Janet Jackson kicked off the American Music Awards with a medley of some of her biggest hits, but it was her late brother Michael who was poised to be one of the night's big winners, up for five American Music Awards, including entertainer of the year.
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Musicians Jay DeMarcus, JoeDon Rooney and Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts, winners of Country Favorite Band, Duo Or Group pose in the press room of the 2009 American Music Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, Calif.