Stars hit American Music Awards

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A who's who of the American music world was out in force this weekend for the annual American Music Awards and it was R&B star Chris Brown who reigned supreme, taking home three top gongs.

SEE ALL THE PICS HERE.

The rumoured beau of songstress Rihanna – who also grabbed two gongs herself - pipped Coldplay to the post, winning artist of the year, male pop/rock artist and male soul/R&B artist.

Hosted by US comedian Jimmy Kimmel, the glittering awards do lit up downtown Los Angeles on Saturday night and drew in a younger musician crowd than ever before.

Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift and Rihanna all made an appearance at the awards do, but it was veteran Christina Aguilera who showed them how it's done, opening the show with a medley of her hits.

WATCH CHRISTINA'S PERFORMANCE HERE:

Mariah Carey belted her new single I Stay in Love, while legendary songwriter Annie Lennox was bestowed with the Award of Merit by surprise guest Justin Timberlake.

Soul diva Alicia Keyes clinched two awards for her latest album As I Am, for both the pop/rock and soul/R&B categories. Keys let out a loud 'Woooooo' as she received the gongs and dedicated her victory 'to all the super women who struggle every day to make it through.'

SEE ALL THE STARS AT THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS HERE.

Monday 24 November 2008

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