American Music Awards
The
American Music Awards show was created by
Dick Clark in
1973. While the
Grammys are awarded based on votes by members of the entertainment industry, the
AMAs are determined by a poll of music buyers. The two awards shows compete for prestige and
television ratings, with the Grammys nominally rewarding quality and the AMAs rewarding popularity. Stories of artists being pressured to participate in one awards show over the other are fodder for
tabloid gossip.
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