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Michael Jackson wins 4

Jermaine Jackson accepts Michael Jackson's award Sunday for Pop/Rock Music Favorite Male Artist onstage at the 37th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Matt Sayles / Associated Press

By SANDY COHEN Associated Press
Published: 11/23/2009 2:32 AM
Last Modified: 11/23/2009 9:57 AM

LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson made history by winning four American Music Awards on Sunday night, but he couldn't beat Taylor Swift as the year's favorite artist and the evening's top winner.

The 19-year-old took the evening's top award, giving Jackson his only loss of the night, and five trophies in all.

Jackson's trophies were accepted by his brother Jermaine, who paid tribute to his late brother by wearing a glittery white glove. He said Michael's message is more important than any award.

"The message that Michael had will live on forever," he said. "He saw good in everyone and he wanted everyone to do good. He always started with love."

Jackson was named favorite male artist in the pop/rock and soul/R&B categories. His 2003 greatest-hits album, "Number Ones," also won favorite album in both categories.

Jackson's victories were among the highlights of the evening, which also featured a jaw-dropping performance from Lady Gaga and a special award for Whitney Houston.

Lady Gaga, wearing a vest filled with lights, performed songs from her album, "The Fame Monster." She used her microphone to break into a glass case where a grand piano stood. It caught fire when she sat down to play.

The American Music Awards honor the year's top-selling artists in eight popular genres. But even more than awards, the AMAs are about performances, and they came back to back to back Sunday.

The Black Eyed Peas, voted favorite pop/rock band, energized the crowd when they performed two popular hits: "I Got A Feeling" and "Boom Boom Pow."

Dancers wearing outfits made from stereo speakers shared the stage with Fergie, Taboo, apl.de.ap and will.i.am, who wore a pompadour wig. The high-energy medley melted into a Nirvana sample at the end, with will.i.am rocking on guitar.

Winners at the American Music Awards

Artist of the year: Taylor Swift

Pop-rock:

Male artist: Michael Jackson

Female artist: Taylor Swift

Band, duo or group: Black Eyed Peas

Album: Michael Jackson, “Number Ones”

Soul-R&B:

Male artist: Michael Jackson

Female artist: Beyonce

Album: Michael Jackson, “Number Ones”

Rap-Hip-Hop:

Artist: Jay-Z

Country:

Male artist: Keith Urban

Female artist: Taylor Swift

Band, duo or group: Rascal Flatts

Album: Taylor Swift, “Fearless”

Adult Contemporary: Taylor Swift

Alternative rock: Green Day

Soundtrack Album: “Twilight Soundtrack”

T-mobile Breakthrough

Artist Award: Gloriana

International Award of Excellence: Whitney Houston

Some award presentations were not included in the ABC telecast.

By SANDY COHEN Associated Press

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	Report Comment im4osu, Broken Arrow (11/23/2009 11:52:15 AM) Is the family fighting over the trophies too....
	Report Comment 2ndjoyce, BA (11/23/2009 12:48:48 PM) And Adam Lambert performed himself right out of my life.
	Report Comment Corvetteguy, Tulsa (11/23/2009 12:52:29 PM) Very sad that his talented voice isn't what most people first think of when Michael Jackson's name is mentioned......
	Report Comment Just My Random Thoughts, Broken Arrow (11/23/2009 1:48:31 PM) Really?? I know the world has got Jackson fever and sad that this great talent has past on, but to win these awards when he has not produced a new album in years? Has not toured in years? Honor the man with a lifetime award or something, but don't give him these awards out of sympathy! My question is this?? If Michael Jackson were alive today...Would he have won these awards??? I think most people would agree the answer would be NO
	Report Comment dean, Tulsa (11/23/2009 5:37:45 PM) Death is a great career move. Hey, it worked for Richard Nixon.
	Report Comment FromTheHeart, (11/23/2009 8:06:12 PM) what is wrong with this paper...the headline should say Taylor wins 5 including the artist of the year. only this liberal paper could make this about the 2nd runner up...losers!
	Report Comment Elusive, Owasso (11/23/2009 9:26:32 PM) They give awards to someone who died for an album from 2003, crazy.
	Report Comment okpaul, Tulsa County (11/23/2009 11:43:51 PM) American Music Award nominations are based on record sales. Since his albums sold the most he was nominated. The nominations are then voted on by a public poll.

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