One Direction is nominated for artist of the year, pitting the group against Grande, Bryan, Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift. Jonny Buckland, from left, Chris Martin, Will Champion, and Guy Berryman of Coldplay perform at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles. Accepting his award after the surprising moment, Luke Bryan joked: “Charlie and Meghan getting it on over there smooching”. This is the testament how incredible our fans are.
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On a night dominated by Latinos, Iglesias’ win only added to the fanfare.
Taylor Swift won the most awards on the night but was unable to attend the show because she was busy filming a music video. Her nominations include song and collaboration of the year for “Bad Blood” with Kendrick Lamar, favorite female artist – pop/rock, favorite album – pop/rock for “1989” and favorite artist – adult contemporary.
The boys later got the crowd on their feet again for their performance of their hit single ideal.
Celine Dion’s tribute to the victims of the Paris attack was not only emotional, but absolutely breathtaking.
“Tonight we honour victims of the unimaginable violence that took place in Paris and around the world”, he said. “The U.S. matters. The entire world matters – and peace is possible”. Dion sang a moving version of famed French singer Edith Piaf’s lament “Hymne a l’Amour“. He has four Billboard Music Awards, 36 Billboard Latin Music Awards, one Grammy Award and five Latin Grammy Awards. If they say someone like Sam Smith made the best record of the year (he won earlier this year for his song “Stay With Me”), viewers most likely assume a lot of music industry knowledge is going into that decision.
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Prince, who earned a rousing applause, presented the first award of the night to the Weeknd for favorite album – soul/R&B for “Beauty Behind the Madness”. Also taking home two awards was Nicki Minaj who was named favourite rap/hip-hop artist, while album The Pinkprint scooped the favourite rap/hip-hop album award. She also encouraged her fans by saying “please find your voice and find your goal before it’s too late”. The quartet also took home honors for “Artist of the Year”. After the dance was over, Justin picked up the mike and walked out into a rain shower, where he looked to embrace the flowing water while he sang his hit song “Sorry“.
