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It was an intresting night in LA as the AMAs rolled in to town. Some good performances.. some OK performances.. and some BUSTS (cough cough J-Lo)! All the winners are below and reviews of performances. Comment with your thoughts.

This is the home for my American Music Awards coverage. The nominees are below. I will be commenting. And taking your comments live on TWITTER!

NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2009 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS (WINNER IN BOLD)

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Kings of Leon
Taylor Swift- FIVE AMAs tonight. She is a doll. Does she deserve it….ehh…but CONGRATS!!
Lady Gaga
Eminem
Michael Jackson

POP/ROCK – Favorite Male Artist
Eminem
Michael Jackson- In this category he was actually the most deserving.
T.I.

POP/ROCK – Favorite Female Artist

Beyonce
Lady Gaga
Taylor Swift
- I personally think GaGa should have won. But I love Taylor.

POP/ROCK – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
The Black Eyed Peas-Deserved. They had a great year!

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- Desereved. Love Darius too!

COUNTRY – Favorite Female Artist
Reba McEntire

Taylor Swift-
I agree with this one. She is so talented!
Carrie Underwood

COUNTRY – Favorite Band, Duo or Group
Rascal Flatts-EHH..4 YRS IN A ROW. I think Sugarland had a better year.
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- He so deserves this. He is an amazing artist! He is an inspiration and his album is great too.
T.I.

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

Performances:

Janet Jackson- LIP SYNC! No review deserved

Daughtry- Great song. Coming to Pensacola soon. Exciting!

Shakira- Good Riverdancers!

Keith Urban- Never disappointed with this guy. Such talent!

Kelly Clarkson- Looking rough. BUT DAMN GIRL CAN SING!

Jay Z and Alicia Keys- LOVE THE SONG! My anthem for college! LIVE MUSIC SOUNDS LIKE THAT

Black Eyed Peas- TORE IT UPPPPP!!!! Fav. Performance so far! With a little remix of Meet Me Halfway/Boom Boom Pow (dancing speakers!!!)

Rhianna-awesome staging. Looked like shes wearing PJs. But she is singing live and looking hott! Loved the laser beam shoulder pads.

Carrie Underwood- I heard some talk about her sexual experiences from another singer a couple of weeks ago. So thats all i’m thinking about. Otherwise..love the song..feel like i’m at a honky tonk.

Lady GaGa- SHES A FREE BITCH BABY! Stage effects gave me chills. She is a damn good performer. Can’t wait to see her next month in ATL!

Mary J Blige- B-E-A-UTIFUL as always!

Jennifer Lopez- UGHH.. Repetitive… who invited J-Lo lol

Whitney Houston- What a LEGEND!

Alicia Keys- Her jacket was… somethin… but she is a true talent.

Eminem-Ehhh….

Timbaland- Wasn’t amused

Green Day- Mediocre. Like the song though.

Adam Lambert- Well.. men on leashes..and in his crotch… interesting… Adam, we know your gay dude..and that’s great.. but aren’t we over doing it a bit?

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Male Artist

Jamie Foxx
Michael Jackson
- I will say it again… I don’t understand why when he has nothing out, that he gets nominated. He died. We lost a legend. But come on.
Maxwell

SOUL/R&B – Favorite Female Artist
Beyonce- HANDS DOWN WINNER! Duh!
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- Not a fan. Kings of Leon should have won
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