Other winners at the just-wrapped awards show include Iggy Azalea, Katy Perry, Beyonce Knowles, Imagine Dragons, 5 Seconds of Summer and Sam Smith.
- Nov 24, 2014
AceShowbiz - Taylor Swift received the first-ever Dick Clark Award of Excellence at the 2014 American Music Award which has just been wrapped up. The country-turned-pop superstar accepted her trophy from Diana Ross while her "Out of the Woods" was played in the background.
After a video tribute surrounding her latest album "1989" was shown, Swift thanked Ross and praised her for being a woman who "stood up for herself in a time when it was not popular for a woman to stand up for herself." Looking gorgeous in a green dress, she then gave shout outs to her fans and addressed her feud with Spotify in her acceptance speech.
"What you did by going out and investing in music and albums is you are saying that you believe in the same thing that I believe in: that music is valuable and music should be consumed in albums and albums should be consumed as art and appreciated," she told viewers.
Swift wasn't the only big winner at the AMAs, which aired from L.A.'s Nokia Theater on Sunday night, November 23. Her ex-boyfriend Harry Styles' One Direction took home three awards including Artist of the Year, Favorite Band/Duo/Group in Pop/Rock and Favorite Album in Pop/Rock for 2013's "Midnight Memories".
Katy Perry, Iggy Azalea and Beyonce Knowles also bagged multiple awards. The former was named the Favorite Female Artist in Pop/Rock and Favorite Artist in Adult Contemporary. Her Juicy J-assisted "Dark Horse" additionally won Single of the Year, besting fellow chart-toppers like Azalea's "Fancy", Magic!'s "Rude" and Pharrell Williams' "Happy".
Azalea, meanwhile, was the winner in Favorite Artist (Rap/Hip-Hop) and Favorite Album (Rap/Hip-Hop ) categories. Bey's awards included Favorite Female Artist (Soul/R&B) and Favorite Album (Soul/R&B ) for her 2013 self-titled effort.
- Artist of the Year: One Direction
- Favorite Album - Country: Brantley Gilbert - "Just as I Am"
- Favorite Artist - Rap/Hip-Hop: Iggy Azalea
- New Artist of the Year: 5 Seconds of Summer
- Favorite Artist - Alternative Rock: Imagine Dragons
- Favorite Female Artist - Pop/Rock: Katy Perry
- Favorite Album - Pop/Rock: One Direction - "Midnight Memories"
- Favorite Male Artist - Country: Luke Bryan
- Favorite Male Artist - Pop/Rock: Sam Smith
- Favorite Artist - Latin: Enrique Iglesias
- Favorite Album - Rap/Hip-Hop: Iggy Azalea - "The New Classic"
- Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Pop/Rock: One Direction
- Single of the Year: Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J - "Dark Horse"
- Favorite Female Artist - Country: Carrie Underwood
- Favorite Band, Duo or Group - Country: Florida Georgia Line
- Favorite Male Artist: John Legend
- Favorite Female Artist - Soul/R&B: Beyonce Knowles
- Favorite Album - Soul/R&B: Beyonce Knowles - "Beyonce"
- Favorite Artist - Adult Contemporary: Katy Perry
- Favorite Artist - Contemporary Inspirational: Casting Crowns
- Favorite Artist - Electronic Dance Music (EDM): Calvin Harris
- Top Soundtrack: "Frozen (2013)"
- Dick Clark Award of Excellence: Taylor Swift
