# American Music Awards of 2015

The 43rd Annual American Music Awards was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on November 22, 2015. It was broadcast on ABC and hosted by Jennifer Lopez. With three awards, Taylor Swift was the big winner of the night. 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. The telecast garnered 10.98 million viewers in the United States.

## Performances

| Artist(s) | Song(s) |
| Pre-show ||
| 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: "Uptown Funk" "Anaconda" "7/11" "Feeling Myself" "The Hills" "Can't Feel My Face" "Girl Crush" "Bad Blood" "Trap Queen" "Hotline Bling" "Thinking Out Loud" "Love More" "Where Are Ü Now" "Bitch Better Have My Money" |
| 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

* Rebecca Black
* Paula Abdul
* Kelsea Ballerini
* Ashley Benson
* Betty Cantrell
* Nicki Minaj
* Ciara
* Terry Crews
* Hannah Davis
* DNCE
* 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
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## Winners and nominees

Charlie Puth and Joe Jonas announced the nominations on October 13, 2015.
| 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 ||