Sunday night the Twitterverse turned its attention to the much-promoted American Music Awards, which honored the best in music and featured performances from more than a dozen hit singers and bands.  Award nominations were announced in October.

Hundreds of tweets came in every second, as tweeps reacted to the awards as they were presented by fellow musicians and famous actors. Taylor Swift took home the most awards, winning all 5 categories she was nominated in.

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   EdgarCasillas I appreciate how non genre specific the AMAs are. Keeping it fair and representative of the entire country
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   Greg_Gaston They are called the most successful hip-hop group in world yet Black Eyed Peas win best Pop/Rock band Tonight on AMA’S. Rock?
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   MjBadAzz damn Taylor Swift had a video acceptance… They couldnt give Beyonce One?
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   jjabraham Seriously? CNN calls this Breaking News? RT @cnnbrk Green Day wins Alternative Rock Music Artist at 2009 American Music Awards.

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   kabobster Shockerrr the peas won. At least nickelback didn’t
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   KeyKey420 i think jamie foxx sholud have won !
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   teritunes1 Kings of Leon was totally robbed as fave alternative artist!!!
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   sayiarly Favorite Country Female is the lovely Taylor Swift! She has won every award! #AMAs

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   Agent11 Booo – I think Darius Rucker should’ve won best country male. #AMAs. Time to turn it off & get some reading done.
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   ItsDeekieYall Once again Taylor Swift wins
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   wentodom HIP HOP MALE. WHO CARES? JAY-Z WON. FINE.
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   blahsymone congrats Jay-Z but i really wished Em wuld have won ..
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   TheROCFiles I’m happy for Taylor Swift. Give it up for her dammit
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   taddgrandstaff are you kidding me? I think Taylor Swift has won just about every award humanly possible this year. 5 AMA’s tonight!! Ridiculous!!

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   Uh_Lesliee Im mad Taylor Swift wonnnnn>:O
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   kennymathieu Taylor Swift won mad AMAs awards tonight. Good for her.

In the fan-determined T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist Award, a mostly-unknown act named Gloriana beat out more popular names like Lady Gaga and Kud Cudi.

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   RubenSerratoJR GLORIANA!!??? OMG!! YEAH RIGHT!!
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   Melohello That was anticlimactic…who is Gloriana?
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   Noreagaa who the hell is gloriana?
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   sunsetlily Gloriana beat Lady GaGa?! Holy shiz!!
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   therealyssa GLORIANA? over gaga AND cudi? this is retarded

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   danielleburger YEEAHHHHH!!! GLORIANA ACTUALLY WON!? NO WAY! I”M SOOOOO HAPPY! lol
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   SOS_Ryan Gloriana beat Lady Gaga? #AMAs — no

The late Michael Jackson won his 22nd and 23rd awards–the most of any artist in the history of the show. His brother Jermaine Jackson accepted the awards on his behalf. Jackson, however, lost the biggest award of the night–Artist of the Year–to Swift, who he had tied with the most nominations.

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   BostonWeddingJP Why is it that singers and actors always win awards after they die? Michael Jackson just won an award on the AMAs.
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   markzinni No one stands a chance against Michael Jackson at the AMAs or anywhere else…
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   mohehnick Yeah Michael Jackson won an award the amas!
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   Onnie5000 We miss you Michael #AMAs
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   GinaS1116 That was so nice of Jermaine Jackson to mention his brother who actually won the award. Oh wait…
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   AmberMoreno21 Jermaine Jackson needs to stop riding off his dead brother’s fame #AMAs

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   stevier Should they even be NOMINATING anyone else when Michael Jackson is in the category? #amas
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   AtlantaJJ Michael Jackson !! Win #23, most AMAs won by any artist !! Yes!!
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   AirKarinaBx23 Really? Michael Jackson won? OMG …what a shocker….*rolls eyes*
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   Saquaria Michael Jackson just broke ANOTHER record!!! The artist that has won the most ! CONGRATULATIONS MICHAEL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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   bradj_ These michael jackson wins are sad…..who vote for these things???? #AMA’s
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   hahalorenzo Michael Jackson is cool and all but is it really fair that he is nominated? He hasn’t put out any new music to be nominated for.
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   WarmTV Taylor Swift really gracious and sweet about beating out Michael Jackson. Nice speech. #AMAs
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   plaintruthiness Taylor Swift just won millions of new fans with her gracious acceptance speech and tribute to Michael Jackson.
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   carmenkay I love me some Taylor Swift,but MJ is the reason she can even be on tv and radio. I’m kind of disappointed.
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    trendee im sorry taylor but MJ is the greatest performer of all time. #THEEND
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    NATASTICLYD i understand Mj didnt put out an alb this year…but out of RESPECT he shouldve won the award..Taylor has YEARS to win it does MJ? #AMA’S…

It seemed there were more performers than winners, with Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Kelly Clarkson, Alicia Keys, Jay-Z , Jennifer Lopez and Adam Lambert among them.

