The 2016 American Music Awards brought out the biggest names in music Sunday night at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater on 20th November.
The awards, which were co-hosted by Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah, were full of show stopping performancesincluding John Legend's emotional performance of Love Me Now, and Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj's racy Side To Side duet.
But besides the performances, it was a competitive night. Drake led the way with a record 13 nominations and for company brought his dad. Drake won his first ever AAA for best rap/hip-hop artist, song and album for his best-selling ‘Views’, which earlier this year became the first album to earn one billion streams on Apple Music.
Ariana Grande was named Artist of The Year, beating Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Gomez, while Zayn Malik scooped New Artist of The Year. The former One Direction member Zayn Malik, who quit British boy band One Direction last year to launch a solo career, beat Canadian Shawn Mendes to take the Best New Artist trophy.
British singer Sting, who last week released his first pop/rock album in a decade, "57th and 9th," sang a medley of his hits and was presented with an honorary award recognizing his contribution to the music industry.
Here is the complete list of winners with their nominations:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Selena Gomez (WINNER)
Adele
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
Drake
Ariana Grande
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
Carrie Underwood
The Weeknd
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
Zayn Malik (WINNER)
Alessia Cara
The Chainsmokers
Dnce
Shawn Mendes
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla, “One Dance”
Fifth Harmony Featuring Ty Dolla $ign, “Work From Home” -- WINNER
Rihanna Featuring Drake, “Work” Meghan Trainor Featuring John Legend, “Like I’m Gonna Lose You”
TOUR OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé -- WINNER
Madonna
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber “Sorry” -- WINNER
Desiigner “Panda”
Rihanna Featuring Drake “Work”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber -- WINNER
Drake The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Adele
Selena Gomez -- WINNER
Rihanna
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Twenty One Pilots -- WINNER
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Adele - 25
Justin Bieber, Purpose -- WINNER
Drake, Views
FAVORITE SONG- POP/ROCK
Adele, “Hello”
Justin Bieber, “Love Yourself” -- WINNER
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla, “One Dance”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Blake Shelton -- WINNER
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kelsea
Ballerini
Cam
Carrie Underwood -- WINNER
FAVORITE DUO or GROUP – COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line -- WINNER
Old Dominion Zac Brown Band
FAVORITE ALBUM - COUNTRY
Luke Bryan, Kill the Lights
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Carrie Underwood, Storyteller -- WINNER
FAVORITE SONG - COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y.”
Tim McGraw, “Humble And Kind” -- WINNER
Thomas Rhett, “Die A Happy Man”
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake -- WINNER
Fetty Wap Future
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake, Views -- WINNER
Drake & Future, What A Time To Be Alive
Fetty Wap, Fetty Wap
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
Desiigner, “Panda”
Drake, “Hotline Bling” -- WINNER
Fetty Wap, “679”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown -- WINNER
Bryson Tiller The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé Janet Jackson
Rihanna -- WINNER
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé, Lemonade
Rihanna, Anti -- WINNER
Bryson Tiller, T R A P S O U L
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla, “One Dance”
Rihanna Featuring Drake, “Work” -- WINNER
Bryson Tiller, “Don’t”
FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Coldplay Twenty One Pilots -- WINNER
X Ambassadors
FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Adele -- WINNER
Rachel Platten
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE ARTIST - LATIN
J Balvin
Enrique Iglesias -- WINNER
Nicky Jam
FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle
Hillsong UNITED -- WINNER
Chris Tomlin
FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
The Chainsmokers -- WINNER
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Purple Rain -- WINNER
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