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| One Direction and Sam Smith scoop prizes at American Music Awards | One Direction and Sam Smith scoop prizes at American Music Awards |
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| British artist’s dominance in the US was felt at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, with One Direction winning every category they were nominated in, and Sam Smith picking up best Pop/Rock Male artist. | British artist’s dominance in the US was felt at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, with One Direction winning every category they were nominated in, and Sam Smith picking up best Pop/Rock Male artist. |
| Scooping the prize for Artist of the Year, Favourite Pop/Rock Album and Favourite Band, Duo or Group in the pop and rock category, the boyband were the big winner’s at the fan-voted event on 23 November. With their album Midnight Memories, One Direction beat the likes of Iggy Azalea, Beyonce, Eminem, Lorde and Pharrell Williams to the coveted Artist of the Year award. “This has been a real perfect day ... America feels like a second home to us,” Liam Payne said onstage. | Scooping the prize for Artist of the Year, Favourite Pop/Rock Album and Favourite Band, Duo or Group in the pop and rock category, the boyband were the big winner’s at the fan-voted event on 23 November. With their album Midnight Memories, One Direction beat the likes of Iggy Azalea, Beyonce, Eminem, Lorde and Pharrell Williams to the coveted Artist of the Year award. “This has been a real perfect day ... America feels like a second home to us,” Liam Payne said onstage. |
| Meanwhile Sam Smith, whose debut album In the Lonely Hour came out this summer, picked up the prize for Favourite Pop/Rock Male Artist. His album set sales records in the US earlier this year - selling 166,000 copies in its first week of release – the most sold in the first week by a UK male artist’s debut album. His US success was led by his single Stay With Me, which has sold more than 1m copies in the US. Smith performed I’m Not The Only One alongside A$AP Rocky at the show. | Meanwhile Sam Smith, whose debut album In the Lonely Hour came out this summer, picked up the prize for Favourite Pop/Rock Male Artist. His album set sales records in the US earlier this year - selling 166,000 copies in its first week of release – the most sold in the first week by a UK male artist’s debut album. His US success was led by his single Stay With Me, which has sold more than 1m copies in the US. Smith performed I’m Not The Only One alongside A$AP Rocky at the show. |
| Aside from winning awards, UK based Charli XCX was involved with some of the most memorable performances of the night. Although her collaboration with Iggy Azalea, Fancy, lost out to Katy Perry for Single of the Year, Charli joined the Australian rapper on stage for a quick take of the No 1 track, before she merged versions of her own songs Boom Clap and Break The Rules. | Aside from winning awards, UK based Charli XCX was involved with some of the most memorable performances of the night. Although her collaboration with Iggy Azalea, Fancy, lost out to Katy Perry for Single of the Year, Charli joined the Australian rapper on stage for a quick take of the No 1 track, before she merged versions of her own songs Boom Clap and Break The Rules. |
| Winners List: American Music Awards | |
| Dick Clark Award For Excellence: Taylor Swift | Dick Clark Award For Excellence: Taylor Swift |
| Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Pop/Rock: One Direction | Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Pop/Rock: One Direction |
| Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album: The New Classic - Iggy Azalea | Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Album: The New Classic - Iggy Azalea |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist: Sam Smith | Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist: Sam Smith |
| Favorite Male Country Artist: Luke Bryan | Favorite Male Country Artist: Luke Bryan |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Album: Midnight Memories - One Direction | Favorite Pop/Rock Album: Midnight Memories - One Direction |
| Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist: Katy Perry | Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist: Katy Perry |
| Favorite Alternative Rock Artist: Imagine Dragons | Favorite Alternative Rock Artist: Imagine Dragons |
| New Artist Of The Year: 5 Seconds Of Summer | New Artist Of The Year: 5 Seconds Of Summer |
| Favourite Single: Dark Horse - Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J | |
| Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist: Iggy Azalea | Favorite Rap/Hip Hop Artist: Iggy Azalea |
| Favorite Country Album: Just As I Am - Brantley Gilbert | Favorite Country Album: Just As I Am - Brantley Gilbert |
| Artist Of The Year: One Direction | Artist Of The Year: One Direction |