Rapper Pitbull hosts the 2014 American Music Awards from NOKIA Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday.
The annual awards show hands out its trophies to winners decided by fan vote.
Rapper and singer Iggy Azalea leads this year with six nominations. John Legend, Katy Perry and Pharrell Williams follow with five nominations each, while Lorde earns four noms. Additionally, Beyoncé, Eminem, Imagine Dragons, OneRepublic and One Direction were nominated for three awards. They’re followed by Bastille, Drake, Luke Bryan and Sam Smith, who each received two nominations.
Ahead of Sunday’s ceremony, producers Dick Clark Productions and ABC announced that Taylor Swift will be presented with the inaugural “Dick Clark Award for Excellence” at the 2014 American Music Awards. The award honors artists who achieve a groundbreaking feat or creates a landmark work and who the organization feels reflects the visionary passion that Dick Clark, AMAs’ creator, possessed.
Swift opened the awards with the first TV performance of her new single, “Blank Space.” Other AMAs performers included 5 Seconds of Summer, Mary J. Blige, Garth Brooks, Fergie, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Imagine Dragons, Jessie J, Lil Wayne, Lorde, Nicki Minaj, One Direction and Sam Smith.
Presenters included Uzo Aduba, Elizabeth Banks, Aloe Blacc, Gavin DeGraw, Ansel Elgort, Jamie Foxx, Lucy Hale, Julianne Hough, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Heidi Klum, Mary Lambert, Rose McGowan, Danica McKellar, Olivia Munn, Kevin O’Leary, Tracee Ellis Ross, Taylor Schilling and Meghan Trainor.
Now, on to the nominations and winners (in bold):
DICK CLARK AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
*Taylor Swift
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Iggy Azalea
Beyoncé
Luke Bryan
Eminem
Imagine Dragons
John Legend
Lorde
*One Direction
Katy Perry
Pharrell Williams
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Garth Brooks “Blame It On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences”
Eric Church “The Outsiders”
*Brantley Gilbert “Just As I Am”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
*Iggy Azalea
Drake
Eminem
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S
*5 Seconds of Summer
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Sam Smith
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Bastille
*Imagine Dragons
Lorde
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Iggy Azalea
Lorde
*Katy Perry
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Lorde “Pure Heroine”
*One Direction “Midnight Memories”
Katy Perry “Prism”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean
*Luke Bryan
Blake Shelton
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
John Legend
*Sam Smith
Pharrell Williams
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Marc Anthony
*Enrique Iglesias
Romeo Santos
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
*Iggy Azalea “The New Classic”
Drake “Nothing Was The Same”
Eminem “The Marshall Mathers LP 2”
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
Imagine Dragons
*One Direction
OneRepublic
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX “Fancy”
John Legend “All of Me”
MAGIC! “Rude”
*Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J “Dark Horse”
Pharrell Williams “Happy”
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Miranda Lambert
Kacey Musgraves
*Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY
Eli Young Band
*Florida Georgia Line
Lady Antebellum
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
*John Legend
Pharrell Williams
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Jhene Aiko
*Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
*Beyoncé “Beyoncé”
John Legend “Love in the Future”
Pharrell Williams “G I R L”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Sara Bareilles
OneRepublic
*Katy Perry
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
*Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
Newsboys
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Avicii
*Calvin Harris
Zedd
TOP SOUNDTRACK
*Frozen
The Fault In Our Stars
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1
