American Music Awards 2015 Winners ListThe music superstars came out for one of the biggest nights in the industry: The American Music Awards on Sunday, November 22nd. Broadcast live for the East Coast on ABC, Jennifer Lopez hosted with a number of costume changes. She kicked off the night with an epic dance number medley to some of the most popular chart toppers of the year.

Other performers throughout the 2015 AMAs included: 5 Seconds of Summer, Coldplay, Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, One Direction, Gwen Stefani, The Weeknd, Carrie Underwood, WALK THE MOON, duets from Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth, Luke Bryan featuring Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town and the legendary Star Wars score to be performed by Pentatonix and a full-symphony orchestra.

And the winners are….

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

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

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TOP SOUNDTRACK

Fifty Shades of Grey

Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1

Pitch Perfect 2 – WINNER