One Direction named Artist of the Year at the American Music Awards

Prince handed out the night’s first award: Favorite R&B/Soul Album – which went to The Weeknd for “Beauty Behind the Madness”, marking his first ever AMA trophy.

The camera cut to Nicki Minaj – who won two awards – looking stony-faced at Lopez’s booty-shaking to Anaconda, but the rapper denied that she had been displeased by the performance.

ONE DIRECTION also received a nod for Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock, while, in addition to Song Of The Year, TAYLOR SWIFT took home Favorite Album – Pop/Rock for “1989” and Favorite Artist – Adult Contemporary.

The 43rd American Music Awards (AMAs), which will be aired on Sunday, will finally reveal who among the nominated artists have made the biggest impact on their fans.

Demi Lovato had the crowd going with her new single, “Confident”.

Meghan Trainor and Charlie Puth sing about getting it on in their duet Marvin Gaye and the pair did just that after they performed their hit on stage.

More information on what Hunt is up to, including show dates, can be found on his website.

The lead singer of 5 Seconds of Summer, which performed during the show, said the band wants to help its fans make sense of the most recent terrorist attacks.

Carrie Underwood accepts the award for favorite female artist – country at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, November 22, 2015, in Los Angeles.

The members of Fall Out Boy walked away with the first AMA of their career, winning Favorite Alternative Pop/Rock Artist.

New Music: Macklemore, Ryan Lewis and Leon Bridges debuted a new song tonight called “Kevin”, and it contained a deep message and powerful lyrics that was heightened by a very empowering performance.

According to IB Times, expect Celine Dion to perform a special rendition of Edith Piaf’s à L’Amour at the event. Afterwards, he launched into a high energy dance routine, complete with a laser show, for his big EDM collab with Skrillex and Diplo, “Where Are U Now”.

Harrison Ford introduced five-piece a cappella group Pentatonix, who put their vocals to John Williams’ iconic Star Wars score, along with a full orchestra on stage.