American Music Awards Of 2014

42nd Annual American Music Awards
42nd Annual American Music Awards
	American Music Awards logo
Date	November 23, 2014
Location	Microsoft Theater; Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Hosted by	Pitbull
Most awards	Katy Perry (3 wins)
Most nominations	Iggy Azalea (6)
Website	ABC-American Music Awards
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	180 minutes
Viewership	11.61 million
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions

Live in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums of 2014. Iggy Azalea led the nominees with six categories. It was broadcast live on ABC. Pitbull was announced as a host on October 20, 2014. NSYNC's Lance Bass, Chelsea Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Gavin DeGraw, Frankie Grande, Taryn Manning, Jordin Sparks, Morgan Stewart and Ted Stryker were all announced co-hosts of the pre-show on November 7, 2014.

The special received 11.61 million viewers, the fourth-most that night.

Performances

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Pre-show
Becky G	"Can't Stop Dancin'"
Ella Henderson	"Ghost"
Katy Tiz	"The Big Bang"
Mary Lambert	"Secrets"
R5	"Smile"
Main Show
Taylor Swift	"Blank Space"
Charli XCX	"Boom Clap" "Break the Rules"
Wyclef Jean Magic!	"Rude"
5 Seconds of Summer	"What I Like About You"
Imagine Dragons	"I Bet My Life"
Sam Smith ASAP Rocky	"I'm Not the Only One"
Iggy Azalea Charli XCX	"Fancy" "Beg for It"
Lorde	"Yellow Flicker Beat"
Ariana Grande The Weeknd	"Problem" "Break Free" "Love Me Harder"
Pitbull Ne-Yo	"Don't Stop the Party" "Fireball" "Time of Our Lives"
Selena Gomez	"The Heart Wants What It Wants"
One Direction	"Night Changes"
Lil Wayne Christina Milian	"Start a Fire"
Nicki Minaj Skylar Grey	"Bed of Lies"
Fergie YG DJ Mustard	"L.A. Love (La La)"
Chopstick Brothers	"Little Apple"
Garth Brooks	"People Loving People"^[a]
Mary J. Blige	"Therapy"
Jessie J Ariana Grande Nicki Minaj	"Bang Bang"
Jennifer Lopez Iggy Azalea	"Booty"

Notes

^{^[a]} Broadcast live from Garth Brooks' concert in Greensboro, NC.

Presenters

Winners and nominees

The nominations were announced on October 13, 2014, by Jason Derulo and Charli XCX.

Artist of the Year	New Artist of the Year
One Direction Iggy Azalea Beyoncé Luke Bryan Katy Perry	5 Seconds of Summer Iggy Azalea Bastille Sam Smith Meghan Trainor
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
Sam Smith John Legend Pharrell Williams	Katy Perry Iggy Azalea Lorde
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Favorite Pop/Rock Album
One Direction Imagine Dragons OneRepublic	Midnight Memories – One Direction Pure Heroine – Lorde Prism – Katy Perry
Favorite Country Male Artist	Favorite Country Female Artist
Luke Bryan Jason Aldean Blake Shelton	Carrie Underwood Miranda Lambert Kacey Musgraves
Favorite Country Duo or Group	Favorite Country Album
Florida Georgia Line Eli Young Band Lady Antebellum	Just as I Am – Brantley Gilbert Blame It All on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences – Garth Brooks The Outsiders – Eric Church
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist	Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
Iggy Azalea Drake Eminem	The New Classic – Iggy Azalea Nothing Was the Same – Drake The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
John Legend Chris Brown Pharrell Williams	Beyoncé Jhené Aiko Mary J. Blige
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Favorite Alternative Artist
Beyoncé – Beyoncé G I R L – Pharrell Williams Love in the Future – John Legend	Imagine Dragons Bastille Lorde
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Favorite Latin Artist
Katy Perry Sara Bareilles OneRepublic	Enrique Iglesias Marc Anthony Romeo Santos
Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist	Favorite EDM Artist
Casting Crowns Hillsong United Newsboys	Calvin Harris Avicii Zedd
Single of the Year	Top Soundtrack
"Dark Horse" – Katy Perry featuring Juicy J "Happy" – Pharrell Williams "All of Me" – John Legend "Rude" – Magic! "Fancy" – Iggy Azalea featuring Charli XCX	Frozen The Fault in Our Stars Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1
International Song Award	International Artist Award
"Little Apple" – Chopstick Brothers	Jason Zhang
Dick Clark Award for Excellence
Taylor Swift

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American Music Awards Of 2014

Performances

Presenters

Winners and nominees

References

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