Last night music’s mainstream stars gathered for the American Music Awards. Here are the show’s highlights which include a tribute to Paris by Celine Dion which brought people to tears, a duet featuring Demi Lovato and Alanis Morissette, Nick Jonas and Justin Bieber medleys, and a Pentatonix a cappella tribute to Star Wars.
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Jennifer Lopez opened the show with a dance mash-up of 2015’s hits:
Celine Dion performed a moving tribute to the terror attacks in Paris:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayhCIdO_p7c
A cappella group Pentatonix performed a Star Wars tribute:
Alanis Morissette and Demi Lovato performed a duet of “You Oughta Know”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG-R7x6-_-E
Then Demi performed “Confident”:
Coldplay performed “Adventure of a Lifetime” with gorillas:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP4MxNmBL5Y
Selena Gomez performed “Same Old Love”:
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis introduced a new song “Kevin”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDRMcDA58Xw
Nick Jonas performed a medley of his hits “Chains”, “Levels” and “Jealous”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px77s-F7QNM
Walk the Moon played “Shut Up and Dance:
Ariana Grande performed “Focus”:
One Direction performed “Perfect”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wq5SW-h38k
Gwen Stefani “Used to Love You”
The Weeknd performed “The Hills”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0HWk3xUIQI
Justin Bieber performed a medley of his hits and got rained on:
And here’s the full list of awards:
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 PRESENTED BY KOHL’S
- 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 UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
- 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
