Taylor Swift var aftenens helt store vinder. Hun løb afsted med tre priser ved American Music Awards.
Herefter fulgte Nicki Minaj, One Direction og The Weeknd, de tog alle sammen hver især to priser med hjem.
Showet var et rent overflødighedshorn af live performance og nogle af de der optrådte, var bla. Coldplay, One Direction, The Weeknd og Justin Bieber.
Herudover fremførte Alanis Morissette hendes sang, ‘You Oughta Know’ sammen med Demi Lovatova og Celine Dion sang ‘Hymne a L’Amour’ af Edith Piaf – som en hyldest, til de mange berørte af de fornyelige angreb i Paris.
Jennifer Lopez var dette års vært, hun åbnede showet, med en live performance af hendes store hit, ‘Waiting For Tonight’.
Her er den fulde liste over aftenens vindere, samt de nominerede i diverse kategorier:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
One Direction – WINNER
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Nicki Minaj
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
The Weeknd
SONG OF THE YEAR
Taylor Swift “Blank Space” – WINNER
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
Ed Sheeran “Thinking Out Loud”
The Weeknd “Can’t Feel My Face”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
The Weeknd – WINNER
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Nicki Minaj – WINNER
Drake
Fetty Wap
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Fall Out Boy – WINNER
Hozier
Walk The Moon
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber “Where Are Ü Now” – WINNER
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth “See You Again”
Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney “FourFiveSeconds”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars “Uptown Funk!”
Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar “Bad Blood”
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Carrie Underwood – WINNER
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Ariana Grande – WINNER
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S
Sam Hunt – WINNER
Fetty Wap
Tove Lo
Walk The Moon
The Weeknd
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Nicki Minaj – The Pinkprint – WINNER
J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Drake – If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Pitch Perfect 2 – WINNER
Fifty Shades of Grey
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Luke Bryan – WINNER
Jason Aldean
Sam Hunt
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
One Direction – WINNER
Maroon 5
Walk The Moon
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness – WINNER
Chris Brown X
D’Angelo and The Vanguard Black Messiah
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Ed Sheeran – WINNER
Nick Jonas
Sam Smith
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Taylor Swift – 1989 – WINNER
Ed Sheeran – X
Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line – WINNER
Zac Brown Band
Little Big Town
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line – Anything Goes – WINNER
Jason Aldean – Old Boots, New Dirt
Sam Hunt – Montevallo
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Rihanna – WINNER
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Taylor Swift – WINNER
Ed Sheeran
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
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