The 2015 American Music Awards delivered more than a dozen live performances, one-of-a-kind duets and a touching tribute to the victims of the terror attacks in Paris.
One Direction took home the night’s biggest honor, the fan-voted Artist of the Year Award, for the second year in a row, while country artist Sam Hunt took home the trophy in the all-genre New Artist of the Year category. Other big winners included Nicki Minaj, The Weeknd and Taylor Swift. (A full list of winners is below.)
Host Jennifer Lopez kicked off the show with a steamy dance number set to a montage of the year’s biggest hits. The night’s performers included Gwen Stefani, Ariana Grande, Carrie Underwood, 5 Seconds Of Summer, Justin Bieber, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Leon Bridges, Demi Lovato, Walk The Moon, Coldplay, Selena Gomez, Nick Jonas, One Direction and The Weeknd.
Jennifer Lopez Kicks Off the AMAs With An Amazing Dance Tribute To Some of the Year’s Biggest Songs
Justin Bieber Performs “What Do You Mean,” “Where Are U Now?” and “Sorry”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Perform New Song “Kevin”
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Nicki Minaj
One Direction – WINNER
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
The Weeknd
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt – WINNER
Tove Lo
Walk The Moon
The Weeknd
SONG OF THE YEAR
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk!”
Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
Taylor Swift, “Blank Space” – WINNER
The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face”
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney, “FourFiveSeconds”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk!”
Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber, “Where Are Ü Now” – WINNER
Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — POP/ROCK
Nick Jonas
Ed Sheeran – WINNER
Sam Smith
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — POP/ROCK
Ariana Grande – WINNER
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP — POP/ROCK
Maroon 5
One Direction – WINNER
Walk The Moon
FAVORITE ALBUM — POP/ROCK
Ed Sheeran, X
Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
Taylor Swift, 1989 – WINNER
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — COUNTRY
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan – WINNER
Sam Hunt
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood – WINNER
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP — COUNTRY
Zac Brown Band
Florida Georgia Line – WINNER
Little Big Town
FAVORITE ALBUM — COUNTRY
Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt
Florida Georgia Line, Anything Goes – WINNER
Sam Hunt, Montevallo
FAVORITE ARTIST — RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj – WINNER
FAVORITE ALBUM — RAP/HIP-HOP
J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint – WINNER
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
The Weeknd – WINNER
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna – WINNER
FAVORITE ALBUM — SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown, X
D’Angelo and The Vanguard, Black Messiah
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness – WINNER
FAVORITE ARTIST — ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Fall Out Boy – WINNER
Hozier
Walk the Moon
FAVORITE ARTIST — ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift – WINNER
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE ARTIST — LATIN
Enrique Iglesias – WINNER
Ricky Martin
Romeo Santos
FAVORITE ARTIST — CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Casting Crowns – WINNER
Hillsong United
MercyMe
FAVORITE ARTIST — ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Calvin Harris – WINNER
David Guetta
Zedd
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Fifty Shades of Grey
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
Pitch Perfect 2 – WINNER
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