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EVENT PICS: ‘09 AMAs (PERFORMANCE, AUDIENCE, BACKSTAGE PICS + VIDEO LINKS)

Monday, November 23, 2009

The 2009 American Music Awards was held on Sunday night (November 22nd) at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and boasted numerous performances from the top stars of today; including: Janet Jackson, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston and more.

Peep the photos below, check out the winners list here and and if you missed it, go over to THAT GRAPE JUICE for full video of all performances…

( Photos: GETTY IMAGES )

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151.

emma

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

rihanna looked hot but her performance was disgusting. it was sooo damn crap.
alicia keys i love her!!!!

jlo i dont like her new song :(

jayz was ok.

janet!!! i loved it!

152.

dree

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

I was not feeling the AMA’s tonight, honestly the only performance I liked was Greenday, I’m tired of hearing Empire State of Mind.

J-Lo did good, until she fell, I still love her she still has it.

Janet was hot, but she does need to get back in it, she did look a little rusty, and she often lip syncs and award shows, but I’ve seen her in concert, she doesn’t lip sync on tour, well at least when I was there, which is so strange I don’t understand it. I feel like she need to come out of it and do the damn thing, because that opening left my mouth watering I felt like I didn’t get the whole meal.

The Rest of the show is not worth mentioning, cause it all sucked

153.

Loved Rihanna

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

I personally thought Rihanna was the absolute best last night!!

People didnt get her performance that’s all,,,She gave us organic and personal and raw, when people expected “props” and “choreography” and other stuff that’s unnecessary for an artist to make a statement and give a memorable moment on statge.

What Riri’s Wait Your Turn + Hard was about (to me) was mental anguish, hence why in the intro there was this bout that looked like an electroshock therapy session given to people with schizophrenia. The outfit she wore too was also that of a mental institution, and even her dancers all look like they were pariahs of some kind.. so basically it was about ehr taking us to a “world” and give us an experience of sorts.

It’s sooo sad people don’t get things before judging, or just reach for what they know and ask where were the moves? or the this and that? with that mentality artists can never experiment and give us something different!!

154.

mari

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

Okay forget about rihanna’s live performance, that is not the only thing that makes an artist. You can’t deny that her music is good. She puts out really great music. The new album Rated R is a monster. She has some really good potential hits on there. Rolling stones magazine gave the album very high ratings, and her album is currently #1 in 5 European countries. She may not be the most outstanding performer, but she did good enough. Every one is going to have an off night now and again, so give the girl a break.

155.

Prettynikki

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

Janet danced three times as long as everyone else (8 minutes) so of course she is going to be tired.

Lady GaGa has to light her piano on fire for me to even take notice. I don’t think you are that great when you have to rely on stage gimmicks.

156.

mari

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

@pretty nikki I agree, Lady Gaga’s first half of her performance was okay, only because I liked the song Bad Romance. When she started to get into the second part of the song, it got kinda boring, until she started breaking bottles, and lighting up the place. Its strange that people are not calling her gimmicky, but are quick to point out rihanna, when her change, or even act was not even as over the top as Gaga’s.

157.

CHUA/Just watched RIHORRID PERFORM LIVE---->LMAO....THIS CHICK HAS GOT TO BE JOKING!

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

LMAO! The return of Rihanna???

158.

Beyond Single

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

o

159.

Babatunde

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

@ Loved Rihanna

Be quiet. Stop trying to blind people with science. Rihanna was walking around stage pointing. She sounded like a drowning giraffe. Don’t care what she looked like. Live performances are where artists get to sell you on their voices. She failed miserably.

Explain that.

160.

Beyond Single

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

LOL Rihanna’s Rated R is selling @ $3.99 just so it looks like she is selling a lot of Units!!! @ Amazon.com

What a waste! Rated Rock Bottom… Post It Please!

161.

Samantha

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

Rihanna lack of talent shows in the little bit of clothes she wore to perform in. I”m surprised other woman with young daughter’s are not offended by the example she is promoting to their daughters. She looked like a whore plain and simple.

162.

girlygirl

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

rihanna performance was absolutely atrocious
it was so bad i dont even call it singing lol more like she was talking with a beat in the background

on the other hand Mary J n Lady Gaga killed it they were great
only performance missing was beyonce :)

163.

yawn

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

@ 154 look at here;

honey, u can have a record deal, Ill give you hot producers, a hot look, a new hair cut, hot songs and ull try to sing, doees this make u an artist? I dont think so! so is soulja boy an artist? I dont think so! Ive been told by my uncle the stage is where u cant lie! u cant fake, this is the artist’s worth exposed to the audience, u have it or not! rihanna i like her and her songs but clearly is not born to perform cuz its too average almost terrible cuz she cant keep u entertainned, she doesnt do anythin on stage! Im no hater but I followed her since 2005 and she had an evolution but to this date, she cant give u chills on stage, she just cant, lookin good in hot high fashion clothes, ok bbut singin live and make u feel it? HELLA NO!

the thing is, right now, its clear as day that she hasnt it and look all those 150 comments no one gave her props exceptin her die hard fans! she got good songs too bad she cant make them alive on stage!

there amazin talented artists thank god who performed, gaga (hot right now but gonna be played out soon?) jay z alicia, even if some of them are overrated they give shows, even ciara who cant sing give su a show!! solange gives u a show!

mary, kelly, whitney, carrie, green day were awesome as well!

jlo, she is sure not embarrassed, what a shame when ppl dont know when to stop!

janet, doin thoz tired moves from the 90s, I mean cmon, she was tired and didnt do it live! they raised the bar too high, specially with artists like gaga and beyonce, u just cant compete!

and ppl say bey should sit her ass down and have some babies! I mean, when u see thoz horrible performances, or just okey ones, u realize how good she is even with slow songz! SMH

by the way the fame monster is hot and beyonce new live dvd is excellent legends!

