It was a night that made you wish the VMAs happened every month.

The American Music Awards are known in the entertainment world for being a stiff and unexciting night, but the 2013 ceremony was particularly dull. Drab performances, endless industry thank yous and most disappointingly, pop stars being nice to each other.

The show, broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, did feature occasional spots of light. For the song “Do What U Want,” Lady Gaga and R Kelly played out what felt like a high-camp episode of “Scandal” with Kelly playing a horny President and Gaga acting as his sexy aide. Rihanna sang a classy, orchestral version of “Diamonds” before being presented with an Icon Award by her own mother. And even J-Lo managed to surprise by showing off her fiery salsa dancing skills.

But for the most part, the 2013 AMAs ceremony was a boring parade of backslapping. Here are ten of the worst things about it.