American Music Awards of 2015

43rd Annual American Music Awards
43rd Annual American Music Awards
	American Music Awards logo
Date	November 22, 2015
Location	Microsoft Theater; Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Hosted by	Jennifer Lopez
First award	1973
Most awards	Taylor Swift (3)
Most nominations	Taylor Swift (6)
Website	ABC-American Music Awards
Television/radio coverage
Network	ABC; NET.
Runtime	180 minutes
Viewership	10.98 million
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions

The 43rd Annual American Music Awards was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on November 22, 2015.^[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. The show also marked Prince's last public award show appearance before his death in April 2016.^[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" Dance Medley: "Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars "Anaconda" by Nicki Minaj "7/11" by Beyonce "Feeling Myself" by Nicki Minaj ft Beyonce "The Hills" by the Weeknd "Can't Feel My Face" by The Weeknd "Girl Crush" by Little Big Town "Bad Blood" by Taylor Swift ft Kendrick Lamar "Trap Queen" by Fetty Wap "Hotline Bling" by Drake "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran "Love More" by Chris Brown ft Nicki Minaj "Where Are Ü Now" by Jack Ü & Justin Beiber "Bitch Better Have My Money" by Rihanna
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 & Orchestra	Tribute to John Williams: "Star Wars (Main Title)"
Justin Bieber	"What Do You Mean?" "Where Are Ü Now" "Sorry"

Presenters

Prince — presented Favorite Soul/R&B Album
Hannah Davis & Wiz Khalifa — introduced 5 Seconds of Summer
Nicki Minaj — presented Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group
Jenny McCarthy — introduced Carrie Underwood
Chloë Grace Moretz & Nick Robinson — introduced Meghan Trainor & Charlie Puth
Kelsea Ballerini & Florida Georgia Line — presented Favorite Country Male Artist
Tyrese Gibson & Wilmer Valderrama — presented Top Soundtrack
Gigi Hadid & Kylie Jenner presented — Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
Zendaya — introduced One Direction
Alicia Silverstone & Jeremy Sisto — introduced Gwen Stefani
DNCE — introduced Nick Jonas
Jennifer Lopez (host) — presented New Artist of the Year
Shawn Mendes & Hailee Steinfeld — introduced Walk the Moon
Paula Abdul & Donnie Wahlberg — presented Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
Fall Out Boy — introduced Coldplay
Norman Reedus — presented Favorite Country Female Artist
Ashley Benson & Tove Lo — introduced The Weeknd
Sean Combs — presented Collaboration of the Year
Little Big Town — introduced Luke Bryan & Karen Fairchild
Terry Crews & Taylor Lautner — introduced Macklemore & Ryan Lewis & Leon Bridges
Fifth Harmony — presented Favorite Alternative Artist
Anna Kendrick — introduced Alanis Morissette & Demi Lovato
Ellie Goulding & Julianne Hough — presented Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist
Jared Leto — paid tribute to the victims of the November 2015 Paris attacks & introduced Celine Dion
Harrison Ford — paid tribute to John Williams & introduced Pentatonix
Betty Cantrell & Kevin O'Leary — presented Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
Jeremy Renner — presented Artist of the Year
Ciara — introduced Justin Bieber

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

References

^ ^a ^b "2015 American Music Awards: Taylor Swift Leads Nominations". Prometheus Global Media. Billboard. October 13, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
^ Associated Press (October 7, 2015). "Jennifer Lopez to host the 2015 American Music Awards". cbsnews.com. CBS Interactive Inc.
^ "American Music Awards 2015: Check Out All the Winners Here". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
^ "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.
^ "TV Ratings Sunday: American Music Awards down vs. 2014, 'Good Wife' slips below 1.0". November 23, 2015. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
^ "AMAs Red Carpet Performers Announced". theamas. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
^ Huggins, Sarah (November 18, 2015). "American Music Awards 2015: Presenters Announced". ABC News. United States. ABC Television Network. Archived from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

[noms-1] "2015 American Music Awards: Taylor Swift Leads Nominations". Prometheus Global Media. Billboard. October 13, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.

[Lopez_to_host-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". November 23, 2015. Archived from the original on June 30, 2017. Retrieved October 18, 2016.

[6] "AMAs Red Carpet Performers Announced". theamas. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 5, 2015.

[7] Huggins, Sarah (November 18, 2015). "American Music Awards 2015: Presenters Announced". ABC News. United States. ABC Television Network. Archived from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2015.

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