164.

girlygirl

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

rihanna is a beauty alright
but she is as talentless as it gets

165.

::: 東瀛互動傳媒 – DK ::: » 2009 American Music Awards

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

[...] Taylor Swift听到我真的觉得有点不耐烦,但抵佢拿奖,毕竟那么年幼就有这样卓越的成绩 没有太多新意,今年的每场颁奖典礼Jay-Z跟Beyonce都是大赢家,看点都是看歌手的演出罢了(笑) 不要再GaGa前GaGa后了,都知道你们喜欢她了,XD,更多现场图片请点击这里:09 AMAs PICS [...]

166.

mari

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

@163 I hear you , but performing is one aspect of being an artist. People have to like your music, before your even able to draw them in to perform. People hear an artist music, first, and then they may go to a concert, or watch them on TV. IF people are not feeling your music, they would not even want to see you perform. You know how many people I have listened to their music, and have never seen them perform or go to their concert. The music is what speaks to a person, the perfomance is just another aspect that can enhance the music, or add to it. The performance comes around ever so often, but music can be played over and over, and can last for a lifetime.

167.

Kim

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

Rihanna was horrible. She has no talent at all. Why is she even revelant? Whitney did okay,but she doesn’t have the voice she used to have. J-Lo the performance was just all wrong. She said that she busted her butt on purpose. Yeah I bet. The AMA was not all that good. It had some good parts to it and some not so good parts to it. Its not what it used to be.

168.

DawnRichards

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

Rihanna was just awful and the fact that she has fans is even more sad than her performance! Who wants to bet Gaga Beats her out next week with a damn re release?

169.

Loved Rihanna

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

@Babatunde

There is nothing to explain. I think my review was self explanatory, maybe you were too dim to understand it?

170.

KDub

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

MARY J, KELLY CLARKSON, AND LADY GAGA KILLED IT!!!
MARY J- BEAUTIFUL SONG
KELLY C- BEAUTIFUL VOICE
LADY GAGA- EXTREMELY TALENTED

AND I LOVE ADAM LAMBERT’S PERFORMANCE AND SONG! HE WAS GREAT

171.

KDub

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

OH YEA, HATED THE SONG BY JLO

172.

Babatunde

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

No you were just typing up a storm to try and detract from the fact that Rihanna can’t sing.

Making all them excuses, yet still missing the point. You, my dear, are the dim one.

There is nothing more simple than the fact that Rihanna can’t sing, or perform, no matter how many excuses you make.

Your review was not self explanatory, it was codswallop. End of.

173.

misssixty

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

People didnt get her performance that’s all,,,She gave us organic and personal and raw, when people expected “props” and “choreography” and other stuff that’s unnecessary for an artist to make a statement and give a memorable moment on statge.

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Yet the blatant irony is that all you mentioned in your whole convoluted review was Stage props and video clips? LMAO!
What the hell is so “ORGANIC” about that?

An example of an “organic” performance would be Mary, Greenday, hell Ak and Jay-Z.
Rihanna unfortunately is not in that category. No one “caught on” to all this supposed brillians because we were too busy trying to keep our eyes open!

You don’t need a stage production to convey pain (ie MJB), and even though Ga Ga has props (if you call a piano a prop) she interacts with them effectively, and successfuly marries performace art with music.
Rihanna (even though she has some great songs) to put it simply is as compelling as a roof shingle.
Sorry lady, but its the truth.

still LMAO @ “organic and personal raw”-yeah maybe if it was an acoustic performance but we ALL KNOW that aint NEVER happening.

174.

misssixty

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

And lets not forget about the laser show! LMAO
“Raw and Organic” ! FOH!

175.

Ash

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

JANET >>>>>>

FOREVER THE QUEEN OF MUSIC!!!

176.

niqui

Monday, November 23, 2009 /

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177.

Blayzin125

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 /

First Janet did a great job! If you understand that she has had one of the worst years ever and she not 19 years old and you have young hoes out here like Rihanna who cant command the stage! Janet is hot and these girls hope to be able to move on the stage like her at in their 40’s! Next Thank you mary for not throwing R&B under the bus like all the black artist today! J Lo wrap it up love its over this performace was worst than the one done with hubby Marc! Whitney I love you but dang you rushed that song! I think Adam is Lady GAGA out of drag! Remember when the black arist had the vocals? Kelly you put the black girls to shame! Gaga is really Pizazze from Jem and the holograms!Shakira shit down! The rest I forgot

178.

jsmuv

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 /

Janet worked that stage….I don’t care if it wasn’t her best or not. 8mins of dancing and singing back to back of course a person would be a lil tired. I’d rather see someone giving me a performance and using the stage instead of walking around with no sweat. Who worked that stage like her that night….???

