There were numerous surprise winners at last night's American Music Awards, but the highlight of the night, in this writer's opinion, was Michael Jackson taking home 4 unprecedented awards, posthumos. Jackson was recognized in four categories, including Favorite Male Artist in the pop/rock and soul/R&B categories. Taylor Swift seemed to get a little revenge of her own, in spite of Kanye's presence, by picking up five awards, including Artist of the Year, Favorite Female Artist in the pop/rock and country categories, and Favorite Adult-Contemporary Artist (Swift accepted her awards live via satellite feed from London).
The AMA's, have always been about performances more than the award recipients, and last nights performances certainly did not dissapoint. Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Adam Lambert of American Idol fame, and Lady Gaga, with her "smashing" rendition of "Speechless", were the perfomances that turned heads, had people standing on their feet, and mouths agape.
Lady Gaga, started out with singing her hit "Bad Romance", and then "Broke" into a seething rendition of "Speechless" by breaking open a glass box with her mic stand, which contained a piano. Wearing a body hugging "skin" outfit, with lights to similate ribs, I would guess, her shocking performance continued to "ignite" the crowd as props behind her burst into flames, then wowed the audience and viewers at home, by smashing whiskey bottles on the piano, while still singing and playing.
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