American Music Awards

American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2018
Logo as of 2016
Awarded for	favorite artists chosen in an online voting
Country	United States
First awarded	February 19, 1974; 44 years ago (1974-02-19)
Website	theamas.com

Most recent American Music Award winners

← 2017 October 9, 2018

Award Artist of the Year New Artist of the Year Winner Taylor Swift Camila Cabello

Previous Artist of the Year Bruno Mars Artist of the Year Taylor Swift

The American Music Awards (AMAs) is an annual American music awards show, created by Dick Clark in 1973 for ABC when the network's contract to air the Grammy Awards expired.^[1] Unlike the Grammys, which are awarded on the basis of votes by members of the Recording Academy, the AMAs are determined by a poll of the public and fans, who can vote through the AMAs website.^[2] The award statuette is manufactured by New York firm Society Awards.

Contents

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  1 History and overview
  
  
  
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    1.1 Conception
    
  
  
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    1.2 Hosts
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Ceremonies
  


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  3 Categories
  
  
  
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    3.1 Current award categories
    
  
  
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    3.2 Past award categories
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 Most wins
  
  
  
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    4.1 Most wins in a single ceremony
    
  
  
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    4.2 Most wins by category
    
  
  
  
  


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  5 Special awards
  
  
  
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    5.1 Award of Merit
    
  
  
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    5.2 International Artist Award of Excellence
    
  
  
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    5.3 Icon Award
    
  
  
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    5.4 Dick Clark Award for Excellence
    
  
  
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    5.5 Award of Achievement
    
  
  
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    5.6 Lifetime Achievement Award
    
  
  
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    5.7 Artist of the Decade
    
  
  
  
  


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  6 See also
  


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  7 References
  


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  8 External links
  

History and overview

Conception

The AMAs was created by Dick Clark in 1973 to compete with the Grammy Awards after the move of that year's show to Nashville, Tennessee led to CBS picking up the Grammy telecasts after its first two in 1971 and 1972 were broadcast on ABC. In 2014, American network Telemundo acquired the rights to produce a Spanish-language version of the American Music Awards and launched the Latin American Music Awards in 2015.^[3][4]

While the Grammy Awards are awarded based on votes by members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the AMAs are determined by a poll of music buyers and the public. The American Music Awards have nominations based on sales, airplay, activity on social networks, and video viewing. Before 2010 had nominations based only on sales and airplay and nominated every work, even if old. The Grammys have nominations based on vote of the Academy and only nominate a work from their eligibility period that changes often.^[5][6][7]

Hosts

The first hosts for the first telecast of the AMAs were Helen Reddy, Roger Miller, and Smokey Robinson. Helen Reddy not only hosted the show but also became the first female artist to win an AMA for Favorite Pop/Rock Female artist. For the first decade or so, the AMAs had multiple hosts, each representing a genre of music. For instance, Glen Campbell would host the country portion (Campbell, in fact, has co-hosted the AMAs more times than any other host or co-host), while other artists would co-host to represent his/her genre. In recent years, however, there has been one single host.

In 1991, Keenen Ivory Wayans became the first Hollywood actor to host the AMAs.

From its inception in 1973 until 2003, the AMAs have been held in mid- to late-January, but were moved to November (usually the Sunday before Thanksgiving) beginning in 2003 so as not to further compete with other major awards shows (such as the Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards) and allows for ABC to have a well-rated awards show during November sweeps.

For the 2008 awards, Jimmy Kimmel hosted for the fourth consecutive year. In 2009–2012, there was no host for the first time in history. Instead, the AMAs followed the Grammys' lead in having various celebrities give introductions. However, rapper Pitbull hosted the 2013 ceremony and 2014 ceremony. Jennifer Lopez hosted the 2015 show.^[8]Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah hosted the 2016 show. Tracee Ellis Ross hosted the show in 2017 and 2018.

Between 2012 and 2014, as part of a marketing strategy for Samsung, the American Music Awards used the lock screen wallpaper of Samsung Galaxy smartphones rather than envelopes to reveal winners. A magnetic screen cover on each phone kept the wallpaper image with the winner's name secret until opened.^[9]

In August 2018, Dick Clark Productions announced a two-year sponsorship and content partnership with YouTube Music.^[10]

