One Direction Named 2014's Billboard Artist of the Year

One Direction has been crowned Billboard's Artist of the Year for 2014! They're the first group to win the award since 2001 — and the ninth group to ever snag the honor.

Since the guys have already won the 2014 AMA for Artist of the Year,  Despite rumors of tension between them, they just keep proving to their Directioners how much making good music means to them.