Rihanna, Taylor Swift en Justin Timberlake zijn de grote winnaars van de American Music Awards. De ‘Mirrors’ zanger nam maarliefst drie awards mee naar huis afgelopen zondag. Taylor Swift nam zelfs vier awards mee. Timberlake won in de categoriën ‘Favoriete Soul/R&B Male Artist’, ‘Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist’ en ‘Favorite Soul/R&B Album’.
Rihanna scoorde voor het eerst een Icon Award en de ‘Favorite Female Soul/R&B Artist’ award. “Right now, I can’t believe that at 25 years old, I’m holding an Icon Award.” Op de awardshow deed ze ook nog ‘Diamonds’.
Artist of the Year
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Bruno Mars
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Justin Timberlake
New Artist of the Year
Florida Georgia Line
Ariana Grande
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Phillip Phillps
Single of the Year
Florida Georgia Line feat. Nelly – “Cruise”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Wanz – “Thrift Shop”
Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell & T.I. – “Blurred Lines”
Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock
Bruno Mars
Robin Thicke
Justin Timberlake
Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock
P!nk
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Pop/Rock
Imagine Dragons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
One Direction
Favorite Album – Pop/Rock
One Direction – Take Me Home
Taylor Swift – Red
Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience
Favorite Male Artist – Country
Luke Bryan
Hunter Hayes
Blake Shelton
Favorite Female Artist – Country
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Favorite Band, Duo or Group – Country
The Band Perry
Florida Georgia Line
Lady Antebellum
Favorite Album – Country
Luke Bryan – Crash My Party
Florida Georgia Line – Here’s to the Good Times
Taylor Swift – Red
Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop
Jay Z
Lil Wayne
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop
Jay Z – Magna Carta… Holy Grail
Kendrick Lamar – good kid, m.A.A.d city
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – The Heist
Favorite Male Artist – Soul/R&B
Miguel
Robin Thicke
Justin Timberlake
Favorite Female Artist – Soul/R&B
Ciara
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Favorite Album – Soul/R&B
Rihanna – Unapologetic
Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines
Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience
Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock
Imagine Dragons
The Lumineers
Mumford & Sons
Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary
Maroon 5
Bruno Mars
P!nk
Favorite Artist – Latin
Marc Anthony
Prince Royce
Romeo Santos
Favorite Artist – Contemporary Inspirational
tobyMac
Chris Tomlin
Matthew West
Favorite Artist – Electronic Dance Music (EDM)
Avicii
Daft Punk
Calvin Harris
Zedd
Top Soundtrack
The Great Gatsby: Music From Baz Luhrmann’s Film
Les Miserables
Pitch Perfect
AMA Icon Award
Rihanna
