American Music Awards 2015 Recap: One Direction Takes Home Top Award

The 2015 American Music Awards took place Sunday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles featuring a number of notable performances and well-deserved wins.

American Music Awards Recap

Winning the night’s top award at the AMAs was British boy band One Direction, which took home the Artist of the Year trophy for the second year in a row. “It’s absolutely incredible to receive this award two years in a row. It’s a testament to how incredible our fans are,” Louis Tomlinson said. Liam Payne added, “We can’t believe we get to win awards like this and we are obviously going on a little break now to spend a little time with our families, obviously we want to thank our families.”

One Direction also won the Favorite Duo or Group Award.

Rapper Nicki Minaj had a good night, winning Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop and Favorite Album – Rap/ Hip-Hop for The Pinkprint. Taylor Swift, who had a short-lived feud with Minaj prior to the MTV Video Music Awards, won Song of the Year for “Blank Space,” Favorite Album – Pop/Rock for 1989 and Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary.

Though the New Artist of the Year award went to country music’s Sam Hunt, The Weeknd had a breakout year at the ceremony. He won for Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B and Favorite Album – Soul/ R&B for Beauty Behind the Madness. The Weeknd, who’s given name is Abel Testfaye, also performed “The Hills” during the ceremony.

Other notable winners at the ceremony included Fall Out Boy (Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock); Justin Bieber, Diplo and Skrillex (Collaboration of the Year); Ariana Grande (Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock) and Ed Sheeran (Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock).

In addition to The Weeknd, the 2015 American Music Awards included performances by Gwen Stefani, Coldplay, Nick Jonas, Selena Gomez, Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth, Demi Lovato, Justin Bieber and more.

The ceremony also included a touching tribute to the victoms of the Paris terror attacks. As part of the tribute, Celine Dion sang Edith Piaf’s “Hymne à L’Amour.”

See Below For A Full List Of Winners

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

• 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

• 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