American Music Awards: Pitbull tapped to host

Rapper Pitbull (born as Armando Christian Perez) will host the 2013 American Music Awards. “He’s the perfect choice to celebrate the universal language of music,” said AMA producer Larry Klein. The Dick Clark Productions airs live from LA Sunday, November 24 at 8p on ABC.

Performances for the night include Miley Cyrus and Imagine Dragons. The show will be broadcast live from the NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 24th (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC.

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis lead this year with six (6) nominations. Taylor Swift and Justin Timberlake follow with five (5) nominations each, while Florida Georgia Line, Rihanna and Robin Thicke collected four (4) nominations each. Additionally, Bruno Mars and Imagine Dragons were nominated for three (3) awards. This year’s 2013 Artist of the Year nominees are: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Bruno Mars, Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and Justin Timberlake.

For a complete list of nominees, visit: TheAMAs.com
 

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