Taylor Swift Take Top Honors at AMAs
Taylor Swift Take Top Honors at AMAs
The King of Pop is still winning awards and setting records do. But while Michael Jackson received a record four awards posthumously, that Taylor Swift was able to overcome the major honors at the American Music Awards Sunday night. The 19-year-old was named favorite artist of the year, giving Jackson his only defeat in the night, giving her five trophies in total. “Music has never been the ultimate competition,” he said in accepting the award via satellite from London. “Even being mentioned in a category with Michael Jackson, who will miss and love forever is an incredible honor.”
His album “Fearless” won favorite country album. Jackson was voted favorite male artist in pop / rock and soul / R & B categories. His 2003 greatest-hits album “Number Ones” album also won the favorites in both categories, so that his AMA career total to 23, becoming the most honored artist in the history of AMA rating.
Jackson wins were among the highlights of the night, which also included an eye for an eye results from Lady Gaga exploded, a special award for Whitney Houston and amazed that the number of Adam Lambert, who changed her image of “American Idol” for sex, leather and chains on Sunday.
In a fully developed set of stairs and platforms, Lambert caress a dancer, kissing a colleague and androgynous band led by two men dressed in leather straps with the stage while singing the song on his new CD, “For Your Entertainment,” out this week.
Lady Gaga, using an “Alien” inspired clothing and head west full of light, performed songs from her new album “The monster of Fame,” also due in stores this week. She used the microphone onto a glass case in which a grand piano was lifted. He set fire to sit while playing.
Whitney Houston made a stunning return to the stage with a show of WADA elegant “I did not know my own strength.” The 46-year-old entertainer also received the Award of Excel • Excellence International for his musical and philanthropic contributions. He dedicated the honor of their daughter, the music mogul Clive Davis, and “all who supported me.”
Trophy was accepted by Jackson’s brother Jermaine, who paid tribute to his deceased brother with the use of bright white glove. He gave thanks to “the blessing of Allah for all my family,” and named each of his brothers and sisters. He said the message from Michael, who died in June aged 50, is more important than any money.
“The message that Michael would live forever,” he said. “It looked good in each and every one wanted to do something good. He always loved.”
The American Music Awards honor the best pay in the venda artists in eight popular genres, and fans voted for the winners online. But even more than prices, the AMA are the performances, and more than a dozen of them filled the show on Sunday. Black Eyed Peas, voted favorite pop / rock filled the audience when they perform two of the most popular songs of the year: “I Got A Feeling” and “Boom Boom Pow.
Rihanna back to the stage of WADA, sporting blond hair, a narrow white peek-a-boo appropriate body and a tattoo on the front of the neck that said “Rated R”, the name of her new album this week .
Janet Jackson opened the show with a medley of some of the great achievements of his long career – all tracks that appear in his new collection of greatest hits called “Number Ones”.
Alicia Keys and Jay-Z duet in his tribute to New York City. Shakira was flanked by a dozen dancers in black children body when he sang his new single. Kelly Clarkson performed a stripped down version of his hit “Already Gone”, with the support of a string quartet. Jennifer Lopez added a boxing match scene for his performance full of dancing, but she got into a difficult move and landing at the bottom. The leader of Green Day Billie Joe Armstrong confessed backstage after the show ceased star struck. “When you see all the talent that is in space,” as Jay-Z and Lady Gaga, said, “is how Caram, are great people.” The band was voted favorite alternative artist. Other winners Sunday included the wife of Jay-Z, Beyonce, Keith Urban and Rascal Flatts.
