American Music Awards 2015

Held on 22nd November 2015 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles California, the 43rd annual American Music Awards were hosted by the evergreen Jennifer Lopez and broadcasted on ABC. The big winner of the night turned out to be Taylor Swift, but it was also an important even for The Weeknd and One Direction who took away two awards each and Ariana Grande also managed to beat Taylor Swift in one category. A eulogy was presented by Jared Leto mourning the Parris attacks in the same month and he also presented an award to Celine Dion for her performance. Here is a list of the nominees and winners at this year’s American Music Awards for different categories as voted by the American public:

Artist of the Year

• Maroon 5
• The Weeknd
• Taylor Swift
• Ed Sheeran
• One Direction (Winner)
• Ariana Grande
• Sam Smith
• Luke Bryan
• Meghan Trainor
• Nicki Minaj

Song of the Year 

• Ed Sheeran ‘Thinking Out Loud’
• The Weeknd ‘Can’t feel my Face’
• Taylor Swift ‘Blank Space’ (Winner)
• Mark Rohnson Featuring Bruno Mars ‘Uptown Funk!’
• Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth ‘See You Again’

New Artist of the Year Presented by KOHL’S

• Tove Lo
• The Weeknd
• Fetty Wap
• Walk the Moon
• Sam Hunt (Winner)

Collaboration of the Year Unleashed by T-Mobile 

• Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber ‘Where Are Ü Now’ (Winner)
• Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth ‘See You Again’
• Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars ‘Uptown Funk!’
• Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney ‘FourFiveSeconds’
• Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar ‘Bad Blood’

Favorite Duo or Group- Pop/Rock 

• Walk the Moon
• Maroon 5
• One Direction (Winner)

Favorite Male Artist- Pop/Rock 

• Ed Sheeran (Winner)
• Nick Jonas
• Sam Smith

Favorite Female Artist- Pop/Rock 

• Meghan Trainor
• Ariana Grande (Winner)
• Taylor Swift

Favorite Album- Pop/Rock 

• Taylor Swift 1989 (Winner) 
• Sam Smith In the Lonely Hour
• Ed Sheeran X

Favorite Duo or Group- Country 

• Little Big Town
• Zac Brown Band
• Florida Georgia Line (Winner)

Favorite Album- Country 

• Sam Hunt - Montevallo 
• Florida Georgia Line - Anything Goes (Winner) 
• Jason Aldean Old Boots, New Dirt

Favorite Male Artist- Country 

• Luke Bryan (Winner)
• Jason Aldean
• Sam Hunt

Favorite Female Artist- Country 

• Kelsea Ballerini
• Carrie Underwood (Winner) 
• Miranda Lambert

Favorite Album- Rap/ Hip-Hop 

• Drake- If You’re Reading This It’s Too late
• J. Cole- 2014 Forest Hills Drive
• Nicki Minaj- The Pinkprint (Winner)

Favorite Artist- Rap/ Hip-Hop 

• Nicki Minaj (Winner)
• Fetty Wap
• Drake

Favorite Album- Soul/R&B

• Chris Brown X
• The Weeknd- Beauty Behind the Madness (Winner)
• D’Angelo and The Vanguard Black Messiah

Favorite Male Artist- Soul/R&B

• Chris Brown
• The Weeknd (Winner) 
• Trey Songz

Favorite Female Artist- Soul/R&B

• Rihanna (Winner) 
• Mary J. Blige
• Beyoncé

Favorite Artist- Adult Contemporary 

• Meghan Trainor
• Ed Sheeran
• Taylor Swift (Winner) 

Favorite Artist- Alternative Rock 

• Hozier
• Fall Out Boy (Winner) 
• Walk the Moon

Favorite Artist- Contemporary Inspirational 

• Casting Crowns (Winner) 
• MercyMe
• Hillsong United

Favorite Artist- Latin

• Ricky Martin
• Enrique Iglesias (Winner) 
• Romeo Santos

Top Soundtrack 

• Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
• Fifty Shades of Grey
• Pitch Perfect 2 (Winner) 

Favorite Artist- Electronic Dance Medium (EDM)

• Calvin Harris (Winner) 
• David Guetta
• Zedd