Gwen Stefani works in the music industry.
The American Music Awards ( AMAs ) is an annual American music awards show , created by Dick Clark in 1973 for ABC when the network 's contract to air the Grammy Awards expired . Billboard ( stylized as billboard ) is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group , a division of Eldridge Industries . Gwen Renée Stefani ( [ gwɛn_ˈstəˈfɑːni ] born October 3 , 1969 ) is an American singer , songwriter , fashion designer , actress , and television personality . During the band 's hiatus , Stefani embarked on a solo pop career in 2004 by releasing her debut studio album Love . `` The Sweet Escape '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her second studio album of the same name ( 2006 ) .