Artist of the Year Justin Bieber – WINNER
Drake Maroon 5 Katy Perry Rihanna
New Artist of the Year Carly Rae Jepsen – WINNER
J. Cole fun. Gotye One Direction
Favorite Male Artist – Pop / Rock Justin Bieber – WINNER
Flo Rida Pitbull Usher
Favorite Female Artist – Pop / Rock Katy Perry – WINNER
Kelly Clarkson Nicki Minaj Rihanna
Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Pop / Rock Maroon 5 – WINNER
fun. One Direction The Wanted
Favorite Album – Pop / Rock Justin Bieber – “Believe” – WINNER
Maroon 5 – “Overexposed” Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded” One Direction – “Up All Night”
Favorite Male Artist – Country Luke Bryan – WINNER Jason Aldean Eric Church Favorite Female Artist – Country Taylor Swift – WINNER Miranda Lambert Carrie Underwood Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Country Lady Antebellum – WINNER Zac Brown Band Rascal Flatts Favorite Album – Country Carrie Underwood – “Blown Away” – WINNER Luke Bryan – “Tailgates & Tanlines” Lionel Richie – “Tuskegee” Favorite Artist – Rap / Hip-hop Nicki Minaj – WINNER Drake Tyga Favorite Album – Rap – Hip-hop Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded” – WINNER J. Cole – “Cole World: The Sideline Story” Drake – “Take Care” Favorite Male Artist – Soul / R&B Usher – WINNER Chris Brown Trey Songz Favorite Female Artist – Soul / R&B Beyonce – WINNER Mary J. Blige Rihanna Favorite Album – Soul / R&B Rihanna – “Talk That Talk” – WINNER Chris Brown – “Fortune” Usher – “Looking 4 Myself” Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock Linkin Park – WINNER The Black Keys Gotye Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary Adele – WINNER Kelly Clarkson Train Favorite Artist – Latin Shakira – WINNER Don Omar Pitbull Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational tobyMac – WINNER Jeremy Camp Newsboys Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music (EDM) David Guetta – WINNER Calvin Harris Skrillex Photo by Getty Images Europe
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