The 42nd Annual American Music Awards, LA
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| Taylor Swift Performing at the AMAs | Photo by Christopher Polk/AMA2014/Getty Images for DCP |
Affair: The 42nd Annual American Music Awards
When: Sunday, November 23, 2014 @ 8PM
Hot Spot: NOKIA Theatre L.A. Live, LA
Deets: As always at the American Music Awards, artists were honored in the genres of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative Rock, Adult Contemporary, Latin, Contemporary Inspirational, Electronic Dance Music, as well as categories for Top Soundtrack, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Artist of the Year and Single of the Year. For a full list of nominees visit AMAvote.com.
American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, streaming and social activity. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound.
The American Music Awards was voted on by the fans. Winners were determined through online and Twitter voting. Voting began on October 13 for all categories except New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s.
Voting for New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s opened on November 1 and remained open throughout the first hour of the ABC live broadcast on November 23, with the winner being announced in the final hour.
The first-ever 2014 American Music Awards “International Song Award” was given to the Chinese hit music duo, the Chopstick Brothers for the song “Little Apple,” who also performed the song tonight. The first-ever “International Artist Award” was also given to Chinese singer Zhang Zie.
AMERICAN MUSIC
AWARDS
2014 Winners
Single of the Year
Katy Perry Featuring
Juicy J – Dark Horse
Artist of the Year
One Direction
New Artist of the Year
5 Seconds of Summer
Dick Clark Award for Excellence
Taylor Swift
Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock
Sam Smith
Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock
Katy Perry
Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Pop/Rock
One Direction
Favorite Album – Pop/Rock
One Direction –
Midnight Memories
Favorite Male Artist – Country
Luke Bryan
Favorite Female Artist - Country
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Country
Florida Georgia Line
Favorite Album – Country
Brantley Gilbert –
Just As I Am
Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop
Iggy Azalea
Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop
Iggy Azalea – The New
Classic
Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B
John Legend
Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B
Beyoncé
Favorite Album – Soul/R&B
Beyoncé – Beyoncé
Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock
Imagine Dragons
Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary
Katy Perry
Favorite Artist – Latin
Enrique Iglesias
Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational
Casting Crowns
Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
Calvin Harris
Top Soundtrack
Frozen
Spotted: Host Pitbull, and with performers 5 Seconds of Summer, A$AP Rocky, Mary J. Blige, Garth Brooks, Charli XCX, Fergie, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Skylar Grey, Imagine Dragons, Jessie J, Wyclef Jean, Lil Wayne, Jennifer Lopez, Lorde, Magic!, Christina Milian, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and presenters Uzo Aduba, Jhene Aiko, Anthony Anderson, Diana Agron, Elizabeth Banks, Kate Beckinsale, Aloe Blacc, Luke Bryan, Lauren Cohan, Mark Cuban, Gavin DeGraw, Patrick Dempsey, Drake, Josh Duhamel, Ansel Elgort, Jamie Foxx, Becky G, Brantley Gilbert, Danai Gurira, Lucy Hale, Ella Henderson, Julianne Hough, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev, Heidi Klum, Mary Lambert, Jenny McCarthy, Danica McKellar, Pat Monahan, Matthew Morrison, Olivia Munn, Kevin O’Leary, Rita Ora, Pentatonix, Diana Ross, Tracee Ellis Ross, Taylor Schilling, T.I., Meghan Trainor, Donnie Wahlberg, and nominees Sara Bareilles, Bastille, Calvin Harris, Juicy J, Newsboys...
Preceding the ABC broadcast for the 6th consecutive year was the “Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE! @ The 2014 AMAs” pre-show. The show was hosted by Lance Bass, Chelsea Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Gavin DeGraw, Franke Grande, Taryn Manning, Jordin Sparks, Morgan Stewart and Ted Stryker, and featured performances by this year’s hottest emerging artists including Becky G, Ella Henderson, Katy Tiz, Mary Lambert and R5.
Hint For The Average Socialite: The full show will be available on demand via WATCH ABC for 14 days.
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