Ceremonies

#	Date	Host	Venue
01	February 19, 1974	Roger Miller, Helen Reddy, Smokey Robinson	Earl Carroll Theatre
02	February 18, 1975	Sly Stone, Helen Reddy, Roy Clark	Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
03	January 31, 1976
04	January 31, 1977	Glen Campbell, Helen Reddy, Lou Rawls and Electric Light Orchestra
05	January 16, 1978	David Soul, Glen Campbell and Natalie Cole
06	January 12, 1979	Donna Summer, Glen Campbell and Helen Reddy
07	January 18, 1980		ABC Studios
08	January 30, 1981	Crystal Gayle, Mac Davis and Teddy Pendergrass
09	January 25, 1982	Donna Summer, Glen Campbell and Lionel Richie	Shrine Auditorium
10	January 17, 1983	Aretha Franklin
11	January 16, 1984	Lionel Richie
12	January 28, 1985
13	January 27, 1986	Diana Ross
14	January 26, 1987
15	January 25, 1988	Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Mick Fleetwood, Robin Gibb and Whitney Houston
16	January 30, 1989	Anita Baker, Debbie Gibson, Kenny Rogers and Rod Stewart
17	January 22, 1990	Alice Cooper, Anita Baker, Gloria Estefan, Naomi Judd and Wynonna Judd
18	January 28, 1991	Keenen Ivory Wayans
19	January 27, 1992	MC Hammer
20	January 25, 1993	Bobby Brown, Gloria Estefan and Wynonna Judd
21	February 7, 1994	Meat Loaf, Reba McEntire and Will Smith
22	January 30, 1995	Queen Latifah, Tom Jones, Lorrie Morgan
23	January 29, 1996	Sinbad
24	January 27, 1997
25	January 26, 1998	Drew Carey
26	January 11, 1999	Brandy & Melissa Joan Hart
27	January 17, 2000	Norm Macdonald
28	January 8, 2001	Britney Spears and LL Cool J
29	January 9, 2002	Jenny McCarthy and Sean Combs
30	January 13, 2003	Jack Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne
31	November 16, 2003	Jimmy Kimmel
32	November 14, 2004
33	November 22, 2005	Cedric the Entertainer
34	November 21, 2006	Jimmy Kimmel
35	November 18, 2007		Microsoft Theater
36	November 23, 2008
37	November 22, 2009	N/A
38	November 21, 2010
39	November 20, 2011
40	November 18, 2012
41	November 24, 2013	Pitbull
42	November 23, 2014
43	November 22, 2015	Jennifer Lopez
44	November 20, 2016	Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah
45	November 19, 2017	Tracee Ellis Ross
46	October 9, 2018[11]

Categories

Current award categories

Award	Year
Artist of the Year	1996, 2001–2002, 2003 (November)–present
New Artist of the Year	2004–present
Collaboration of the Year	2015–present
Video of the Year	2016–present
Tour of the Year	2016–present
Top Soundtrack	1996–2003 (January), 2007–2010, 2013–present
Favorite Social Artist	2018
Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock	1974–present
Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock	1974–present
Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock	1974–present
Favorite Album – Pop/Rock	1974–present
Favorite Song – Pop/Rock	1974–1995, 2016–present
Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B	1974–present
Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B	1974–present
Favorite Album – Soul/R&B	1974–present
Favorite Song – Soul/R&B	1974–1995, 2016–present
Favorite Male Artist – Country	1974–present
Favorite Female Artist – Country	1974–present
Favorite Duo or Group – Country	1974–present
Favorite Album – Country	1974–present
Favorite Song – Country	1974–1995, 2016–present
Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop	1989–present
Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop	1989–1992, 2003 (January)–present
Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop	2016–present
Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary	1992–present
Favorite Artist – Alternative	1995–present
Favorite Artist – Latin	1998–present
Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational	2002–present
Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music	2012–present

Past award categories

Award	Year
Single of the Year	2013–2015
Fan's Choice Award	2003 (January)–2003 (November)
Favorite Pop/Rock Video	1984–1988
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Video Artist	1985–1987
Favorite Pop/Rock Female Video Artist	1985–1987
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group Video Artist	1985–1987
Favorite Pop/Rock New Artist	1989–2003
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group	1974–2003, 2005–2006, 2009
Favorite Soul/R&B Video	1984–1988
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Video Artist	1985–1987
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Video Artist	1985–1987
Favorite Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group Video Artist	1985–1987
Favorite Soul/R&B New Artist	1989–2003
Favorite Country Video	1984–1988
Favorite Country Male Video Artist	1985–1987
Favorite Country Female Video Artist	1985–1987
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group Video Artist	1985–1987
Favorite Country New Artist	1989–2003
Favorite Disco Male Artist	1979
Favorite Disco Female Artist	1979
Favorite Disco Band/Duo/Group	1979
Favorite Disco Album	1979
Favorite Disco Song	1979
Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Artist	1989–1997
Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock Album	1989–1992
Favorite Heavy Metal/Hard Rock New Artist	1990–1993
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Band/Duo/Group	2003 (January)–2008
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist	1990–1994
Favorite Dance Artist	1990–1992
Favorite Dance Song	1990–1992
Favorite Dance New Artist	1990–1992
Favorite Adult Contemporary Album	1992–1994
Favorite Adult Contemporary New Artist	1992–1994

Most wins

The record for most American Music Awards won is held by Michael Jackson, who has amassed twenty-six awards. The record for most American Music Awards won by a group belongs to Alabama, who have collected twenty-three awards. For a female artist, the record for most American Music Awards won belongs to Taylor Swift who has won twenty-three awards.^[12]

