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Sean Kingston arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Jose Feliciano arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Call Me Maybe songstress Carly Rae Jepsen arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles.
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Ke$ha arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Jordin Sparks, left, and Jason Derulo arrive at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards.
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The Backstreet Boys, from left, A.J. McLean, Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough, and Kevin Richardson arrive at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards.
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Pretty Little Liars star Lucy Hale arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards.
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Once Upon a Time star Jennifer Morrison arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards.
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Singer Andy Grammer arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards.
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South Korean rapper PSY arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Musical group No Doubt, from left, Adrian Young, Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal and Tom Dumont arrive at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards.
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Justin Bieber arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Singer and "The Voice" judge Christina Aguilera strikes a glamorous pose outside of the AMAs.
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"Nashville" actress Hayden Panettiere arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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50 Cent aka Curtis Jackson arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Gloria Estefan, left, and Emilio Estefan Jr. arrive at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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"Happy Endings" actress Elisha Cuthbert arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Nicki Minaj opts for a more demur look this time around at the AMAs.
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Jenny McCarthy arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Charles Kelley, left, Hillary Scott, center, and Dave Haywood from the band Lady Antebellum arrive at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Singer Pink, left, and her husband, Carey Hart, have a little fun before they head into the AMAs.
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Singer and "American Idol" alumna Carrie Underwood arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards.
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Country superstar Taylor Swift arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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"Project Runway" host Heidi Klum arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Country singer Luke Bryan, right, and Caroline Boyer arrive at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards.
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Will.i.am shows off his hardware while walking the press line ahead of the AMAs.
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Ke$ha performs at the 40th Annual American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Usher performs at the 40th Annual American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Justin Bieber accepts the award for favorite male artist - pop/rock.
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Taylor Swift accepts the award for favorite female country artist from presenter Eric Stonestreet.
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Gwen Stefani performs with her band No Doubt during the AMAs on Sunday night.
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The original "American Idol" Kelly Clarkson performs during the AMAs.
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Pink performs her song "Try" at the AMAs.
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Nicki Minaj performs "Freedom" during the AMAs.
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Usher accepts the award for favorite male artist - soul/R&B at the AMAs.
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Taylor Swift sings "I Knew You Were Trouble" during the AMAs.
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Carly Rae Jepsen holds her award for favorite new artist at the AMAs.
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Members of The Wanted, from left, Tom Parker, Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness and Nathan Sykes arrive at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Dave Haywood, from left, Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley, left to right, from the band Lady Antebellum accept the award for favorite band, duo or group - country at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Justin Bieber performs toward the end of the AMAs.
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Carrie Underwood accepts the award for favorite album - country for “Blown Away” at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Nicki Minaj accepts the award for favorite artist - rap/hip-hop at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Carrie Underwood performs “Two Black Cadillacs” at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Stevie Wonder and the Rickey Minor Band perform “Master Blaster”, “My Cherie Amour” and “Sir Duke” as an image of Clark with Britney Spears and LL Cool J is displayed during a tribute to Dick Clark at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
Cyndi Lauper shows fans some love while walking the press line before the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Justin Bieber is smothered in kisses by presenter Jenny McCarthy as he accepts the award for favorite album - pop/rock for “Believe” at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012, in Los Angeles.
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Mc Hammer and "Gangnam Style" singer Psy praise each other on stage at the AMAs.
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