I 43° American Music Awards si sono svolti il 22 novembre 2015, presso il Teatro di Microsoft a Los Angeles, in California. Sono stati trasmessi in diretta su ABC. Jennifer Lopez è stato annunciato come ospite per condurre l’evento il 7 ottobre del 2015. Joe Jonas e Charlie Puth hanno annunciato le candidature il 13 Ottobre 2015.
Vincitori:
- Artist of the Year: One Direction
- New Artist of the Year: Sam Hunt
- Song of the Year: Taylor Swift – Blank Space
- Collaboration of the Year: Jack Ü & Justin Bieber – Where Are Ü Now
- Favorite Male Artist – Pop/Rock: Ed Sheeran
- Favorite Female Artist – Pop/Rock: Ariana Grande
- Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock: One Direction
- Favorite Album – Pop/Rock: Taylor Swift “1989”
- Favorite Male Artist – Country: Luke Bryan
- Favorite Female Artist – Country: Carrie Underwood
- Favorite Duo or Group – Country: Florida Georgia Line
- Favorite Album – Country: Florida Georgia Line “Anything Goes”
- Favorite Artist – Rap/Hip-Hop: Nicki Minaj
- Favorite Album – Rap/Hip-Hop: Nicki Minaj “The Pinkprint”
- Favorite Male Artist – R&B/Soul: The Weeknd
- Favorite Female Artist – R&B/Soul: Rihanna
- Favorite Album – R&B/Soul: The Weeknd “Beauty Behind the Madness”
- Favorite Artist – Alternative: Fall Out Boy
- Favorite Artist – Adult/Contemporary: Taylor Swift
- Favorite Artist – Latin: Enrique Iglesias
- Favorite Artist – Comtemporary/Inspirational: Casting Crowns
- Favorite Artist – EDM: Calvin Harris
- Top Soundtrack: Pitch Perfect 2
Esibizioni (per vederle disabilitate Ad Block)
Jennifer Lopez – Dance Medley (Opening Act)
5 Seconds of Summer – Hey Everybody!
Selena Gomez – Same Old Love
Carrie Underwood – Heartbeat
Demi Lovato – Confident
Meghan Trainor & Charlie Puth – Like I’m Gonna Lose You / Marvin Gaye
Ariana Grande – Focus
One Direction – Perfect
Gwen Stefani – Used to Love You
Nick Jonas – Medley: Chains (Piano Acoustic) / Levels / Jealous (Gospel Version)
WALK THE MOON – Shut Up + Dance
Coldplay – Adventure of a Lifetime
The Weeknd – The Hills
Luke Bryan & Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town – Home Alone Tonight
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis + Leon Bridges – Kevin
Alanis Morissette & Demi Lovato – You Oughta Know
Céline Dion – Hymne à l’amour (Tribute to Paris victims)
Pentatonix – Star Wars Score
Justin Bieber – Medley: What Do You Mean? (Acoustic) / Where Are Ü Now? / Sorry (Closing Act)
