American Music Awards 2015: The Complete Winners List

With J. Lo hosting and every pop star from Justin Bieber and Macklemore to Carrie Underwood and One Direction performing, you'd be forgiven for forgetting that the American Music Awards actually gives out awards. Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and the Weeknd led all nominees going into the night, but who walked away with the coveted hardware? Here's the full rundown of the evening's 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 KOHL’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 UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE

• 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

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