Taylor Swift wins AMA artist of the year

Los Angeles, Nov 26 – Taylor Swift won Sunday night´s top honor, giving her a leading four trophies as fans celebrated the women of pop music.

 

Swift didn´t perform, but she was a constant presence on stage and the camera alighted on her as she danced to stars like Kendrick Lamar and Luke Bryan. Her win came after Katy Perry dazzled with her show-opening performance, Lady Gaga found another inventive way to grab your attention, Rihanna starred with her mother and Miley Cyrus closed the performances with the assistance of a giant lip-syncing CGI kitty on her song "Wrecking Ball."

 

"I´m really out of breath," Swift said after taking the stage in a sequined mini-dress. "I was really going hard with the ´Wrecking Ball´ thing."

 

The 23-year-old pop star also won country album of the year for "Red" and favorite female country artist and pop/rock artist. She spoke directly to her fans as she picked up her final award of the night.

 

"My lucky number is 13, and so far you guys have made 2013 the most magical year of my life so far," she said. "I cannot thank you enough. This validates that if you voted for this that we are heartbroken the same way and we fall in love the same way and we´re happy the same way. And the fact that you would listen to my music means … we´re pretty much in it together, aren´t we?"

 

Justin Timberlake was next with three wins — soul/R&B album, soul/R&B male artist and pop/rock male artist. One Direction and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis won two awards and Rihanna was given the AMA´s first Icon Award to go with her win as favorite soul/R&B female artist.

 

Rihanna and her mother took center stage midway through the show when Monica Fenty presented her pop star daughter with the first Icon Award at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

 

Source: AP