Katy Perry
Katy Perry is nominated for three American Music Awards, including artist of the year, but she'll be up against some fierce competition in the category as Adele, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Lil Wayne are also vying for the big prize.
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Justin Bieber
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Justin Bieber tried on a different look, slicking his hair and wearing a tux on a cool night in Los Angeles. The 17-year-old singer, who posed with girlfriend Selena Gomez, is nominated for pop male artist of the year along with Bruno Mars and Pitbull.
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Taylor Swift
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Country singer Taylor Swift snagged the female country artist award, the fourth year in a row she has won the award.
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Maroon 5
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Maroon 5, who also performed, was an early winner at the AMAs, taking home the award for favorite pop-rock band, duo or group.
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Adam Lambert
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert returns to the AMAs as a presenter this year after a headline-producing same-sex kiss on the 2009 telecast. “Adam Lambert was never banned from the show,” AMAs executive producer Larry Klein told THR.
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Sarah Hyland
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Modern Family star Sarah Hyland hosted the AMAs live pre-show this year. "I think it will be more fun on the other side than it actually is on the side that I'm usually on. You get to stand in one place the whole time, you don't have to walk around back and forth," the actress told THR.
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Hot Chelle Rae
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images (L-R) Musicians Nash Overstreet, Ryan Follese, Jamie Follese and Ian Keaggy of Hot Chelle Rae arrive at the 2011 American Music Awards. “If we won, it would be insane,” Keaggy told The Hollywood Reporter. Adds Follese, “I’m giddy just thinking about it.” The band is nominated for Best New Artist.
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Keltie Colleen
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images TV personality Keltie Colleen arrives at the 2011 American Music Awards. Colleen was a contestant on the 15th season of The Bachelor.
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Matthew Morrison
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Glee star Matthew Morrison looks dapper in an all-black suit. Morrison and Jonah Hill found themselves in the middle of a pseudo-feud, when Hill mentioned during a late-night appearance that he saw the actor at a "douchey Hollywood party." "I heard that Jonah said I should bring my s— next time. Well, guess what? This is next time. You think I can't sing my way out of this? Well guess what, Jonah? I can sing my way out of it, and I can dance my way out of it," Morrison said in his response video.
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Lauren Bennett
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Singer Lauren Bennett strikes a post at the AMAs red carpet. The British singer was a member of the Paradiso Girls before collaborating with LMFAO and Cee Lo Green.
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Gavin DeGraw
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw has a laugh as he walks the red carpet. DeGraw sat down with THR to talk about his latest album Sweeter. “Overall, the album is really a wide spectrum of style,” he said. “Some of the older stuff that I did… kinda clean and honest, and some of this other stuff that’s a little bit funkier and a bit more risky, vocally and lyrically.”
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Lady Antebellum
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Charles Kelley, wearing David Yurman's tiger's eye exotic stone inlay ring, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood of country trio Lady Antebellum arrive at the AMAs. Lady Antebellum is nominated for favorite country band, duo or group, competing against The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band.
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Selena Gomez
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Selena Gomez, who is a presenter, stuns with a glowing, low-cut gold dress at the annual music awards show.
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James Durbin
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Former American Idol contestant James Durbin attended the 2011 AMAs. The 22-year-old singer first album, Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster, which will come out on Nov. 21, features collaborations with Mötley Crüe’s Mick Mars, songwriters James Michael (Sixx A.M, Mötley Crüe) and Marti Frederiksen (Aerosmith, Buckcherry, Ozzy Osbourne).
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Lance Bass
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Lance Bass, who hosted the Coca-Cola Red Carpet Live pre-show, talked to The Hollywood Reporter about this year's show during the nominations announcement. Bass, who also hosted the pre-show in 2010, said he was glad to be returning. "I just try to wing things. I don't try to prepare too much because if you prepare, it doesn't look natural," he said.
VIDEO: American Music Awards: Lance Bass, Sarah Hyland Sound Off on Red Carpet Pre-Show
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Mario
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Singer Mario attended the 2011 American Music Awards in a smart-looking grey suit and sported a bow-tie to complete his ensemble.
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Taio Cruz
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Taio Cruz was among the many musicians who braved the tented red carpet on a stormy afternoon in Los Angeles for the American Music Awards.
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Christina Grimmie
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Pianist and singer Christina Grimmie arrived at the 2011 American Music Awards in a red strapless dress.Grimmie is best known for her video with Sam Tsui, covering Nelly's "Just a Dream", which became a YouTube sensation.
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David Guetta
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images David Guetta, who opened the 2011 American Music Awards with Nicki Minaj, walked the carpet at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.The two collaborated on "Where Them Girls At?" off his latest album, Nothing But the Beat.
