Taylor Swift rules at American Music Awards

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One Direction suited and booted for their peformance at the American Music Awards
One Direction suited and booted for their peformance at the American Music Awards
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Country-pop princess Taylor Swift dominated the American Music Awards last night, winning four trophies including Artist of the Year

Other big winners at the Los Angeles ceremony included boyband One Direction, RnB crooner Justin Timberlake and Rihanna, who picked up an Icon award.

Taylor Swift, who took to the stage in a shiny golden mini-dress by Julien MacDonald, also won favourite country artist and favourite country album for Red at the 41st edition of the awards, which - unlike rival awards the Grammys - are voted on by the public.

On receiving her fourth award, Swift said: “This validates that if you voted for this then we are heartbroken the same way and we fall in love the same way, and we’re happy the same