MUMBAI: Taylor Swift, Adele and Nicki Minaj were the big winners at the 2011 American Music Awards held on 20 November in Los Angeles.

Taylor Swift won three of the biggest awards including Artist of the Year, Favorite Country Music Album for �Speak Now' and Favorite Country Female Artist.

Rapper Nicki Minaj and Adele bagged two awards; Minaj won titles for Favorite rap/hip hop artist and Favorite hip hop album, while Adele received the honour of Favorite pop/rock album and Favorite pop/rock female artist.

Katy Perry recieved a special American Music Achievement Award for racking up five no.1 hits from a single album. Earlier  the honour was conferred on Michael Jackson and Prince.

Other winners were Jennifer Lopez, Maroon 5, Rihanna, Beyonc?©, Hot Chelle Rae and Bruno Mars.

The award night witnessed performances of top artistes including Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj, Maroon 5, Christina Aguilera, David Guetta, Young Money, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, LMFAO and Katy Perry. Sean Kingston and Adam Lambert were also present at the award function.