The "2017 American Music Awards," the world's largest fan-voted awards show where music enthusiasts watch their favorite artists and pop culture icons come together to honor idols, newcomers and record-breakers in the contemporary music scene, celebrated 45 years of music live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 8:00pm ET on ABC.
Tracee Ellis Ross, star of ABC's "black-ish," was the evening's host, bringing the audience laughs from the very beginning. The awards show was a special family affair, with Tracee and her family presenting the American Music Award for
Lifetime Achievement to Tracee's mother, music legend
Diana Ross. Diana treated fans to a show-stopping performance of "I'm Coming Out," "Take Me Higher," "Ease On Down The Road," "Best Years Of My Life" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." Ms. Ross stated "It's all bout love," as she accepted her award with her family by her side, and danced with her grandchildren during her epic performance.
Christina Aguilera took the stage to honor
Whitney Houston and the 25th anniversary of The Bodyguard with an incredible homage, performing hit tracks "I Will Always Love You," "I'm Every Woman," "I Have Nothing," and "Run To You."
BTS made their U.S. debut with a performance that literally rocked the house, with screaming fans dancing in the aisles and singing along!
Other memorable moments included P!NK and
Kelly Clarkson performing together for the first time with an emotional show opening singing "Everybody Hurts," P!NK's daring performance of "Beautiful Trauma" from the side of a Los
Angeles sky scraper,
Selena Gomez's return to
THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS stage and world television performance debut of "Wolves" with Marshmello, and unique collaborations from
Alessia Cara and Zedd,
Imagine Dragons and Khalid,
Hailee Steinfeld and Alesso ft.
Florida Georgia Line and watt, and
Bebe Rexha ft.
Florida Georgia Line with a special encore performance presented by Xfinity.
The evening included additional knockout performances from
Kelly Clarkson,
Lady Gaga,
Niall Horan,
Nick Jonas,
Demi Lovato,
Macklemore and Skylar Grey, Shawn Mendes, and Portugal. The Man.
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS
2017 Winners
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTDiana RossARTIST OF THE YEARBruno MarsNEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY T-MOBILENiall HoranCOLLABORATION OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY XFINITY"Despacito" Luis Fonsi ft. Daddy Yankee & Justin BieberTOUR OF THE YEARColdplayVIDEO OF THE YEARBruno Mars "That's What I Like"FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - POP/ROCKBruno MarsFAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - POP ROCKLady GagaFAVORITE DUO OR GROUP - POP/ROCKImagine DragonsFAVORITE ALBUM - POP/ROCKBruno Mars "24K Magic"FAVORITE SONG - POP/ROCKLuis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber "Despacito"FAVROITE MALE ARTIST - COUNTRYKeith UrbanFAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - COUNTRYCarrie UnderwoodFAVORITE DUO OR GROUP - COUNTRYLittle Big TownFAVORITE ALBUM - COUNTRYKeith Urban "Ripcord"FAVORITE SONG - COUNTRYKeith Urban "Blue Ain't Your Color"FAVRORITE ARTIST - RAP/HIP-HOPDrakeFAVORITE ALBUM - RAP/HIP-HOPKendrick Lamar "DAMN."
FAVORITE SONG - RAP/HIP-HOPDJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper and Lil Wayne "I'm The One"FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&BBruno MarsFAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&BBeyoncéFAVORITE ALBUM - SOUL/R&BBruno Mars "24K Magic"FAVORITE SONG - SOUL/R&BBruno Mars "That's What I Like"FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCKLinkin ParkFAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARYShawn MendesFAVORITE ARTIST - LATINShakiraFAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONALLauren DaigleFAVROITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)The ChainsmokersTOP SOUNDTRACKMoana
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