American Music Awards of 2015
Appearance
43rd Annual American Music Awards | |
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Date | November 22, 2015 |
Location | Microsoft Theater Los Angeles, California |
Country | United States |
Hosted by | Jennifer Lopez |
First awarded | 1973 |
Most awards | Taylor Swift (3) |
Most nominations | Taylor Swift (6) |
Website | ABC-American Music Awards |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | ABC |
Runtime | 180 minutes |
Produced by | Dick Clark Productions |
The 43rd Annual American Music Awards was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.[1] It was broadcast on ABC and hosted by Jennifer Lopez.[2] With three awards, Taylor Swift was the big winner of the night.[3] Jared Leto presented a eulogy mourning the November 2015 Paris attacks prior to presenting Celine Dion for her tributing performance.[4] The telecast garnered 10.98 million viewers in the United States.[5]
Performances
Artist(s) | Song(s) |
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Pre-show[6] | |
Francesco Yates | "Nobody like You" "Sugar" |
Alessia Cara | "Here" |
Gabi Wilson | "Wonder" |
Shawn Mendes | "Act like You Love Me" "Stitches" |
Main show | |
Jennifer Lopez | "Waiting for Tonight" Dancing medley |
5 Seconds Of Summer | "Hey Everybody!" |
Selena Gomez | "Same Old Love" |
Carrie Underwood | "Heartbeat" |
Demi Lovato | "Confident" |
Meghan Trainor Charlie Puth |
"Like I'm Gonna Lose You" "Marvin Gaye" |
Ariana Grande | "Focus" |
One Direction | "Perfect" |
Gwen Stefani | "Used to Love You" |
Nick Jonas | "Chains" "Levels" "Jealous" |
Walk the Moon | "Shut Up and Dance" |
Coldplay | "Adventure of a Lifetime" |
The Weeknd | "The Hills" |
Luke Bryan Karen Fairchild |
"Home Alone Tonight" |
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Leon Bridges |
"Kevin" |
Alanis Morissette Demi Lovato |
"You Oughta Know" |
Celine Dion | Tribute to Paris victims: "Hymne à l'amour" |
Pentatonix | "Star Wars score" |
Justin Bieber | "What Do You Mean?" "Where Are Ü Now" "Sorry" |
Presenters
- Rebecca Black
- Paula Abdul
- Kelsea Ballerini
- Ashley Benson
- Betty Cantrell
- Nicki Minaj
- Ciara
- Terry Crews
- Hannah Davis
- DNCE
- Harrison Ford
- Florida Georgia Line
- Tyrese Gibson
- Ellie Goulding
- Gigi Hadid
- Fifth Harmony
- Julianne Hough
- Kylie Jenner
- Wiz Khalifa
- Taylor Lautner
- Jared Leto
- Prince
- Little Big Town
- Tove Lo
- Jenny McCarthy
- Shawn Mendes
- Chloë Grace Moretz
- Kevin O'Leary
- Norman Reedus
- Jeremy Renner
- Nick Robinson
- Alicia Silverstone
- Jeremy Sisto
- Hailee Steinfeld
- Wilmer Valderrama
- Donnie Wahlberg
- Zendaya
Source:[7]
Winners and nominees
Charlie Puth and Joe Jonas announced the nominations on October 13, 2015.[1]
References
- ^ a b "2015 American Music Awards: Taylor Swift Leads Nominations". Prometheus Global Media. Billboard. October 13, 2015. Retrieved October 13, 2015.
- ^ Associated Press (October 7, 2015). "Jennifer Lopez to host the 2015 American Music Awards". cbsnews.com. CBS Interactive Inc.
- ^ "American Music Awards 2015: Check Out All the Winners Here". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ "Jared Leto at the 2015 American Music Awards: 'Many of Us Here Are the Sons and Daughters of Immigrants'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 22, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
- ^ TV Ratings Sunday: American Music Awards down vs. 2014, ‘Good Wife’ slips below 1.0
- ^ "AMAs Red Carpet Performers Announced". theamas. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
- ^ Huggins, Sarah (November 18, 2015). "American Music Awards 2015: Presenters Announced". ABC News. United States. ABC Television Network. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
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