American Music Awards of 2012

The 40th Annual American Music Awards was held on November 18, 2012 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2012. It was broadcast live on ABC. The nominees were announced on October 9, 2012 by Christina Aguilera. This year included a brand new category, Electronic Dance Music. Justin Bieber won all three of his nominations, and of each of their four nominations, Nicki Minaj won two, and Rihanna one. Katy Perry won one of her 2 nominations, whereas Adele and Taylor Swift each won the award for which they were nominated.

Presenters

 * Elisha Cuthbert
 * Kelly Rowland
 * Ryan Seacrest
 * Eric Stonestreet
 * Lucy Hale
 * Phillip Phillips
 * Randy Jackson
 * Stacy Keibler
 * Ne-Yo
 * Cyndi Lauper
 * Karmin
 * Kerry Washington
 * Apolo Ohno
 * Florida Georgia Line
 * Jennifer Morrison
 * Ginnifer Goodwin
 * Lady Antebellum
 * Heidi Klum
 * Backstreet Boys
 * Colbie Caillat
 * Gavin DeGraw
 * Carly Rae Jepsen
 * Gloria Estefan
 * Luke Bryan
 * Jenny McCarthy
 * Brandy
 * Hayden Panettiere
 * ASAP Rocky as Rakim Mayers
 * 50 Cent
 * Neon Trees
 * will.i.am