Highlights And Our Top 4 Performances From The 2013 American Music Awards

The AMAs came and went. With rapper Pitbull at the helm, the program was jam packed with wall to wall performances from the likes of the three biggest female pop stars right now Miley, Katie and Gaga. There were also some performances by artist who are not currently promoting new albums like TLC who performed their hit "waterfalls" with lil Mama filling in for Lisa 'lefteye' Lopes and Jennifer Lopes with a tribute to the legendary Celia Cruz.  Taylor Swift landed the biggest award of the night "artist of the year" while Favorite Album, Rap/Hip-Hop went to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis for -"The Heist" which upset a some "real hip hop" fans who were rooting for the obvious. Rihanna was honored with the Icon award following her performance of her smash "Diamonds"  Here is the complete list of last night's winners and videos of our top 4 performances.

Favorite Male Pop Rock Artist – Justin Timberlake
Favorite Female Artist, Soul/R&B - Rihanna
Favorite Album, Country - "Red," by Taylor Swift
Favorite Album, Rap/Hip-Hop - "The Heist," by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Favorite Artist, Alternative Rock - Imagine Dragons
Favorite Artist, Latin - Marc Anthony
Favorite Album, Pop or Rock - "Take Me Home," by One Direction
New Artist of the Year, presented by Kohl's - Ariana Grande
Favorite Male Artist, Soul/R&B - Justin Timberlake
Favorite Female Artist, Country - Taylor Swift
Single of the Year - "Cruise," by Florida Georgia Line, featuring Nelly
Favorite Album, Soul/R&B - "The 20/20 Experience," by Justin Timberlake
Favorite Artist, Electronic Dance Music (EDM) - Avicii
Favorite Artist, Adult Contemporary - Maroon 5
Favorite Artist, Contemporary Inspirational - Matthew West
Top Soundtrack - Pitch Perfect
Favorite Male Artist, Country - Luke Bryan
Favorite Band, Duo or Group, Pop or Rock - One Direction
Favorite Band, Duo or Group, Country - Lady Antebellum
Artist of the Year - Taylor Swift

Our top 4 performances: