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Know that old cliché about "the envelope, please"? Well, this year's 40th annual American Music Awards, presented Sunday at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live, dispensed with the familiar tradition altogether. Instead of referring to paper cards in envelopes, presenters like will.i.am, Backstreet Boys, and Stacy Keibler used the new Samsung‘s Galaxy Note II devices to call out the names in a highly visible sponsor tie-in.