Last night music’s mainstream stars gathered for the American Music Awards. Here are the show’s highlights which include a tribute to Paris by Celine Dion which brought people to tears, a duet featuring Demi Lovato and Alanis Morissette, Nick Jonas and Justin Bieber medleys, and a Pentatonix a cappella tribute to Star Wars.
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Jennifer Lopez opened the show with a dance mash-up of 2015’s hits:
Celine Dion performed a moving tribute to the terror attacks in Paris:
A cappella group Pentatonix performed a Star Wars tribute:
Alanis Morissette and Demi Lovato performed a duet of “You Oughta Know”:
Then Demi performed “Confident”:
Coldplay performed “Adventure of a Lifetime” with gorillas:
Selena Gomez performed “Same Old Love”:
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis introduced a new song “Kevin”:
Nick Jonas performed a medley of his hits “Chains”, “Levels” and “Jealous”:
Walk the Moon played “Shut Up and Dance:
Ariana Grande performed “Focus”:
One Direction performed “Perfect”:
Gwen Stefani “Used to Love You”
The Weeknd performed “The Hills”:
Justin Bieber performed a medley of his hits and got rained on:
And here’s the full list of awards:
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 KOHL’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 UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
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
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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