American Music Awards of 2015

43rd Annual American Music Awards
Date	November 22, 2015
Location	Microsoft Theater Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Host	Jennifer Lopez
First awarded	1973
Most awards	Taylor Swift (3)
Most nominations	Taylor Swift (6)
Official website	ABC-American Music Awards
Television/Radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	180 minutes
Producer	Dick Clark Productions

The 43rd Annual American Music Awards was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.^[1] It was broadcast on ABC and hosted by Jennifer Lopez.^[2] With three awards, Taylor Swift was the big winner of the night.^[3] Jared Leto presented a eulogy mourning the November 2015 Paris attacks prior to presenting Celine Dion for her tributing performance.^[4] The telecast garnered 10.98 million viewers in the United States.^[5]

Performances

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Pre-show[6]
Francesco Yates	"Nobody like You" "Sugar"
Alessia Cara	"Here"
Gabi Wilson	"Wonder"
Shawn Mendes	"Act like You Love Me" "Stitches"
Main show
Jennifer Lopez	"Waiting for Tonight" Dancing medley
5 Seconds Of Summer	"Hey Everybody!"
Selena Gomez	"Same Old Love"
Carrie Underwood	"Heartbeat"
Demi Lovato	"Confident"
Meghan Trainor Charlie Puth	"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" "Marvin Gaye"
Ariana Grande	"Focus"
One Direction	"Perfect"
Gwen Stefani	"Used to Love You"
Nick Jonas	"Chains" "Levels" "Jealous"
Walk the Moon	"Shut Up and Dance"
Coldplay	"Adventure of a Lifetime"
The Weeknd	"The Hills"
Luke Bryan Karen Fairchild	"Home Alone Tonight"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Leon Bridges	"Kevin"
Alanis Morissette Demi Lovato	"You Oughta Know"
Celine Dion	Tribute to Paris victims: "Hymne à l'amour"
Pentatonix	"Star Wars score"
Justin Bieber	"What Do You Mean?" "Where Are Ü Now" "Sorry"

Presenters

• Rebecca Black
• Paula Abdul
• Kelsea Ballerini
• Ashley Benson
• Betty Cantrell
• Nicki Minaj
• Ciara
• Terry Crews
• Hannah Davis
• DNCE
• Harrison Ford
• Florida Georgia Line
• Tyrese Gibson
• Ellie Goulding
• Gigi Hadid
• Fifth Harmony
• Julianne Hough
• Kylie Jenner
• Wiz Khalifa
• Taylor Lautner
• Jared Leto
• Prince
• Little Big Town
• Tove Lo
• Jenny McCarthy
• Shawn Mendes
• Chloë Grace Moretz
• Kevin O'Leary
• Norman Reedus
• Jeremy Renner
• Nick Robinson
• Alicia Silverstone
• Jeremy Sisto
• Hailee Steinfeld
• Wilmer Valderrama
• Donnie Wahlberg
• Zendaya

Source:^[7]

Winners and nominees

Charlie Puth and Joe Jonas announced the nominations on October 13, 2015.^[1]

Artist of the Year	New Artist of the Year
Luke Bryan Ariana Grande Nicki Minaj Maroon 5 Ed Sheeran Sam Smith Meghan Trainor The Weeknd Taylor Swift One Direction	Fetty Wap Sam Hunt Tove Lo Walk the Moon The Weeknd
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
Nick Jonas Ed Sheeran Sam Smith	Ariana Grande Taylor Swift Meghan Trainor
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Favorite Pop/Rock Album
Maroon 5 One Direction Walk the Moon	× – Ed Sheeran In the Lonely Hour – Sam Smith 1989 – Taylor Swift
Favorite Country Male Artist	Favorite Country Female Artist
Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Sam Hunt	Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Carrie Underwood
Favorite Country Duo or Group	Favorite Country Album
Florida Georgia Line Little Big Town Zac Brown Band	Old Boots, New Dirt – Jason Aldean Anything Goes – Florida Georgia Line Montevallo – Sam Hunt
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist	Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
Drake Fetty Wap Nicki Minaj	2014 Forest Hills Drive – J. Cole If You're Reading This It's Too Late – Drake The Pinkprint – Nicki Minaj
Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist	Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist
Chris Brown Trey Songz The Weeknd	Beyonce Mary J. Blige Rihanna
Favorite Soul/R&B Album	Favorite Alternative Artist
X – Chris Brown Black Messiah – D'Angelo and The Vanguard Beauty Behind the Madness – The Weeknd	Fall Out Boy Hozier Walk the Moon
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Favorite Latin Artist
Taylor Swift Ed Sheeran Meghan Trainor	Enrique Iglesias Ricky Martin Romeo Santos
Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist	Favorite EDM Artist
Casting Crowns Hillsong United MercyMe	Calvin Harris David Guetta Zedd
Song of the Year	Top Soundtrack
"See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars "Thinking Out Loud" – Ed Sheeran "Blank Space" – Taylor Swift "Can't Feel My Face" – The Weeknd	Fifty Shades of Grey Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1 Pitch Perfect 2
Collaboration of the Year
"See You Again" – Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth "FourFiveSeconds" – Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney "Uptown Funk" – Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars "Where Are Ü Now" – Jack Ü featuring Justin Bieber "Bad Blood" – Taylor Swift featuring Kendrick Lamar

References

1. "2015 American Music Awards: Taylor Swift Leads Nominations". Prometheus Global Media. Billboard. October 13, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
2. Associated Press (October 7, 2015). "Jennifer Lopez to host the 2015 American Music Awards". cbsnews.com. CBS Interactive Inc.
3. "American Music Awards 2015: Check Out All the Winners Here". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
4. "Jared Leto at the 2015 American Music Awards: 'Many of Us Here Are the Sons and Daughters of Immigrants'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
5. TV Ratings Sunday: American Music Awards down vs. 2014, ‘Good Wife’ slips below 1.0
6. "AMAs Red Carpet Performers Announced". theamas. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
7. Huggins, Sarah (November 18, 2015). "American Music Awards 2015: Presenters Announced". ABC News (United States). ABC Television Network. Retrieved November 18, 2015.