Nicole Lapin - Abe's Beauty of the Month December 2014

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2014 American Music Awards Winners

Taylor Swift

Winners in bold italics

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Iggy Azalea
Beyonce
Luke Bryan
Eminem
Imagine Dragons
John Legend
Lorde
One Direction
Katy Perry
Pharrell Williams

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
5 Seconds of Summer
Iggy Azalea
Bastille
Sam Smith
Meghan Trainor

SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Iggy Azalea Featuring Charli XCX, "Fancy"
John Legend, "All of Me"
MAGIC!, "Rude"
Katy Perry Featuring Juicy J, "Dark Horse"
Pharrell Williams, "Happy"

Ariana Grande

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- POP/ROCK
John Legend
Sam Smith
Pharrell Williams

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- POP/ROCK
Iggy Azalea
Lorde
Katy Perry

FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP -- POP/ROCK
Imagine Dragons
One Direction
OneRepublic

FAVORITE ALBUM -- POP/ROCK
Lorde, "Pure Heroine"
One Direction, "Midnight Memories"
Katy Perry, "Prism"

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- COUNTRY
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Blake Shelton

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- COUNTRY
Miranda Lambert
Kacey Musgraves
Carrie Underwood



FAVORITE BAND, DUO OR GROUP -- COUNTRY
Eli Young Band
Florida Georgia Line
Lady Antebellum

FAVORITE ALBUM -- COUNTRY
Garth Brooks, "Blame It On My Roots: Five Decades of Influences"
Eric Church, "The Outsiders"
Brantley Gilbert, "Just As I Am"

FAVORITE ARTIST -- RAP/HIP-HOP
Iggy Azalea
Drake
Eminem

FAVORITE ALBUM -- RAP/HIP-HOP
Iggy Azalea, "The New Classic"
Drake, "Nothing Was The Same"
Eminem, "The Marshall Mathers LP 2"

Khloe Kardashian, Kendall and Kylie Jenner

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST -- SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
John Legend
Pharrell Williams

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST -- SOUL/R&B
Jhene Aiko
Beyonce
Mary J. Blige

FAVORITE ALBUM -- SOUL/R&B
Beyonce, "Beyonce"
John Legend, "Love in the Future"
Pharrell Williams, "G I R L"

FAVORITE ARTIST -- ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Bastille
Imagine Dragons
Lorde

FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Sara Bareilles
OneRepublic
Katy Perry

Kate Beckinsale

FAVORITE ARTIST - LATIN
Marc Anthony
Enrique Iglesias
Romeo Santos

FAVORITE ARTIST -- CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
Newsboys


FAVORITE ARTIST -- ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Avicii
Calvin Harris
Zedd

TOP SOUNDTRACK
"Frozen"
"The Fault in Our Stars"

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


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Pearl Jam 'Vitalogy' 20 Years Later

On November 22, 1994, Pearl Jam released their 3rd studio album Vitalogy on vinyl. A couple of weeks later on December 6 it would debut on cassette and cd. The vinyl debut would land on number 55 on the Billboard 200 chart selling 34,000 copies. The latter release would go on to sell 877,000 copies debuting at #1. The album has been certified 5x platinum by the RIAA. The band would perform a few of the songs in concert prior the release. Better Man, Immortality, Whipping, and Spin the Black Circle were heard at their shows before Vitalogy was completed. They performed 'Not for You' on Saturday Night Live while still promoting their sophomore album 'Vs'.





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