The American Music Awards (AMAs) is an annual American music awards show, generally held in the fall, created by Dick Clark in 1973 for ABC when the network's contract to air the Grammy Awards expired. Up until and including the 2005 edition, both the winners and the nominations were selected by members of the music industry, based on commercial performance, such as sales and airplay. Since the 2006 edition, winners have been determined by a poll of the public and fans, who can vote through the AMAs website. The award statuette is manufactured by New York firm Society Awards.
Ceremonies[]
Year | Date | Venue | Host(s) | Most awards | Broadcaster |
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1974 | February 19 | Earl Carroll Theatre, Los Angeles, California | Roger Miller, Helen Reddy and Smokey Robinson | Stevie Wonder and Charley Pride (2 each) | ABC |
1975 | February 18 | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, California | Roy Clark, Helen Reddy and Sly Stone | Olivia Newton-John and Gladys Knight & the Pips (4 each) | |
1976 | January 31 | Glen Campbell, Aretha Franklin and Olivia Newton-John | Olivia Newton-John (3) | ||
1977 | Glen Campbell, Helen Reddy and Lou Rawls | Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Loretta Lynn (2 each) | |||
1978 | January 16 | Glen Campbell, Natalie Cole and David Soul | Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Wonder and Loretta Lynn (2 each) | ||
1979 | January 12 | Glen Campbell, Helen Reddy and Donna Summer | Donna Summer (3) | ||
1980 | January 18 | ABC Studios, Los Angeles, California | Elton John, Toni Tennille and Natalie Cole | Donna Summer and Michael Jackson (3 each) | |
1981 | January 30 | Mac Davis, Crystal Gayle and Teddy Pendergrass | Kenny Rogers (4) | ||
1982 | January 25 | Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California | Glen Campbell, Sheena Easton and Donna Summer | Kenny Rogers (3) | |
1983 | January 17 | Mac Davis, Aretha Franklin and Melissa Manchester | |||
1984 | January 16 | Lionel Richie | Michael Jackson (8) | ||
1985 | January 28 | Lionel Richie (6) | |||
1986 | January 27 | Diana Ross | Bruce Springsteen (3) | ||
1987 | January 26 | Whitney Houston (5) | |||
1988 | January 25 | Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Mick Fleetwood, Robin Gibb and Whitney Houston | Randy Travis (4) | ||
1989 | January 30 | Anita Baker, Debbie Gibson, Kenny Rogers and Rod Stewart | George Michael (3) | ||
1990 | January 22 | Alice Cooper, Anita Baker, Gloria Estefan, Naomi Judd and Wynonna Judd | Milli Vanilli (3) | ||
1991 | January 28 | Keenen Ivory Wayans | MC Hammer (5) | ||
1992 | January 27 | MC Hammer and Reba McEntire | C+C Music Factory (5) | ||
1993 | January 25 | Bobby Brown, Gloria Estefan and Wynonna Judd | Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson and Michael Bolton (2 each) | ||
1994 | February 7 | Meat Loaf, Reba McEntire and Will Smith | Whitney Houston (8) | ||
1995 | January 30 | Queen Latifah, Tom Jones and Lorrie Morgan | Boyz II Men (3) | ||
1996 | January 29 | Sinbad | Garth Brooks and Eagles (3 each) | ||
1997 | January 27 | Alanis Morissette and Toni Braxton (2 each) | |||
1998 | January 26 | Drew Carey | Spice Girls (3) | ||
1999 | January 11 | Brandy and Melissa Joan Hart | Will Smith (3) | ||
2000 | January 17 | Norm Macdonald | Garth Brooks (3) | ||
2001 | January 8 | Britney Spears and LL Cool J | Faith Hill (3) | ||
2002 | January 9 | Jenny McCarthy and Sean "P. Diddy" Combs | Aaliyah, Destiny's Child and Alicia Keys (2 each) | ||
2003 | January 13 | Jack Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne | Eminem (4) | ||
November 16 | Jimmy Kimmel | 50 Cent and Luther Vandross (2 each) | |||
2004 | November 14 | Usher (4) | |||
2005 | November 22 | Cedric the Entertainer | Green Day, Tim McGraw, The Black Eyed Peas, Kelly Clarkson and Destiny's Child (2 each) | ||
2006 | November 21 | Jimmy Kimmel | The Black Eyed Peas (3) | ||
2007 | November 18 | Nokia Theatre L.A. Live/Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California | Carrie Underwood and Daughtry (3 each) | ||
2008 | November 23 | Chris Brown (3) | |||
2009 | November 22 | none | Taylor Swift (5) | ||
2010 | November 21 | Justin Bieber (4) | |||
2011 | November 20 | Adele and Taylor Swift (3 each) | |||
2012 | November 18 | Justin Bieber (3) | |||
2013 | November 24 | Pitbull | Taylor Swift (4) | ||
2014 | November 23 | One Direction and Katy Perry (3 each) | |||
2015 | November 22 | Jennifer Lopez | Taylor Swift (3) | ||
2016 | November 20 | Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah | Drake and Justin Bieber (4 each) | ||
2017 | November 19 | Tracee Ellis Ross | Bruno Mars (7) | ||
2018 | October 9 | Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello (4 each) | |||
2019 | November 24 | Ciara | Taylor Swift (6) | ||
2020 | November 22 | Taraji P. Henson | Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Dan + Shay and Justin Bieber (3 each) | ||
2021 | November 21 | Cardi B | BTS, Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion (3 each) | ||
2022 | November 20 | Wayne Brady | Taylor Swift (6) | ABC, Hulu | |
2023 and 2024 ceremonies not held. | |||||
2025 | May 26 | BleuLive Theater, Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Winchester, Nevada | Jennifer Lopez | Billie Eilish (7) | CBS, Paramount+ |
International broadcasters[]
as of 2021
Country | Network(s) |
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Latin America | TNT |
Australia | 10 Peach |
India | Star World |
Canada | CTV |
Philippines | TV5 |
South Korea | Watcha |