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Joe Jonas
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Joe Jonas, who was one of the many presenters at the 2011 American Music Awards, enjoyed a stroll down the red carpet before the show began.
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Cheryl Hines
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Suburgatory star Cheryl Hines wore a rose-inspired dress on the carpet, defying the pouring rain that decided to come down on Los Angeles on Sunday.
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Jennifer Morrison
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Actress Jennifer Morrison currently stars on ABC's fairy tale drama Once Upon a Time as a jaded bail bondswoman who meets a young boy who tells her that fairy tale characters actually exist and a curse has trapped them in the modern time.“So, that’s how you’re mixing the reality and the fantasy is that those characters are living amongst us,” Morrison told The Hollywood Reporter. “And it is fated in our storytelling that there’s a savior who’s going to come back and reverse the curse.”
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Alanis Morisette
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Singer Alanis Morissette arrived at the 2011 American Music Awards in a black belted dress.
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Mary J. Blige
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Mary J. Blige, set to perform during the three-hour ABC telecast, recently performed in Hollywood for Sir Richard Branson to benefit the Virgin Unite charity.
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Jennifer Hudson
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Jennifer Hudson, who recently opened a weightloss center in Chicago, attended the 2011 American Music Awards.
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John Legend
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images John Legend wore Dave Thomas cufflinks and a Gucci suit on the carpet at the 2011 American Music Awards.
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The Band Perry
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images (L-R) Musicians Neil Perry, Kimberly Perry and Reid Perry of The Band Perry, who are nominated for three awards, walked the carpet before the show.
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Soulja Boy
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Rapper Soulja Boy, who was arrested the same day his straight-to-DVD film Soulja Boy: The Movie was released in October, keeps his sunglasses as he works the room.
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Jenny McCarthy
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Jenny McCarthy keeps it sweet it a purple, short-sleeved dress as she makes her way down the carpet. Earlier this year, McCarthy ended her production deal with Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Studios to create a syndicated talk show.
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Lil Jon
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Rapper Lil Jon keeps it real at the AMAs red carpet. He will perform at the annual music awards telecast, along with Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj and Maroon 5.
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The Situation
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Jersey Shore star and former Dancing With the Stars contestant, Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino, will be returning to television soon for a role on ABC's Suburgatory. He will play the hired DJ for a dance at Tessa’s (Jane Levy) high school on an episode airing next year.
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Heidi Klum
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Project Runway host/judge Heidi Klum keeps it fun with a silver dress. Klum shared her thoughts with THR on her favorite red carpet moments. "Red carpets are always fun because you get to dress up in beautiful dresses and look glamorous for a night," she said. "I love supporting our Project Runway designers. Christian Siriano designed my dress for the Emmys this year."
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Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Kiss co-founder Gene Simmons and wife Shannon Tweed pose for the photographers on a rainy Sunday evening in Los Angeles. Simmons and Tweed's A&E reality series Gene Simmons: Family Jewels returned in early October.
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Miguel
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Miguel dons a bright-colored suit at the American Music Awards. The singer, who debuted in 2010 with the All I Want Is You album, was named Spring New Artist of the Year in the soul and R&B category.
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Daughtry
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images From left to right: Mary Steely, Josh Steely, Brian Craddock, Holli Craddock, Robin Diaz, Lisa Diaz, Deanna Daughtry, Chris Daughtry, Kara Paul and Josh Paul take a group shot. Daughtry is set to perform on the awards telecast, hours before their album Break the Spell hits stores Monday.
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Julie Bowen
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Modern Family star and Emmy winner Julie Bowen dazzles in a long-sleeved, striped dress. Bowen's co-star Sofia Vergara discussed her Emmy loss with David Letterman in late September. "They really think it's a beauty pageant," Vergara said of her family's reaction. "They're like 'But your dress was the best! And of all the hair, you by far.' I'm like, 'No, this is not a beauty pageant.'"
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Audrina Patridge
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Former Hills star Audrina Patridge wasn't afraid to show a little skin on the carpet at the 2011 American Music Awards.
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Rosie and Sophia Grace Brownlee
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images YouTube stars Sophia Grace and cousin Rosie Brownlee wave to the crowd. Sophia Grace gained popularity when she sang Nicki MInaj's "Super Bass."
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Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez
Image Credit: Photo Credit: Jason Merritt/Getty Images Justin Bieber plants a kiss on girlfriend Selena Gomez on the red carpet at the AMAs. BIeber, who performed his holiday song "Mistletoe" at the show, lost out on favorite male artist to Bruno Mars.