The 2015 American Music Awards 11/22/2015, with the biggest names in pop. Winners of the fan-voted awards included One Direction, the Weeknd, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj. The show looked to offer a glimpse of who dominated the pop conversation in 2015, but the performances made the biggest impact, including a kiss between Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth that went on (and on), a heartfelt tribute to Paris from Celine Dion and Jared Leto and Justin Bieber making a splash as the night closed.
Jennifer Lopez performs outstanding dance during the 2015 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Nov. 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Wearing a skintight bejeweled dress and multi-colored jacket, she began her performance singing a slowed down version of one of her original hits “Waiting for Tonight,” before announcing, “Tonight isn’t about me, it’s about the music. And this year the music made me want to dance,” she declared before dancing to a seven-minute medley of the biggest hits of the year, including “Uptown Funk,” “Anaconda,” “7/11,” “I Can’t Feel My Face,” and “Bad Blood.”
Justin Bieber, was dancing along in his seat doing the robot while J.Lo danced to “Where Are U Now.”
LIST OF WINNERS:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Maroon 5
Nicki Minaj
One Direction
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
The Weeknd
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt
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”
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”
Taylor Swift, featuring Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Nick Jonas
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
Maroon 5
One Direction
Walk The Moon
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Ed Sheeran, “x”
Sam Smith, “In the Lonely Hour”
Taylor Swift, “1989”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Zac Brown Band
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean, “Old Boots, New Dirt”
Florida Georgia Line, “Anything Goes”
Sam Hunt, “Montevallo”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj
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”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown, “X”
D’Angelo and the Vanguard, “Black Messiah”
The Weeknd, “Beauty Behind the Madness”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Fall Out Boy
Hozier
Walk the Moon
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Enrique Iglesias
Ricky Martin
Romeo Santos
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
MercyMe
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Zedd
TOP SOUNDTRACK
“Fifty Shades of Grey”
“Empire: Original Soundtrack From Season 1”
“Pitch Perfect 2”
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