American Music Awards of 2014
42nd Annual American Music Awards | ||||
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Date | November 23, 2014 | |||
Location | Microsoft Theater 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 | |||
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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]
The special received 11.61 million viewers, the fourth-most that night.[6]
Performances
Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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Pre-show[4] | |
Becky G | "Can't Stop Dancin'" |
Ella Henderson | "Ghost" |
Katy Tiz | "The Big Bang" |
Mary Lambert | "Secrets" |
R5 | "Smile" |
Main Show[7][8][9] | |
Taylor Swift | "Blank Space" |
Charli XCX | "Boom Clap" "Break the Rules" |
Wyclef Jean Magic! | "Rude" |
5 Seconds of Summer | "What I Like About You" |
Imagine Dragons | "I Bet My Life" |
Sam Smith ASAP Rocky | "I'm Not the Only One" |
Iggy Azalea Charli XCX | "Fancy" "Beg for It" |
Lorde | "Yellow Flicker Beat" |
Ariana Grande The Weeknd | "Problem" "Break Free" "Love Me Harder" |
Pitbull Ne-Yo | "Don't Stop the Party" "Fireball" "Time of Our Lives" |
Selena Gomez | "The Heart Wants What It Wants" |
One Direction | "Night Changes" |
Lil Wayne Christina Milian | "Start a Fire" |
Nicki Minaj Skylar Grey | "Bed of Lies" |
Fergie YG DJ Mustard | "L.A. Love (La La)" |
Chopstick Brothers | "Little Apple" |
Garth Brooks | "People Loving People"[a] |
Mary J. Blige | "Therapy" |
Jessie J Ariana Grande Nicki Minaj | "Bang Bang" |
Jennifer Lopez Iggy Azalea | "Booty" |
Notes
- ^[a] Broadcast live from Garth Brooks' concert in Greensboro, NC.[10]
Presenters
- Diana Ross
- Tracee Ellis Ross
- Patrick Dempsey
- Ansel Elgort
- Rita Ora
- Matthew Morrison
- Jamie Foxx
- Annalise Estelle Foxx
- Becky G
- Gavin DeGraw
- Lauren Cohan
- Danai Gurira
- Pat Monahan
- Kate Beckinsale
- Mark Cuban
- Robert Herjavec
- Anthony Anderson
- Kendall Jenner
- Kylie Jenner
- Khloe Kardashian
- Luke Bryan
- Uzo Aduba
- Dianna Agron
- Nathan Fillion
- Taylor Schilling
- Elizabeth Banks
- Aloe Blacc
- Jhené Aiko
- Meghan Trainor
- Julianne Hough
- Daymond John
- Kevin O'Leary
- Jessie J
- Heidi Klum
- Olivia Munn
- Kira Kazantsev
- Emmy Rossum
- Pentatonix
- T.I.
- Donnie Wahlberg
- Jenny McCarthy
- Lucy Hale
- Danica McKellar
- Brantley Gilbert
- Mary Lambert
- Josh Duhamel
- Ella Henderson
Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on October 13, 2014, by Jason Derulo and Charli XCX.[2]
References
- ^ "American Music Awards | Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE". Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
- ^ a b "AMA's 2014: Iggy Azalea Has Most Nominations". ABC News. October 13, 2014.
- ^ "American Music Awards - dick clark productions". dickclark.com. Retrieved 2014-09-05.
- ^ a b "American Music Awards Announce 2014 Pre-Show Hosts & Performers". Billboard. November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- ^ "The 2014 American Music awards – as it happened". BBC Sport. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (November 25, 2014). "Sunday Final Ratings: 'Madam Secretary', 'The Simpsons', '60 Minutes' & 'America's Funniest Home Videos' Adjusted Down & Final Football Numbers". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ^ "American Music Awards Announce 2014 Performers". November 19, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ "Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne added to AMAs Line-Up". Digital Spy. November 19, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ "Selena Gomez, Imagine Dragons and Garth Brooks Added to Line-Up". Billboard. November 19, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
- ^ "WFMY News 2 on Twitter". Retrieved 18 October 2016.
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