In case you missed it, last night the American Music Awards were on and were opened by Janet Jackson with performances by Rihanna, Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson, Green Day, Alicia Keys with Jay-Z, Eminem & 50 Cent, Whitney Houston, The Black Eyed Peas and Adam Lambert.  Of them all my favourite performance was by the Black Eyed Peas.  My least favourite? Unfortunately Rihanna.

Michael Jackson posthumously won 4 awards:  Favorite Soul/R‘n’B Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Male Vocalist Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Soul/R‘n’B Album. Taylor Swift beat out Michael and others in the Artist of the Year award.  She, herself looked shocked (via satellite) when she won and said:

“To even be mentioned in a category with Michael Jackson is an unimaginable honour. I’m sending my love to the Jackson family.”

Tons of stars (obviously) at this event:

• Melody Thornton
• Ne-Yo
• Paula Abdul
• Peter Wentz
• Shakira
• Selena Gomez
• Carrie Underwood
• Demi Lovato
• Nicole Kidman,
• Sofia Vergara
• Leona Lewis
• Kristen Bell
• Dominic Monaghan
• Chris Daughtry
• Julie Bowen
• Keri Hilson

and lots others.

More pictures and a complete list of winners after the break.

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Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon look happy as ever as they pose on the red carpet for the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Precious‘ in which Mariah stars as Mrs. Weiss.

Also at the premiere, the author Sapphire as well as executive producers, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry and other major star power:

• Robin Thicke
• Paula Patton
• Mario Lopez
• Heather Thomas
• Mary Jane Blige
• Sidney Potier
• Sherri Shepherd
• Paula Abdul
• Olivia Wilde
• Lisa Edelstein
• Will Smith
• Gaboury Sidibe

Pictures after the break

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The stars came out large to pay homage to the late King Of Pop, Michael Jackson at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘This Is It’.   Michael’s brother Jermaine Jackson represented the Jackson family at the premiere.

The movie follows Michael Jackson’s preparation for his 50-date London tour and was taken from 100 hours of behind-the-scenes clips shot in Los Angeles and showed a multi-million pound spectacular featuring pyrotechnics, complex dance routines and elaborate stage sets.

Celebs pictured:

• Jennifer Lopez
• David Cook
• Will Smith
• Katy Perry
• Adam Lambert
• Martin Lawrence
• Ashley Tisdale
• Jennifer Love Hewitt
• Corbin Bleu
• Paula Abdul
• Paris Hilton
• Macy Gray
• Jamie Kennedy
• Matt Lanter
• Anne Heche
• Monique Coleman
• Berry Gordy

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Lindsay Lohan attended Sir Richard Branson’s benefit in support of Virgin Unite (the non-profit leg of Virgin Group) and his mother’s foundation The Eve Branson Foundation.  More about this event here.

Despite rumours that Lindsay Lohan’s record label, Casablanca dropped her, her rep says they are not true and that she had been having difficulty juggling her acting career with recording an album.  Um.  No comment.

Other celebrities attending the event:

• Natasha Henstridge
• Kristin Cavallari
• Paula Abdul
• Sharon Stone
• Daisy Fuentes
• Gavin Rossdale
• Jenna Elfman
• Bodhi Elfman
• Lindsay Price
• Charlotte Ross
• Shawn King
• Lynn Collins
• Jessica Wen
• Matt Goss

And others.  Pictures after the break

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Adam Lambert, Paula Abdul and Snoop Dogg are at the Beverly Hills Hotel to announce the nominations for the November 22nd American Music Awards.

Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson and Eminem lead the nomination with 6, 5 and 4 nominations respectively.   Taylor is nominated in the same category as Beyonce for Favourite Female Artist.  Call me Kreskin, but methinks Kanye isn’t going to be invited to this ceremony.   The winners are determined by online voting and you can choose your favourites here.

Some of the performers announced are Black Eyed Peas, Jennifer Lopez, Alicia Keys, and Adam Lambert.  Adam will be debuting material from his new album.

To see a list of some of the nominations and more photos, click ‘continued reading’

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The night before last, Christina Aguilera, Chrstiina Applegate, Maria Bello, Anne Hathaway, January Jones, Sherry Lansing, Sigourney Weaver, and Laura Ziskin were all honoured with the Lifetime Impact award from Variety Magazine for their contributions to philanthropic and charitable causes.

Glee’s (and Two and a Half Men’s) Jane Lynch hosted the event that was in conjunction with Lifetime and the Lifetime Movie Network.  Also attending this event:

• Olivia Wilde
• Paula Abdul
• Ryan Kwanten
• Camryn Manheim
• AnnaLynne McCord

and others

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