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Let’s talk about the 2012 American Music Awards.

Okay, so that’s the red carpet. Where the hell are all my girls? Well, I know where Rihanna is, but where’s Britney, Madonna, Katy, Bey, all the ones who make awards show interesting to watch? Ughhh. Oh well. Let’s move on to the performances, yeah?

 

First up, we have Usher:

 

I think he’s an amazing performer and knows how to use playback to his advantage while still remaining mostly live. Good on him. That part where he’s just running on one spot between Climax and Can’t Stop Won’t Stop is unintentionally hilarious and I want a gif of it immediately.

 

Carly Rae Jepsen:

 

She needs to hire a choreographer and a hairdresser immediately. How is she so out of breath by the time Call Me Maybe starts when she hasn’t even done anything except meander about the stage?

 

The Wanted:

 

They really should’ve done Chasing the Sun. I got really bored about halfway through.

 

Kelly Clarkson:

 

Her shoes are kick ass. Also, I loved the ‘judges’ as she was singing Miss Independent.

 

Ke$ha:

 

I actually don’t really like this song much at all, but for Ke$ha, this is an awesome performance. It held my attention the entire time and the drum breakdown was sick. I just wish she would stop drawing so much attention to her vagina, because ew.

 

No Doubt:

 

Gwen is still looking hot, isn’t she? You know, when I heard about No Doubt’s comeback I was excited, but upon listening to this and Settle Down, I’m now wondering why, because I guarantee you everyone in that audience would’ve been way more excited if they’d come up and done Just A Girl or Hey Baby, or something that didn’t put me half to sleep.

 

Taylor Swift:

 

Well, this was not at all what I was expecting. I knew that there was dubstep on Swifty’s new album, but for some reason I just didn’t imagine it being so kick-ass. This is kind of awesome and amazing. My fandom for Taylor is just skyrocketing this week.

 

Nicki Minaj:

 

This might sound strange, but sometimes I forget that Nicki is a rapper first and a pop act second, so when this started I was a bit like ‘lol’ at her serious-faced rapping. I’m totally jealous of her pink microphone, also. Aside from that, I got bored, and there were parts of the performance where she looked bored, too.

 

Linkin Park:

 

Ah, Chester. I totally would. I cringed when his voice cracked in the first line because I felt bad for him, but overall it was a decent performance. Nothing spectacular, but solid, you know?

 

P!nk:

 

Probably the performance of the night. Pink is buff as shit, I feel like if she wasn’t a singer she’d either be in Cirque Du Soleil or be competing in body building competitions. The fire reminded me of Love the Way You Lie.

 

Justin Bieber:

 

Okay, so I’m watching these as I write this post, and I take back what I said about Pink’s performance, because I now think this was the performance of the night. When I saw that it was going to be an acoustic version of As Long As You Love Me, I got ready to be hella bored, but JB kinda blew me away, especially when he sang Big Sean’s rap, and then, best of both worlds, because so far that’s my favourite choreo of the night. Awesome awesome awesome.

 

Christina Aguilera:

 

Wow. Just… I don’t even know what to say. My friend Sammie tweeted that Christina takes herself so seriously that she probably walked backstage, looked in a mirror and said ‘you’re welcome, America,’ and I absolutely agree with her. But like, the arrogance wasn’t Christina’s only problem, was it, ‘coz I know I’m not the only one who heard the wobbly vocal start to Army of Me, and heard her voice break a whole bunch of times when she was trying to pull her signature power notes. Maybe the corset wasn’t the best idea, X. Maybe it’s time to wear clothes that you can breathe in.

 

Pitbull:

 

Lol watch Christina try to steal Pitbull’s thunder at the end, as if that applause is for her 10 second appearance. With that being said, every time I see Pitbull perform, this is generally what I’m thinking about:

 

Carrie Underwood:

 

I got to about 1:39 and then stopped it. Not because it’s bad, but it’s not for me.

 

Swizz Beatz with Chris Brown and Ludacris:

 

OMG Brandy. ‘My boy, Chris Brown’? Who wants to claim ownership of that disaster. Probably the girl who killed someone that one time. When I see Chris Brown jumping around like an idiot to lyrics like ‘everyday is your birthday now hit the floor’, the first thing that pops into my head is Breezy saying that to Rihanna next time he tries to kill her.

Aside from that, though, everything about this screams ‘hot mess’.

 

Stevie Wonder:

 

I love Stevie Wonder, he can do whatever he wants and it’ll be okay by me.

 

Psy with MC Hammer:

 

‘My homeboy Psyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, SCREAM&SHOUT!’ Hahahaha Will.i.am, plug your song in your own time.

The tweens of today are going to look back on this the way I do the Macarena and Blue, by Eiffel 65, and I’m okay with that, because look how much fun everyone was having. That being said, it’s getting to that point where I’m over it.

 

So that’s all of the performances, what was your favourite? Mine was absolutely Bieber’s. I’m going to go watch it again while you read who the winners were:

 

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

Justin Bieber

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

Taylor Swift

FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP

Nicki Minaj, “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”

FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK

Linkin Park

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

Usher

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY

Luke Bryan

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Carly Rae Jepsen

FAVORITE BAND, DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY

Lady Antebellum

FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

David Guetta

FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK

Justin Bieber, “Believe”

FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP

Nicki Minaj

FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY

Carrie Underwood, “Blown Away”

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Justin Bieber

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B

Beyoncé

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK

Katy Perry

FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK

Maroon 5

FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B

Rihanna, “Talk That Talk”

FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY

Adele

FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN

Shakira

FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

tobyMac

 

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