The little prince himself, Justin Bieber, made a clean sweep of every single category he was nominated in, beating out the likes of Eminem (three times), Usher (the man who signed and mentored him), and Lady Gaga. Lady Antebellum could have turned the tables on the whole show with their multi-genre nominations, but they only took Favorite Band, Duo, or Group.
I’m over the moon for Glee’s win for Soundtracks – Favorite Album because the cast pulled out all of the stops for this album. The performances…wow…umm, let me just say on many of the artists’ behalf that they can do A LOT better than that. Black Eyed Peas debuted the ultra danceable “The Time (Dirty Bit).” If there’s any group out there that’s capable of introducing real dance music to the masses, it’s these guys.
POP or ROCK MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Usher
Favorite Female Artist
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga (This was not even a competition)
Katy Perry
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Lady Antebellum
Train
Favorite Album
Justin Bieber – My World 2.0
Eminem – Recovery
Katy Perry – Teenage Dream
COUNTRY MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Brad Paisley
Favorite Female Artist
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum (All right!)
Rascal Flatts
Favorite Album
Jason Aldean – Wide Open
Lady Antebellum – Need You Now
Carrie Underwood – Play On
RAP/HIP-HOP MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
B.o.B.
Drake
Eminem (This is a complete upset. Drake should have had this in the bag.)
Favorite Album
B.o.B. – B.o.B. Presents
Drake – Thank Me Later
Eminem – Recovery
SOUL/RHYTHM & BLUES MUSIC
Favorite Male Artist
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Usher
Favorite Female Artist
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Sade
Favorite Album
Alicia Keys – The Element of Freedom
Sade – Soldier of Love
Usher – Raymond v. Raymond
SOUNDTRACKS
Favorite Album
AC/DC / Iron Man 2
Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers (WOOOOOO!!!!!)
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
ALTERNATIVE ROCK MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Muse
Phoenix
Vampire Weekend (ARGHHHHHH!!!!!!)
ADULT CONTEMPORARY MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Michael Buble
Lady Antebellum
Train
LATIN MUSIC
Favorite Artist
Daddy Yankee
Enrique Iglesias
Shakira
CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Favorite Artist
Casting Crowns
MercyMe
TobyMac
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber
Eminem
Ke$ha
Lady Gaga
Katy Perry
T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Nominations
B.o.B
Justin Bieber
Taio Cruz
Jason Derulo
Ke$ha
Lady Antebellum
Travie McCoy
Mike Posner
