American Music Awards: Remember when they mattered?
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez hit the red carpet at the AMAs. Photo: Courtesy ABC Even though the American Music Awards have always lived in the imposing shadow of the Grammys, there was a time, back when Dick Clark truly ran the show, that the awards meant a little something and even fostered events such as We Are the World. But now they’re just a glorified People’s Choice Awards (*see Explanation of Convoluted Voting below). Anyway, for those who care, Taylor Swift was the big winner with three AMAs (Artist of the Year, Best Country Female Artist and Country… >>
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