This year's AMA winners and nominees got together last Sunday for the American Music Awards ceremony, in a night that saw some of the world's favorite artists having fun on stage and out!
As music fans know, the AMA winners and nominees are one of the first and most important of the big award shows while waiting for the Grammys by the following year - usually on the first months, while it's still cold, where they'll be showing off the very best of the music industry throughout the year.
Due to this, it's no shock that the AMA winners and nominees would get together in this first ceremony at the Nokia Theatre of Los Angeles, in a night that featured some of music's most famous faces right now - and from years before, as even legendary singer Diana Ross made an appearance to present the first-ever Dick Clark Award for Excellence, according to The Star.
It's not every day that amazing stars such as the AMA winners and nominees join together for a night in Hollywood, and it's always no less than an absolutely magical occasion.
Some of the ceremony's amazing performances included Taylor Swift (who opened the night), host Pitbull, Nicki Minaj, Charli XCX, Selena Gomez and Lorde, all of whom were around honoring the AMA winners and nominees of the 2014 - an amazing year that included massive hits from new artists!
Among the AMA winners and nominees this year was newcomer Iggy Azalea, the newest sensation of hip hop. She was nominated for an astounding six awards, of which she ended up winning two: "Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop" and "Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop."
The Australian superstar sang her hit "Fancy" on stage as well as a joint performance of "Booty" with Jennifer Lopez later on, celebrating the AMA winners and nominees!
The biggest winners of the night were British pop band One Direction, becoming the biggest among the AMA winners and nominees by taking the biggest award of the night: "Artist of the Year."
One Direction also took home two other awards: "Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop/Rock" and "Favorite Album - Pop/Rock." They tied being the biggest AMA winners and nominees with no-show Katy Perry, who won "Single of the Year," "Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock" and "Favorite Album - Pop/Rock."
Here's the full list of the AMA winners and nominees, as posted by USA Today!
Artist of the Year
Iggy Azalea
Beyoncé
Luke Bryan
Eminem
Imagine Dragons
John Legend
Lorde
One Direction
Katy Perry
Pharrell Williams
Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B
Jhené Aiko
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Favorite Female Artist - Country
Miranda Lambert
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Artist - Contemporary Inspirational
Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
Newsboys
Favorite Album - Country
Blame It on My Roots: Five Decades of Influences, Garth Brooks
The Outsiders, Eric Church
Just as I Am, Brantley Gilbert
Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop
Iggy Azalea
Drake
Eminem
New Artist of the Year
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
Pure Heroine, Lorde
Midnight Memories, One Direction
Prism, Katy Perry
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
The New Classic, Iggy Azalea
Nothing Was the Same, Drake
The Marshall Mathers LP 2, Eminem
Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop/Rock
Imagine Dragons
One Direction
OneRepublic
Single of the Year
Fancy, Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX
All of Me, John Legend
Rude, Magic!
Dark Horse, Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J
Happy, Pharrell Williams
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 Album - Soul/R&B
Beyoncé, Beyoncé
Love in the Future, John Legend
G I R L, Pharrell Williams
Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary
Sara Bareilles
OneRepublic
Katy Perry
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
You can watch some of the night's best performances below!
