The former country star, who will kick off the Sunday, November 23 event with 'Blank Space', is receiving the award for having achieved 'a groundbreaking feat or create a landmark work.'
- Nov 22, 2014
AceShowbiz - Taylor Swift is already one of the winners at the upcoming 2014 American Music Awards. It was revealed on Friday, November 21 that the country-turned-pop superstar would be the first artist to receive the Dick Clark Award for Excellence during the ceremony on Sunday, November 23.
The award is named after the late AMAs founder Dick Clark. Swift, whose latest album "1989" becomes her third effort to debut atop charts with more than 1 million copies sold, is set to be honored with the prize that will be given annually to artists who've achieved "a groundbreaking feat or create a landmark work."
"The first time Dick saw Taylor perform, he knew she was something special," Clark's widow Kari Clark said in a statement, explaining why Swift was chosen to be the first receiver of the Dick Clark Award for Excellence.
"He would be thrilled to know she is the first artist to receive the Dick Clark Award for Excellence," she added.
The 2014 AMAs will air live on ABC from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. Swift is kicking off the awards show with a performance of "Blank Space", her newest single that is currently at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100.
