Nicki Minaj and Justin Bieber
R&B star Usher opened the three-hour show in eye-catching style, courtesy
of a green laser beam display.
Dressed in black apart from a pair of red trainers, he played a medley of songs that included Numb, Climax and Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop.
Carly Rae Jepsen, who beat One Direction to the New Artist Of The Year award,
also performed early on in the ceremony.
The Canadian singer drew attention to her legs in a little white frock and jacket.
Chris Brown flaunted even more skin, going open-shirted for his Everydays
Birthday collaboration with Swizz Beatz and Ludacris.
However, the R&B bad boy’s stint on stage has sparked controversy, with some eagle-eyed observers claiming he mimed his vocals.
The Brits were represented in the form of The Wanted, who all dressed to the
nines in smart evening clobber.
They gave a rendition of their song I Found You that went down such a storm, they received a standing ovation at the end.
Pink also had the audience mesmerised, recreating her complex choreography
from her Try video for a live version of the single.
And she once again displayed impressive strength when she lifted her buff male co-star off the stage.
Taylor Swift proved she’s not all sweetness and light with a darkly brooding
performance of her song I Knew You Were Trouble.
The singer – who bagged the Favourite Female Country Artist gong – apparently wrote the lyrics about her lothario former boyfriend John Mayer.
Gwen Stefani turned heads in a black bra and sheer top when she took to the
fray with No Doubt.
She teamed her revealing top with tight leather trousers.
Less graceful onstage was Ke$ha, who looked distinctly ungainly throughout her
performance of new single Die Young.
The towering singer appeared to be doing a dodgy version of the Can-Can at one point, proving she’s not quite as blessed as Gwen in the flexibility stakes.
Kelly Clarkson showed she can do style as well as belting out power ballads in
a bra-revealing leather dress adorned with sparklers.
Her microphone was just as bling, glittering in the stage lights during her greatest hits medley.
Linkin Park provided a dose of heavy rock, while Carrie Underwood looked
gothic in a black dress and trendy heels.
Legend Stevie Wonder paid tribute to American radio and TV star Dick Clark,
who died of a heart attack in April, aged 82.
The star performed a mash-up of his best-loved tunes while images of the broadcasting icon flashed on a screen behind him.
But the biggest cheers of the night were saved for South Korean star PSY’s
duet with early-90s rap favourite MC Hammer.
The unlikely pair closed the event with a version of PSY’s monster viral hit
Gangnam Style, with Hammer nailing the song’s famous horse-riding dance.
The forgotten US rapper then reminded the audience of his past with a performance of his aptly-titled 1991 tune Too Legit To Quit.
Nicki Minaj
Christina Aguilera
Pitbull and Christina Aguilera
Dressed in black apart from a pair of red trainers, he played a medley of songs that included Numb, Climax and Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop.
Usher
The Canadian singer drew attention to her legs in a little white frock and jacket.
Carly Rae Jepsen
However, the R&B bad boy’s stint on stage has sparked controversy, with some eagle-eyed observers claiming he mimed his vocals.
Chris Brown
They gave a rendition of their song I Found You that went down such a storm, they received a standing ovation at the end.
The Wanted
And she once again displayed impressive strength when she lifted her buff male co-star off the stage.
Pink
The singer – who bagged the Favourite Female Country Artist gong – apparently wrote the lyrics about her lothario former boyfriend John Mayer.
Taylor Swift
She teamed her revealing top with tight leather trousers.
Gwen Stefani
The towering singer appeared to be doing a dodgy version of the Can-Can at one point, proving she’s not quite as blessed as Gwen in the flexibility stakes.
Ke$ha
Her microphone was just as bling, glittering in the stage lights during her greatest hits medley.
Kelly Clarkson
Linkin Park
The star performed a mash-up of his best-loved tunes while images of the broadcasting icon flashed on a screen behind him.
Carrie Underwood
Stevie Wonder
The forgotten US rapper then reminded the audience of his past with a performance of his aptly-titled 1991 tune Too Legit To Quit.
MC Hammer and PSY
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