One Direction grabbed two AMA awards, that is, Artist of the Year and Favorite Pop/Rock Duo or Group.
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Song of the Year victor Taylor Swift is the most nominated artist at the 2015 American Music Awards.
In the country genre, Carrie Underwood won in the favorite female artist category and Luke Bryan won the favorite male artist prize.
During the show, Celine Dion will honor the victims of the recent attacks in Paris when she sings Edith Piaf’s “Hymne à L’Amour” in French.
The Favorite Female Pop/Rock Artist victor was Ariana Grande.
And there were Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth sharing an uncomfortably intimate onstage kiss that dared you to look away. The highlight of the performance was during the last number “Sorry“, when rain came from the ceiling and Bieber continued dancing in it. It was pretty impressive to see him dancing in the rain and this was probably one of the best performances of the night.
As with most award shows, there are a few moments of goodness mixed with a whole lot of filler. She encouraged her feverish fans to “find their voice”.
Actor-musician Jared Leto made a moving tribute to the 130 victims killed on 13 November, specifically the 89 who died at the Bataclan concert hall, where he said he and his band, 30 Seconds To Mars, had performed “a handsome, peaceful” show earlier this year.
The Anaconda rapper had just won the favourite rap/hip hop album for The Pinkprint but something had annoyed Minaj by the end of her acceptance speech.
Host Jennifer Lopez kicked off proceedings by performing a lengthy and energetic dance routine to a medley of the biggest hits of the year including songs by The Weeknd and Rihanna, as well as her own hit from 15 ago, Waiting For Tonight. 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.
Minaj, for her part, won two AMAs – one for Favorite Artist: Rap/Hip and one for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album. The People’s Choice Awards function similarly, as evidenced by their name, and most of the MTV Video Music Awards are also voted on by fans. While he kept his Calvin Klein body underwraps, seeing the show star flicking his dripping wet about was sufficient for the show star studded crowd who went wild for his performance.
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The night really took off when Demi Lovato took the stage to not only perform “Confident“, but later welcomed Alanis Morissette to join her for a duet of the 1995 smash hit “You Oughta Know” to celebrate the song’s 20th anniversary. Coldplay took the AMAs stage for the first time in seven years for a live rendition of “Adventure of a Lifetime“.
