominations, Nicki Minaj won two and Rihanna won one of their four nominations, while Taylor Swift earned her 11th AMA. Isn't that awesome, Taylor has won 11 AMA's awards!!!!!! She is amazing!!!

These are the nominees and winners!!

Artist of the Year	Old Navy New Artist of the Year
Drake *Justin Bieber* Maroon 5 Katy Perry Rihanna	J. Cole fun. Gotye *Carly Rae Jepsen* One Direction
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
*Justin Bieber* Flo Rida Pitbull Usher	Kelly Clarkson Nicki Minaj Rihanna *Katy Perry*
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Favorite Pop/Rock Album
fun. *Maroon 5* One Direction The Wanted	*Believe* *- Justin Bieber* Overexposed - Maroon 5 Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded - Nicki Minaj Up All Night - One Direction
Favorite Country Male Artist	Favorite Country Female Artist
*Luke Bryan* Jason Aldean Eric Church	Miranda Lambert Carrie Underwood *Taylor Swift* *(Yaaay!!)*
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group	Favorite Country Album
*Lady Antebellum* Rascal Flatts Zac Brown Band	Tailgates & Tanlines - Luke Bryan Tuskegee - Lionel Richie *Blown Away* *- Carrie Underwood*
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist	Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
Drake *Nicki Minaj* Tyga	Cole World: The Sideline Story - J. Cole Take Care - Drake *Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded* - *Nicki Minaj*
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Chris Brown Trey Songz *Usher*	*Beyoncé* Mary J. Blige Rihanna
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Favorite Alternative Artist
Fortune - Chris Brown *Talk That Talk* *- Rihanna* Looking 4 Myself - Usher	The Black Keys Gotye *Linkin Park*
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Favorite Latin Artist
*Adele* Kelly Clarkson Train	Don Omar Pitbull *Shakira*
Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist	Favorite Electronic Dance Music
Jeremy Camp Newsboys *tobyMac*	*David Guetta* Calvin Harris Skrillex

And of course Taylor's performance was awesome, I can't describe it, just see it: