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Pitbull served as the host for the 41st American Music Awards, held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The evening included performances by Miley Cyrus, One Direction, Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, R. Kelly, Pitbull, Ke$ha, Luke Bryan, Christina Aguilera, and T-Boz and Chilli of ’90s girl group TLC. Taylor Swift took home Artist of the Year while Rihanna was honored with the Icon Award.

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Lady Gaga made quite an entrance at the American Music Awards

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Joan Jett

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Jordan Sparks

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Zoe Saldana

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Kendall Jenner

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Kylie Jenner

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Miley Cyrus

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Lady Gaga

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Sarah Silverman

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Naya Rivera

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R. Kelly

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Taylor Swift

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Heidi Klum

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Lil Mama

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Jennifer Hudson

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Ciara

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Bonnie McKee

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Tyga

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Luke Bryan

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Nelly

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Lance Bass

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Jesse McCartney

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Katy Perry

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Marc Anthony

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Daisy Fuentes

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The Ceremonies

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Zendaya

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Aimee Song

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Casper Smart

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Maksim Chmerkovskiy

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Jabbawockeez

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Fifth Harmony

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Christina Aguilera

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Austin Mahone

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Imagine Dragons

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Florida Georgia Line

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2 Chainz

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Wayne Newton, Miley Cyrus, and Billy Ray Cyrus

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Akon

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Fall Out Boy

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TLC

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Ariana Grande

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Chris Daughtry

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Ke$ha

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Jaimie Alexander

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Jordyn Blum and Dave Grohl

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Ian Axel and Chad Vaccarino

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Jake Owen

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Jenna Ushkowitz

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Juan Pablo Galavis

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Lady Antebellum

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Calvin Harris

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One Direction

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Nicole Richie

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Kelly Osbourne

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Alicia Silverstone

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Emma Roberts