The 2016 American Music Awards were presented last week in Los Angels. Artists were honored in multiple musical genres. Pop/Rock, Alternative Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop, Soul/R&B, Adult Contemporary, Contemporary Inspirational, Latin, EDM and Soundtrack, were some of the genres alongside the awards for Artist of the Year, New Artist of the Year Un-leashed by T-Mobile and Collaboration of the Year.
This year, new categories included Tour of the Year and Video of the Year, while Favorite Song categories in the genres of Pop/Rock, Country, Rap/Hip-Hop and Soul/R&B were added in lieu of the Song of the Year category.
American Music Awards nominees are based on key fan interactions as reflected in Billboard Magazine and on Billboard.com, including album and digital song sales, radio airplay, streaming, social activity and touring. These measurements are tracked by Billboard and its data partners, including Nielsen Music and Next Big Sound.
Complete Winners List:
AMERICAN MUSIC AWARD OF MERIT
Sting
ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Ariana Grande
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR UN-LEASHED BY T-MOBILE
ZAYN
COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Fifth Harmony Featuring Ty Dolla $ign “Work From Home”
TOUR OF THE YEAR
Beyoncé
VIDEO OF THE YEAR
Justin Bieber “Sorry”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – POP ROCK
Selena Gomez
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – POP/ROCK
Twenty One Pilots
FAVORITE ALBUM – POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber “Purpose”
FAVORITE SONG – POP/ROCK
Justin Bieber “Love Yourself”
FAVROITE MALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Blake Shelton
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – COUNTRY
Carrie Underwood
FAVORITE DUO OR GROUP – COUNTRY
Florida Georigia Line
FAVORITE ALBUM – COUNTRY
Carrie Underwood “Storyteller”
FAVORITE SONG – COUNTRY
Tim McGraw “Humble And Kind”
FAVRORITE ARTIST – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake
FAVORITE ALBUM – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake “Views”
FAVORITE SONG – RAP/HIP-HOP
Drake “Hotline Bling”
FAVORITE MALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Chris Brown
FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST – SOUL/R&B
Rihanna
FAVORITE ALBUM – SOUL/R&B
Rihanna “Anti”
FAVORITE SONG – SOUL/R&B
Rihanna Featuring Drake “Work”
FAVORITE ARTIST – ALTERNATIVE ROCK
Twenty One Pilots
FAVORITE ARTIST – ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Adele
FAVORITE ARTIST – LATIN
Enrique Iglesias
FAVORITE ARTIST – CONTEMPORARY INSPIRATIONAL
Hillsong UNITED
FAVROITE ARTIST – ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC (EDM)
The Chainsmokers
TOP SOUNDTRACK
Purple Rain
