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AMA Awards Winners

Section: Entertainment

TVShark.com

Michael Jackson won a record four posthumous awards, but Taylor Swift took home the top honors at the American Music Awards on Sunday night.

After sweeping the Country Music Association Awards earlier this month, Swift won a leading three AMAs, including Favorite Artist of the Year, despite not attending the ceremony.

In addition to Artist of the Year, she won Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Adult-Contemporary Artist, Favorite Country Album for Fearless and Favorite Country Female Artist.

Jackson won Favorite Soul/R&B Artist, Favorite Pop/Rock Male Vocalist and Favorite Pop/Rock Album and Favorite Soul/R&B Album for his 2003 greatest hits album, 'Number Ones'. The awards moved up his career AMA total to 23, making him the most honored artist in AMA history.

The night's other winners included:

Favorite Pop/Rock Group: The Black Eyed Peas

Favorite Country Group: Rascal Flatts

Favorite Alternative Artist: Green Day

Favorite Country Male Artist: Keith Urban

Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist: Beyoncé Knowles

Breakthrough Artist Award: Gloriana International

Artist of the Year: Whitney Houston

Favorite Hip-Hop Male Artist: Jay-Z

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