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Before the stars could get the bottles popping at the after-parties, before LMFAO called on Justin Bieber and David Hasselhoff to shuffle and wiggle respectively, before the trophies were handed out, and before Nicki Minaj and David Guetta gave their rockin’ opening performance, the stars hit the red carpet at the 2011 American Music Awards, held last night (November 20) at the Nokia Theatre Live in Los Angeles.
And boy were the stars out! The red carpet was packed with everyone from Taylor Swift in her signature sparkly gown, to Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez done up like the prom king and queen, to Katy Perry making a statement in a pink dress that matched her pink hair, to a gorgeous Adam Lambert, who was making his big AMA return.
But that’s only a fraction of the stars who attended the 2011 AMAs. Others included Lady Antebellum, Gavin DeGraw, Jennifer Hudson, Maroon 5, Daughtry, John Legend, Joe Jonas, Robin Thicke, and more.
Click through to the gallery above to flip through photos of your favorite stars at the 2011 AMAs.