THE WEEKND brought the Fire, while Justin Bieber brought the Rain – literally!
Both artists were performing at the annual American Music Awards (AMAs) when The Weeknd – who won the best Soul R&B Album award – performed his song ‘The Hills. He gave a very soulful performance with fire blazing in the background. Judging by the screams, it was well received.
On the other hand, the very controversial Justin Bieber brought his ‘A game’ when he did a mashup of his latest hits. Bieber – who also bagged an award – performed an acoustic version of ‘What do you mean’, from his latest album, Purpose. He then stepped onto the main stage for a song and dance performance of ‘Where are you now?’, where he took the opportunity to show off his rhythm. But the highlight of my evening was his performance of Sorry, which was accompanied by rain, yes RAIN!
Justin Bieber brought rain to the AMAs, the crown absolutely loved his performance of what has become one of his signature songs, which he recently mentioned, was inspired by his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez.
(I still can’t believe the guy brought rain to the AMAs).
Anyway, while you and I are were working hard at our day jobs, One Direction was winning awards – while taking a break (or breaking up, however you want to read into their sabbatical). They stay winning!
All in all, it was what we expect music awards to be: celebrities, world class performances and a bit of RAIN for good measure!
See below for a full list of the categories, nominees and 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
Favourite male artist – soul/R&B
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
The Weeknd – WINNER!
Favourite artist – alternative/rock
Fall Out Boy – WINNER!
Hozier
Walk the Moon
Collaboration of the year
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth – See You Again
Rihanna and Kanye West feat. Paul McCartney – FourFiveSeconds
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk!
Skrillex & Diplo feat. Justin Bieber – Where Are Ü Now – WINNER!
Taylor Swift feat. Kendrick Lamar – Bad Blood
Favourite female artist – country
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood – WINNER
Favourite female artist – pop/rock
Ariana Grande – WINNER!
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
New artist of the year
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt – WINNER!
Tove Lo
Walk the Moon
The Weekn
Favourite 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!
Top soundtrack
Fifty Shades of Grey
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
Pitch Perfect 2 – WINNER
Favourite male artist – country
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan – WINNER!
Sam Hun
Favourite duo or group – pop/rock
Maroon 5
One Direction – WINNER!
Walk The Moon
Favourte album – soul /R&B
Chris Brown – X
D’Angelo and the Vanguard – Black Messiah
The Weeknd – Beauty Behind the Madness – WINNER!
Song of the year
Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth – See You Again
Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars – Uptown Funk!
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Taylor Swift – Blank Space – WINNER!
The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face
Favourite male artist – pop/rock
Nick Jonas
Ed Sheeran – WINNER!
Sam Smith
Favourite album – pop/rock
Ed Sheeran – X
Sam Smith – In the Lonely Hour
Taylor Swift – 1989 – WINNER!
Favourite duo or group – country
Zac Brown Band
Florida Georgia Line – WINNER!
Little Big Town
Favourite album – country
Jason Aldean – Old Boots, New Dirt
Florida Georgia Line – Anything Goes – WINNER!
Sam Hunt – Montevall
Favourite artist – rap/hip-hop
Drake
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj – WINNER!
Favourite female artist – soul/R&B
Beyoncé
Mary J Blige
Rihanna – WINNER!
Favourite artist – adult contemporary
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift – WINNER!
Meghan Trainor
Favourite artist – Latin
Enrique Iglesias – WINNER!
Ricky Martin
Romeo Santos
Favourite artist – contemporary inspirational
Casting Crowns – WINNER!
Hillsong United
MercyMe
Favourite artist – EDM
Calvin Harris – WINNER!
David Guetta
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