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Originally posted by IcarusIsFlying
Why were One Direction nominated but not Taylor
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This show is only counting the sales and airplay performance in the US in the period Dec 1, 2013 - Sep 1, 2014. In that period Taylor only had Sweeter Than Fiction and 2 weeks of SIO. To get a nomination you need to get in the Top 5 or so in sales/airplay for during that period. That is why Taylor did not get a nomination this time around. It was a fallow period for her wrt releasing music.
1D got nominations cos they released Midnight Memories last year and it's sales were enough in the relevent period to get them in the Top 5 or so.
Once the nominations are calculated the fans vote for the winners.
Taylor will obviously be nominated for numerous categories next year due to 1989.
This year she will instead get a special Dick Clark Award for Excellence to recognise her career achievements so far.