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Taylor Swift Reacts to AMAs; Blake Shelton Slept Through Awards?

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She just won the CMA Entertainer of the Year award. Today, she releases her long-awaited "Speak Now" Live CD / DVD. Heck, we at Billboard named her "Woman Of The Year." It seems that there is no end to the love fest between America and one Taylor Alison Swift.

 


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Further proof of that fact came last night (Nov. 20) during the 2011 American Music Awards, held in Los Angeles. The Big Machine recording artist walked away with three trophies, including overall Artist of the Year, where she triumphed over Adele, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, and Lil' Wayne.

 

"I had one of the most magical nights with my friends tonight!" Swift beamed on Twitter following the show. Earlier she said it "absolutely blew me away" when rapper Nicki Minaj thanked her in her own victory speech.

 

Swift also won in the Female Vocalist category in the country genre for the fourth straight year, as well as for Country Album of the Year for Speak Now. Blake Shelton won for Male Vocalist in the country field, while Lady Antebellum scored a win for Country Band, Duo, or Group.

 

"This one is for the FANS! It starts and ends with YOU! We cannot thank you enough!" Lady A said on Twitter.

 

Shelton, who did not attend, had a more colorful response to winning. "Holyshi*balls!!!" he said. "I just found out I won an American Music Award last night! I only stayed awake long enough to watch Adam and Christina.. Ha!"

 

Last night marked the 39th annual telecast of the awards, which are the largest fan-voted music awards in the United States.

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