Justin Bieber AMA Wins Are Due to Massive Following

Justin Bieber is the biggest name around -- especially at the American Music Awards. Last night, Bieber became the star of stars at the AMAs, taking home four trophies. Not only that, he won the night's biggest award, as he became Artist of the Year over the likes of Eminem, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. Artistically, some might question why he would be chosen over those stars. But since the AMAs were chosen via online voting, Bieber was the obvious winner, and an obvious trending topic today.

It doesn't take much for Bieber to become a big Internet topic. Because of his massive fangirl and "tween" following, anything and everything he does becomes a big deal. Even nasty Internet rumors about him top trends lists, since he has devoted fans and enemies in almost equal measure.

Yet last night, Justin Bieber had nothing but fans behind him. The Internet helped him become the star of the ceremony, further cementing his place in pop culture. Thanks to his online supporters, he was the unquestioned leader of the AMA winners, with four victories overall.

In addition, he also made headlines on the stage, as he made sure to mention fellow icons Usher and Michael Jackson in his acceptance speeches. He also sung his new song "Pray" which the New York Daily News noted as a more mature performance than usual.

Although the AMAs aren't the biggest awards show in music - or even the only one of the month - they do generate a lot of buzz every year. Therefore, since Bieber took home the most awards by far, he is the biggest topic of the ceremony. Since online users gave him that honor, they are also eager to rehash it on the Internet today.

The mania around this young mega star is not going away for some time. For all of the mania around Miley, Britney, Madonna, Gaga and others, Bieber-fever is the biggest phenomenon in music. That may change when he actually gets older, but until then, his power appears to be unstoppable. At the AMAs, it reached yet another peak, although it likely isn't the last one.

The singer's fans are on cloud nine for their idol, while those who can't stand him are lamenting how he beat the likes of Eminem and Lady Gaga. To them, this likely devalues the entire AMAs as one big popularity contest, instead of an accurate judgment of music's best.

Still, few can match Justin Bieber in any popularity contests these days. As such, the music industry and the Internet are bowing once more to a 16-year old kid from Ontario.