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   BrunaKelly Keith Urban nailed it. LOVED the guitar! <3
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   JustinMGreen I really dug Jennifer Lopez’s AMA performance… glad to see her back in the saddle!
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   cynescott I love Jennifer Lopez… but that performance was silly. I was hiding my head in shame!

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   ClaudiaAnali Kelly Clarkson sang so beautifully!
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   DatNYCStar Another great preformance by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys! Im pretty addicted to that song!
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   hydee Loved @Shakira’s performance on the AMAs. I wish I could take dance lessons from her!
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   jordanc Carrie Underwood is so fabulous! Taylor Swift needs to be taking notes on what a real country belter sounds like! #AMAs
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   JaimeLeigh77 I didnt enjoy her performance RT @LoveAshleyA: I wish Rihanna would move a little more…idk what to do w her… #ama
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   Carolina2676 Since when does weird = artsy? Rihanna’s performance…Lady Gaga…etc.
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   mrswavylicious woop woop! the performance I’ve been waiting for all nite lady gaga! -gß♥
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   mavric11 Yet another awards show that begins with a sh*tty janet jackson performance

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   emilyhiatt So I’m watching the AMA’s and the Black Eyed Peas are performing Boom Boom Pow, but all I can think about is @JeffreeStarr ’s version.
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   D_Hock Somehow, I can’t get sick of the live Jay-Z and Alicia Keys act – another killer at the AMAs.
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   __Randa That was wild! ahhh Shakira’s performance on the AMAs gave me the chillsssss.
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   TashaDeNae Lady Gaga= New Madonna!! W/ vocals!!! Go girl

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   calebgrimm Daughtry – The band pretty much just stands there, but that cat can sing
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   gretchi so far i loved: Daughtry, Kelly Clarkson, Alica Keys/Jay-Z and Carrie Underwood!
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   ChasinMoPaper now this is a true singer,, Mary J Blige

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   Bookgirl96 Memo to ABC/Disney: If Eminem and 50 Cent perform, there will be booty references and foul language. I thought the tv was on mute.
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   govsstuff Totally missed Timbaland because Eminem and 50 Cent were such a turn-off. #ama’s
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   johnwalls I wondered why my TV’s audio kept going out during the AMAs but I just realized that Eminem & 50 cent are dropping F-bombs left & right
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   LeoAcero Eminem was well…Eminem, just walking around sweating & rapping. He never gets involved with his stage or props, so boring.
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   RachGoldstein congrats to @soshyshy on singing w timbaland + nelly furtado.. that was a fabu performance hon! #AMAs
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   robdale I almost wrote “real band” and “Green Day” in the same sentence. At least they’re playing instruments. I think. #ama
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   montanarolaw Green Day is awesome. Great sound after all these years. Alternative, Punk, whatever. They are all good. @lapuravida # AMAs
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   DrifterMama WOW is all I can say about Adam Lambert’s performance.. Pretty sure he was going for some shock value.. #fb

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   merr_its_ali adam lambert is making me very uncomfortable with his performance.
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   timothyjsmith Adam Lambert was good. vocally anyways.

Samuel L. Jackson introduced Whitney Houston’s performance, which was particularly noteworthy as Houston was the recipient of the “International Artist Award.”

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   IamZai yessssssssssssss ms.whitney houston….i love her so much…that voice is crazy…gives me chills….
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   Jeff_isChill Whitney Houston still sounds good..
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   clstilwell WHITNEY HOUSTON HAS THE VOICE OF AN ANGEL
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   JohnRossi182 Whitney houston you don’t deserve this award. Give it to madonna or tina turner.

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   FashieFabulous WHITNEY HOUSTON WAS & STILL IS MY FAVOURITE SINGER!
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   NaijaRoyale Whitney Houston makes me sad…
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   yuckyducky Whitney Houston performing? Did she run out of platinum records to pawn?
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   eMusing Excited to see Whitney Houston back performing and with such heartfelt emotion and passion. #fb
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   BostonWeddingJP Congratulations Whitney Houston! What a great comeback!
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   Ajayz63 WHITNEY HOUSTON! WHITNEY HOUSTON! Internationall Music Award of Excellence!! NUF SAID!!! Congratulations Sistafriend

For a complete list of AMA winners, check out the Los Angeles Times’ “scorecard.”

