Nineteen-year-old Swift picked up five awards, including Artist of the Year, while Jackson was recognised posthumously in four categories.

Jackson’s awards included Favourite Pop/Rock Artist and Pop/Rock Album for his 2003 [...]]]> Michael Jackson and Taylor Swift were the big winners at tonight’s American Music Awards, with Swift narrowly beating The King of Pop in the trophy stakes.

Nineteen-year-old Swift picked up five awards, including Artist of the Year, while Jackson was recognised posthumously in four categories.

Jackson’s awards included Favourite Pop/Rock Artist and Pop/Rock Album for his 2003 album, Number 1s, bringing his total number of AMAs to 25. His brother Jermaine accepted the awards on his behalf.

Swift accepted her awards from London where she is currently on tour and paid tribute to Jackson in her speech.

“I just want to say that music has never been ultimately about competition and to even be mentioned in a category with Michael Jackson who we’ll miss and love forever is an unimaginable honour,” she said. “And I just want to say I’m sending my love to the Jackson family and Janet.”

Michael’s sister Janet kicked off the show with a medley of her hits, and Whitney Houston performed I Didn’t Know My Own Strength, while Jennifer Lopez took an on-stage tumble while performing.

Never one to shrink from the limelight, Lady GaGa gave a typically outrageous performance. Wearing a flesh-coloured bodysuit covered in white flashing piping she used her microphone to smash open a glass box with a piano inside before smashing glass bottles on stage throughout her performance while violinists wearing gas masks played beside her.

Rihanna gave her first solo performance since her domestic dispute with Chris Brown and appeared on stage in a sexy cutout catsuit shackled to a gurney in a mad scientist’s laboratory to perform Hard and Wait Your Turn from her latest album, while Shakira performed her new single Give It Up to Me.

The Black Eyed Peas, Jay-Z, Green Day and Beyonce all went home with awards over the course of the evening.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR Taylor Swift

POP/ROCK – Favorite Male Artist Michael Jackson

POP/ROCK – Favorite Female Artist Lady Gaga

POP/ROCK – Favorite Band, Duo or Group Black Eyed Peas

POP/ROCK – Favorite Album Number Ones, Michael Jackson

COUNTRY – Favorite Male Artist Keith Urban

COUNTRY – Favorite Female Artist Taylor Swift

COUNTRY – Favorite Band, Duo or Group Rascal Flatts

COUNTRY – Favorite Album Fearless, [...]]]> The compete list of 2009 AMA winners:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift

POP/ROCK – Favorite Male Artist
Michael Jackson

POP/ROCK – Favorite Female Artist
Lady Gaga

POP/ROCK – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Black Eyed Peas

POP/ROCK – Favorite Album
Number Ones, Michael Jackson

COUNTRY – Favorite Male Artist
Keith Urban

COUNTRY – Favorite Female Artist
Taylor Swift

COUNTRY – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Rascal Flatts

COUNTRY – Favorite Album
Fearless, Taylor Swift

RAP/HIP-HOP – Favorite Male Artist
Jay-Z

RAP/HIP-HOP – Favorite Album
Blueprint 3, Jay-Z

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Male Artist
Michael Jackson

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Female Artist
Beyoncé Knowles

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Black Eyed Peas

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Album
Number Ones, Michael Jackson

SOUNDTRACKS – Favorite Album
Twilight Soundtrack

ALTERNATIVE ROCK – Favorite Artist
Green Day

ADULT CONTEMPORARY – Favorite Artist
Taylor Swift

LATIN – Favorite Artist
Aventura

CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL – Favorite Artist
Mary Mary

T-MOBILE BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST
Gloriana

INTERNATIONAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Whitney Houston

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ARTIST OF THE YEAR Kings of Leon Taylor Swift Lady Gaga Eminem Michael Jackson

POP/ROCK – Favorite Male Artist Eminem Michael Jackson T.I.

POP/ROCK – Favorite Female Artist Beyonce Lady Gaga Taylor Swift

POP/ROCK – Favorite Band, Duo or Group The Black Eyed Peas Kings of Leon Nickelback

POP/ROCK – Favorite Album Fame – Lady Gaga Number Ones – [...]]]> Taylor Swift and Michael Jackson lead the nominations at this year’s American Music Awards
Full List of Nominees:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kings of Leon
Taylor Swift
Lady Gaga
Eminem
Michael Jackson

POP/ROCK – Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Michael Jackson
T.I.

POP/ROCK – Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift

POP/ROCK – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Kings of Leon
Nickelback

POP/ROCK – Favorite Album
Fame – Lady Gaga
Number Ones – Michael Jackson
Fearless – Taylor Swift

COUNTRY – Favorite Male Artist
Jason Aldean
Darius Rucker
Keith Urban

COUNTRY – Favorite Female Artist
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood

COUNTRY – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
Zac Brown Band

COUNTRY – Favorite Album
Unstoppable – Rascal Flatts
Fearless – Taylor Swift
Foundation – Zac Brown Band

RAP/HIP-HOP – Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Jay-Z
T.I.

RAP/HIP-HOP – Favorite Album
Relapse – Eminem
Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z
Paper Trail – T.I.

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Male Artist
Jamie Foxx
Michael Jackson
Maxwell

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce
Keyshia Cole
Keri Hilson

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Black Eyed Peas
Day26
Mary Mary

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Album
I Am…Sasha Fierce – Beyonce
The E.N.D. – The Black Eyed Peas
Number Ones – Michael Jackson

SOUNDTRACKS – Favorite Album
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Hannah Montana 3
Twilight Soundtrack

ALTERNATIVE ROCK – Favorite Artist
Green Day
Kings of Leon
Shinedown

ADULT CONTEMPORARY – Favorite Artist
Daughtry
Jason Mraz
Taylor Swift

LATIN – Favorite Artist
Aventura
Luis Fonsi
Wisin Y Yandel

CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL – Favorite Artist
Jeremy Camp
Brandon Heath
Mary Mary