ABC aired the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards live on Sunday, Nov. 18, from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

Fresh off his breakup with Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber performed an acoustic version of "As Long As You Love Me" followed by his new hit "Beauty and a Beat" with Nicki Minaj. He won three awards on Sunday, giving him a total of seven American Music wins throughout his career.

Kelly Clarkson performed a medley of some of her greatest hits and Linkin Park took to the stage after winning an award for themselves on Sunday. Up for two awards on Sunday, Chris Brown performed with Swizz Beatz and Ludacris "Everyday Birthday" in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the American Music Awards.

Gloria Estefan introduced Christian Aguilera who performed hits from her new album "Lotus." The singer, mother and "The Voice" mentor recently announced that she was going to take time off from the reality show to focus on her music career. Following her performance on Sunday, Pitbull took to the stage and got the crowd wild with "Don't Stop The Party." Pitbull was nominated in the Favorite Latin Artist category alongside Don Omar and Shakira, who will be taking Aguilera's spot as mentor on the new season of "The Voice."

Performers of the night included Usher, Carly Rae Jepsen, Ke$ha, No Doubt, Pink, Taylor Swift, The Wanted, Carrie Underwood and Stevie Wonder, who performed a tribute number to Dick Clark.

Before he sang, Wonder said the following: "I remember when I was 13 years old meeting [Dick Clark] in Philadelphia for the first time... I remember his love for music and his love for people. I challenge you as communicators, leaders, politicans...put ur love first as we musicians put our music first."

As he performed, a slideshow went on in the background screen showing photos of Clark with his wife, Wonder, Lionel Richie and others.

A new category at the American Music Awards was Favorite Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Artist. David Guetta, Calvin Harris and Skrillex competed for the coveted award.

Live coverage of the red carpet event began at 5 p.m. Eastern Time Sunday and viewers can watch videos of show on the official site for the 2012 American Music Awards.

Here is a full list of the night's winners and nominees.

Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist:

Flo Rida

Justin Bieber (winner)

Pitbull

Usher

Favorite Country Female Artist:

Miranda Lambert

Taylor Swift (winner)

Carrie Underwood

Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album:

J. Cole/"Cole World: The Sideline Story"

Drake/"Take Care"

Nicki Minaj/"Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded" (winner)

Artist Of The Year:

Justin Bieber (winner)

Drake

Maroon 5

Katy Perry

Rihanna

New Artist Of The Year:

J. Cole

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Gotye

Carly Rae Jepsen (winner)

One Direction

Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo Or Group:

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Maroon 5 (winner)

One Direction

The Wanted

Favorite Pop/Rock Album:

Justin Bieber/"Believe" (winner)

Maroon 5/"Overexposed"

Nicki Minaj/"Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded"

One Direction/"Up All Night"

Favorite Country Male Artist:

Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan (winner)

Eric Church

Favorite Country Band, Duo Or Group:

Zac Brown Band

Lady Antebellum (winner)

Rascal Flatts

Favorite County Album:

Luke Bryan/"Tailgates & Tanlines"

Lionel Richie/"Tuskegee"

Carrie Underwood/"Blown Away" (winner)

Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist:

Drake

Nicki Minaj (winner)

Tyga

Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist:

Chris Brown

Trey Songz

Usher (winner)

Favorite Soul/R&B Album:

Chris Brown/"Fortune"

Rihanna/"Talk That Talk" (winner)

Usher/"Looking 4 Myself"

Favorite Alternative Rock Artist:

The Black Keys

Gotye

Linkin Park (winner)

Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist:

Adele (winner)

Kelly Clarkson

Train

Favorite Latin Artist:

Don Omar

Pitbull (winner)

Shakira

Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist:

Jeremy Camp

Newsboys

tobyMac (winner)

Favorite Electronic Dance Music (EDM) Artist:

David Guetta (winner)

Calvin Harris

Skrillex

Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist:

Kelly Clarkson

Nicki Minaj

Katy Perry (winner)

Rihanna

Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist:

Beyoncé (winner)

Mary J. Blige

Rihanna

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