American Music Awards of 2011

39th Annual American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2011 logo
DateNovember 20, 2011
LocationMicrosoft Theater,
Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
Most awardsAdele and Taylor Swift (3 each)
Most nominationsAdele (4)
WebsiteABC-American Music Awards
Television/radio coverage
NetworkABC
Global TV
Runtime129 minutes
Viewership12 million
Produced byDick Clark Productions
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The 39th Annual American Music Awards was held on November 20, 2011, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles.[1] The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2011. Nominees were announced on October 11, 2011.[2] The awards ceremony was host-free and was broadcast on ABC.[3] Taylor Swift and Adele were the big winners of the night picking up three awards in total.[4][5]

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  2. ^ "Lady Gaga, Adele Lead American Music Awards Noms". Archived from the original on October 12, 2011. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "Chris Brown, LMFAO Join American Music Awards Lineup". Archived from the original on November 3, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  4. ^ "AMAs 2011: Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj Win Big on Ladies' Night". Billboard.com. November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "Taylor Swift wins 3 trophies at AMAs". Houston Chronicle. November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2011.