American Music Awards

They can do a lot more than merely judge a reality competition together.

At last night's American Music Awards, Adam Levine and Christina Aguilera anchored a rendition of their hit, "Moves Like Jagger," which had famous faces in the crowd up and dancing. Watch this duo belt out the track on stage now, as Jaden Smith, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift and others groove to it while watching from the audience:

Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger (American Music Awards)

For a look at other performances from the show - including Nicki Minaj and her butt speakers - visit our AMA video section and enjoy these artists!

Chris Brown knows how to put on a show.

Love him or hate him, guy is a performer. At the 2011 American Music Awards on Sunday, Brown dressed in a white T-shirt and jeans and began his performance with his emotional slow jam "All Back" alongside his backing band.

With little accompaniment, the singer displayed unusually raw vocals:

Chris Brown - All Back (American Music Awards)

Then his turn on stage cranked up several notches for a rendition of "Say It With Me," showcasing Chris' dance moves. Haters are always gonna hate regardless, but his performances of both songs are sure to win raves from Team Breezy.

Nicki Minaj kicked off this year's American Music Awards like only Nicki Minaj can.

The artist opened the show with a new track titled "Turn Me On," quickly transitioning into takes on such hits as "Where Them Girls At" and "Super Bass." Oh, she also donned clocks on her boobs; speaker on her rear end; and aluminum chaps.

Watch Nicki do her thing now, assisted by DJ David Guetta and sound off: What do you think of the performance?

Nicki Minaj American Music Awards Performance (Featuring David Guetta)

Give us Kelly Clarkson standing at a microphone, simply singing, and we'd be thrilled. The original American Idol possesses that kind of sheer talent.

But the artist took to the stage at last night's American Music Awards in a shiny, beautiful dress and was flanked by a series of brass instruments, along with back-up dancers that took their cue from the early 20th century musical Newsies.

It was a fun, jazzy rendition of "Mr. Know It All" that still showcased Clarkson's incredible voice. Watch for yourself now:

Kelly Clarkson - Mr. Know It All (American Music Awards)

Other performers at the event includes Justin Bieber (HERE) and Jennifer Lopez (HERE).

We see Katy Perry strip down a lot. She is not shy.

What we don't often see is a stripped-down performance by the pop singer, performing acoustically as she did Sunday night at the American Music Awards.

Katy was honored with a special honor at the ceremony (see full list of AMA winners) for having charted five straight singles at #1 off the same album.

She's the only woman ever to do that, and only the second performer overall. The other? None other than Michael Jackson. Pretty exclusive company.

While no one will ever compare KP to MJ in terms of talent, she does sing a catchy tune. Watch her perform "The One That Got Away" last night ...

Katy Perry - The One That Got Away (American Music Awards)

It hasn't exactly been a relaxing pre-holiday season for Justin Bieber. And the drama isn't even over for this young singer.

But Bieber isn't letting the controversy get him down, or change his plans. The guy just wants to spend Christmas under the mistletoe with you. With you. Baby, with you.

Watch below as Justin keeps his American Music Awards performance simple (and sexy!). There's no dancing, no crazy special effects. It's just this iconic artist, dressed in white, singing to his screaming fans. Okay, and maybe to Selena Gomez, as well. Enjoy now:

Justin Bieber - Under the Mistletoe (American Music Awards)

Jennifer Lopez made like Britney Spears at last night's American Music Awards, donning a revealing, nude-colored outfit during a performance that combined hits "Until It Beats No More," "Papi" and "On the Floor" into a single fun medley.

The look resembled Britney's buzzed-about costume at the 2000 MTV VMAs, but the sound and the movements were 100% J. Lo.

Upon accepting the trophy for Favorite Latin Artist, Lopez told the crowd that "it's been a really amazing year in so many ways. It's been up and down and just exciting and overwhelming."

Sounds a lot like her performance. Take it in now:

Jennifer Lopez Medley (American Music Awards)

At last night's American Music Awards, there was Taylor Swift and there was everyone else. Donning an appropriately gold gown, she was the gold standard Sunday.

Swift took home top honors at the AMAs as the artist of the year.

"This is one of the craziest things that has ever happened to me," the singer, who also won that honor the last time this award show was held in 2009, said.

"Thank you to the fans. Please, never change."

Swift was also recognized as the favorite country female artist (a foregone conclusion), and her 2010 record Speak Now was dubbed the top country album.

The audience at L.A.'s Nokia Theatre was treated to a star-studded night of electronic, explosive, backing track-assisted performances, closed out by LMFAO.

The group delivered an appropriate medley of “Party Rock Anthem” and “Sexy And I Know It,” featuring a dance cameo by none other than Justin Bieber ...

LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem (American Music Awards)

So who else won big at the 2011 American Music Awards? Were your favorite artists recognized, or snubbed? See the list of winners right after the jump:

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In a recent interview with W Magazine, Willow Smith says she can't do anything without her mother's permission.

Therefore, we'll direct this question at Jada Pinkett Smith: What the heck were you thinking letting your 10-year old daughter out of the house in this outfit?!?

The singing sensation attended last night's American Music Awards with her family and showed up in an ensemble that can only be described as uglier than Michael Lohan's attempts to capitalize off his daughter. But, hey, at least this isn't the most embarrassing piece of news concerning someone named Willow to come out today...

What do you think? Willow Smith's outfit is...

Chart-topping friends Katy Perry and Rihanna both performed at Sunday's American Music Awards. Who will perform better in a test of style supremacy?

Katy looked adorable as ever on the red carpet, so much so that we can't help wonder if that dress may have helped salvage this rendition of "Firework."

Meanwhile, Rihanna's performance to open the show was a good one, but does her latest style experiment measure up? Vote on the fashion champ below:

Who looked better?