The 2015 American Music Awards (Winners)

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The 2015 American Music Awards took place tonight at the Microsoft Theater in LA. Hosted by Jennifer Lopez, the night featured performances by high-profile artists like The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Gwen Stefani, Coldplay, One Direction and more. British boy band One Direction took home the Artist of the Year award while Taylor Swift won the Song of the Year award with her smash hit “Blank Space.” Justin Bieber, Skrillex and Diplo’s track “Where Are Ü Now” won the Collaboration of the Year Award, beating Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again,” Mark Ronson’s “Uptown Funk,” Kanye West and Rihanna’s “FourFiveSeconds” and Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood.” Check out the rest of the winners and nominees below.

ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
One Direction WINNER
Taylor Swift

NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt WINNER
Tove Lo
Walk The Moon
The Weeknd

SONG OF THE YEAR
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
Mark Ronson feat. 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 UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth – “See You Again”
Rihanna & Kanye West feat. Paul McCartney – “FourFiveSeconds”
Mark Ronson feat. 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
Drake
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
Zedd

TOP SOUNDTRACK
Fifty Shades of Grey
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
Pitch Perfect 2 WINNER

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