April 26, 2024
American Music Awards: Hottest names in music perform
LOS ANGELES - The 2015 American Music Awards boasted performances from the full-on roll call of today’s musicians — from Justin Bieber to Coldplay to Ariana Grande to One Direction to Pentatonix to, well, you name it — during its live broadcast on Sunday.

But the performances were only half the fun, and some of these same artists also went home with a shiny souvenir (or two) as they hit the stage to collect the night’s prizes.

One Direction, Nicki Minaj and The Weeknd emerged as the year’s biggest winners, each nabbing two turns at the podium to collect.

Here’s a list of all the 2015 AMAs winners.
Artist of the Year
WINNER: One Direction
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
Taylor Swift
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Meghan Trainor
Maroon 5
Song of the Year
WINNER: Taylor Swift, “Blank Space
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk!”
Ed Sheeran, “Thinking Out Loud”
The Weeknd, “Can’t Feel My Face”
Collaboration of the Year
WINNER: Shrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber, “Where Are U Now”
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth, “See You Again”
Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney, “FourFiveSeconds”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars, “Uptown Funk”
Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar, “Bad Blood”
New Artist of the Year
WINNER: Sam Hunt
Tove Lo
Fetty Wap
Walk the Moon
The Weeknd
Favorite Band, Duo or Group — Pop/Rock
WINNER: One Direction
Maroon 5
Walk the Moon
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Favorite Female Artist — Pop/Rock
WINNER: Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock
WINNER: Ed Sheeran
Nick Jonas
Sam Smith
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Favorite Artist — Rap/Hip-Hop
WINNER: Nicki Minaj
Drake
Fetty Wap
Favorite Male Artist — Soul/R&B
WINNER: The Weeknd
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
Favorite Female Artist — Soul/R&B
WINNER: Rihanna
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Country
WINNER: Florida Georgia Line
Zac Brown Band
Little Big Town
Favorite Male Artist — Country
WINNER: Luke Bryan
Jason Aldean
Sam Hunt
Favorite Female Artist — Country
WINNER: Carrie Underwood
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Favorite Artist — Adult Contemporary
WINNER: Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
Ed Sheeran
Favorite Artist — Latin
WINNER: Enrique Iglesias
Ricky Martin
Romeo Santos
Favorite Artist — Alternative Rock
WINNER: Fall Out Boy
Hozier
Walk the Moon
Favorite Album – Pop/rock
WINNER: Taylor Swift, 1989
Sam Smith, In the Lonely Hour
Ed Sheeran, X
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Favorite Album — Soul/R&B
WINNER: The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness
Chris Brown, X
D’Angelo and the Vanguard, Black Messiah
Favorite Album — Rap/Hip-Hop
WINNER: Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint
J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Favorite Album – Country
Florida Georgia Line, Anything Goes
Jason Aldean, Old Boots, New Dirt
Sam Hunt, Montevalo
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Favorite Soundtrack
WINNER: “Pitch Perfect 2”
“Empire”
“Fifty Shades of Grey”
Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational
WINNER: Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
Favorite Artist – EDM
WINNER: Calvin Harris
David Guetta
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Story Date: November 25, 2015
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