American Music Awards

The American Music Awards are an annual U.S. music awards show whose winners are determined by public voting.

Fan voting: A method of selecting outcomes through votes cast by members of a fan community. Public votes determine the awards’ winners.
Dick Clark: An American radio and television host and producer known for programs including American Bandstand. Clark created the American Music Awards as a televised alternative to the Grammy Awards.
American Music Awards of 1984: The 1984 edition of the American Music Awards, featuring major pop stars of the period. Its ceremony illustrates the awards’ role in celebrating mainstream pop success.
Billboard Music Awards: An annual music awards program whose winners are based largely on chart performance and related data. Unlike the AMAs’ public ballot, these awards primarily measure commercial performance.
Music genre: A category that groups music by shared stylistic, cultural, or historical traits. Genre-based categories organize many of the awards.
American Bandstand: An American television music program that featured popular recording artists and young dancers. Its producer Dick Clark brought the awards show’s pop-focused television sensibility.
American Music Awards of 2009: The 2009 edition of the American Music Awards, held in Los Angeles. The ceremony became a widely watched tribute to Michael Jackson after his death.
MTV Video Music Awards: An annual awards show recognizing music videos and performances, presented by MTV. Its focus on music-video culture distinguishes it from the AMAs’ broader recording categories.
Award category: A defined class in which nominees compete for a prize. Each category sets the field of nominees for an AMA award.
1974 American Music Awards: The inaugural American Music Awards ceremony, held in 1974. The first ceremony established the show and its public-vote identity.

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