American Music Awards 2015: Live Stream, Nominees, Performances And How To Vote For The 43rd AMA’s
Musicians have worked hard all year, and on Sunday, their efforts will be rewarded at the 43rd annual American Music Awards on ABC. Several artists will take the stage, while Jennifer Lopez will host the event that airs live at 8 p.m. EST.
The artists will gather at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, where the musicians across all genres will be presented with awards following a fan vote. In addition to awards being given out, there will also be several live performances throughout the night. The 2015 performers include Justin Bieber, Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande, Gwen Stefani, The Weeknd, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Coldplay, One Direction, Nick Jonas, Walk the Moon, Selena Gomez, 5 Seconds of Summer and Carrie Underwood. It's also been reported that a few of the performers will team up for some duets throughout the night.
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While some of the biggest names in music will be performing at the AMAs, there will also be a star-studded list of presenters to dish out awards for each category. This year's presenters include Paula Abdul, Kelsea Ballerini, Ashley Benson, Miss America 2016 Betty Cantrell, Ciara, Terry Crews, Hannah Davis, DNCE, Florida Georgia Line, Tyrese Gibson, Ellie Goulding, Gigi Hadid, Fifth Harmony, Julianne Hough, Kylie Jenner, Wiz Khalifa, Taylor Lautner, Little Big Town, Tove Lo, Jenny McCarthy, Shawn Mendes, Chloe Grace Moretz, Kevin O'Leary, Norman Reedus, Jeremy Renner, Nick Robinson, Alicia Silverstone, Jeremy Sisto, Hailee Steinfeld, Wilmer Valderrama, Donnie Wahlberg and Zendaya.
For fans tweeting along to the ceremony at home, the show has created unique emojis for several of the artists who will be performing. Viewers are encouraged to tweet their best pictures featuring the emojis to @TheAMAs with the performer's hashtag. The official AMAs Twitter account may just retweet your comment!
The awards ceremony can be seen on a live stream at ABC.com or on the Watch ABC app. In order to watch the event, you will need to sign in using your cable subscription information, so be sure to log in prior to the 8 p.m. start.
Below are the 2015 American Music Award nominees:
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Luke Bryan
Ariana Grande
Nicki Minaj
Taylor Swift
One Direction
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Fetty Wap
Sam Hunt
Tove Lo
Walk the Moon
The Weeknd
SONG OF THE YEAR
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth - “See You Again”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars - “Uptown Funk!”
Ed Sheeran - “Thinking Out Loud”
Taylor Swift - “Blank Space”
The Weeknd - “Can’t Feel My Face”
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth - “See You Again”
Rihanna & Kanye West Featuring Paul McCartney - “FourFiveSeconds”
Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars - “Uptown Funk!”
Skrillex & Diplo Featuring Justin Bieber - “Where Are Ü Now”
Taylor Swift Featuring Kendrick Lamar - “Bad Blood”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK
Nick Jonas
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - POP/ROCK
Ariana Grande
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP - POP/ROCK
Maroon 5
One Direction
Walk the Moon
FAVORITE ALBUM - POP/ROCK
Ed Sheeran – “X”
Sam Smith - "In The Lonely Hour"
Taylor Swift - "1989"
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Sam Hunt
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Kelsea Ballerini
Miranda Lambert
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY
Zac Brown Band
Florida Georgia Line
Little Big Town
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Jason Aldean - "Old Boots, New Dirt"
Florida Georgia Line - "Anything Goes"
Sam Hunt - "Montevallo"
FAVORITE ARTIST - RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
Fetty Wap
Nicki Minaj
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"
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
Trey Songz
The Weeknd
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST - SOUL/R&B
Beyoncé
Mary J. Blige
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM - SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown - "X"
D'Angelo and The Vanguard - "Black Messiah"
The Weeknd - "Beauty Behind the Madness"
FAVORITE ARTIST - ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Fall Out Boy
Hozier
Walk the Moon
FAVORITE ARTIST - ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Meghan Trainor
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Enrique Iglesias
Ricky Martin
Romeo Santos
FAVORITE ARTIST - CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Casting Crowns
Hillsong United
MercyMe
FAVORITE ARTIST - ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
Calvin Harris
David Guetta
Zedd
TOP SOUNDTRACK
"Fifty Shades of Grey"
"Empire" (original soundtrack from Season 1)
"Pitch Perfect 2"
The 2015 American Music Awards presentation will be shown on ABC Sunday, Nov. 22, at 8 p.m. EST. Who do you think will win big at the AMAs? Post your predictions in the comments section.
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