The late king of pop was honored four times at the American Music Awards Sunday night rasing his total to 25 AMA awardss over his career.

Jackson was nominated in five categories, not very far behind the young country star Taylor Swift, who collected six.

Jackson has won in the categories Artist of the year male soul / r & b and pop / rock. The compilation of hits, Number Ones, released in 2003, was also crowned best album soul / r & b and pop / rock.

Taylor Swift, 19 years, however was able to nab Artist of the Year. She also won four other awards.

The evening of American Music Awards, which rewards musicians who have sold more albums than pop, was held at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles. It is the public chooses the winners by voting online.

The sister of Michael Jackson, Janet, gave the kick off the evening with a medley of his best songs.

Not All About The Music

Though the music is the focus of the show, sometimes it’s the small things that stick out.

One of the more memorable moments of the evening was when Jennifer Lopez fell on her butt.

Black Eyed Peas will.i.am was impressed how she kept the show going.

The slip-up happened after she climbed up on a human pyramid of semi-naked male dancers. After jumping off a dancer’s back, she lost her balance and landed on her derriere.

“That shows she’s a true entertainer and devoted,” he told Usmagazine.com. “She came out of it and still rocked it. It doesn’t matter how you fall – just how you get up. She got up.”

AMA's Jackson And Swfit Winners, Jennifer Lopez Falls