List Categories of American Music Awards

American Music Awards (often called AMA) is an annual American music awards show. This awards created by Dick Clark in 1973. American Music Awards is one of the high-profile awards, beside Grammy Awards and Billboard Music Awards. Unlike the Grammys, which are basis of votes by members of the Recording Academy, the American Music Awards determined by a poll from public.

AMAs were created by Dick Clark in 1973 to compete with the Grammy Awards. This award held first in 1974, with Michael Jackson and Donny Osmond as co-host. The American Music Awards have nominations based on sales, airplay, activity on social networks, and video viewing and can nominate only the works released between 1 December of the previous year and 1 September of the current year. 

History and List Categories of American Music Awards


- Artist of the Year
- New Artist of the Year
- Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
- Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist
- Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
- Favorite Pop/Rock Album
- Favorite Country Female Artist
- Favorite Country Male Artist
- Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group
- Favorite Country Album
- Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
- Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
- Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
- Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
- Favorite Soul/R&B Album
- Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist
- Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist
- Favorite Alternative Artist
- Favorite Latin Artist
- Favorite Electronic Dance Music Artist
- Special Achievement Award
- Single of the Year

Those list categories have several time changes. The most important category of the American Music Awards are the Artist of the Year and New Artist of the Year. While single of the year award given to a song that peaked in international chart song through one year. And until now, the American Music Awards still become one of the greatest music awards show.


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