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2015 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD Winners- ALL the Winners!

By: Nov. 22, 2015
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The American Music Awards, the world's biggest fan-voted award show, announced today the "2015 American Music Awards" nominees. Recording artists Joe Jonas and Charlie Puth rose at the crack of dawn to reveal six categories of nominees on ABC's "Good Morning America." Immediately following the broadcast, five additional categories were announced in real time exclusively via Snapchat (TheAMAs). ABC News then livestreamed the remaining 12 categories and included a recap of all nominees in the 11 previously-announced categories. (See the full list of nominees below). As previously announced, Jennifer Lopez will host and perform on the "2015 American Music Awards," which will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles tonight, Sunday, November 22 at 8:00pm ET on ABC.

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Keep checking back as we update the winners LIVE throughout the broadcast!

Taylor Swift leads this year with six nominations. Ed Sheeran and The Weeknd tie with five nominations each, while Sam Hunt, Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith, Meghan Trainor and Walk the Moon earn three nominations each. Additionally, Jason Aldean, Chris Brown, Luke Bryan, Drake, Fetty Wap, Florida Georgia Line, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, One Direction, Charlie Puth, Rihanna, Mark Ronson and Wiz Khalifa each receive two nominations.

The Artist of the Year nominees are Luke Bryan, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Nicki Minaj, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Taylor Swift, Meghan Trainor and The Weeknd. The ten nominees will be narrowed to five based on the votes received through November 11 at 11:59pm ET and the winner will be determined by the total votes received throughout the entire voting period.

The Song of The Year nominees are Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth "See You Again," Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk!," Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud," Taylor Swift "Blank Space," and The Weeknd "Can't Feel My Face."

As always at the American Music Awards, artists will be honored in the genres of Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM, Soundtrack, Song of The Year, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl's, Collaboration of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile and Artist of the Year.

AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Entertainment and Next Big Sound.

The AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS winners are voted entirely by fans. Voting opened today in all categories except those listed below. Fans can vote for each category once per day, per platform in any (or many) of the below ways:

ARTIST OF THE YEAR

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

COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK

FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP - POP/ROCK

FAVORITE ALBUM - POP/ROCK

FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - COUNTRY

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - COUNTRY

FAVORITE DUO or GROUP - COUNTRY

FAVORITE ALBUM - COUNTRY

  • Jason Aldean Old Boots, New Dirt
  • **Florida Georgia Line Anything Goes - WINNER**
  • Sam Hunt Montevallo

FAVORITE ARTIST - RAP/HIP-HOP

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

FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&B

FAVORITE ALBUM - SOUL/R&B

FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK

  • **Fall Out Boy - WINNER**
  • Hozier
  • Walk The Moon

FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY

FAVORITE ARTIST - LATIN

FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL

  • **Casting Crowns - WINNER**
  • Hillsong United
  • MercyMe

FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)

TOP SOUNDTRACK

  • Fifty Shades of Grey
  • Empire: Original Soundtrack from Season 1
  • **Pitch Perfect 2 - WINNER**


About the American Music Awards: THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS features performances from today's hottest artists and presents fan-voted awards in the categories of Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM, Soundtrack, Single of The Year, New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl's, and Artist of the Year. THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS pays tribute to today's most influential and iconic artists. The show is produced by dick clark productions and is seen in more than 160 countries around the world.

Source: Billboard.com

Photo courtesy of ABC



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