Justin Bieber sweetly hugged nearly everyone standing between him and the podium when he was announced as Artist of the Year. The public displays of affection didn’t end there, as Justin Bieber invited usher not only my mentor but my best friend and my big brother to join him onstage. You can try to hate Bieber, but you know, after a moment like that, that you’re really secretly dying to play laser tag with him. Justin Bieber was the king of the AMAs, and he also picked up a few of our awards.

Katy Perry’s performance of “Firework” was a novel touch. Fortunately, the lads got escorted offstage before Perry’s demure red gown was ripped off to reveal a more typically form-fitting bodysuit underneath, lest there be any more sea same street style controversies about whether Katy and kids mix. The competition for this one was Justin Bieber had full gospel choir join him midway through ‘Pray’.

There was no great mourning for the instrument lost when she smashed the prop at the end of her medley. But that wasn’t nearly as jaw-dropping an achievement in hand-synching as when Justin Bieber was seen apparently playing a very complicated keyboard part before standing up midway through his song. He spent the first half of “Pray” playing the piano with his hands, and the second half playing it with his mind.

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