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Taylor Swift “Artist Of The Year” American Music Awards 2009

November 22nd, 2009 by Castina

Tagged as: 2009 American Music Awards, Popular Culture, Taylor Swift, Today's New Music

The CMA Entertainer of the Year is also the AMA Artist of the Year. The King of Pop was honored with four American Music Awards on Sunday night, but it was 19-year-old country star Taylor Swift who was honored as “Artist of the Year”.

The “Fearless” star won five of the six awards she was nominated for at tonight’s ceremony at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, even beating out Michael Jackson for the top prize in the fan-voted awards show.

“Music has never been ultimately about competition, and to be mentioned in a category with Michael Jackson is an incredible honor.” She also thanked the Jackson family after receiving the night’s biggest honor.

Taylor Swift is currently across the pond in London, where she’ll be performing a concert on Monday, November 23. After she was announced the winner of the Favorite Pop/Rock Female award, the country singer was beamed in via satellite to thank her fans for the award — despite the fact that it was already 2AM in Britain: “I will never be able to say how much I love you,” Taylor — who also earned statuettes for Favorite Adult-Contemporary Artist and Favorite Country Female — told her fans.

Also missing from tonight’s show? Beyonce, who won a prize for Favorite Female Soul/R&B artist. The “Sasha Fierce” singer is currently on tour in Dublin.

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12 Responses to “Taylor Swift “Artist Of The Year” American Music Awards 2009”

On November 23rd 2009, MJ lover wrote:

That’s pure crap! MJ should have won!!!!
On November 23rd 2009, Kim Claudio wrote:

I think the performances was really good and I look forward to next year.
On November 23rd 2009, Aaron wrote:

I don’t see how Michael Jackson could have been Artist of the Year considering he didn’t sing any songs this year. Taylor was the true deserving artist of the year!!! Go Taylor
On November 23rd 2009, venus wrote:

I don’t get it -entertainer of the year…… Michael Jackson performances had America and the world captivated and glued to the television sets this past year, out numbered downloads on the internet, music played literally for weeks and you can compare that to a least one song that I have hear Ms. Swift perform. I don’t get it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On November 23rd 2009, samantha wrote:

MICHAEL JACKSON SHOULD OF WON ! i mean, i love taylor, but michael needed to win. i love him and he was an amazing entertainer !
On November 23rd 2009, so unfair wrote:

ok lets put it this way michael jackson has worked his butt of for about wat 4 or 5 decades rrly “thrillier” “smoothi criminal” “beat it” ppl in my school still sing that song. And taylor swift has only worked her off for about two three yrs??? to me it sooo wasnt unfair i was so mad….even my friends didnt think it was right to do that and they hate the man!!!!!!!
On November 24th 2009, Fed Up wrote:

Taylor is a wonderful role model…She is talented, humble and generous. Why should she give up an award that she deserves and was awarded by her adoring fans.
On November 25th 2009, 0k? wrote:

ok taylor deserved 2 win. shes a good singer and an honest person. she doesn’t do drugs like MJ DID? and she isn’t a perv – like MJ. she’s humble and kind and rlly deserved it. also she has been singing for more than 3 years. more like 15!!!! she started singing in her youngin` years.
On November 26th 2009, Ms wrote:

i think MJ should have one because all the people are doing is being sorry for Taylor since Kanye interuppted her. Since then she won ALLL of the awards. MJ has been woking in a music career for over 40 years! Come on people MJ should have one see the difference!
On November 28th 2009, rain wrote:

the award says ARTIST OF THE YEAR…it is an accumulation of 1 year worth’s of hard work, achievements and album sales and etc etc..so way to go taylor swift… you deserve it.

ms.. i dont agree with you…taylor has been winning awards since she started her career.. and remember that MTV female video of the year..she won it before the kanye incident and obviously all the votes were received before the incident that night. I understand she is the fist country singer to ever received a MTV music award.. congrats taylor

so…if the award says artist of the decade or artist of the century ..then obviously MJ would be the winner…because he was undeniably a LEGEND.
On January 1st 2010, Britney Mae wrote:

I LIKE YOU TAYLOR BUT…IM MORE A MJ FAN THAN A TAYLOR SWIFT BUT TO THE PEOPLE WHO GOT UPSET MJ DIDNT GET THE AWARD TAYLOR DID SAY SHE WAS SHOCKED THAT IT WAS HER NOT MJ.MICHAEL JACKSON DID DO SOMETHING THIS YEAR HE MADE THIS IS IT AND ACTUALLY WROTE AND SANG A SONG CALLED THIS IS IT.
SO HERE ARE MY TWO COMMENTS
GO TAYLOR~!!!!!!!
RIP MJ U ROCK
On January 1st 2010, Britney Mae wrote:

FOR UR INFORMATION MICHAEL JACKSON IS NOT A PERV AND HE DIDNT TAKE DRUGS HE TOOK PAIN KILLERS BECAUSE OF THE PEPSI COMMERCIAL INCIDENT AND HE TOOK PROPOFOL TO HELP HIM GO TO SLEEP OKAY THATS 2 AND I KNOW TAYLOR TOOK NONE BUT WAT ABOUT IF TAYLOR LIKES MJ WILL YOU START LIKING HIM TO THEN I HAVE ONE THING LEFT TO SAY….MJ HAS BEEN SINGING TILL 1960’s-2009