The 2016 edition of the renowned American Music Award was held at the L.A Microsoft Theater on Sunday.
The event was graced with picturesque performances by some of the finest music acts.
The star-studded event, hosted by comedian Jay Pharaoh and model Gidi Hadid saw Drake and Justin Bieber as biggest winners with three awards each.
The highly coveted artiste of the year award was won by former Nickelodeon superstar, Ariana Grande, while the award for “New artiste of the year un-leashed by T-mobile” was won by Zayn Malik, a former member of the defunct boy-band “One Direction”.
See full list of winners (compiled by usmagazine.com):
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Adele
Beyoncé
Justin Bieber
Drake
Selena Gomez
Ariana Grande (Winner)
Rihanna
Twenty One Pilots
Carrie Underwood
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — POP/ROCK
Adele
Selena Gomez (Winner)
Rihanna
FAVORITE ARTIST — ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Coldplay
Twenty One Pilots (Winner)
X Ambassadors
FAVOURITE DUO OR GROUP — COUNTRY
Zac Brown Band
Florida Georgia Line (Winner)
Old Dominion
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Purple Rain (Winner)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Suicide Squad: The Album
FAVORITE ARTIST — RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake (Winner)
Fetty Wap
Future
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
Alessia Cara
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Shawn Mendes
Zayn (Winner)
FAVOURITE SONG – COUNTRY
Florida Georgia Line, “H.O.L.Y”
Tim McGraw, “Humble And Kind” (Winner)
Thomas Rhett, “Die A Happy Man”
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
The Chainsmokers Featuring Daya, “Don’t Let Me Down”
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla, “One Dance”
Fifth Harmony Featuring Ty Dolla $ign, “Work From Home” (Winner)
Rihanna Featuring Drake, “Work”
Meghan Trainor Featuring John Legend, “Like I’m Gonna Lose You
FAVORITE ARTIST — ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC
The Chainsmokers (Winner)
Calvin Harris
Major Lazer
FAVOURITE ALBUM — RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake, Views (Winner)
Drake & Future, What A Time To Be Alive
Fetty Wap, Fetty Wap
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP — POP/ROCK
The Chainsmokers
DNCE
Twenty One Pilots (Winner)
TOUR OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé (Winner)
Madonna
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber, “Sorry” (Winner)
Desiigner, “Panda”
Rihanna Featuring Drake, “Work”
FAVOURITE MALE ARTIST — POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber (Winner)
Drake
The Weeknd
FAVORITE ALBUM — POP/ROCK
Adele, 25
Justin Bieber, Purpose (Winner)
Drake, Views
FAVORITE SONG — POP/ROCK
Adele, “Hello”
Justin Bieber, “Love Yourself” (Winner)
Drake Featuring Wizkid & Kyla, “One Dance”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — COUNTRY
Luke Bryan
Thomas Rhett
Blake Shelton (Winner)
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST — COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Cam
Carrie Underwood (Winner)
FAVOURITE ALBUM — COUNTRY
Luke Bryan, Kill The Lights
Chris Stapleton, Traveller
Carrie Underwood, Storyteller (Winner)
FAVOURITE SONG — RAP/HIP-HOP
Desiigner, “Panda”
Drake, “Hotline Bling” (Winner)
Fetty Wap, “679”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST — SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown (Winner)
Bryson Tiller
The Weeknd
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