Artist	Number of awards
Michael Jackson	26
Alabama	23
Taylor Swift
Whitney Houston	22
Kenny Rogers	19
Garth Brooks	17
Justin Bieber	15
Reba McEntire
Lionel Richie
Rihanna	13
Carrie Underwood
Willie Nelson	12
Janet Jackson	11
Tim McGraw
Stevie Wonder
Mariah Carey	10
Randy Travis

Most wins in a single ceremony

The record for the most American Music Awards won in a single year is held by Michael Jackson (in 1984) and Whitney Houston (in 1994), each with 8 awards to their credit (including the Award of Merit, with which both artists were honored in the respective years).

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  Michael Jackson 8 (1984)


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  Whitney Houston 8 (1994)

Most wins by category

The following list shows the artists with most wins in each category, adapted from the AMAs official website.^[13]

• Artist of the Year: Taylor Swift (4 wins)


• Song of the Year: Kenny Rogers (5 wins)

The Song of the Year record holder accounts for all previous single category winners.

• Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock: (Tie) Barry Manilow, Eric Clapton, Michael Bolton, Michael Jackson and Justin Bieber (3 wins each)


• Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock: (Tie) Olivia Newton-John and Whitney Houston (4 wins each)


• Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock: (Tie) Aerosmith, The Black Eyed Peas, Hall & Oates and One Direction (3 wins each)


• Favorite Album – Pop/Rock: Michael Jackson and Justin Bieber (3 wins)


• Favorite Male Artist – Country: Garth Brooks (8 wins)


• Favorite Female Artist – Country: Reba McEntire (10 wins)


• Favorite Duo or Group – Country: Alabama (17 wins)


• Favorite Album – Country: Kenny Rogers, Carrie Underwood (5 wins)


• Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop: Eminem (4 wins)

The Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop record holder accounts for all previous Favorite Female Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop and Favorite Male Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop category winners.

• Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop: Nicki Minaj (3 wins)


• Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B: Luther Vandross (7 wins)


• Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B: Rihanna (7 wins)


• Favorite Album – Soul/R&B: Michael Jackson (4 wins)


• Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock: Linkin Park (6 wins)


• Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary: Celine Dion (4 wins)


• Favorite Artist – Latin Music: Enrique Iglesias (7 wins)


• Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational: Casting Crowns (4 wins)


• Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music: (Tie) Calvin Harris and The Chainsmokers (2 wins each)

Special awards

Award of Merit

Main article: American Music Award of Merit

The American Music Award of Merit has been awarded to thirty two artists, the latest being Sting (2016).^[14]

International Artist Award of Excellence

The International Artist Award of Excellence has been awarded to seven artists:^[15]

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  Michael Jackson (1993)


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  Rod Stewart (1994)


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  Led Zeppelin (1995)


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  Bee Gees (1997)


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  Aerosmith (2001)


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  Beyoncé (2007)


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  Whitney Houston (2009)

Icon Award

The AMAs' producer Larry Klein stated: "The first-ever Icon Award was created to honor an artist whose body of work has made a profound influence over pop music on a global level."^[16]

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  Rihanna (2013)

Dick Clark Award for Excellence

At the 2014 award ceremony, the Dick Clark Award for Excellence was given for the first time.^[17]

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  Taylor Swift (2014)

Award of Achievement

Main article: American Music Award for Achievement

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  Michael Jackson (1989)


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  Prince (1990)


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  Mariah Carey (2000 and 2008)


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  Katy Perry (2011)

Lifetime Achievement Award

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  Diana Ross (2017)

Artist of the Decade

• 90s: Garth Brooks (2000)^[18][19]
  

In 2000, the year Brooks won the award, the AMAs held a poll to elect the Artist of the Decade for each previous decade of the Rock & Roll era. According to some sources, the result of this poll is not counted in the total of AMAs won by these artists.^[20][21][22] The results were Elvis Presley (1950s), The Beatles (60s), Stevie Wonder (70s) and Michael Jackson (80s).

See also

• Latin American Music Award

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External links

• Official website

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Current awards	General Artist of the Year New Artist of the Year Collaboration of the Year Pop/Rock Male Artist Female Artist Band/Duo/Group Album Song Country Male Artist Female Artist Band/Duo/Group Album Song Rapping/Hip hop Rap/Hip-Hop Artist Album Song Soul/Rhythm and blues Male Artist Female Artist Album Song Contemporary Adult Contemporary Artist Contemporary Inspirational Artist Other Award of Merit Alternative Artist Latin Artist EDM Artist Special Achievement Award Icon Top Soundtrack Tour of the Year Video of the Year
Discontinued awards	Honorary Award Adult Contemporary Album Adult Contemporary New Artist Soul/R&B Band/Duo/Group Rap/Hip-Hop Band/Duo/Group Single of the Year
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