It’s one of the biggest award shows of the year, and a covenant trophy to bring home if you’re a musician. It’s a special award, but musicians could be cheated because the voting is from the fans, and not the quality of the music. Basically, if the musician had the best album of the year, he or she might not get the win because other musicians could be more popular. Nevertheless, the 42nd American Music Awards was held on November 23, 2014, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, California. The awards recognized the most popular artists and albums of 2014. The nominations were announced on October 13, 2014, by Jason Derulo and Charli XCX. Iggy Azalea leads the nominees with six nominations. The show was broadcast live on ABC. Pitbull was announced as a host on October 20, 2014. Lance Bass, Chelsea Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Gavin DeGraw, Frankie Grande, Taryn Manning, Jordin Sparks, Morgan Stewart and Ted Stryker were all announced as co-hosts of the pre-show on November 7, 2014. The special received 11.61 million viewers, the fourth-most that night. The performers include Becky G, “Can’t Stop Dancing”; Lemonade, “Big Weekend’; Ella Henderson, “Ghost”; Mary Lambert, “Secrets”; R5, “Smile”; Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”; Charli XCX, “Boom Clap” and “Break the Rules”; Wyclef Jean and Magic!, ”Rude”; 5 Seconds of Summer, “What I Like About You”; Imagine Dragons, “I Bet My Life”; Sam Smith and A$AP Rocky, “I’m Not the Only One”; Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX, “Fancy” and “Beg for It”; Lorde, “Yellow Flicker Beat”; Ariana Grande and The Weekend, “Problem,” “Break Free,” and “Love Me Harder”; Pitbull featuring Ne-Yo, “Don’t Stop the Party,” “Fireball,” and “Time Of Our Lives”; Selena Gomez, “The Heart Wants What It Wants”; One Direction, “Night Changes”; Lil Wayne featuring Christina Milian, “Start A Fire”; Nicki Minaj featuring Skylar Grey, “Bed of Lies”; Fergie featuring YG, “L.A. Love (La La)”; Garth Brooks, “People Loving People”; Mary J. Blige, “Therapy”; Jessie J featuring Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, “Bang Bang” with the final performance of “Booty” from Jennifer Lopez featuring Iggy Azalea. The show was great and everyone you expected to win did; it was a treat to watch.