American Music Awards of 2016


The 44th Annual American Music Awards took place on November 20, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. It was broadcast on ABC and was hosted by Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah. 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.

Performances

Presenters

Performers

The nominations were announced on October 10, 2016. The winners are in bold.
Artist of the YearNew Artist of the Year

  • Zayn
  • * Alessia Cara
  • * DNCE
  • * Shawn Mendes
  • * The Chainsmokers
    • Favorite Pop/Rock Male ArtistFavorite Pop/Rock Female Artist
  • Justin Bieber
  • * Drake
  • * The Weeknd
  • Selena Gomez
  • * Adele
  • * Rihanna
    • Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/GroupFavorite Pop/Rock Album
  • Twenty One Pilots
  • * DNCE
  • * The Chainsmokers
  • Purpose – Justin Bieber
  • * 25 – Adele
  • * Views – Drake
    • Favorite Pop/Rock SongFavorite Country Male Artist
  • "Love Yourself" – Justin Bieber
  • * "Hello" – Adele
  • * "One Dance" − Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla
  • Blake Shelton
  • * Luke Bryan
  • * Thomas Rhett
    • Favorite Country Female ArtistFavorite Country Duo or Group
  • Carrie Underwood
  • * Kelsea Ballerini
  • * Cam
  • Florida Georgia Line
  • * Old Dominion
  • * Zac Brown Band
    • Favorite Country AlbumFavorite Country Song
  • Storyteller – Carrie Underwood
  • * Kill the Lights – Luke Bryan
  • * Traveller – Chris Stapleton
  • "Humble and Kind" – Tim McGraw
  • * "H.O.L.Y." – Florida Georgia Line
  • * "Die a Happy Man" – Thomas Rhett
    • Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop ArtistFavorite 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 SongFavorite Soul/R&B Male Artist
  • "Hotline Bling" – Drake
  • * "Panda" – Desiigner
  • * "679" – Fetty Wap
  • Chris Brown
  • * Bryson Tiller
  • * The Weeknd
    • Favorite Soul/R&B Female ArtistFavorite Soul/R&B Album
  • Rihanna
  • * Beyoncé
  • * Janet Jackson
  • Anti – Rihanna
  • * Lemonade – Beyoncé
  • * Trapsoul – Bryson Tiller
    • Favorite Soul/R&B SongFavorite Alternative Artist
  • "Work" – Rihanna featuring Drake
  • * "One Dance" − Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla
  • * "Don't" – Bryson Tiller
  • Twenty One Pilots
  • * Coldplay
  • * X Ambassadors
    • Favorite Adult Contemporary ArtistFavorite Latin Artist
  • Adele
  • * Rachel Platten
  • * Meghan Trainor
  • Enrique Iglesias
  • * J Balvin
  • * Nicky Jam
    • Favorite Contemporary Inspirational ArtistFavorite Electronic Dance Music Artist
  • Hillsong United
  • * Lauren Daigle
  • * Chris Tomlin
  • The Chainsmokers
  • * Calvin Harris
  • * Major Lazer
    • Video of the YearTop Soundtrack
  • "Sorry" - Justin Bieber
  • * "Panda" – Desiigner
  • * "Work – Rihanna featuring Drake
  • Purple Rain
  • * Suicide Squad
  • * '
    • Collaboration of the YearTour of the Year
  • "Work from Home" – Fifth Harmony featuring Ty Dolla Sign
  • * "Don't Let Me Down" – The Chainsmokers featuring Daya
  • * "One Dance" − Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla
  • * "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