American Music Awards 2014 highlights
Taylor Swift performs at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Taylor Swift
Recording artist Taylor Swift, left, performs at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Pitbull
Host Pitbull speaks onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Patrick Dempsey
Actor Patrick Dempsey speaks onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
One Direction
From left, Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction accept the favorite pop/rock band/duo/group award at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Rita Ora and Matthew Morrison
Recording artist Rita Ora, left, and actor Matthew Morrison speak onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Ansel Elgort
Actor Ansel Elgort speaks onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Charli XCX
Recording artist Charli XCX performs at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Charli XCX
Recording artist Charli XCX, center, performs at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean performs at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Nasri and Wyclef Jean
Recording artists Nasri, left, of Magic! and Wyclef Jean perform at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx and daughter Annalise speak at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Iggy Azalea and T.I.
Recording artists Iggy Azalea, left, and T.I. accept the Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album award for "The New Classic" onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
5 Seconds of Summer
From left, recording artists Michael Clifford, Luke Hemmings, Ashton Irwin and Calum Hood of 5 Seconds of Summer perform at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Gavin DeGraw and Becky G
Recording artists Gavin DeGraw, left, and Becky G speak onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Imagine Dragons
Dan Reynolds of music group Imagine Dragons performs at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Imagine Dragons
Recording artist Dan Reynolds, center, of music group Imagine Dragons performs onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Uzo Aduba and Taylor Schilling
Actresses Uzo Aduba, left, and Taylor Schilling speak onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Sam Smith
Sam Smith accepts the Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist award onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Danai Gurira and Lauren Cohan
Actresses Danai Gurira, left, and Lauren Cohan speak onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Dianna Agron and Nathan Fillion
Actors Dianna Agron, left, and Nathan Fillion speak onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Sam Smith
Recording artist Sam Smith performs onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
ASAP Rocky
Recording artist ASAP Rocky performs at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Iggy Azalea
Recording artist Iggy Azalea performs onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Iggy Azalea
Iggy Azalea performs onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Jhene Aiko and Meghan Trainor
Recording artists Jhene Aiko, left, and Meghan Trainor speak onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Luke Bryan
Luke Bryan accepts the Favorite Country Male Artist award onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Elizabeth Banks
Actress Elizabeth Banks speaks onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Lorde
Lorde performs onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Lorde
Lorde performs at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande performs at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
The Weeknd
The Weeknd performs onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy
Donnie Wahlberg and his wife, TV personality Jenny McCarthy, speak onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Harry Styles
Harry Styles of One Direction accepts the Favorite Pop/Rock Album award for "Midnight Memories" onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Kendall Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Kylie Jenner
From left, TV personalities Khloe Kardashian, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner speak onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Ne-Yo and Pitbull
Recording artist Ne-Yo, left, and host Pitbull perform onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Imagine Dragons
From left, recording artists Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, Daniel Platzman, and Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons accept the Favorite Alternate Artist award onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Mary Lambert and Lucy Hale
Recording artist Mary Lambert and actress Lucy Hale speak onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Selena Gomez
Recording artist/actress Selena Gomez performs onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
5 Seconds of Summer
From left, recording artists Luke Hemmings, Ashton Irwin, Calum Hood, and Michael Clifford of 5 Seconds of Summer accept New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl's onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Olivia Munn
Actress Olivia Munn appears onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Iggy Azalea
Iggy Azalea accepts the Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist award onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
One Direction
From left, recording artists Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Niall Horan of One Direction perform onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Christina Milian and Lil Wayne
Recording artist/actress Christina Milian, left, and recording artist Lil Wayne perform onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj performs onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Brantley Gilbert and Danica McKellar
Recording artist Brantley Gilbert, left, and actress Danica McKellar speak onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson
Actors Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson speak onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Diana Ross and Taylor Swift
Diana Ross, left, presents the Dick Clark Award for Excellence to honoree Taylor Swift at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Taylor Swift
Honoree Taylor Swift accepts the Dick Clark Award for Excellence at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Josh Duhamel
Actor Josh Duhamel speaks onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Fergie
Fergie performs at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Kira Kazantsev
Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev speaks onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Kate Beckinsale
Actress Kate Beckinsale speaks onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Mary J. Blige
Recording artist Mary J. Blige performs onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Brantley Gilbert
Recording artist Brantley Gilbert accepts the Favorite Country Album award for "Just As I Am" onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
"Shark Tank"
Businessmen/"Shark Tank" cast members Mark Cuban, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec, and Kevin O'Leary speak onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Nicki Minaj, Jessie J, Ariana Grande
Recording artists Nicki Minaj, Jessie J and Ariana Grande perform onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Heidi Klum
TV personality/model Heidi Klum speaks onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
One Direction
From left, recording artists Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction accept the Artist of the Year award onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Jennifer Lopez
Recording artist Jennifer Lopez performs onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Iggy Azalea and Jennifer Lopez
Recording artists Iggy Azalea, left, and Jennifer Lopez perform onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.
Jennifer Lopez and Pitbill
Recording artist Jennifer Lopez, left, and host Pitbull perform onstage at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Nov. 23, 2014, in Los Angeles.