Beliebers made it happen: Justin Bieber‘s army of fans made him the big winner at last night’s American Music Awards.  He took home three awards, including Favorite Pop/Rock Album – for Believe – Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist, and Favorite Artist Of The Year.  Upon accepting his first award of the night, Bieber said:

  “This is for all the haters who thought that maybe I was just here for one or two years. I feel like I’m going to be here for a very long time.”

Newly single, the young pop star brought his mom, Pattie Mallette, as his date for the evening.  She stood on stage with her son as he accepted his second award, directing his appreciation to her, saying, “Thank you for always believing in me.”

Nicki Minaj was the only other artist to approach Bieber’s wins, scoring two awards:  Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist, and Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album (for Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded). Taylor Swift continued her domination as Favorite Country Female Artist, winning in that category for the fifth year in a row.

This year’s show featured a new category, Electronic Dance Music.  The award went to French DJ and house music producer David Guetta.

Click through for the full list of 2012 American Music Awards winners.

Artist of the year: Justin Bieber
New artist of the year: Carly Rae Jepsen
Pop/rock female artist: Katy Perry
Pop/rock male artist: Justin Bieber
Pop/rock band, duo or group: Maroon 5
Pop/rock album: Justin Bieber, Believe
Country female artist: Taylor Swift
Country male artist: Luke Bryan
Country band, duo or group: Lady Antebellum
Country album: Carrie Underwood, Blown Away
Rap/hip-hop artist: Nicki Minaj
Rap/hip-hop album: Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Soul/R&B female artist: Beyonce
Soul/R&B male artist: Usher
Soul/R&B album: Rihanna, Talk That Talk
Alternative rock artist: Linkin Park
Adult contemporary artist: Adele
Latin artist: Shakira
Contemporary inspirational artist: tobyMac
Electronic dance music artist: David Guetta

Photo:  Adriana M. Barraza/WENN.com

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