Some of the greatest names in music entertainment took to the stage to celebrate the 42^nd Edition of the American Music Awards. The 2014 AMAs rewarded popular musicians across all genres -- including alternative, country, rhythm and blues, rock and others by giving fans the opportunity to votefor whom they believe should win.

British boys One Direction won artist of the year at the American Music Awards, taking home three honors and was the night's big winner next to Katy Perry, who didn't attend the show.

One Direction also won favorite band, duo or group — pop/rock and favorite album — pop/rock for "Midnight Memories" at the fan-voted show.

The 42nd annual edition of these music awards was hosted by rapper Pitbull and it was raptress Iggy Azalea who had the most nominations: 6. In AMAs fashion, the performers list was long; very long. There were 18 performances in total with some featuring many artists on stage.

A few of the most important performers on this year’s AMAs were: Ariana Grande, Jennifer Lopez, One Direction, Iggy Azalea, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Selena Gomez and Fergie.

It was good to see The Black Eyed Peas frontwoman Fergie perform her brand new single L.A Love for the first time ever LIVE and on television, and Selena Gomez did the same with her new track Heart want what it Wants.

The American Music Awards were held on Sunday night at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

Below is the list of all the nominees and winners as they were announced during the show.

Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Pop/Rock

Imagine Dragons

One Direction - WINNER

OneRepublic

Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop

Iggy Azalea - "The New Classic" - WINNER

Drake - "Nothing Was The Same"

Eminem - "The Marshall Mathers LP 2"

Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock

John Legend

Sam Smith - WINNER

Pharrell Williams

Favorite Male Artist - Country

Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan - WINNER

Blake Shelton

Favorite Album – Pop/Rock

Lorde - "Pure Heroine"

One Direction - "Midnight Memories" - WINNER

Katy Perry - "Prism"

Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock

Iggy Azalea

Lorde

Katy Perry - WINNER

Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock

Bastille

Imagine Dragons - WINNER

Lorde

New Artist of the Year

5 Seconds of Summer - WINNER

Iggy Azalea

Bastille

Sam Smith

Meghan Trainor

Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop

Iggy Azalea - WINNER

Drake

Eminem

Favorite Album - Country

Garth Brooks - "Blame It On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences"

Eric Church - "The Outsiders"

Brantley Gilbert - "Just As I Am" - WINNER

Artist of the Year

Iggy Azalea

Beyoncé

Luke Bryan

One Direction - WINNER

Katy Perry

Single of the Year

Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX - "Fancy"

John Legend - "All of Me"

MAGIC! - "Rude"

Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J - "Dark Horse" – WINNER

Pharrell Williams - "Happy"

Favorite Female Artist – Country

Miranda Lambert

Kacey Musgraves

Carrie Underwood - WINNER

Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Country

Eli Young Band

Florida Georgia Line – WINNER

Lady Antebellum

Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B

Chris Brown

John Legend – WINNER

Pharrell Williams

Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B

Jhené Aiko

Beyoncé - WINNER

Mary J. Blige

Favorite Album – Soul/R&B

Beyoncé - "Beyoncé" – WINNER

John Legend - "Love in the Future"

Pharrell Williams - "G I R L"

Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary

Sara Bareilles

OneRepublic

Katy Perry – WINNER

Favorite Artist – Latin

Marc Anthony

Enrique Iglesias – WINNER

Romeo Santos

Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational

Casting Crowns – WINNER

Hillsong United Newsboys

Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music

Avicii

Calvin Harris – WINNER

Zedd

Top Soundtrack "Frozen" – WINNER

"The Fault In Our Stars"

"Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix, Vol. 1"

Now if you missed all the action, don’t lose heart, you can watch all the winners take in their moment of glory and also enjoy their live performances tonight at 9pm only on Vh1.