AMAs 2011: Taylor Swift Wins Entertainer of the Year; Adele Scores Favorite Album; Bruno Mars Upsets Justin Bieber

Taylor Swift topped the 39th annual American Music Awards on Sunday night, winning three awards, including entertainer of the year.our editor recommendsAMAs 2011: The Red Carpet Arrivals2011 American Music Awards: Adele Leads With 4 Nominations (Video)American Music Awards 2011: The NomineesChris Brown, Adam Lambert and a $500,000 Performance: AMAs EP on What to Expect SundayAdam Lambert Returns to 2011 AMAs as Presenter; Producer Says He 'Was Never Banned'AMAs 2011: Nicki Minaj Gives Electric Performance with David GuettaAMAs 2011: Justin Bieber Brings Christmas Spirit (Video)AMAs 2011: Winners and Nominees Complete ListHot Chelle Rae on AMA Win: It's 'The Biggest Milestone of Our Career' (Video)AMAs 2011: Inside Hot Chelle Rae's Red Carpet Style MeetingAMAs 2011: James Durbin's Debut Album Brings 'a Whole Lot of Rock and Roll' (Video)Connor Cruise DJs for Young Hollywood at Kevin Jonas Hosted Pre-AMA Charity EventRelated Topics•American Music Awards She beatAdele, Lady Gaga, Lil WayneandKaty Perryfor the honor at the fan-voted awards show, which took place at theNokia Theatre at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles.Her win comes two weeks after shewon her second entertainer of the year trophyat the 45th annual Country Music Association Awards in Nashville. PHOTOS: AMAs Red Carpet Arrivals Swift also beatMiranda LambertandSara Evansin the favorite female country artist category.She also won for favorite country album, beating out The Band Perry andJason Aldean. Adele's 21 won for favorite album over the likes of Lady Gaga and Rihanna. The singer, who isrecuperatingfrom a Nov. 7 surgery to repair a hermorrhaged vocal cord, wasn't present to accept the award, nor did she do a video acceptance. Another big winner was Nicki Minaj,who opened the show with her performance of "Super Bass" and "Turn Me On" alongsideDavid Guetta.She was named favorite rap/hip-hop artist, winning over the likes ofLil WayneandKanye West. PHOTOS: The Best and Worst Moments at the AMAs She also took home the trophy for favorite rap/hip-hop album forPink Friday,again beating out Lil Wayne and West &Jay-Zfor the honor. In accepting the award, Minaj got teary onstage. Meanwhile, in what is likely to be perceived as an upset, the Beliebers apparently didn't provide enough support forJustin Bieber,who lost out on the favorite male artist (pop/rock) award toBruno Mars. Pitbullalso was nominated in the category. Elsewhere,Rihannatook home the trophy for favorite album (soul/R&B) forLoud. The singer, who beat out exChris BrownandBeyonce,accepted via video as she is currently performing on her world tour. However, Beyonce later beat out Rihanna and her former Destiny's Child groupmateKelly Rowlandin the favorite female artist (soul/R&B) category. Like Rihanna, Beyonce also was not present and accepted via video. PHOTOS: 2011 American Music Awards Nominees Maroon 5 took home the first award of the night,for favorite band, duo or group (pop/rock) at the show.They beat out LMFAO and OneRepublic for the honor, presented byQueen Latifah. Lady Antebellum won in the category of favorite band, duo or group, where fellow nominees included The Band Perry and Zac Brown Band. Jennifer Lopez also was a winner Sunday night, beating out Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull to take home the trophy for favorite Latin music artist. For the Sprint new artist of the year award, Hot Chelle Rae won in the pop/rock category. Complete List of 2011 AMA Winners and Nominees Also during the show, Katy Perry was surprised with a special achievement awardfor being the first female pop singer to have five No. 1 singles off one album. In addition to Minaj and Guetta, the night's performers includedJustin Bieber,The Band Perry, OneRepublic, Lopez, Perry Iglesias andBrown. There was no host for this year's show, which aired on ABC. Related Topics Beyonce Justin Bieber Katy Perry Rihanna Taylor Swift Nicki Minaj Bruno Mars Adam Levine Adele Maroon 5 AMAs 2011