Hot Chelle Rae on AMA Win: It's 'The Biggest Milestone of Our Career' (Video)

Serving as an American Music Awards triple threat -- pre-show performers, presenters and nominees -- wasn't enough for Hot Chelle Rae, who added a new award to their resume on Sunday night. The group behind "Tonight, Tonight" and "I Like it Like That" nabbed the honor of Sprint Best New Artist, as well.our editor recommendsAMAs 2011: Taylor Swift Wins Entertainer of the Year; Adele Scores Favorite Album; Bruno Mars Upsets Justin BieberAMAs 2011: Winners and Nominees Complete ListAMAs 2011: Inside Hot Chelle Rae's Red Carpet Style MeetingAMAs 2011: The Red Carpet ArrivalsChris Brown, Adam Lambert and a $500,000 Performance: AMAs EP on What to Expect Sunday PHOTOS: AMAs 2011 Red Carpet Arrivals Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter on a rain drenched red carpet, Ryan Follese (vocals), Ian Keaggy (bass), Nash Overstreet (guitar) and Jamie Follese (drums) gushed about the possibility of bringing home a new piece of hardware during the Nov. 20 ceremony. "If we win the award tonight for best new artist, we're gonna freak out," said Nash (yes, the brother of Glee's Chord Overstreet). Added Ryan, "It would definitely be the biggest milestone of our career thus far." "I might have to give it to my parents as a Christmas present," Ryan pondered. "It's definitely the biggest accomplishment for us as a band and it shows our hard work is paying off." PHOTOS: American Music Awards 2011 Nominees The group is set to release their second album, Whatever, on Nov. 29, which came together in a shocking two months. "The last year has been crazy and because of that, all of the emotions have been heightened that it's enabled us to write and record music from a place that's different for us," Ryan told THR at the group's red carpet style meeting on Saturday, Nov. 19. STORY: Taylor Swift Wins Entertainer of the Year at AMAs; Adele Scores Favorite Album; Bruno Mars Upsets Justin Bieber "Tonight, Tonight" cemented its status as a summer anthem this year, but who does Hot Chelle Rae like to rock out to? "You can't go wrong with Teenage Dream," Ian said of Katy Perry's record shattering album. "We even cover one of her sets when we play live." The boys credit Perry's No. 1 title track as one they wish they'd written, while Jamie piped in with love for LMFAO. "I'd like to have written 'Party Rock Anthem,'" he confessed. Complete List of 2011 AMA Winners and Nominees "It's a friendly competition," the group later noted in the backstage press room. "When someone makes an amazing song, we know we have to do better than that next time." Related Topics American Music Awards