Before Justin Bieber was crowned king of the 2012 American Music Awards — well, Artist Of The Year — he and a bevy of other pop stars hit the red carpet at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. Sporting all black, Biebz, who may or may not be broken up with Selena Gomez, opted to take his mom Pattie as his date for the night.
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Others walking the red carpet included Taylor Swift, who glittered in a cute and sexy sparkly nude mini dress, Christina Aguilera in purple, a stunning Gwen Stefani with her band, No Doubt, Chris Brown, Carrie Underwood,Pink, Ke$ha, Kelly Rowland, Nicki Minaj, Carly Rae Jepsen, and more.
See photos of your favorite stars at the 2012 AMAs below: