::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

buzzz worthy. . . One Direction won Favorite Artist of the Year on November 23 at the American Music Awards. Satisfying America's taste for imports, the slow, but steady musical British invasion  continued at last night's American Music Awards as Brits took home top honors.  Brit/Irish pop group One Direction ("Best Song Ever," "Story of My Life") was pronounced Artist of the Year. They beat out Beyonce, whose confluence of top secret marketing, massive video output and major appearances in connection with the 2013 release "Beyonce" was tauted as a genius branding strategy.  Once Direction also won the award for Favorite Album Pop/Rock  and Favorite Pop/Rock Duo or Group.   British singer Sam Smith ("Stay With Me")  also triumphed over gigantic competitors, beating out Pharrell and John Legend for the  Favorite Male Artist title. From elsewhere across the waters, the "realest" female MC from the Land Down Under, Igg...

buzzz worthy. . . Iggy Azalea is so "fancy" as the top nominee for the 2014American Music Awards with six nods. The breakout rap star who was discovered by T.I. has had a hard time getting respect from the Hip Hop community this past year, but fans loved her: Azalea is nominated for Best Artist of the Year and Best New Artist of the Year. Recently, Azalea had an online spat with Snoop Dogg, but T.I. had Snoop apologize.  ( Click here to see what happened.) Hosted by Pitbull, the award show airs on ABC on November 23.  Congrats to all of the nominees.  Check out the full list: 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 PRESENTED BY KOHL'S 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" ...