The 39th Annual American Music Awards was held on November 20, 2011, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles.

[1] The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums from the year 2011.

Nominees were announced on October 11, 2011.

[2] The awards ceremony was host-free and was broadcast on ABC.

[3] Taylor Swift and Adele were the big winners of the night picking up three awards in total.