Rihanna at the age of 25 became an “icon”

On Sunday, November 24, in Los Angeles there was a ceremony of presenting the awards by American Music Awards. The artist of the year for the third time was named 23-year-old cantor-singer Taylor Swift, the rank of “icon” was received by the 25-year-old R'N'B performer Rihanna.

During the awarding, Rihanna was presented as the “voice of the 21st century,” Reuters reports.

The largest number of prizes - four - received Taylor Swift. In addition to the main one, “Artist of the Year”, she won the “Best Contractor (Pop/Rock)”, “Best Contractor (Country)” and “Best Album”.

Justin Timberlake, the British Board Band of One Direction and hip-hop duet Macklemore & Ryan Lewis also claimed the title of artist of the year.

Unlike the Grammy Award, awarded by professionals, the nominees and winners of the American Music Awards are determined by the results of the online voting of music lovers.

The award ceremony is held at the Nokia Los Angeles Cinema and is broadcast by ABC . This year, among the artists who performed at the ceremony, were Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus and Christina Aguilera.

The full list of winners of the 2013 American Music Awards publishes Billboard .