American Music Awards of 2016

44th Annual American Music Awards
Date	November 20, 2016
Location	Microsoft Theater Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Hosted by	Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah
Most awards	Justin Bieber Drake (4 each)
Most nominations	Drake (12)
Official website	ABC-American Music Awards
Television/Radio coverage
Network	ABC
Runtime	180 minutes
Produced by	Dick Clark Productions

The 44th Annual American Music Awards took place on November 20, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.^[1][2] The 2016 AMAs fell 31% from 2015 among adults 18-49 and 26% among viewers, to 8.2 million watching the show, which was an all-time low in the show's history.^[3]

Performances

Artist(s)	Song(s)
Bruno Mars	"24K Magic"
Niall Horan	"This Town"
Fifth Harmony	"That's My Girl"
The Chainsmokers Halsey	"Closer"
James Bay	"Let It Go"
Shawn Mendes	"Treat You Better" "Mercy"
The Weeknd	"Starboy"
Ariana Grande Nicki Minaj	"Side to Side"
John Legend	"Love Me Now"
Twenty One Pilots	"Heathens" "Stressed Out"
Lady Gaga	"Million Reasons"
Green Day	"Bang Bang"
Sting	"I Can't Stop Thinking About You" "Message in a Bottle" "Every Breath You Take"
DJ Khaled Nicki Minaj Rick Ross Future August Alsina	"Do You Mind"
Maroon 5 Kendrick Lamar	"Don't Wanna Know"

Presenters

• Bebe Rexha
• Ryan Seacrest
• Hailee Steinfeld
• Taraji P. Henson
• Octavia Spencer
• Nina Dobrev
• Ciara
• Matt Bomer
• Heidi Klum
• Zoe Saldana
• Karlie Kloss
• Steven Yeun
• Robert Downey Jr.
• Teyana Taylor
• Idina Menzel
• Julianne Hough
• Blake Jenner
• Gigi Gorgeous
• Erin Foster & Sara Foster introduced Niall Horan's performance
• Florida Georgia Line
• Ansel Elgort
• Rebecca Romijn
• Mark Cuban
• Jenny McCarthy
• Olivia Munn
• Chrissy Teigen
• Rachel Platten
• Bella Thorne
• Keke Palmer

Red Carpet Performers

• Emeli Sande
• Spencer Ludwig

Red Carpet Hosts

• Bailee Madison
• Jeannie Mai
• Laura Marano
• George Kotsiopoulos
• Rocsi Diaz
• Roshon Fegan
• Kira Kazantsev

Nominees

The nominations were announced on October 10, 2016.^[4][5]

Artist of the Year	New Artist of the Year
Justin Bieber Selena Gomez Ariana Grande Rihanna Carrie Underwood	Alessia Cara The Chainsmokers DNCE Shawn Mendes Zayn
Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist	Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
Justin Bieber Drake The Weeknd	Adele Selena Gomez Rihanna
Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group	Favorite Pop/Rock Album
The Chainsmokers DNCE Twenty One Pilots	25 – Adele Purpose – Justin Bieber Views – Drake
Favorite Pop/Rock Song	Favorite Country Male Artist
"Hello" – Adele "Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber "One Dance" − Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla	Luke Bryan Thomas Rhett Blake Shelton
Favorite Country Female Artist	Favorite Country Duo or Group
Kelsea Ballerini Cam Carrie Underwood	Florida Georgia Line Old Dominion Zac Brown Band
Favorite Country Album	Favorite Country Song
Kill the Lights – Luke Bryan Traveller – Chris Stapleton Storyteller – Carrie Underwood	"H.O.L.Y." – Florida Georgia Line "Humble and Kind" – Tim McGraw "Die a Happy Man" – Thomas Rhett
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist	Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album
Drake Fetty Wap Future	Views – Drake What a Time to Be Alive – Drake and Future Fetty Wap – Fetty Wap
Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song	Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
"Panda" – Desiigner "Hotline Bling" – Drake "679" – Fetty Wap	Chris Brown Bryson Tiller The Weeknd
Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist	Favorite Soul/R&B Album
Beyoncé Janet Jackson Rihanna	Lemonade – Beyoncé Anti – Rihanna Trapsoul – Bryson Tiller
Favorite Soul/R&B Song	Favorite Alternative Artist
"One Dance" − Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla "Work" – Rihanna featuring Drake "Don't" – Bryson Tiller	Coldplay Twenty One Pilots X Ambassadors
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist	Favorite Latin Artist
Adele Rachel Platten Meghan Trainor	J Balvin Enrique Iglesias Nicky Jam
Favorite Contemporary Inspirational Artist	Favorite EDM Artist
Lauren Daigle Hillsong United Chris Tomlin	The Chainsmokers Calvin Harris Major Lazer
Video of the Year	Top Soundtrack
"Sorry" – Justin Bieber "Panda" – Desiigner "Work – Rihanna featuring Drake	Purple Rain Star Wars: The Force Awakens Suicide Squad
Collaboration of the Year	Tour of the Year
"Don't Let Me Down" – The Chainsmokers featuring Daya "One Dance" − Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla "Work from Home" – Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign "Work" – Rihanna featuring Drake "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" – Meghan Trainor featuring John Legend	The Formation World Tour – Beyoncé Rebel Heart Tour – Madonna The River Tour 2016 – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Special Awards

Award of Merit

• Sting^[6]

References

1. "2016 American Music Awards top moments and winners". CNN. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
2. "American Music Awards 2016: anti-Trump sentiment peppers pop's timid party". Guardian. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
3. "American Music Awards Ratings Hit All-Time Low, 'Sunday Night Football' Falls". Variety. November 21, 2016.
4. "2016 Nominees". theamas.com. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
5. "American Music Awards 2016: Full List Of Winners". Forbes. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
6. Harrison, Lily (20 November 2016). "Sting to receive Merit Award at 2016 American Music Awards". E online. Retrieved 20 November 2016.