American Music Awards 2015 Winners: Nicki Minaj, the Weeknd, One Direction, and More
Well, the 2015 American Music Awards are behind us, and a handful of big names came away with trophies: Nicki Minaj cleaned up this year with two awards for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album (The Pinkprint).
The Weeknd also won two awards for Favorite Male Artist and Favorite Soul/R&B Album (Beauty Behind the Madness). One Direction, meanwhile, came away with another two awards for Artist of the Year and Favorite Pop/Rock Duo or Group, and Skrillex, Diplo, and Justin Bieber won a Collaboration of the Year trophy for Jack Ü’s “Where Are Ü Now.”
Check out the rest of the winners below.
2015 American Music Awards 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:
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt (winner)
Tove Lo
Walk The Moon
The Weeknd
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 Pop/Rock Female:
Ariana Grande (winner)
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
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”
Favorite Pop/Rock Duo or Group:
Maroon 5
One Direction (winner)
Walk The Moon
Favorite Country Male:
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan (winner)
Sam Hunt
Favorite Country Female:
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood (winner)
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist:
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj (winner)
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album:
J. Cole, 2014 Forest Hills Drive
Drake, If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
Nicki Minaj, The Pinkprint (winner)
Favorite Soul/R&B Male:
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
The Weeknd (winner)
Favorite Soul/R&B Album:
Chris Brown, X
D’Angelo and The Vanguard, Black Messiah
The Weeknd, Beauty Behind the Madness (winner)
Favorite Alternative Rock Artist:
Fall Out Boy (winner)
Hozier
Walk the Moon
Top Soundtrack:
Fifty Shades of Grey
Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
Pitch Perfect 2 (winner)