In pictures: American Music Awards

Scenes from the American Music Awards, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Monday.

Marylin Manson performs on stage

The Backstreet Boys with their favourite pop band award

Ricky Martin takes to the stage

Destiny's Child, who won the favourite soul/ R 'n' B group award

Toni Braxton has fun with a dancer

Steven Tyler from Aerosmith, who also performed with a live snake

R 'n' B supergroup Lucy Pearl pose backstage

No prizes for host Britney Spears