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According to EW.com, the currently controversial Kanye West has been nominated for nine BET Hip Hop Awards, earning the most for any contender this year. West is up for the categories Lyricist of the Year, Best Live Performer, CD of the Year, as well as six others.

The event will take place in Atlanta on October 10, and as of yet, West has neither confirmed nor denied that he will be in attendance for the awards show.

West continues to be a hot topic in the Twitterverse as people are tweeting away on all of his nominations:

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   Kiminz BET idiots have nominated #Kanye arrogant bastard West for 9 awards. How is this still allowed? Plus other BET nom info http://bit.ly/ZuLKR
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   Editorables Kanye West has been nominated for 9 BET Hip-Hop Awards. Maybe Taylor Swift should show up to the awards show on October 27.
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   Mr_Amazin1 Kanye West has finally stop trending! Yes but he is nominated for 9 BET Awards….I hope he can go to the award show in peace…
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   XLisandraX RT @THERUNDOWN: Kanye West gets Nominated 9 times at the BET Hip Hop Awards! http://bit.ly/1D0QKh I hope lil mama or some1 interrupts him
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   BlackMediaSCOOP I thought I said this but maybe not. Kanye West gets 9 BET hip hop awards nominations. The show airs Oct. 27th. Will it be STAGED?
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   iamword RT @THERUNDOWN: Kanye West gets Nominated 9 times at the BET Hip Hop Awards! http://bit.ly/1D0QKh*Hope He wins 4of em*
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   NayBesa **Chocolate Reality**: Kanye West Nominated 9 times at the BET Hip Hop Awards ==>> http://rt.nu/2fpf 18 Sep 2009 from web
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   seanmoneynyc BREAKING NEWS: MTV HATES HIM BET STILL LOVES HIM AS KANYE WEST IS NOMINATED FOR 7 BET HIP-HOP AWARDS ALONGSIDE JAY-Z & Lil Wayne

Other nominees include Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Eminem and Kid Cudi.

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After word broke yesterday that Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein died, celebrities on Twitter used the microblogging service to pay tribute to the late deejay:

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   RyanSeacrest So sad the hear about adam. a very kind and generous guy RT @HarveyLevinTMZ: DJ AM has passed away. http://su.pr/AWVwlv 28 Aug 2009 from UberTwitter
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   aplusk much love to my boy AM 28 Aug 2009 from TweetDeck
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   moonfrye Thank you for bringing so much music and inspiration to peoples lives. Rip Dj Am 28 Aug 2009 from web
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   johncmayer In complete shock. 28 Aug 2009 from Twittelator
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   emmyrossum RIP AM… You were loved and respected and will be missed 28 Aug 2009 from web
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   aplusk love you brother RT @dj_am “New york, new york. Big city of dreams, but everything in new york aint always what it seems.” 28 Aug 2009 from TweetDeck
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   solangeknowles :;;(;;;;((((( D.J. AM
   Thoughts and Strength goes out to friends and family…. 29 Aug 2009 from TweetDeck
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   joshgroban I’m stunned. Rest in peace Adam. 29 Aug 2009 from Tweetie
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   petewentz R.I.P. . I’m sorry to loved ones. So unexpected. 29 Aug 2009 from UberTwitter
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    petewentz Tell the people around u that u love them. Randomly. 29 Aug 2009 from UberTwitter
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    johncmayer We’re supposed to lose our friends to time, at an age when we’re ready to agree to the terms of having lived a long life. Not now. 29 Aug 2009 from Twittelator
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    ricky_martin D.J. AM rest in peace. be an angel of light. 29 Aug 2009 from web
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    mrskutcher The shock of DJ AM has me at a loss for words…his joyous spirit was a gift to us all! 29 Aug 2009 from TweetDeck

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   iamdiddy DJ AM Rest In Peace… 28 Aug 2009 from web
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   Alyssa_Milano May you rest in peace, Adam. You touched many with your light and will be missed like crazy. 28 Aug 2009 from TweetDeck
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   kidcudi i dont even kno wut to say right now. a true talent and supporter of mine since day 1. RIP to the big homie forever, DJ AM 29 Aug 2009 from TwitterFon
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   katyperry rest in peace friend. 29 Aug 2009 from UberTwitter
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   ddlovato R.I.P. DJ AM…. So sad… praying for his loved ones.. 29 Aug 2009 from web
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   parishilton Adam and I were friends since I was 15. He had a heart of gold and was one of the kindest, funniest and most talented men I have ever met. 29 Aug 2009 from web
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   parishilton R.I.P. AM, I love you and you are already missed so much. My heart and prayers go out to his family and close friends. God bless. 29 Aug 2009 from web
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   parishilton What is happening this year? We are losing so many incredible people So tragic and heartbreaking. 29 Aug 2009 from web

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