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The conservative AMAs were shook up by Miley's meow-sive supporting act, Lady Gaga and R. Kelly's homage to Marilyn Monroe and JFK and Macklemore's shout out to Trayvon Martin.

The cat certainly didn't have Miley Cyrus' tongue when she performed 'Wrecking Ball' at the American Music Awards.

You might call it a cat-astrophic performance.
At the close of the American Music Awards Sunday night, Miley Cyrus performed her big ballad “Wrecking Ball” while a gigantic projection of a blinking pussycat mimicked every line out of her mouth on a screen behind.


At the end of the song, the feline stuck its tongue out, Miley-style. The scene looked like something the singer might have dreamed up after taking a deep toke on that joint she lit up on MTV’s EMA show this month.
Lady Gaga and R Kelly's performance of 'Do What U Want' pays homage to Marilyn Monroe and JFK.

The stunt had an even greater WTF effect because of the normally conservative tone of the AMAs. Dick Clark created them 40 years ago as a family-oriented, fan-driven show that, until Sunday, studiously resisted even a whiff of controversy.


Taylor Swift was the big winner at the awards, taking home Artist of the Year, Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist, Favorite Country Female Artist and Favorite Country Album (for Red).
Though nothing else in the three-hour, star-packed event came close to Miley’s head-scratcher act, the show did contain some splashy moments.
Lady Gaga staged her song with R. Kelly, “Do What U Want,” as a cheeky homage to Marilyn Monroe’s famous performance of “Happy Birthday” for John F. Kennedy. Here, Gaga played a Marilyn figure, bumping and grinding for Kelly as an improbable Prez. The timing of the performance, two days after the 50th anniversary of JFK’s slaying, was in questionable taste.

Winners List

Pop/Rock Male Artist: Justin Timberlake
Soul R&B Female: Rihanna
Country Album: Taylor Swift “Red”
Rap Hip Hop Album: Macklemore & Ryan Lewis “The Heist”
Alternative Rock Artist: Imagine Dragons
Latin Music Artist: Marc Anthony
Pop Rock Album: One Direction “Take Me Home”
New Artist: Ariana Grande
Icon Award: Rihanna
Soul R&B Male Artist: Justin Timberlake
Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift
Single of the Year: Florida Georgia Line, featuring Nelly “Cruise”
Soul R&B Album: Justin Timberlake “The 20/20 Experience 
EDM Artist: Avid 
Country Music Male: Luke Bryant
Pop Rock Band, Duo or Group: One Direction
Country Group: Lady Antebellum 
Favorite Artist: Taylor Swift

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