Swift was honored as Top Artist, Top Female Artist and Top Billboard 200 artist in ceremonies held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas , where awards were handed out in 45 categories, 10 of them on the ABC telecast. Swift received the night's top honor, Artist of the Year, as well as Top Female Artist, Top Country Artist and Top Digital Songs Artist. "Red" was Tops in the Billboard 200 and country albums categories; her "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" was named Top Country Song.
"Thank you for making my music the soundtrack to your crazy emotions," Swift said in a thank you to fans after being named Artist of the Year. "You are the longest and best relationship I've had."
Prince, who performed a medley of his classic "Let's Go Crazy," Edgar Winter's instrumental "Frankenstein" and "Fix Ur Life Up," was given the Icon Award for a career that includes 10 platinum albums and 30 Top 40 singles.