Justin Bieber is the Artist of the Year (A.M.A 2012)

At the 40th annual American Music Awards on Sunday evening, Justin Bieber was the artist to watch. The 18-year-old heartthrob won three awards including the prized Artist of the Year. He also took home the honors of Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album. So what’s next on Bieber’s agenda? Based on his AMA achievements, the sky is the limit for him.

Justin was awarded first with Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist of the Year, beating out Flo Rida, Pitbull, and good friend and mentor Usher. Bieber used his acceptance speech as an opportunity to shout out to his “nonbeliebers.”

“I want to say this is for all the haters who thought that I was just here for one or two years. I feel like I'm going to be here for a very long time” he said confidently.

Bieber had two performances of the evening. His first was an acoustic version of his hit “As Long As You Love Me” followed later by a lively number of “Beauty and a Beat” alongside another AMA winner, Nicki Minaj.

HERE ARE THE LIST OF THE WINNERS

2012 “THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS” WINNERS:

Artist of the Year Justin Bieber

Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Justin Bieber

Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Katy Perry

Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group Maroon 5

Favorite Pop/Rock Album Justin Bieber – “Believe”

Favorite Country Music Male Artist Luke Bryan

Favorite Country Music Female Artist Taylor Swift

Favorite Country Music Band, Duo or Group Lady Antebellum

Favorite Country Music Album Carrie Underwood – “Blown Away”

Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Nicki Minaj

Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album Nicki Minaj – “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded”

Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist Usher

Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist Beyonce

Favorite Soul/R&B Album Rihanna – “Talk That Talk”

Favorite Alternative Rock Artist Linkin Park

Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist Adele

Favorite Latin Music Artist Shakira

Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist tobyMac

Electronic Dance Music: Favorite Artist David Guetta

New Artist of the Year Carly Rae Jepsen

“The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards” was produced by dick clark productions, inc. (DCP). Allen Shapiro and Orly Adelson were executive producers, and Larry Klein was the producer.