2015 AMA Winners & Performances

Nicki Minaj and The Weeknd turned out to the big winners of the AMAs this year both taking home two awards each.

Here’s a full rundown of the 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 presented by Khol’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

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

Fetty Wap
Drake
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

 

If you didn’t catch all the performances, we have a couple of good ones below for you.

 

JENNIFER LOPEZ OPENING ACT

ARIANA GRANDE

JUSTIN BIEBER

https://youtu.be/f0HWk3xUIQI