American Music Awards of 2014
Music awards ceremony
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The 42nd Annual American Music Awards ceremony was held on November 23, 2014, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California.[1] The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums of 2014. Iggy Azalea led the nominees with six categories.[2] It was broadcast live on ABC.[3] 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.[4][5]
| 42nd Annual American Music Awards | |
|---|---|
American Music Awards logo | |
| Date | November 23, 2014 |
| Location | Nokia Theatre L.A. Live 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 Metro TV |
| Runtime | 180 minutes |
| Viewership | 11.61 million |
| Produced by | Dick Clark Productions |
The special received 11.61 million viewers, the fourth-most that night.[6]
Performances
Notes
- ^[a] Broadcast live from Garth Brooks' concert in Greensboro, NC.[10]
Presenters
- Patrick Dempsey — presented Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
- Ansel Elgort — introduced Charli XCX
- Rita Ora & Matthew Morrison — introduced Wyclef Jean & Magic!
- Jamie Foxx & Annalise Estelle Foxx (his daughter) — presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
- Becky G & Gavin DeGraw — introduced 5 Seconds of Summer
- Lauren Cohan & Danai Gurira — introduced Imagine Dragons
- Uzo Aduba & Taylor Schilling — presented Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
- Dianna Agron & Nathan Fillion — introduced Sam Smith & ASAP Rocky
- T.I. — introduced Iggy Azalea & Charli XCX
- Jhené Aiko & Meghan Trainor — presented Favorite Country Male Artist
- Elizabeth Banks — introduced Lorde
- Donnie Wahlberg & Jenny McCarthy — presented Favorite Pop/Rock Album
- Kira Kazantsev — introduced Pitbull & Ne-Yo
- Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner & Khloe Kardashian — presented Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
- Danica McKellar & Brantley Gilbert — presented Favorite Alternative Artist
- Lucy Hale & Mary Lambert — introduced Selena Gomez
- Julianne Hough — presented New Artist of the Year
- Olivia Munn & Pat Monahan — presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
- Kate Beckinsale — introduced One Direction
- Tracee Ellis Ross & Anthony Anderson — introduced Lil Wayne & Christina Milian as well as Nicki Minaj & Skylar Grey
- Diana Ross — presented the Dick Clark Award for Excellence to Taylor Swift
- Josh Duhamel — introduced Fergie, YG & DJ Mustard
- Luke Bryan — introduced Garth Brooks
- Aloe Blacc & Ella Henderson — introduced Mary J Blige
- Mark Cuban, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec, Kevin O'Leary — presented Favorite Country Album
- Pentatonix — introduced Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj
- Heidi Klum — presented Artist of the Year
Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on October 13, 2014, by Jason Derulo and Charli XCX.[2]
| Artist of the Year | New Artist of the Year |
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| Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group | Favorite Pop/Rock Album |
| Favorite Country Male Artist | Favorite Country Female Artist |
| Favorite Country Duo or Group | Favorite Country Album |
| Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist | Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist | Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist |
| Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Favorite Alternative Artist |
| Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist | Favorite Latin Artist |
| Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist | Favorite EDM Artist |
| Single of the Year | Top Soundtrack |
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| International Song Award | International Artist Award |
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| Dick Clark Award for Excellence | |
