Non-Americans take home major titles at the American Music Awards
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...