Mary J…Done her thang
Lady Ga Ga…..Very entertaining in a weird way
Jlo….Well she came out ready to fight
Rihanna….looked cute but cute aint gon get it
Kelly Clarkson….Sang pretty

The rest was cool

179.

Fine Babe

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 /

Whitney looks absolutely beautiful. Glad to see her at a healthy weight too. The vocal chords are a delicate thing and years of drug use have definitely taken a toll on her voice though. This makes me sad as she had the voice of an angel.

180.

RIHANNA=QUEEN OF THE DECADE!

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 /

ONCE AGAIN EVERYONE CAN’T KEEP RIHANNA’S NAME OFF OF THEIR LIPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL SHE IS SO IRRELEVANT BUT SHE IS THE ONLY ONE BEING TALKED ABOUT!!!!!!!!! COMMENT AFTER COMMENT ALL ABOUT RIHANNA!!!!!!!!!!
I ENJOYED HER PERFORMANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOTS OF PEOPLE DID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HATERS NEVER LIKE ANYTHING SHE DOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I KNOW IT IS KILLING YOU SEEING HER BEAUTIFUL FACE ALL OVER CL RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU CAN’T ESCAPE HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHE IS EVERYWHERE AND SHE ISN’T GOING ANYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET USED TO SEEING HER FACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WATCH RIHANNA THIS MORNING ON GOOD MORNING AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WATCH HER DO HER THING AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOOK AT ALL THE PEOPLE IN TIMES SQUARE GOING CRAZY FOR
RIHANNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KEEP HOPING SHE DOESN’T HAVE FANS THAT LOVE HER BUT SHE DOES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET OVER IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE LOVE YOU RIRI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU HAD A LONG HARD YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU CAN HAVE FUN ON STAGE AND ENJOY YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE JUMPING AROUND BUSTING YOUR BUTT ON STAGE LIKE J-LO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DO YOU RIRI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

181.

READ DUMMIES

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 /

Yes I agree Rihanna was sooooooooooooooooo cute on Good Morning America! She looked great AND SOUNDED GREAT!
I hope Angel posts that performance! All the haters were saying she can’t sing that song Russian Roulette live BUT SHE DID! and she KILLED IT! What the haters got to say now huh?

182.

1*STEP*AHEAD

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 /

FALL BACK YOU IGNORANT WH0RES (ESPECIALLY YOU LISA LEEE SINCE YOU WANT TO CALL ME OUT) DAMN RIGHT I WILL CONTINUE TO DEFEND RIHANNA. I AM A FAN TIL THE END. NOT HERE TODAY GONE TOMORROW LIKE THE REST OF THE FAKE PEOPLE ON THIS SITE. I DON’T CARE WHAT YOU THINK OF RIHANNA OR HER PERFORMANCES. YOU’RE NOT A FAN SO OF COURSE YOU WEREN’T GONNA BE FEELING IT. I DON’T NEED TO SEE YOU TYPING THE SAME B.S. ON EVERY POST SHE IS ON. GET OFF THE GIRL’S TITTS. YOU DON’T LIKE HER. OK KEEP IT MOVING. WHY ARE YOU SO OBSESSED WITH SOMEONE YOU DON’T LIKE? PATHETIC B!TCH

183.

mj

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 /

I luv this kid cudi he seems so sincerely happy and excited about his success right now. When I saw him perform with jayz on that call to 911 concert he kept the biggest smile on his face the entire performance. And at the end he hugged jayz as if to say man thank u for this opportunity. He seemed so happy that just made me happy for him. I wish him continued success.

184.

WHAT THE HELL

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 /

I WAS HAPPY TO SEE A SHOW WITHOUT BEYONCE. ! ENJOYED MOST OF THE SHOW.

185.

Princess P.

Saturday, November 28, 2009 /

Rihanna was mediocre and overrated. Janet Jackson was amazing. Brought back alot of memories with her number ones. Bottom part of outfit to loose. Kelly Clarkson can sing. Timbaland…thought you were going to bust a button. Why would he come out in that tight leather outfit>>Timbaland use to be hot!! Mary J. Blige did a great job. Alicia and Jay Z were good - not crazy about the song. Alex Rodriguez was eye candy. Enjoyed the Black Eyed Peas. J-Lo…..what was she thinking coming out looking so boyish. The song was terrible and her performance and lip-synching was dated. Much better actress than singer. All of these performances really did not matter because everyone was looking forward to seeing…………………………..WHITNEY HOUSTON. She was stunning!! Beautiful eyes! Just gorgeous. Whitney’s performance was a show-stopper - very emotional. Yep, I was crying. Her voice was strong and the dictation of the lyrics of the song was deliberate and heartfelt. Whitney is THE VOICE. She, again, showcased her legendary SUPERSTAR presence.

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