The 38th Annual American Music Awards was full of performances by some of the industry's top artists, but lacked excitement this year and left most viewers disappointed.

Not disappointed was teen superstar Justin Bieber who took home the awards for Favorite Artist Of The Year, Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist and T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist.

Noticeably absent from the awards show was Lady Gaga, who despite being one of the biggest selling artists in the world, was only nominated for one award – which she lost to Bieber.

“I come from the smallest town in the world of like 30,000 and never thought this was possible, so thank you very much,” Bieber said after his first win, referring to his small Canadian hometown of Stratford, Ontario.

The show opened with a performance by Rihanna and continued with artists such as Enrique Inglesias, Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Kid Rock, Black Eyed Peas, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Bon Jovi, Christina Aguilera, Train, Usher, Ke$ha, Santana and Gavin Rossdale.

One of the most entertaining performances of the night came from Pink with Raise Your