American Music Awards Winners List
5 Seconds Of Summer, Photo By Ros O'Gorman

5 Seconds Of Summer, Photo By Ros O'Gorman

American Music Awards Winners List

by Paul Cashmere on November 24, 2014

in News,Noise Pro

The American Music Awards were held at Los Angeles on Sunday with Australia’s 5 Seconds of Summer picking up the Best New Artist of the Year award and Iggy Azalea the awards for Best Hip Hop Artist and Best Hip Hop album.

American Music Awards 2014 winners list

Artist of the year: One Direction
New artist of the year: 5 Seconds of Summer
Single of the year: Katy Perry feat. Juicy J, “Dark Horse”
Pop/rock female artist: Katy Perry
Pop/rock male artist: Sam Smith
Pop/rock band, duo or group: One Direction
Pop/rock album: One Direction, “Midnight Melodies”
Country female artist: Carrie Underwood
Country male artist: Luke Bryan
Country band, duo or group: Florida Georgia Line
Country album: Brantley Gilbert, “Just As I Am”
Rap/hip-hop artist: Iggy Azalea
Rap/hip-hop album: Iggy Azalea, “The New Classic”
Soul/R&B female artist: Beyoncé
Soul/R&B male artist: John Legend
Soul/R&B album: Beyoncé, “Beyoncé”
Latin artist: Enrique Iglesias
Alternative rock: Imagine Dragons
Adult contemporary: Katy Perry
Contemporary inspirational: Casting Crowns
Electronic dance music: Calvin Harris
Soundtrack: “Frozen”

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