She wore a pair of sparkly pumps and finished off her look with a top bun and light makeup.
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Justin Bieber got soaked with rain and did the robot.
He also sang the hits “Sorry” and “What Do You Mean” from “Purpose”, which sold an impressive 649,000 equivalent albums in its first week. The 46 year old wowed the crowd as she danced to “Uptown Funk”, “Hotline Bling”, “Love More” and “Bitch better Have My Money”.
The AMAs saw One Direction win big once again when they picked up artist of the year and favourite pop/rock duo or group.
That one of the night’s biggest awards wasn’t doled out during the main telecast shouldn’t come as a surprise – Swift didn’t bother to show up to the awards, or bother to film an acceptance speech.
Jared Leto introduced the Quebec star, and said, “Tonight we honour the victims of the unimaginable violence that has taken place in Paris and around the world”. Others watched closely as Dion belted high notes.
The ceremony also featured plenty of performances, including Meghan Trainor joining Charlie Puth for a rendition of “Marvin Gaye”. They may want to think about getting an acting agent because their lip locking sure seemed authentic. Lips are movin’, indeed!
But she was beaten to Favourite Pop/Rock Female Artist by Ariana Grande, who performed her new single Focus.
Singer Carrie Underwood performs onstage during the 2015 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Ed Sheeran, who was behind Swift as the second-most nominated act along with the Weeknd, didn’t attend the show. 1D, consisting of Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan, went home with the most prestigious accolade after being named artist of the year. The AMAs differ from the Grammys because the nominees are selected based on commercial success and then voted on by the public, as opposed to the latter in which winners are selected by a panel. The rapper won favorite album – rap/hip-hop for “The Pinkprint”, beating out Drake and J. Cole.
“To everyone we’ve worked with and everyone who’s supported us over the last five years, thank you very much”, Harry thanked as the group accepted their AMA trophy.
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The pop star closed the American Music Awards on Sunday night by performing a medley of hits from his chart-topping new album goal, and it certainly was a show-stopper!
