Every year, the biggest names in music gather together to attend one of the biggest award ceremonies in the industry, the American Music Awards. This year, the best of the best gathered over the weekend in Los Angeles at the Nokia Center to see who would scoop up the awards at this year’s ceremony. The AMA’s kicked off with Taylor Swift’s insane, literally insane, yet remarkably awesome performance of her hit song, ‘Blank Spaces’, followed by many other performances by artists such as Imagine Dragons, Selena Gomez, 5 Seconds Of Summer, and many, many more. Believe it or not, there is actually an award ceremony happening between all of these amazing performances, and the winners for each category can be seen below!
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
- Iggy Azalea
- Beyoncé
- Luke Bryan
- Eminem
- Imagine Dragons
- John Legend
- Lorde
- One Direction – WINNER
- Katy Perry
- Pharrell Williams
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S
- 5 Seconds of Summer – WINNER
- Iggy Azalea
- Bastille
- Sam Smith
- Meghan Trainor
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
- Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX “Fancy”
- John Legend “All of Me”
- MAGIC! “Rude”
- Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J “Dark Horse” – WINNER
- Pharrell Williams “Happy”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
- John Legend
- Sam Smith – WINNER
- Pharrell Williams
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
- Iggy Azalea
- Lorde
- Katy Perry – WINNER
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
- Imagine Dragons
- One Direction – WINNER
- OneRepublic
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
- Lorde Pure Heroine
- One Direction Midnight Memories – WINNER
- Katy Perry Prism
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
- Jason Aldean
- Luke Bryan – WINNER
- Blake Shelton
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
- Miranda Lambert
- Kacey Musgraves
- Carrie Underwood – WINNER
FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY
- Eli Young Band
- Florida Georgia Line – WINNER
- Lady Antebellum
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
- Garth Brooks Blame It On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences
- Eric Church The Outsiders
- Brantley Gilbert Just As I Am– WINNER
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
- Iggy Azalea – WINNER
- Drake
- Eminem
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
- Iggy Azalea The New Classic – WINNER
- Drake Nothing Was The Same
- Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP 2
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
- Chris Brown
- John Legend – WINNER
- Pharrell Williams
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
- Jhene Aiko
- Beyoncé – WINNER
- Mary J. Blige
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
- Beyoncé Beyoncé – WINNER
- John Legend Love in the Future
- Pharrell Williams G I R L
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
- Bastille
- Imagine Dragons – WINNER
- Lorde
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
- Sara Bareilles
- OneRepublic
- Katy Perry – WINNER
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
- Marc Anthony
- Enrique Iglesias – WINNER
- Romeo Santos
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
- Casting Crowns – WINNER
- Hillsong United
- Newsboys
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
- Avicii
- Calvin Harris – WINNER
- Zedd
TOP SOUNDTRACK
- Frozen – WINNER
- The Fault In Our Stars
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1
