American Music Awards - Red Carpet

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 23: Recording artist Jennifer Lopez (L) and host Pitbull perform onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 23, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Jennifer Lopez,Pitbull

Broadcast Live on Sunday, November 23 (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT) on ABC

WHO: Host Pitbull, and with performers 5 Seconds of Summer, A$AP Rocky, Mary J. Blige, Garth Brooks, Charli XCX, Fergie, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Skylar Grey, Imagine Dragons, Jessie J, Wyclef Jean, Lil Wayne, Jennifer Lopez, Lorde, Magic!, Christina Milian, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and presenters Uzo Aduba, Jhene Aiko, Anthony Anderson, Diana Agron, Elizabeth Banks, Kate Beckinsale, Aloe Blacc, Luke Bryan, Lauren Cohan, Mark Cuban, Gavin DeGraw, Patrick Dempsey, Drake, Josh Duhamel, Ansel Elgort, Jamie Foxx, Becky G, Brantley Gilbert, Danai Gurira, Lucy Hale, Ella Henderson, Julianne Hough, Kendall Jenner, Kylie Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev, Heidi Klum, Mary Lambert, Jenny McCarthy, Danica McKellar, Pat Monahan, Matthew Morrison, Olivia Munn, Kevin O’Leary, Rita Ora, Pentatonix, Diana Ross, Tracee Ellis Ross, Taylor Schilling, T.I., Meghan Trainor, Donnie Wahlberg, and nominees Sara Bareilles, Bastille, Calvin Harris, Juicy J, Newsboys, andmany more.

WHAT: As always at the American Music Awards, artists were honored in the genres of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Alternative Rock, Adult Contemporary, Latin, Contemporary Inspirational, Electronic Dance Music, as well as categories for Top Soundtrack, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s, Artist of the Year and Single of the Year. For a full list of nominees visit AMAvote.com.

American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, streaming and social activity. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound.

The American Music Awards was voted on by the fans. Winners were determined through online and Twitter voting. Voting began on October 13 for all categories except New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s.

Voting for New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s opened on November 1 and remained open throughout the first hour of the ABC live broadcast on November 23, with the winner being announced in the final hour.

The first-ever 2014 American Music Awards “International Song Award” was given to the Chinese hit music duo, the Chopstick Brothers for the song “Little Apple,” who also performed the song tonight. The first-ever “International Artist Award” was also given to Chinese singer Zhang Zie.

WHERE: NOKIA Theatre L.A. LIVE

AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS 2014

Single of the Year

Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J – Dark Horse

Artist of the Year

One Direction

New Artist of the Year

5 Seconds of Summer

Dick Clark Award for Excellent

Taylor Swift

Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock

Sam Smith