The AMAs went down last night (sun nov 23) at L.A.’s Nokia Theatre.
Pitbull hosted and there were performances from Ariana Grande, Iggy Azalea, Sam Smith, Mary J Blige, Lil Wayne & Christina Milian and Nicki Minaj to name a few.
In case you’re wondering, AMAs are chosen by you – the fans. See the complete list of winners below:
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
Imagine Dragons
WINNER: One Direction
OneRepublic
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
WINNER: Iggy Azalea “The New Classic”
Drake “Nothing Was The Same”
Eminem “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Marc Anthony
WINNER: Enrique Iglesias
Romeo Santos
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
John Legend
WINNER: Sam Smith
Pharrell Williams
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean
WINNER: Luke Bryan
Blake Shelton
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Lorde “Pure Heroine”
WINNER: One Direction “Midnight Memories”
Katy Perry “Prism”
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Iggy Azalea
Lorde
WINNER: Katy Perry
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Bastille
WINNER: Imagine Dragons
Lorde
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S
WINNER: 5 Seconds of Summer
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Sam Smith
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
WINNER: Iggy Azalea
Drake
Eminem
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Garth Brooks “Blame It On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences”
Eric Church “The Outsiders”
WINNER: Brantley Gilbert “Just As I Am”
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX “Fancy”
John Legend “All of Me”
MAGIC! “Rude”
WINNER: Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J “Dark Horse”
Pharrell Williams “Happy”
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Miranda Lambert
Kacey Musgraves
WINNER: Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY
Eli Young Band
WINNER: Florida Georgia Line
Lady Antebellum
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
WINNER: John Legend
Pharrell Williams
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Jhene Aiko
WINNER: Beyonce
Mary J. Blige
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
WINNER: Beyonce “Beyonce”
John Legend “Love in the Future”
Pharrell Williams “G I R L”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Sara Bareilles
OneRepublic
WINNER: Katy Perry
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
WINNER: Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
Newsboys
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Avicii
WINNER: Calvin Harris
Zedd
TOP SOUNDTRACK
WINNER: Frozen
The Fault in Our Stars
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
WINNER: One Direction
Iggy Azalea
Beyonce
Katy Perry
Luke Bryan
My two-cents: This award show was so disappointing for a number of reasons. When you look at the performers or look at who attended it’s clear without me getting into the nasty details. The problem is even more transparent when you read the list of winners. I just want to know which artist is going to say it. If I was what’s considered a hip-hop or R&B artist they wouldn’t see my face again until they made some serious changes.
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