Unlike the Grammys, which are awarded on the basis of votes by members of the Recording Academy, the AMAs are determined by a poll of the public and music buyers
The American Music Awards have nominations based on sales, airplay, activity on social networks, and video viewing and can nominate only the works released between 1 December of the previous year and 1 September of the current year.
The 42nd AMA was held on November 23, 2014, at the Nokia Theatre,Los Angeles , California.
The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums of 2014. The nominations were announced on October 13, 2014, by Jason Derulo and Charli XCX
Pitbull was announced as a host on October 20, 2014
Iggy Azalea leads the nominees with six nominations
One Direction, Iggy Azalea and 5 Seconds of Summer were among the big winners of the night
2014 Winners
Artist of the Year: One DirectionNew Artist of the Year: 5 Seconds of Summer
Single of the Year: Katy Perry feat. Juicy J, "Dark Horse"
Pop/Rock Female Artist: Katy Perry
Pop/Rock Male Artist: Sam Smith
Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group: One Direction
Pop/Rock Album: One Direction, "Midnight Melodies"
Country Female Artist: Carrie Underwood
Country Male Artist: Luke Bryan
Country Band, Duo or Group: Florida Georgia Line
Country Album: Brantley Gilbert, "Just As I Am"
Rap/Hip-Hop Artist: Iggy Azalea
Rap/Hip-Hop Album: Iggy Azalea, "The New Classic"
Soul/R&B Female Artist: Beyonce
Soul/R&B Male Artist: John Legend
Soul/R&B Album: Beyonce, "Beyonce"
Latin Artist: Enrique Iglesias
Alternative Rock: Imagine Dragons
Adult Contemporary: Katy Perry
Contemporary Inspirational: Casting Crowns
Electronic Dance Music: Calvin Harris
Soundtrack: "Frozen"
Dick Clark Award of Excellence: Taylor Swift
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