Justin Bieber Melbourne May 2, 2011
15 years ago
"This is big," said the 16-year-old Canadian, whose first single hit the charts barely 18 months ago.
Fans voting online chose Bieber over Eminem, Ke$ha, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry for the night's top honor.
Bieber also out-polled Usher, who helped launch and guide his career, and Eminem to win the favorite rock or pop male artist award.
He noted that he first watched Eminem when he was just three years old.
Bieber called Usher "not only my mentor, but my best friend and my big brother." The two hugged and shared the stage as the three-hour-long show neared an end.
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Usher was in tears after losing two awards at the American Music Awards to Justin Bieber, including favorite entertainer of the year, the top AMA honor.
But Usher wasn't upset about his loss — far from it. Instead, he was welling with pride over the success of his young protege, Justin Bieber, who was the night's biggest winner with four awards and the youngest performer ever to capture the entertainer award.
"To see Justin take the award — having received that award before — it was like an out of body experience, you understand?" Usher said backstage. "It was emotional. I don't cry that often, but I did. Hopefully it gives an indication of how hard we worked to build a career that hopefully will flourish and blossom over the years."
Bieber, who is signed to Usher's label, had a perfect debut at the American Music Awards, winning all four awards he was nominated for: entertainer of the year, breakthrough artist of the year, favorite pop/rock male and favorite pop/rock album for "My World 2.0."
Bieber's debut album is one of the year's top-sellers, with almost two million sold, and he's got a new CD, "My Worlds Acoustic," out this week at Walmart. His ascension marks a phenomenal rise since first garnering attention via homemade videos on YouTube about three years ago.
"This means the world to me," said Bieber after winning breakthrough artist. "I come from the smallest town in the world, of like 30,000 people; I never thought this was possible."
Bieber bested mentor Usher and Eminem for two of his wins. Eminem, whose "Recovery" was a critical and commercial triumph, was nominated for five awards on the evening, tying him with Lady Antebellum, who also had a breakthrough year with their near triple-platinum album "Need You Now."
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21 November 2010
Justin Bieber gets down on his knees as he performs “Pray” at the 2010 American Music Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon (November 21).
The 16-year-old musician, joined by BFFs Jaden and Willow Smith, won four awards, including Favorite Breakthrough Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist.
JUST JARED JR
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Breakthrough Artist of the Year
Best Pop/Rock Male Artist of the Year
Artist of the Year
Justin is the youngest ever to win the top award of the AMAs - Artist of the Year. 
I couldn't help but tear up when I saw everyone on their feet.
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Wow. This is so exciting!! I'm so happy for him. 1 year ago nobody knew his name and how he's taken the world by storm. About.com's prediction was pretty good....
...but they underestimated the power of J Bieber because he actually took home 4 awards (which Ace Showbiz also missed). Justin also won the biggest prize of the night, Artist of the Year beating out Eminem and Usher. Epic!2010 AMAs: Justin Bieber Wins Three Coveted Awards
Justin Bieber added three more awards to his collection at the live telecast of the 38th Annual American Music Awards. The Canadian pint-sized idol took home T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist, beating the shortlist of such competitors as Mike Posner, Lady Antebellum and Travis McCoy.
The "Baby" hitmaker who was introduced by fellow young star Willow Smith for his "Pray" performance also pocketed Favorite Pop/Rock Album, thanks to his "My World 2.0". The extended play of his debut album "My World" topped Eminem's "Recovery" and Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream".
Later, Bieber was handed Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist. He once again beat the Slim Shady in addition to his mentor Usher. "Without Michael Jackson, none of us would be here," he said when collecting the prize on stage. The late King of Pop was inspiration behind his new song "Pray".
Although losing two categories to Bieber, the Slim Shady who didn't attend the November 21 prize-giving event managed to grab one prize. The rapper was named Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Male Artist in a tight battle against B.o.B and Drake.
ACE SHOWBIZ
Congrats JB. Pattie must be so proud tonight.
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Justin Bieber performing "PRAY" at the 2010 AMAs [Video]
Look at his smile at the end when he starts realizing people were on their feet.
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Another 16 hours left in the voting for the AMA's Breakthrough Artist of the Year award. Justin's up against Lady Antebellum, Travie McCoy, and Mike Poser. He should have this category in the bag but never count your chickens until your eggs have hatched. So vote and vote as many times as you want because you have unlimited votes. lol. For real! Voting ends 9PM Eastern / 6PM Pacific.
The show starts at 8pm (7pm Central time) on ABC.
VOTE HERE
And voting is still open for the People's Choice Awards where JB's nominated for 2 awards:
- Favorite Breakout Artist
- Favorite Music Video
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16 November 2010
About.com just came out with their predictions for this year's American Music Awards and guess what? Of the 4 categories that Justin is nominated in, they have chosen him to win 3: Breakout Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, and the huge prize of Artist of the Year (losing only Album of the Year to Eminem's "Recovery".)
The American Music Awards are the only major pop music awards voted on by music fans. The awards will be telecast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles Sunday, November 21, 2010 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC Television.
My predictions are simply that...predictions. It will be up to the music fans to choose the actual winners. My predicted winner in each category is in bold type. I have included comments on each nominee. I am making predictions in the Pop/Rock and General categories.
Male Artist
Justin Bieber - This is the year Justin Bieber truly spread his wings as a teen star with the release of the album My World 2.0. The American Music Awards is exactly the venue in which his phenomenal fan support will bring home a trophy.
Eminem - 2010 was clearly a big year for Eminem. Thus far Recovery is the biggest selling album of the year and "Love the Way You Lie" is a song for the ages.
Usher - With a little assist from will.i.am, "OMG" brought Usher to the top of the pop singles chart in high style this year. The club-oriented R&B of "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" has kept him on pop radio well into the fall.
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10 November 2010
The actual Grammys Awards will air live from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011.
That is going to be a huge week for JB because that is the same weekend "Never Say Never 3D" is released in theatres.
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01 November 2010
Vote for JB in 4 categories:
Artist of the Year
Favorite Male Artist
Favorite Album
Favorite Pop/Rock Album
Voting ends on Friday, November 12, 2010. The winners will be revealed live during the 2010 American Music Awards on SUNDAY NOV 21 8|7c on ABC.
Vote now
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22 October 2010
Bieber, along with Katy Perry and Coldplay, was linked to the show Thursday, joining previously announced acts Rihanna, P!nk and Usher.
News of Bieber's addition to the show follows the release of his first literary (book) release, 'First Step 2 Forever,' and precedes the impending release of a movie.
Bieber is also working on new music, teaming up with R&B singer/songwriter Ne-Yo.
According to Ne-Yo, Bieber is putting aside 'bubblegum pop' for something a bit more mature on his next project (more on that story here....).
The 2010 American Music Awards air Sunday, November 21 on ABC.
EXAMINER
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