American Music Awards (AMA) 2015 Winners List: Last night was a big one for the music industry of America. Specially, it was a grand day for Nicki Minaj and The Weeknd as they both bagged many awards in a ceremonial night on Sunday. (check: Earthquake in Pakistan.)
Not only the above two, Taylor Swift also took home multiple awards and especially for Song of the Year – Blank Space. Justin Bieber was also in the list of winners. He, Skrillex & Diplo got the Collaboration of the Year award.
Yesterday, the award ceremony had more than a dozen live performances by several artists. Some duets while one performance was a tribute dedicated to the Paris attacks’ victims.
The biggest of all awards, Artist of the Year went to One Direction. The band got two prizes on the same night. Louis Tomlinson said, “We are thankful to all fans and happy to receive this big award for two years continuously.”
American Music Awards 2015 Winners
Let’s have a look at all the winners of 2015 AMA.
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 Khol’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
- 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
AMA 2015 Winners
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
- 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
The 43rd Annual American Music Awards was held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California. It was broadcast on ABC and hosted by Jennifer Lopez.
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