The 40th Annual American Music Awards brought all the fire last night as celebs took to the stage to kick off the final major award show of the year. By the looks of things, it was Bieber fever in the building as Justin Bieber took home three fan-voted awards including Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Album, and Artist of the Year. While accepting his awards, he dedicated his wins to “all the haters who thought that I was just here for one or two years. I feel like I’m going to be here for a very long time.”

The night had a slew of performances by the hottest artists in the game, including Nicki Minaj who sang her new single “Freedom” and took home two wins with Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album and Favorite Hip Hop Artist. She also backed that thang up on Justin Bieber during his performance of “Beauty and The Beat”.

While we were restless with Rihanna, burning a hole in our passport, she ended up winning Favorite Soul/R&B Album for Talk That Talk. Her boo Chris Brown linked up with Ludacris and Swizz Beatz to perform, “Everyday Birthday” and Usher opened up the show with a medley of his hits including,  “Numb,” “Climax,” and “Don’t Stop.” Pink and Christina Aguilera tore up the stage as well as Stevie Wonder who paid tribute to the late Dick Clark. The highlight of the night had to be when Korean rapper PSY, Mr. “Gangnum Style” himself took the stage with MC Hammer.

In case you missed it, check out the performances below:

The 40th Annual American Music Awards brought all the fire last night as celebs took to the stage to kick off the final major award show of the year. By the looks of things, it was Bieber fever in the building as Justin Bieber took home three fan-voted awards including Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Album, and Artist of the Year. While accepting his awards, he dedicated his wins to “all the haters who thought that I was just here for one or two years. I feel like I’m going to be here for a very long time.”

The night had a slew of performances by the hottest artists in the game, including Nicki Minaj who sang her new single “Freedom” and took home two wins with Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album and Favorite Hip Hop Artist. She also backed that thang up on Justin Bieber during his performance of “Beauty and The Beat”.

While we were restless with Rihanna, burning a hole in our passport, she ended up winning Favorite Soul/R&B Album for Talk That Talk. Her boo Chris Brown linked up with Ludacris and Swizz Beatz to perform, “Everyday Birthday” and Usher opened up the show with a medley of his hits including,  “Numb,” “Climax,” and “Don’t Stop.” Pink and Christina Aguilera tore up the stage as well as Stevie Wonder who paid tribute to the late Dick Clark. The highlight of the night had to be when Korean rapper PSY, Mr. “Gangnum Style” himself took the stage with MC Hammer.

In case you missed it, check out the performances below: