The much-awaited American Music Awards took place on the 19th of November and everything that happened there, grabbed the headlines for legitimate reasons. Tracie Ellis Ross hosted the show switching her outfits time and again, and she wore some really elaborate ones. The biggest names in music celebrated hard work, success, and dedication at the 2017 AMA’s. Bruno Mars walked away with the maximum wins while Shawn Mendes won his very first award!
Pink and Kelly Clarkson performed for the first time and they just gave us a reason to watch the performance on repeat. Theirs was also the opening act of the evening!
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Pink later on also showcased her supremely amazing skills as a performer, as she gave an air-borne performance on the side of a hotel!
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Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez stumped everyone with their red carpet appearance.
Demi Lovato graced the red carpet in ESTER ABNER dress, and Boy! She got us drooling. It could easily go down as one of her best looks and the best red carpet looks of 2017 as well! Selena Gomez, on the other hand, stunned the onlookers with her blonder hair'do! Yes, Selena has adorned the blonde avatar and of course, she's slaying our existence with that!
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The songstress also performed her hit track Sorry Not Sorry giving it back to all the haters with just one performance!
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Selena Gomez, on the other hand, stunned the onlookers with her blonder hair'do! Yes, Selena has adorned the blonde avatar and of course, she's slaying our existence with that! Gomez was seen wearing a custom Coach, leather moto dress, perfectly complimenting her locks! She also performed on her newly released single Wolves ft Marshmello, the only live performance she gave in the year 2017!
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Christina Aguilera performed a tribute to Whitney Houston in honor of The Bodyguard's 20th anniversary.
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Here is the list of the winners-
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
The Chainsmokers
Drake
Kendrick Lamar
Bruno Mars -- WINNER
Ed Sheeran
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
James Arthur
Niall Horan -- WINNER
Julia Michaels
Post Malone
Rae Sremmurd
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, “Closer”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito” -- WINNER
DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne, “I’m The One”
Maroon 5 feat. Kendrick Lamar, “Don’t Wanna Know”
The Weeknd feat. Daft Punk, “Starboy”
TOUR OF THE YEAR
Garth Brooks
Coldplay -- WINNER
U2
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, “Despacito”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like” -- WINNER
Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Drake
Bruno Mars -- WINNER
Ed Sheeran
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Alessia Cara
Lady Gaga -- WINNER
Rihanna
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
The Chainsmokers
Coldplay
Imagine Dragons -- WINNER
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Drake, More Life
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic -- WINNER
The Weeknd, Starboy
FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK
The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey, “Closer”
Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber, “Despacito” -- WINNER
Ed Sheeran, “Shape of You”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Sam Hunt
Thomas Rhett
Keith Urban -- WINNER
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Miranda Lambert
Maren Morris
Carrie Underwood -- WINNER
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town -- WINNER
Old Dominion
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean, They Don’t Know
Chris Stapleton, From a Room:, Vol. 1
Keith Urban, Ripcord -- WINNER
FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY
Sam Hunt, “Body Like a Back Road”
Jon Pardi, “Dirt on My Boots”
Keith Urban, “Blue Ain’t Your Color” -- WINNER
FAVORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake -- WINNER
Kendrick Lamar
Migos
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake, More Life
Kendrick Lamar, DAMN. -- WINNER
Migos, Culture
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
DJ Khaled feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne, “I’m The One” -- WINNER
Kendrick Lamar, “Humble.”
Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane, “Black Beatles”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Childish Gambino
Bruno Mars -- WINNER
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Beyonce -- WINNER
Kehlani
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Childish Gambino, Awaken My Love!
Bruno Mars, 24K Magic -- WINNER
The Weeknd, Starboy
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Khalid, “Location”
Bruno Mars, “That’s What I Like” -- WINNER
The Weeknd, “Starboy”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Imagine Dragons
Linkin Park -- WINNER
Twenty One Pilots
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Bruno Mars
Shawn Mendes -- WINNER
Ed Sheeran
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Luis Fonsi
Daddy Yankee
Shakira -- WINNER
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Lauren Daigle -- WINNER
MercyMe
Chris Tomlin
FAVORITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
The Chainsmokers -- WINNER
Calvin Harris
DJ Snake
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Awesome Mix Vol. 2
Moana -- WINNER
Heartiest Congratulations to the winners and thank you for giving us some memorable moments from the evening!